Battles actually still sound like the future. This probably means they'll sound incredibly dated in 10 years time, but right now there aren't really any other bands that sound like them, and they certainly don't sound like anything from the past. Yes, there are elements of other styles of music in there, a bit of glitch, a bit of afrobeat, some hip hop and even some Disney soundtrack type stuff going on in there, but they pretty much stand alone at the moment. EP C/B EP is as it sounds, a collection of their 2 early EP's from 2004 which was reissued in 2006 when the band signed to legendary electronic label Warp Records (home of Aphex Twin and Boards Of Canada).
Being a collection of EP's this release doesn't flow quite as well as the later albums, and some tracks are below par as the band were still formulating their sound, but there are moments of genius n here, particularly "Tras", their single from 2004. here it is...
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