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Battles

Post rock polymaths Battles take over the 6 Mix to play a selection of experimental music which has shaped their unique sound.

Post rock polymaths Battles take over the 6 Mix to play a selection of experimental music which has shaped their unique sound. Formed in Brooklyn, New York, in 2002, Battles released a series of acclaimed underground EPs before signing to Warp Records in 2006. Their debut album Mirrors was released in the following year and the band soon built up a reputation for playing fearsome and energetic live shows. In this special 6 Mix, bassist Dave Konopka and drummer John Stainer take over the show to play the music which has influenced and inspired Battles' sound including tracks from Rush, The Pixies and Bow Wow Wow. They also discuss their love of Krautrock and experimental artists like Ricardo Villalobos and how electronic music artists such as Liquid Liquid and 808 State which have help shaped their unique sonic textures. The band tell the story behind their new album Gloss Drop and how they eneded up collaborating with electronic legend Gary Numan on its stand out track 'My Machines.'.

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Last on

Sat 11 Jun 2011 22:00
麻豆社 Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Battles

    Atlas

  • Pink Floyd

    Fearless

  • Rush

    Jacob's Ladder

  • Led Zeppelin

    Dazed And Confused

  • Bow Wow Wow

    Do You Wanna Hold Me?

  • Pixies - Head On

  • Polvo

    Every Hold Shroud

  • Ricardo Villalobos

    Fizheuer Zieheuer

  • Soho

    Hot Music

  • Barry White

    It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me

  • Althea & Donna

    Uptown Top Rankin

  • Van Halen

    Mean Street

  • Liquid Liquid

    Cavern

  • The Kinks

    Shangri La

  • Blackmoon

    Buck Em Down

    • Remix.

  • War

    Sing A Happy Song

  • Bill Withers

    Lovely Day

  • 808 State

    Cobra Bora

  • Talking Heads

    Born Under Punches

  • The Prodigy

    Voodoo People

  • Battles

    Ice Cream

  • Battles

    My Machines

  • The Brothers Johnson

    Stomp!

  • Syd Barrett

    Octopus

Broadcasts

  • Sun 5 Jun 2011 20:00
    麻豆社 Radio 6 Music
  • Sat 11 Jun 2011 22:00
    麻豆社 Radio 6 Music