newest signing
WARP RECORDSより。
なぜか98年12月2日のNEWSになっているのですが、そのうち訂正が入るでしょう。
BATTLESの正式契約について。
We are excited to announce our newest signing - the New York four piece Battles.
Comprising of Ian Williams (Don Caballero), John Stanier (Helmet, Tomahawk), Dave Konopka (Lynx) and Tyondai Braxton (Prefuse 73 collaborator and notorious avant-jazz solo musician) Battles have a pretty impressive alt-rock pedigree behind them, and together have created a genre all their own...
"In Don Caballero, Ian Williams examined King Crimson through a gargantuan math rock microscope. In Helmet, John Stanier crafted a soaring post-grunge power surge. In Battles, along with Dave Konopka and electronic maverick Tyondai Braxton, sporadic concrete interludes are sandwiched by glorious slabs of polyrhythmic insistence. A brief moment might suggest Bitch Magnet tackling Beefheart, and then the music belches gratuitously before flying off again in impossible combinations."
Live, Battles are the most enthralling act we have come across in a long time. Most recently they gave one of the standout performances at Sonar 2005, provided a perfect foil to Prefuse 73 as support during his US and European tours and nailed it at December's ATP weekender. They also have some awesome shows coming up - they're playing the Luminaire in Kilburn on December 16 (full details below) and soon we'll be announcing European and US tour dates for the spring.
Next February Warp will release an introductory collection, followed by a full album of new material later in the year.
BATTLES LIVE @ THE LUMINAIRE
BATTLES
＋special guestsThursday February 16th
Doors 7.30pm
the Luminaire in Kilburnでライブがあるのは12月16日なのか2月なのか。
