| Battle Tapes | |
| Image Upright: | 1.2 |
| Origin: | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Genre: | Electronic rock |
| Years Active: | 2010–present |
| Website: | http://www.battletapesband.com |
| Current Members: |
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| Past Members: | Stephen Bannister |
Battle Tapes is an American electronic rock band, based in Los Angeles, California, United States, formed in late 2010. The band consists of Josh Boardman (vocals, guitar, synthesizer), Riley Mackin (keyboards, programming, vocals), Josh D'Elia (bass guitar, backup vocals) and Pete Kraynak (drums, percussion). Battle Tapes is known for its live performances, fully sequenced lighting and visuals and integrating electro and indie influences into its music and image.
To date, Battle Tapes has released four EPs: Sleepwalker (2011),[1] Sweatshop Boys (2012), Solid Gold (2016), and Form (2017). They released their first studio album Polygon on November 20, 2015.[2] They have released several singles: Valkyrie (Radio Edit) (2015), No Good (2017), Weight of the World (2019), If Only (2022), In Too Deep (2022), One Night in Burbank (2023), and Brand New (2023). Their second studio album Texture was released on May 5, 2023.[3]
Battle Tapes gained increased popularity in 2013, when their song "Feel the Same" from the Sweatshop Boys EP was featured in Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto V, on the in-game radio station Radio Mirror Park. The band also gained additional popularity in 2018, when several of their songs were featured in the Rooster Teeth web series , with "Belgrade" used as its main theme.
Battle Tapes made their festival debut in 2014, performing at The Sunset Strip Music Festival in Los Angeles, as well as SXSW in Austin, Texas.[4] In early 2015, Battle Tapes announced they would be playing at the BottleRock Napa Valley Festival in May later that year.
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| Polygon |
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| Texture |
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| Sleepwalker |
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| Sweatshop Boys |
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| Solid Gold (feat. Party Nails) |
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| Form |
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| Title | Details | |
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| Valkyrie (Radio Edit) |
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| No Good |
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| Weight of the World |
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| If Only |
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| In Too Deep |
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| One Night in Burbank |
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| Brand New |
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| Title | Artist | Album | Details | |
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| Sleepwalker | Slighter (As Slighter's Wide Awake Remix) | Sleepwalker EP |
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| The Radish | ||||
| Lordx | ||||
| Solid Gold | Story of the Running Wolf | Solid Gold EP |
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| The Beta Machine | ||||
| If Only | The Anix |
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| Snakes of Russia |
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| In Too Deep | Lenno |
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Some of these remixes were never officially released on any streaming platforms.
| Title | Original Artist | Album | Details | |
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| Sleepwalker Pt. III | Battle Tapes (As Abstracted Camouflage Remix) | Sleepwalker EP |
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| LA Water | Helmet |
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| Balloon | Wendy & Lisa |
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| I Like Van Halen... | El Ten Eleven |
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| Palm Springs Reset | Julien-K | We're Here With You (Deluxe Edition) |
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| Time | Uh Huh Her | Uhh Remixed |
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| Sweatpants | Childish Gambino |
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| Solid Gold (Remix 1 & 2) | Battle Tapes | Solid Gold EP |
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| You Don't Get Me High Anymore | Phantogram |
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| Never Dance Again | Sunset Neon | Starlight (Remixes) |
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| 100 | Kauf | Regrowth Remixed |
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| Have You Ever (feat. Party Nails) | Urban Heat |
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Josh Boardman and Riley Mackin often perform as a duo under the moniker "Skeleton Crüe" — a name derived from the stripped-down size of Battle Tapes, focusing more on a live DJ-style use of drum machines, samplers and synths, in addition to traditional DJ decks.