{"id":8396,"date":"2015-10-09T15:42:29","date_gmt":"2015-10-09T14:42:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/quench\/?p=8396"},"modified":"2015-10-09T15:42:29","modified_gmt":"2015-10-09T14:42:29","slug":"interview-battles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/quench\/music\/interview-battles\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview: Battles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-8397 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/quench\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/10\/Battles-300x179.jpg\" alt=\"Battles\" width=\"461\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/quench\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/10\/Battles-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/quench\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/10\/Battles-1024x611.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/quench\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/10\/Battles-700x417.jpg 700w, https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/quench\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/10\/Battles.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/>Quench Music&#8217;s insightful contributor, Oli Richards, chatted with Battles&#8217; enigmatic, Ian Williams. Have a read of how it went below.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Quench Music (QM: One striking element of new record \u00d4\u00c7\u00ffLa Di Da Di&#8217; is its lack of vocals and\/or vocal samples. What triggered this stylistic departure after 2011&#8217;s \u00d4\u00c7\u00ffGloss Drop&#8217;?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ian Williams (IW): Vocals have always been a garnish to the dish; not the main portion. For us, we always build the music around riffs and beats. Maybe vocals come afterwards; maybe they don&#8217;t come at all.<\/p>\n<p><strong>QM: You gave fans an insight into the band recently via \u00d4\u00c7\u00ffThe Art of Repetition&#8217;. Repetition and looping forms the basis for much of the new record; what techniques do you use to keep your music exciting within each song?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>IW: Well, I don&#8217;t think you&#8217;ll change things up very much from song to song if you use the same technique. It&#8217;s about sending different instruments into different receivers, effects, loopers and glitchers; and each combination has its own logic and technique.<\/p>\n<p><strong>QM: You are playing Simple Things Festival in Bristol in October, how does it feel to come to the UK and find such a welcome response?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>IW: The UK has always been good to us; music appreciation society.<\/p>\n<p><strong>QM: When playing live, to what degree does the music change from the records? Do you improvise around established loops or stick to the pre-decided song structures found on each album?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>IW: Recorded versions are blueprints for the stage. But, then, needs arise from song to song, like a section may need to be longer here to pull off a trick, to record a loop or something similar.<\/p>\n<p><strong>QM: You have previously disagreed with comments about your sound being futuristic; how would you better describe your music?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>IW: I currently have no opinions on future versus past versus today.<\/p>\n<p><strong>QM: The album artwork and song names for \u00d4\u00c7\u00ffLa Di Da Di&#8217; are wonderful. How do you go about naming instrumental music? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>IW: We build the songs so that they work in any language or culture. A Japanese person can say \u00d4\u00c7\u00ffYabba&#8217; just as easily as an Indian person or a Spanish person.<\/p>\n<p><strong>QM: Critics have always been fond of you and you have a large following in the math rock scene. \u00d4\u00c7\u00ffLa Di Da Di&#8217; is already receiving a lot of attention. 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