Talk:Battles (band)

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[edit] Math rock?

While the guitar and bass parts sound "mathy," in all the tracks I have heard the drumming is straight-ahead 2 or 3. No mixed meters or changing meters. Is this really math rock? Badagnani 23:52, 27 September 2007 (UTC)


REPLY: Math rock is a pretty subjective term. While the
drumming usually keeps an unchanging time signature,
it is an unusual one about every third song. On top
of that, the layers added by the looping guitars and
synths are almost always polyrhythmic when aligned
with the drum beat, which lends to what you described
as the "mathy" sound of the guitars. However, most "math
rock" aficionados would say that BATTLES does not do this to
enough of an extreme to be considered true math rock.

Thanks for the helpful reply. Badagnani 16:57, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Genre

Would baroque pop be a suitable genre for this band? 81.132.34.166 (talk) 14:33, 26 December 2007 (UTC)

No, not in the slightest. Unless you're taking the piss, why would you even consider it? Ezenden (talk) 16:19, 26 December 2007 (UTC)
I'm not taking the piss.. perhaps I worded the genre wrong. There is definitely another genre missing from the description but I just can't put my finger on it. no need to be rude either 81.132.34.166 (talk) 19:12, 26 December 2007 (UTC)