Warp Record's act Battles delivered a massive set of their experimental rock at Flow this year. Starting out as a quartet with members from Helmet, Don Caballero and Lynx in the beginning of the century they now perform as a trio. As if touring the world wasn't enough for these guys, they also curate an edition of All Tomorrow's Parties in December. Check out their current album Gloss Drop, you literally will want to eat it! We're airing Ice Cream since May.

"Enough bands have lost members and gone on to greater successes for the departure of founding member Tyondai (son of Anthony) Braxton to, on paper, not significantly impact on the chances of Battles' second album matching the acclaim of the New Yorkers' remarkable debut of 2007, Mirrored. But the reality here is rather different. Although predominantly an instrumental ensemble, Battles' breakthrough came with the Braxton-voiced (albeit effects-laden) Atlas, a powerful single which has since made its way into mass-media ubiquity. Without his presence - the human-after-all angle - Battles could easily be short an element which was so important in their emergence from the indie underground." BBC

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