Battles, 'The Line'

I quite like this, I thought it was inevitable that they'd end up doing more conventional vocals but I don't mind as I quite like Tyondai Braxton's voice.

Pity you'll probably have to buy another album of overwhelming crap to get it though.

Link

It's like Invasion Of The Bodysnatchers .

Expect a new BOC song on Breaking Dawn .

i like it. thanks for posting.

are these soundtracks just a big in-joke among credible musicians? the first one had lots of great artists (thom yorke, grizzly bear + beach house, bon iver, lykke li), and, of course, were all original compositions for the movie. i know they're getting paid -- and good for them -- but how does this even come about?

That's what I though too. I really wanted the tracks by some of those artists you mentioned but felt too embarrassed (and usually seem to be too skint) to buy the whole album, and a bit blackmailed as they weren't available to download on their own.

  On 6/2/2010 at 9:45 PM, jules said:

i like it. thanks for posting.

No worries.

  On 6/2/2010 at 11:10 PM, ms-dos said:

are these soundtracks just a big in-joke among credible musicians? the first one had lots of great artists (thom yorke, grizzly bear + beach house, bon iver, lykke li), and, of course, were all original compositions for the movie. i know they're getting paid -- and good for them -- but how does this even come about?

This is exactly what I've been wondering... it's driving me crazy!

just download the songs you like. You know they're making bank on these. Then buy their albums when they come out.

I dig this track, interesting stuff.

Haha, Battles is doing Twilight now? I knew they were trying to be indie and included some Warp stuff (Grizzly Bear), but damn, lol. Bets that next soundtrack will have Bibio

  On 6/3/2010 at 12:29 PM, Mesh Gear Fox said:

shit as soon as twitards start going on about how "randum" that battles band are I'm out of here.

that's right because as soon as other people like my music, it loses all value to me. Which is why the only thing I can listen to now is the variations in air pressure which escape from between my ass cheeks as I pass gas.

  On 6/4/2010 at 5:05 AM, chenGOD said:

that's right because as soon as other people like my music, it loses all value to me. Which is why the only thing I can listen to now is the variations in air pressure which escape from between my ass cheeks as I pass gas.

You have to admit that it's a bit frustrating when you champion esoteric artists like battles and subsequently get scoffed at by mainstreamers, only to have them embrace those same artists when they're presented in a more palatable package.

Not really, because I don't really give a fuck what other people think about the music I listen to. Of course, I don't champion music to others.

stop being so negative

ur hurting my feeling

  On 6/4/2010 at 12:14 PM, Mesh Gear Fox said:

  On 6/4/2010 at 5:05 AM, chenGOD said:

  On 6/3/2010 at 12:29 PM, Mesh Gear Fox said:

shit as soon as twitards start going on about how "randum" that battles band are I'm out of here.

 

 

that's right because as soon as other people like my music, it loses all value to me. Which is why the only thing I can listen to now is the variations in air pressure which escape from between my ass cheeks as I pass gas.

I'm with maus. it's frustrating when all of a sudden one of your favourite bands becomes that "randum band with all the funny vocals" or what have you. I agree that people's opinions shouldn't affect your musical taste but I could get in a conversation with someone and mention that I like battles then they'd be all like "oh yeah I like twilight too!" (which would make me rage)

 

so basically what I'm saying is that it's not just about how you let other people's opinions affect you, but also about how theirs do too. hope that made some sense.

What would annoy me is more the fact that they're not REALLY getting into Battles are they? If they were like "yeah after seeing the new Twilight movie I really got into Battles, I just had to get Mirrored by that wasn't enough so I got Tyondai Braxton's solo album and those two ep's and they were all really good, my favourite track is Race : In" or something like that, then it would be alright wouldn't it?

But what I assume you're talking about are the people who've heard ONE song (the one on Twilight) and MAYBE Atlas, and they'll call them The Battles, and if they do listen to a whole album they'll say it's rubbish, not even music "it's just noise, how do you listen to that? Most of it doesn't even have singing" etc

THAT is annoying.

  On 6/4/2010 at 12:39 PM, Springymajig said:

  On 6/4/2010 at 12:14 PM, Mesh Gear Fox said:

  On 6/4/2010 at 5:05 AM, chenGOD said:

  On 6/3/2010 at 12:29 PM, Mesh Gear Fox said:

shit as soon as twitards start going on about how "randum" that battles band are I'm out of here.

 

 

that's right because as soon as other people like my music, it loses all value to me. Which is why the only thing I can listen to now is the variations in air pressure which escape from between my ass cheeks as I pass gas.

I'm with maus. it's frustrating when all of a sudden one of your favourite bands becomes that "randum band with all the funny vocals" or what have you. I agree that people's opinions shouldn't affect your musical taste but I could get in a conversation with someone and mention that I like battles then they'd be all like "oh yeah I like twilight too!" (which would make me rage)

 

so basically what I'm saying is that it's not just about how you let other people's opinions affect you, but also about how theirs do too. hope that made some sense.

 

What would annoy me is more the fact that they're not REALLY getting into Battles are they? If they were like "yeah after seeing the new Twilight movie I really got into Battles, I just had to get Mirrored by that wasn't enough so I got Tyondai Braxton's solo album and those two ep's and they were all really good, my favourite track is Race : In" or something like that, then it would be alright wouldn't it?

 

But what I assume you're talking about are the people who've heard ONE song (the one on Twilight) and MAYBE Atlas, and they'll call them The Battles, and if they do listen to a whole album they'll say it's rubbish, not even music "it's just noise, how do you listen to that? Most of it doesn't even have singing" etc

 

THAT is annoying.

if jusst 1 out of 25 twilight vewers get into Battles because of this, that would be pretty cool for me..

  On 6/4/2010 at 12:14 PM, Mesh Gear Fox said:

  On 6/4/2010 at 5:05 AM, chenGOD said:

  On 6/3/2010 at 12:29 PM, Mesh Gear Fox said:

shit as soon as twitards start going on about how "randum" that battles band are I'm out of here.

 

 

that's right because as soon as other people like my music, it loses all value to me. Which is why the only thing I can listen to now is the variations in air pressure which escape from between my ass cheeks as I pass gas.

I'm with maus. it's frustrating when all of a sudden one of your favourite bands becomes that "randum band with all the funny vocals" or what have you. I agree that people's opinions shouldn't affect your musical taste but I could get in a conversation with someone and mention that I like battles then they'd be all like "oh yeah I like twilight too!" (which would make me rage)

 

so basically what I'm saying is that it's not just about how you let other people's opinions affect you, but also about how theirs do too. hope that made some sense.

logically it makes sense, but it has no bearing on reality...because I don't care if they like Twilight, so I would say "no, I like Battles, not Twilight, I've never seen Twilight".

Realistically though anyone who can remember the band's name probably likes them enough to investigate further....

what bugs me about this type of situations is when i try to push some new music out there to the people i know only to be told it's crap and then find out a year later that it's the new hip thing and suddenly they all love the music they themselves told me it was crap.

They probably put it on there so some dumb sap would look quickly and think there is a track by 'The Beatles' on the soundtrack

  On 6/5/2010 at 9:23 AM, GORDO said:

what bugs me about this type of situations is when i try to push some new music out there to the people i know only to be told it's crap and then find out a year later that it's the new hip thing and suddenly they all love the music they themselves told me it was crap.

^This.

its sad that there is a price that respectable bands will sell out for these days. whatever indie is and stands for is nothing anymore, where bands are sick of being that "we're not mainstream, we're unconventional, we have morals" stereotype that they jump at the opportunity to be pop. So basically, being sick of a silly little joke that's as old as time itself has driven bands to actually lose thir morals.

I dunno, maybe I'm talking shit. the fact that the broad idea of indie is being sold to shit-stupid American teens, and the fact a band as facinating as Battles would really involve themselves with Twighlight is just upsetting.

I hope that a strong counter-culture develops again soon.

  On 6/5/2010 at 9:23 AM, GORDO said:

what bugs me about this type of situations is when i try to push some new music out there to the people i know only to be told it's crap and then find out a year later that it's the new hip thing and suddenly they all love the music they themselves told me it was crap.

yeah, this.

gotta make money somehow right?

food and rent > morals any day of the week.

  On 6/7/2010 at 5:19 AM, chenGOD said:

food and rent > morals any day of the week.

Innit.

  On 6/6/2010 at 1:49 PM, Backson said:

its sad that there is a price that respectable bands will sell out for these days. whatever indie is and stands for is nothing anymore, where bands are sick of being that "we're not mainstream, we're unconventional, we have morals" stereotype that they jump at the opportunity to be pop. So basically, being sick of a silly little joke that's as old as time itself has driven bands to actually lose thir morals.

 

I dunno, maybe I'm talking shit. the fact that the broad idea of indie is being sold to shit-stupid American teens, and the fact a band as facinating as Battles would really involve themselves with Twighlight is just upsetting.

 

I hope that a strong counter-culture develops again soon.

Do Battles have some written manifesto somewhere proclaiming they are an indy band and will never jump at an opportunity to make a good bit of money from one track?

  On 6/7/2010 at 6:26 PM, patternoverlap said:

  On 6/6/2010 at 1:49 PM, Backson said:

its sad that there is a price that respectable bands will sell out for these days. whatever indie is and stands for is nothing anymore, where bands are sick of being that "we're not mainstream, we're unconventional, we have morals" stereotype that they jump at the opportunity to be pop. So basically, being sick of a silly little joke that's as old as time itself has driven bands to actually lose thir morals.

 

I dunno, maybe I'm talking shit. the fact that the broad idea of indie is being sold to shit-stupid American teens, and the fact a band as facinating as Battles would really involve themselves with Twighlight is just upsetting.

 

I hope that a strong counter-culture develops again soon.

 

Do Battles have some written manifesto somewhere proclaiming they are an indy band and will never jump at an opportunity to make a good bit of money from one track?

This, basically. I actually wouldn't mind seeing more indie bands in Hollywood productions. Better that people are being exposed to it rather than some Lady Gaga crap, right?

sell out, shmell out. i say good for battles. i hope this gets them a little more recognition.

the artistic band wagon crashed a long time ago. as long as they still make great music, who cares where their music ends up.

"they sold out!" shut the fuck up. i would and you would too asshole.