Battle Tapes

Battle Tapes
Battle Tapes
	Battle Tapes, April 2018
Background information
Origin	Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres	Electronic rock
Years active	2010–present
Website	http://www.battletapesband.com
Members	Josh Boardman; Riley Mackin; Stephen Bannister; Pete Kraynak

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/synth), Riley Mackin (keyboards/programming/vocals), Stephen Bannister (bass guitar) 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 Three EPs: Sleepwalker (2011), Sweatshop Boys (2012) and Form (2017). It released its first studio album Polygon on November 20, 2015.

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 video game, in a vehicle 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 “Gen:Lock”, 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.^[1] In early 2015, Battle Tapes announced they would be playing at the BottleRock Napa Valley Festival in May later that year.

Skeleton Crüe[]

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.

In other media[]

Teen Wolf (season 3, episode 4) - "Made"^[2]
Grand Theft Auto V - "Feel the Same"
Elementary (season 2, episode 4) - "Sleepwalker"
National Geographic Channel (Ad Campaign) - "Sweatshop Boys"
BBC One - Casualty (Series 32 finale promo) - "Feel the Same"
Need for Speed (Trailer) - "Feel the Same"
The Originals (season 1, episode 17) - "Feel the Same"
NBC Sports (Formula 1/Monaco GP) - "Feel the Same"
State of Affairs (season 1, episode 12) - "Feel the Same"
Need for Speed (drift races) - "Valkyrie"
Asphalt Xtreme - "Belgrade"
Lucifer (season 1, episode 2) - "Valkyrie"
Bones (season 9, episode 14) - "Sweatshop Boys"
Now You See Me 2 - "Belgrade"
Girls - "Solid Gold"
Lethal Weapon - "Made"
The Crew 2 - "Dreamboat" & "Mulholland"
Asphalt 9: Legends - "Valkyrie"
Gen:LOCK (Web series) - "Belgrade" (Main theme), "Syntax" (season 1, episode 2), "Alive" (season 1, episode 3), "Sweatshop Boys" (season 1, episode 4), "Last Resort & Spa" (season 1, episode 4), "Weight of the World" (season 1, episode 8)^[3]
Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 (Announce Trailer) - "Feel the Same"^[4]
The Blacklist (season 4, episode 21) - "Belgrade"
Hyper Scape - "Feel the Same"
Invincible (TV series) (episode 5) - "Alive"

Discography[]

Sleepwalker (EP) (2011)^[5]
Sweatshop Boys (EP) (2012)
Polygon (Album) (2015)^[6]
Form (EP) (2017)
Weight of the World (Single) (2019) (featured in gen:LOCK episode 8's end credits)

Remixes[]

Kauf - "100" (2018)
Sunset Neon - "Never Dance Again" (2018)
Phantogram - "You Don't Get Me High Anymore" (2017)
Childish Gambino - "Sweatpants" (2014)
Uh Huh Her - "Time" (2014)
Julien K - "Palm Springs Reset" (2012)
El Ten Eleven - "I Like Van Halen…" (2011)
Wendy & Lisa - "Balloon" (2011)
Helmet - "LA Water" (2011)

References[]

^ "6th Annual Sunset Strip Music Festiva". performingartslive.com. Retrieved 2015-11-20.
^ "Battle Tapes - MTV". MTV.com. Retrieved 2015-03-26.
^ https://open.spotify.com/album/0XAhHNaehG7E1Bqw3toRfs
^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYVw0KqQiOI
^ "Battle Tapes Discography at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-02-19.
^ "Band of The Month: Battle Tapes Set 'Valkyrie' Ablaze at Swing House". craveonline.com. Retrieved 2015-11-20.

External links[]

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[1] "6th Annual Sunset Strip Music Festiva". performingartslive.com. Retrieved 2015-11-20.

[2] "Battle Tapes - MTV". MTV.com. Retrieved 2015-03-26.

[3] ttps://open.spotify.com/album/0XAhHNaehG7E1Bqw3toRfs

[4] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYVw0KqQiOI

[5] "Battle Tapes Discography at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-02-19.

[6] "Band of The Month: Battle Tapes Set 'Valkyrie' Ablaze at Swing House". craveonline.com. Retrieved 2015-11-20.

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