- For the U.S. math rock band, see Battles (band).
Battle are a UK indie rock band. They came to some prominence with a sound consisting largely of post-punk, spatious guitar hooks and dance-orientated beats, and have been compared to The Cure, and New Order/Joy Division. Later recordings have grown increasingly organic and atmospheric and reveal a kinship with The Smiths, Remain in Light era Talking Heads and Arcade Fire. The name Battle can be seen as an incitement for the individual to fight for their passions. Many of Bavanandan's lyrics revolve around this central theme. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...
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Transgressive Records is a London-based independent record label which has been synonymous with new, cutting-edge British music since the end of 2004. ...
Battles is an American math rock band. ...
Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ...
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New Order are an English rock group formed in 1980 from the remaining members of Joy Division—Bernard Sumner (vocals, guitars, synthesizers), Peter Hook (bass, electronic drums), and Stephen Morris (drums, synthesizers). ...
Joy Division were an English rock band that formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester. ...
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James (Jamie) Ellis plays guitar with the indie rock group, Battle. ...
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History
Formation Singer, Jason Bavanandan and guitarist, Jamie Ellis met at school in Lewisham, South London in the mid-nineties. Having completed school, they both enrolled at the University of Kent at Canterbury, with the intention of forming a band[1]. The resulting band was Casper Jack. The music of Casper Jack was heavily informed by artists such as Paul Weller, Oasis and the Small Faces. When the group's original bassist left, Ellis was introduced to Tim Scudder, at which point the band's sound began to change. Influences such as The Strokes, Joy Division and Pixies began to inform the songwriting process. During this period, the band's keyboardist and drummer were dismissed. The next academic year saw drummer, Oliver Davies join the band. The band changed their name first to Morphic Fields, and later to Killing Moon, the opening song in the film Donnie Darko. The band later dropped the moniker when people increasingly (and mistakenly) assumed the influence of Echo And The Bunnymen. Lewisham is a district in south-east London, England and the principal settlement of the London Borough of Lewisham. ...
The University of Kent is a plate glass campus university in Kent, England. ...
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The Small Faces were a British rock and roll band of the 1960s, led by Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane with Kenny Jones and original organist Jimmy Winston. ...
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Early Singles Their first single, "Isabelle" was released on 24 April 2005 on Fierce Panda Records. Their next single, "Demons", was released on September 26, 2005 by their permanent label, Transgressive Records and sold out its 1,500 copies in a day. After the free-download "Wicked Owl", the chart eligible "Tendency", reached no.37 in the UK charts. Next single "Children", was championed by Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe, and was 'hottest record in the world today' on his show. is the 114th day of the year (115th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Fierce Panda Records is a London, England based independent record label. ...
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Back to Earth - Mini-album On 23 October 2006, Battle released the seven-track mini-album, Back to Earth, which featured new versions of "Wicked Owl" and "Tendency". The mini-album was critically acclaimed but not commercially successful. Several of the tracks were produced by Gareth Jones and originally intended for the band's full debut album. "I Never Stopped" and "Easy to Listen to" were produced by the band and Jeff Knowler in June 2006. "Beautiful Dynasty" was released as a vinyl only single in conjucntion with Back to Earth. The running order was as follows: is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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1. Wicked Owl
2. Tendency
3. Beautiful Dynasty
4. One More Night
5. I Never Stopped
6. Isabelle
7. Easy to Listen to
Break the Banks In June 2006 copies of the Gareth Jones sessions were leaked in plain black cases under the title Break the Banks. This was reputedly originally intended to be the band's debut album. The album was never released, though several tracks were included on Back to Earth. The band put the absence of a full-debut down to a marked improvement and prolificacy in their song-writing. A new album, also expected to be titled Break the Banks is now scheduled for release on September 3rd 2007. A single, 'The Longest Time" was released on July 2nd 2007. The majority of the new album was reputedly written in the six months preceding it's recording. Break the Banks is a forthcoming album from Battle, due to be released sometime in 2007. ...
Discography
Albums Back to Earth is a Mini-Album which was released by Battle on October 23, 2006. ...
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Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
is the 156th day of the year (157th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Artwork The cover art for Battle's first four singles was painted by Bavanandan's younger sister, Melissa.
Footnotes is the 70th day of the year (71st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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