Battles - The Yabba (NYC Live Session)

[@hadair407]

Does anyone still come back to this specific video 5 years later? I do for the incredible drumming and mix here. So perfectly captured

[@PK_Ave]

Yeah, this version of The Yabba always blows me away. I wish the studio version sounded as intense as the live.

[@dominicpriest]

yes i wish they would release the other songs they played from this set. they played like three more songs at least.

[@dominicpriest]

at least put them on youtube they played summer simmer if i remember correctly too

[@BlaringSIREN]

@@dominicpriest someone managed to get them up here kzbin.info/www/bejne/enfClaKdj8eIgas

[@dominicpriest]

@@BlaringSIREN thank you for finding this! never thought i would see those other songs again.

[@IAMxSugarPlumx]

I Like this video because it's Battles and they're doing something.

[@nuncasubona]

Me gusta este comentario, porque es un comentario y dice algo. Salud.

[@timgretka5769]

I like your comment because it's words I can read.

[@Beardedgentlemenmusic]

John Stanier is such a killer drummer! Love that high ass cymbal.

[@indigotheindieghost7214]

Amazing to think that this is the same guy on Helmet's big hit Unsung

[@AjDouble0games]

Why's is so high?

[@AjDouble0games]

Sick!

[@angelosasso1653]

@@AjDouble0games He once explained, it's a joke he sticks to. They almost never used it initially but he had it with him so he positioned it to a place, where it is almost impossible to reach. As you can see, now they actually use it from time to time...

[@brandadse.1741]

@@angelosasso1653 it’s cause he feels the crash is overused so if it’s out of reach he won’t be tempted to use it as much ..

[@KyleKalevra]

It was this video that made me realize something. No one dances like Ian. I instantly knew it was him out of my love for Don Cab. Still going strong and staying brilliant, I see. Bro, everyone is this band is fucking amazing. 10/10

[@lotusnaturals1897]

Ian is so fun to watch in both bands!

[@HotPepperGaming]

Amazing camera work. Super excited for the new album!

[@JacobPadlock]

***** when they did their live panel at magfest, vernon had a run the jewels wallpaper, so i'm pretty sure they have goodass taste in music.

[@HotPepperGaming]

Jacob Frisenda Run 'em

[@9outof10]

+Eric Futerfas Ha!

[@gabrielmoises2158]

Lol

[@9outof10]

5/4 is easily the best time signature.

[@jesusstaccato8448]

I prefer 10/8

[@ThePsychedelicpunk]

9outof10 very driving that’s for sure

[@ericstauffacher4357]

I think you mean 1 1/4.

[@HenryGriggs95]

this is more of a 5/8 feel

[@barkwhoop8052]

I’ll probably always prefer 3/4 or 6/8 because of the enormous amount of freedom it grants rhythmically but 5/4 is a goodass meme that doesn’t get used enough

[@willclarke6377]

Can't remember the last time I was this hyped for a new album! These guys still blow me away!

[@cawkanos]

Was never that into Battles. Strangely growing on me. Stanier is a monster.

[@jonathaninkent]

This is just so fucking awesome. No one else makes music as exciting as they do.

[@indiecalms]

John Stainer is probably the best drummer I have ever seen live. He plays like he wants to rip through those drums but does it in such a clean and precise manner! Amazing drummer!

[@MaosTL]

God I love these fucking songs

[@rjville7490]

Desde La Paz - Bolivia Esta rola pfff extraordinaria sigo escuchándola 2020

[@MrDaigoRiki]

don... caballero ...

[@holguacamol8408]

can't get enough of this sound

[@MDXDMusic]

That beat at 2:28 is incredible. Love shit like that

[@HANGNAIL]

Saw them last night in Brooklyn. AMAZING!!!

[@kobalt77]

Where has this band been all my life? Beyond amazing.

[@Narsufin]

Stunning. Never heard of this band before. That was awesome music!

[@travismadsen9580]

This song is great! I really like the last loop the band plays too, but with more listening, I found the riff to be played earlier in the song. Mind = blown. Dave plays a riff starting at 3:20 that mixes into the song really well. The riff continues to play alone on a loop, with cut EQ, to start the breakdown. Dave increases the speed at which the riff is played at, at 4:11, which makes the riff an octave higher and turns it from 12/4 into 6/4. Definitely looking forward to the new album!

[@williamscerbo458]

+Travis Madsen yeah dog. real genius move on their part. also interesting is the part starting at 2:29 where they slowly add more notes to the riff each time they repeat the measure. live looping ftw!

[@hadair407]

Thanks for pointing out that repeated riff I completely missed it. Just as I thought this song couldn't get much better

[@karolchmielewski9401]

also, time signature changes and polyphonic guitars

[@AaronKaiMCDNLD]

You know it's a weird ass band when the drummer has the simplest setup out of all of them.

[@justaguy1451]

That doesn't make much sense, Ron.

[@jamescruz8678]

when genetic modification becomes a thing you bet your ass John's gonna grow four more limbs so he can control all the pedals and pads his heart truly desires

[@onetoomusic]

John "Ya didn't think I could reach that cymbal did ya?" Stanier

[@FMZ101]

I love em! Saw them in Amsterdam the other day. To me LA DI DA DI has lots of highlights. Gotta see them again someday!

[@oliverlewis5976]

Johhnnnn man

[@ChrisWilliams-hs3jm]

so technical yet visceral at the same time. perhaps it's the presence of a real drummer.

[@Akho131]

Chris Williams so what is a none real drummer???

[@weirdelf8604]

Akho Kezo Drum Machine

[@antihinduismisbased]

The drummer was from the highly influential alt metal/post-hardcore band Helmet. So visceral-ness would be a key element for the band.

[@dillingerplan5663]

I'm in love with this band and the CAMERA WORK OMG

[@dillingerplan5663]

The camera work is gorgeous.

[@fatgirlskates8020]

This band always surprises me with something new!!! To be honest when I first heard this band, I thought it was weird, but later on, I realized that they are the shiznit!!!

[@Timmyludwig]

didn't think too much after my first listen, but NOW! This shit GROOVES

[@priser24]

Can't stop watching this video. So pumped to finally see these guys play tonight!

[@Seth-hc2bj]

This is my first time ever listening to this band. Woww!!!

[@Jesusjuicerful]

It's like three musicians in a simultaneous flow state

[@scramblesplosion]

Unnnnghhh god it's so good.

[@snc4278]

I don't understand how you play with such precision. It's easy to tell this is acoustic acoustic art just by listening.

[@tinfro]

always a pleasure watching John Stanier in action!

[@AgustinGonzalez-qs9yv]

me encanta esta canción

[@josuenavarrete2384]

me imagino verlo en vivo. OCTUBRE, LLEGA LUEGO PARA VERLOS ACÁ EN CHILE

[@benjaminperez6756]

¿Vienen a Chile? No tenia idea

[@maurixgutierrez7649]

no encuentro info! quiero ir a verlos

[@crisserna735]

aqui tiene buen hombre: www.puntoticket.com/Evento.aspx?EventoID=FNA154

[@dis0nancia]

era... :(

[@vlixesispunk]

those hi hats sound soooo clean

[@halfbreed1426]

This is the superior cut.

[@SusanCase1969]

This is spectacular! so glad these guys are back.

[@mkaro]

please post the rest of that session, it was so good!

[@udomatthiasdrums5322]

still love your music!!

[@brettpanzer]

This record is damn good. Glad I got to see them play on this tour.

[@tiffanipickering3620]

can't wait for the new album! love the video!

[@fatgirlskates8020]

I think it's cool/unique how the drummer chooses to have his crash symbol up high. He's boss like that!

[@TheTomthemagic]

this song is sooo nice, Good job on the Director David Raboy on this is one of the best edit I' have seen of a band playing live !!!

[@guillaumeguillaume6787]

This is my best song of 2015!

[@tomtinetti831]

John Stanier is seriously a god among drummers

[@mattydigs]

Besides Michael Giles he's my top pick.

[@Bug4566]

The way he works the hi-hat on this song gives me goosebumps every time.

[@TheOmnigear]

NOPE. bet you didnt heard of Takashi Kashikura of TOE.

[@FiReMaKeR]

@@TheOmnigear TOE are top tier math

[@cakredi4132]

Check out Helmet.

[@jeffjoff7800]

Would love to see these guys live.

[@epuacnos]

Simply Amazing.. so cool!

[@MrTONYdiablo]

dope!!!

[@JacobPadlock]

Not including the number of times I watched the stream on loop yesterday, I've already watched this 6 times now.

[@AROMANNNNNN]

SO SICK

[@polloyopa]

You can immediately hear that is one of the greatest intros of all time. Not just because of how uncommon it is but also because of how it is played live. You can see Ian Williams really focused on the frequency of the sound and get a glipse at John Stanier when he's like, "When are we getting this party started?"

[@leonardluchau1690]

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[@leonardluchau1690]

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[@leonardluchau1690]

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[@louislezor]

I just discovered this after 5 years living in ignorance. What a masterpiece

[@billsux2139]

Does that mean ur 5 years old

[@louislezor]

@@billsux2139 daddy? Is it you?

[@cheffanxx]

I was trying to find a video of a really old live show when they used to play in the middle of the floor surrounded by thr audience. One in particular where the crowds gets a bit crazy and things got a bit dicey. Now im not sure if i dreamed it all up. But this video will do in the meantime

[@petercomeau6095]

How do you jam so much into such a short space...A Feast For The Ears. !

[@jimmydiggincats]

4 years on, but I still hope they'll release the rest of the videos from this set. :D

[@teetoys76]

Can't wait to get the new record !!!

[@vespo]

easily my favorite video

[@fiberologist]

KZbin ai never fails to lead me to new favourite music. I fail to understand how this is a jam session. The Mouse on Mars is strong with these ones. I'd label this Desert Kraut Rock, but Desert- and Kraut-Rock always had some quirks for me. This tune is precise as a diamond cutter and starting at 2:29 it's grooving non-stop. Battles is on my must-listen-list now. And...btw...the last helmet album is also incredible. Stevenson is a worthy successor to Stanier, but with the latter it would've been their best album.

[@AMHAPPY]

YES

[@Young_Neil]

That was amazeballs my my day men

[@xpubi1122]

I freakin Love This BandDDdd.

[@adammwalch]

I'm an anachronistic fuck, raised on Queen and Zepplin, but this stuff is the greatest thing I've heard in decades

[@DaSlothMaster]

They've been endgame ever since the beginning. Fucking brilliant, the lot of them.

[@WalterSobchak1000]

Stanier - Beast

[@best_night_ever]

後半の怒涛の鬩ぎ合い最高だ:-)

[@DINOVAL33]

GENIUS

[@tymfleming200]

Amaze♥️

[@deepzzzleep3575]

Great, great, great.

[@marcosmortetarot881]

genios!

[@JonnyJayJonson]

2023 and still love coming back to this.

[@much_love]

fkn awesome

[@bejAmir]

Yes!!!

[@JayShuffleboson]

Stanier is a friggin beast

[@ethanharte4175]

Is it just me or does this live version sound a lot better than the studio recorded version? I feel like the keys/guitars sound a lot better on the live version and the drums sound more alive on this version as well.

[@mattydigs]

+Harte Craft It does. It really, really does. But what it really is is the ending to the studio version falls totally flat when compared to the ending of this one. You also have to keep in mind that the leak is very shitty sounding. It will sound super crisp when a good leak comes out.

[@mastersoftoday]

+DeadODST i respectfully disagree, i think there's a lot of reverb here that makes it sound dirty and crowded. what i love about the studio version is the super clean production and the deep, deep bass, but that's what this one is lacking, even if performances are a bit more expressive

[@mattydigs]

mastersoftoday You make a fair point but the actual music of this one (just the climax/ending) is sooo much better in my opinion that it almost negates all of that.

[@aurum7695]

This is the best debate on KZbin. I wish other people knew how have a calm discussion like this.

[@AngrierGorilla]

it's always like that with Battles, they're waaaay better live!

[@lordtyrus1]

You guys are awesome, Im glad pandora led me here +1

[@mauromastraccidrummer]

Lovely 👍👍👍

[@CullyBenson]

I saw the band back in 2006 and I've been drumming since I was eight I'm 40 now John is one of my most favorite drummers of all time I was a huge helmet fan and I got to meet him that night and I asked him how come you're only playing with one symbol and it's 11 ft high and he told me that I have to work harder to hit the symbol which emphasizes the beats and I always kind of took that as a weird situation but I was like hey man that's what you're doing that's great because your records are fantastic but I would never have an 11 foot crash symbol that sounds ridiculous but he actually was emphatic about it and they put on an amazing show I was very very amazed.

[@mirartecanal5127]

espectacular!

[@audreypuckett]

Stanier is by far one of the best drummers around

[@feliperaurich]

This is ¡ GREAAAT !!

[@Guidonator181]

Wow. That was cool.

[@Lezdoval]

De huevos esos sonidos 😍

[@devinanderson1792]

Well that was insightful.

[@SrAmazingHits]

This hit hat !!!

[@yok4948]

Wow !!!

[@TomasGeorge]

Great music and camera work!!

[@whomyouassume2618]

Fuck yeah! The best current post rock band is back!!

[@and20ol94]

awesome

[@Diatonic5th]

Wow!

[@terraincognita2012]

simply genius!

[@cclbiah]

Holy fuck, this is better than the album version. So stoked to see you guys tomorrow in Boston!!

[@brianjdillon]

What's the deal with the keyboard mounted vertically like that? I get practicality for also playing guitar but where do I get one and what is the rack called? Or did he just duct tape it like it looks?

[@sqxhd]

i have now watched this video 100 times

[@veerchasm1]

Poor crash cymbal, can’t even get in frame because he’s so high in the atmosphere

[@DarthMohammedRules]

Drummer feels the crash cymbal is overused. So... that. He's right.

[@bjfincher773]

I hear the extra length pole has to be special ordered from Zildjian

[@johnjones5977]

@@DarthMohammedRules gimmick.

[@humancommunication]

wicked.

[@vanteal]

That Snare drum!

[@Profedsonxavier]

Muito foda!

[@stephend3253]

fucking epic album just leaked yesterday holllleeee shit

[@Frketson]

Stephen D FF Bada is rocking my world atm

[@stephend3253]

Oh yeah im so glad i have seen these guys live John stainier puts me in another dimension his drumming is fucking epic he is my favoritie drummer of all time

[@Frketson]

Stephen D Yeah I love his style. Whenever I jump on a drum kit I always gotta warm up with a nice Tonto beat haha.