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Battles: Tij
Listening to math rock band Battles’ debut full length album Mirrored brings with it the realisation that the majority of western popular music is the result of 12 tones repeatedly organised by tradition and convention. Whilst Mirrored never obviously escapes into the world of microtuning, there’s enough mis-invention to allow your musical senses to become reset. The rhythms, tunes and vocals are surprising, and on repeated listens you start to become accustomed to the ways that each track evolves. It’s not in the slightest bit unlistenable – friends and neighbours may think otherwise.
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