Juice B Crypts (LP)
Battles
Amoeba Review
07/24/2020
Electronica-infused math rock cyborgs Battles have been stripped down to just a duo of Ian Williams and John Stainer, but their relentless sonic ambition remains fully intact. Juice B Crypts is the newest in a proud lineage of enigmatically named efforts from the group, and though its rhythms remain herky-jerky and its electronics warped, as is Battles tradition, it may also be their most upbeat album yet. “Fort Greene Park” is a glitchy take on ‘00s post rock, its optimistic crescendos fractured into a million tiny pieces. “Titanium 2 Step,” which features Sal Principato of legendary dance punks Liquid Liquid, might be the funkiest jam that Battles have ever recorded, sort of sounding like a Jon Spencer Blues Explosion song somehow crossed with DEVO and strong psychedelics. Less ominous than their previous work, Juice B Crypts is wonderfully fun album that finds a spark of joy in the cold, mechanical future.
Track Listing
Side A Titles |
Artist |
Length |
---|---|---|
1.
Ambulance
|
Battles | 04:20 |
2.
A Loop So Nice...
|
Battles | 02:14 |
3.
They Played It Twice
|
Battles | 03:09 |
Side B Titles |
Artist |
Length |
---|---|---|
1.
Sugar Foot
|
Battles | 05:18 |
2.
Fort Greene Park
|
Battles | 05:45 |
Side C Titles |
Artist |
Length |
---|---|---|
1.
Titanium 2 Step
|
Battles | 03:26 |
2.
Hiro 3
|
Battles | 01:08 |
3.
IZM
|
Battles | 03:36 |
Side D Titles |
Artist |
Length |
---|---|---|
1.
Juice B Crypts
|
Battles | 03:56 |
2.
The Last Supper On Shasta
|
Battles | 07:47 |
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