BattlesIce Cream (feat. Matias Aguayo)
Directed by Canada
Swimmers is a chilled downtempo track. The video features flowing aquatic imagery, underwater ballet, and soft lighting—visually aligning with the track’s relaxed, fluid soundscape.
7 Battles Music Videos from 2014–2020
Directed by Canada
Swimmers is a chilled downtempo track. The video features flowing aquatic imagery, underwater ballet, and soft lighting—visually aligning with the track’s relaxed, fluid soundscape.
Formed 2003 · New York City, New York, USA · experimental rock · Warp
Battles is an American experimental rock duo formed in 2002 in New York City by Ian Williams (formerly of Don Caballero and Storm & Stress). The current line-up is composed of guitarist/keyboardist Williams and drummer John Stanier (Tomahawk, formerly of Helmet and The Mark of Cain). Former members include composer/vocalist Tyondai Braxton and guitarist/bassist Dave Konopka. The band has released four studio albums to date, with the most recent Juice B Crypts being released in 2019. The band is highly regarded by critics, particularly for their work from the mid-2000s to the 2010s, as well as… via Wikipedia
Band Members: Ian Williams, John Stanier
Battles’s studio albums / EPs · 4
Everything you need to know about Battles
Battles formed in 2003.
Battles are from New York City, New York, USA.
Battles’s music spans experimental rock.
Battles are signed to Warp.
Battles have released 4 studio albums, from Mirrored (2007) to Juice B Crypts (2019).
Battles’s most recent studio album is Juice B Crypts, released in 2019.
Battles’s most-watched music videos on AltSounds are “The Yabba”, “Ice Cream (feat. Matias Aguayo)”, “The Yabba (NYC Live Session)” and “Fort Greene Park”.
Battles’s most-viewed music video on AltSounds is “The Yabba” (2015), with 5.8 million views, directed by Roger Guàrdia. The Yabba by Battles is an instrumental math rock epic, filled with looping rhythms, dense textures, and hypnotic structure. The video, directed by Roger Guàrdia, is a surreal, performance-focused piece that loops visually just like the song—featuring rotating scenes, cryptic…
Battles’s members include Ian Williams and John Stanier.
You can listen to Battles on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, SoundCloud and Bandcamp, and watch their music videos right here on AltSounds.