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Fathers of invention

Watching New York math-rockers Battles perform their searingly complex music live can be a life-altering experience

By Jack Hewson  /  CONTRIBUTING REPORTER

“It’s so new right now that I really don’t know, it’s really hard to tell where we’re gonna hop to next.”

But by the multi-instrumentalist’s account, it appears that the nature of the ensemble’s song-writing process makes its sound particularly difficult to predict.

“It’s like the Senate floor the way this band works ... The feel of the band’s sound is the tug-of-war between the four of us. The youngest person’s 30, the oldest person’s 40; everyone has been playing their instruments since their teens ... everyone has a strong sense of themselves ... The sound of the band is the result of these four strong personalities fighting and bouncing off of each other, battling if you will ...” VIEW THIS PAGE

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