Battles is an American experimental rock group, founded in 2002 in New York City by Ian Williams (formerly of Don Caballero and Storm & Stress ). The current line-up is a duo, composed of guitarist/keyboardist Williams and drummer John Stanier (formerly of Helmet , Tomahawk and The Mark of Cain ). Former members include composer/vocalist Tyondai Braxton and guitarist/bassist Dave Konopka . The band has released four studio albums to date, with the most recent Juice B Crypts being released in 2019.
16-635: Daphni may refer to: Dan Snaith , Canadian musician Dafni (disambiguation) , places in Greece Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Daphni . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Daphni&oldid=932784550 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
32-434: A DJ. "I'm not the type of person who takes physical things apart and plays around with them, but I like taking mental ideas apart and playing around with them. That's what appeals to me about what I've spent my life doing", said Snaith in an interview. Caribou's 2007 album Andorra won the 2008 Polaris Music Prize , and his subsequent Caribou albums Swim (2010), Our Love (2014) and Suddenly (2020) have appeared on
48-661: A duo in July 2019, at the Dour Festival in Belgium. Their fourth album, Juice B Crypts , was released on October 18, 2019. It features collaborations with Shabazz Palaces , Liquid Liquid 's Sal Principato, Xenia Rubinos , Jon Anderson of Yes and Tune-Yards ' Merrill Garbus. In December 2021, it was announced the band would tour North America in April and May 2022 as the opening act on Primus ' A Tribute to Kings tour. In September 2023,
64-697: A lawsuit by Richard "Handsome Dick" Manitoba in 2004, Snaith changed his performance name to Caribou. Snaith's previous full-length albums were then re-released under the new moniker. When playing gigs as Caribou, Snaith performs with a live band. Currently, the live band consists of Snaith, Ryan Smith, Brad Weber, and John Schmersal . Caribou have toured worldwide since the early 2000s. The band has performed at festivals including Coachella, Glastonbury, Primavera Sound, Field Day, Bonnaroo, All Points East, Reading and Leeds, Parklife, Osheaga, amongst many others. In 2012, Caribou supported Radiohead on their ‘King of Limbs’ tour. When performing as Daphni, Snaith performs as
80-481: A modest manner as "original, but I would still call it trivial." He is the son of mathematician Victor Snaith [ de ] and brother of mathematician Nina Snaith . Most of Snaith's older Manitoba material has been rereleased under the Caribou name. as Caribou Battles (band) The band is regarded as one of the most innovative math rock bands of both the 2000s and the 2010s, with critics praising
96-408: A touring schedule lined up for the upcoming year. Speaking about the split in 2013 to The Brag , Braxton pointed to a "long standing divide" between himself and his bandmates. Battles' second album, Gloss Drop , was released on June 6, 2011 featuring guests including Gary Numan , Kazu Makino , and Yamantaka Eye , and the band announced a spring tour in support of the record. In December 2011
112-404: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Dan Snaith Daniel Victor Snaith (born 29 March 1978) is a Canadian composer, musician, and recording artist. He has released 10 studio albums since 2000 and has recorded and performed under the stage names Caribou , Manitoba , and Daphni . His Caribou album Andorra (2008) was awarded
128-558: The 2008 Polaris Music Prize , his Caribou album Swim (2010) was a shortlisted nominee for the 2010 Polaris Music Prize and was named the Best Album of 2010 by Resident Advisor . His follow-up Our Love (2014) was also shortlisted for the 2015 Polaris Music Prize and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album . Snaith originally recorded under the stage name Manitoba; however, after being threatened with
144-772: The Juno Award for Electronic Album of the Year . In 2021, he also received the Libera Awards as Best Dance/Electric Record 2021 for his album Suddenly (Merge Records) by the American Association of Independent Music (A2IM). In 2024, he released his 8th studio album as Caribou, Honey . In 2005, Snaith received a PhD degree in mathematics from Imperial College London , for work on Overconvergent Siegel Modular Symbols under Kevin Buzzard . Snaith described his work ironically in
160-607: The Polaris Music Prize shortlist. In 2011, looking for an outlet for more dancefloor influenced output, he began releasing music under the name Daphni, which included three studio albums: Jiaolong (2012), Joli Mai (2017) and Cherry (2022). In December 2011, Caribou curated the All Tomorrow's Parties "Nightmare Before Christmas" festival in Minehead, England, alongside co-curators Battles and Les Savy Fav . Caribou
176-519: The 11 remixes (plus one not included, "Sundome") was released on April 16, 2012. Third album, In 2014, La Di Da Di , was released on September 18, 2015. This was preceded by a live session through Warp Records of them performing four new songs in New York City. The stream was up for 24 hours only, and was set on a constant loop. Konopka left the band in 2018, although the news was not confirmed until May 2019. The band played their first show as
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#1733086076352192-473: The band curated the All Tomorrow's Parties "Nightmare Before Christmas" festival in Minehead, England alongside co-curators Les Savy Fav and Caribou . From February to April 2012, a series of four 12" vinyl EPs were released, titled Dross Glop (a spoonerism of the album's title) 1 through 4, featuring dance remixes of all the songs on Gloss Drop by various artists, including Gui Boratto , Kode9 and Hudson Mohawke . A compilation album featuring
208-525: The band's unique sound. In 2007, Pitchfork wrote that "Battles have done more to extend the idea of a flesh-and-blood band enhanced by computer technology than anyone since the late, lamented Disco Inferno ." Battles released two EPs , EP C , B EP , and the single "Tras" before signing to Warp Records . Warp compiled these early recordings and released them as an album, titled EP C / B EP , in February 2006. Their first studio album, Mirrored ,
224-457: The end of the year they collaborated with United Visual Artists in a video for track "Tonto" . Battles' music was used in video games such as LittleBigPlanet , short films, television programs, and on the soundtracks of films Twilight Saga: Eclipse and Big Fan in the following years. Braxton left the group in August 2010, indicating that he did not wish to tour although Battles already had
240-622: Was awarded Essential Mix of the Year in 2014 by Mixmag for his "Essential Mix" on 18 October 2014. Caribou's 2014 album Our Love received the IMPALA Album of the Year Award. In 2015, Caribou’s album Our Love was nominated for a Grammy for ‘Best Electronic/Dance Album’ and in 2021 Caribou’s single ‘You Can Do it' was nominated for the Grammy for ‘Best Dance Recording’ . In 2011, 2015 and 2021, Caribou’s albums Swim, Our Love and Suddenly won
256-617: Was recorded by Keith Souza at Machines with Magnets, and released on May 14, 2007, preceded by a single, " Atlas ". The single was the NME 's Single of the Week, and went on to be number one in the Dandelion Radio Festive Fifty . The album received positive reviews and appeared on several top album lists for 2007. The group would go on to play at 2007's All Tomorrow's Parties festival and on BBC television's Later With Jools Holland . Before
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