Battles 05

Originally uploaded by georgeaye.

Last Friday my friends and I went to see the a heart pounding, electric show by the band called Battles. They filled the Empty Bottle to capacity. They played many tracks from their new LP released on Warp Records, including their first single, Atlas.

To get the most complete band info, look at this entry on Wikipedia.

My strongest memory is seeing the drummer, John Stanier, with his head down, smashing his drums to pieces for 90 minutes straight. Damn that guy was amazing. Almost machine like in his precision and metronome like consistency.

Check out this video to get a glimpse of their music. Go Battles!