An experimental rock band from New York, Battles live in their own weird and
wonderful world, using all manner of analogue effects to create strange,
rhythmic, stomping grooves. Formed in 2002 when a group of friends from various
local underground bands realised that the math rock scene wasn't going to take
over the world, Ian Williams (guitar), Tyondai Braxton (guitar, keyboards), Dave
Konopko (bass) and John Stanier (drums) were signed to legendary avant garde
label Warp Records. Featuring jittery polyrhythms and vocal effects which made
Braxton sound like an alien gargling, de...