{{Short description|American electronic rock band}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Battle Tapes | image = Battle Tapes Live 04-27-18.jpg | caption = Battle Tapes, April 2018 | image_upright = 1.2 | origin = Los Angeles, California, United States | genre = Electronic rock | years_active = 2010–present | label = | associated_acts = | website = http://www.battletapesband.com | current_members = {{plainlist| * Josh Boardman * Riley Mackin * Josh D'Elia * Pete Kraynak }} | past_members = Stephen Bannister }} '''Battle Tapes''' is an American electronic rock band, based in Los Angeles, California, United States, formed in late 2010. The band consists of Josh Boardman (vocals, guitar, synthesizer), Riley Mackin (keyboards, programming, vocals), Josh D'Elia (bass guitar, backup vocals) and Pete Kraynak (drums, percussion). Battle Tapes is known for its live performances, fully sequenced lighting and visuals and integrating electro and indie influences into its music and image.{{According to whom|date=April 2025}}
To date, Battle Tapes has released four EPs: ''Sleepwalker'' (2011),<ref>{{cite web |date= |title=Battle Tapes Discography at Discogs |url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/3574466-Battle-Tapes |accessdate=2015-02-19 |publisher=Discogs.com}}</ref> ''Sweatshop Boys'' (2012), ''Solid Gold'' (2016), and ''Form'' (2017). They released their first studio album ''Polygon'' on November 20, 2015.<ref>{{cite web |date= |title=Band of The Month: Battle Tapes Set 'Valkyrie' Ablaze at Swing House |url=http://www.craveonline.com/music/925701-band-month-battle-tapes-set-valkyrie-ablaze-swing-house |accessdate=2015-11-20 |publisher=craveonline.com}}</ref> They have released several singles: ''Valkyrie'' (Radio Edit) (2015), ''No Good'' (2017), ''Weight of the World'' (2019), ''If Only'' (2022), ''In Too Deep'' (2022), ''One Night in Burbank'' (2023), and ''Brand New'' (2023). Their second studio album ''Texture'' was released on May 5, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |first= |date=2022-08-24 |title=Battle Tapes - The Paradise Arcade |url=https://soundcloud.com/theparadisearcade/battle-tapes |access-date=2022-09-10 |website=Soundcloud}}</ref>
Battle Tapes gained increased popularity in 2013, when their song "Feel the Same" from the ''Sweatshop Boys'' EP was featured in Rockstar Games' ''Grand Theft Auto V'', on the in-game radio station Radio Mirror Park. The band also gained additional popularity in 2018, when several of their songs were featured in the Rooster Teeth web series ''Gen:Lock'', with "Belgrade" used as its main theme.
Battle Tapes made their festival debut in 2014, performing at The Sunset Strip Music Festival in Los Angeles, as well as SXSW in Austin, Texas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.performingartslive.com/Events/6th-Annual-Sunset-Strip-Music-Festival-7252013172953 |title=6th Annual Sunset Strip Music Festiva |publisher=performingartslive.com |date= |accessdate=2015-11-20}}</ref> In early 2015, Battle Tapes announced they would be playing at the BottleRock Napa Valley Festival in May later that year.
==Discography==
=== Studio albums === {| class="wikitable" !Title !Details |- |''Polygon'' | * Released: November 20, 2015 |- |''Texture'' | * Released: May 5, 2023<ref>{{cite web |title=Music Premiere: Battle Tapes Releases New Single "One Night In Burbank" |url=https://celebmix.com/music-premiere-battle-tapes-releases-new-single-one-night-in-burbank/ |website=CelebMix |date=16 March 2023}}</ref> |}
=== Extended plays (EP) === {| class="wikitable" !Title !Details |- |''Sleepwalker'' | * Released: May 12, 2011 |- |''Sweatshop Boys'' | * Released: April 13, 2012 |- |''Solid Gold (feat. Party Nails)'' | * Released: April 3, 2016 |- |''Form'' | * Released: July 14, 2017 |}
=== Singles === {| class="wikitable" !Title !Details |- |''Valkyrie (Radio Edit)'' | * Released: October 10, 2015 |- |''No Good'' | * Released: April 21, 2017 |- |''Weight of the World'' | * Released: February 22, 2019 |- |''If Only'' | * Released: July 8, 2022 |- |''In Too Deep'' | * Released: September 9, 2022 |- |''One Night in Burbank'' | * Released: March 17, 2023 |- |''Brand New'' | * Released: May 5, 2023 |}
=== Remixes (by other artists) === {| class="wikitable" !Title !Artist !Album !Details |- | rowspan="3" |''Sleepwalker'' |Slighter (As ''Slighter's Wide Awake Remix'') | rowspan="3" |''Sleepwalker EP'' | rowspan="3" | * Released: May 12, 2011 |- |The Radish |- |Lordx |- | rowspan="2" |''Solid Gold'' |Story of the Running Wolf | rowspan="2" |''Solid Gold EP'' | rowspan="2" | * Released: April 3, 2016 |- |The Beta Machine |- | rowspan="2" |''If Only'' |The Anix | | * Released: July 29, 2022 |- |Snakes of Russia | | * Released: August 5, 2022 |- |''In Too Deep'' |Lenno | | * Released: October 7, 2022 |}
=== Remixes (by Battle Tapes) === Some of these remixes were never officially released on any streaming platforms. {| class="wikitable" !Title !Original Artist !Album !Details |- |Sleepwalker Pt. III |Battle Tapes (As ''Abstracted Camouflage Remix'') |''Sleepwalker EP'' | * Released: May 12, 2011 |- |''LA Water'' |Helmet | | * Released: January 7, 2011 |- |''Balloon'' |Wendy & Lisa | | * Released: January 7, 2011 |- |''I Like Van Halen...'' |El Ten Eleven | | * Released: September 14, 2011 |- |''Palm Springs Reset'' |Julien-K |''We're Here With You (Deluxe Edition)'' | * Released: September 11, 2012 |- |''Time'' |Uh Huh Her |''Uhh Remixed'' | * Released: May 13, 2014 |- |''Sweatpants'' |Childish Gambino | | * Released: July 31, 2014 |- |''Solid Gold'' (Remix 1 & 2) |Battle Tapes |''Solid Gold EP'' | * Released: April 3, 2016 |- |''You Don't Get Me High Anymore'' |Phantogram | | * Released: May 4, 2017 |- |''Never Dance Again'' |Sunset Neon |''Starlight (Remixes)'' | * Released: May 10, 2018 (Single) * Released: January 24, 2019 (Album) |- |''100'' |Kauf |''Regrowth Remixed'' | * Released: August 31, 2018 |- |''Have You Ever (feat. Party Nails)'' |Urban Heat | | * Released: December 23, 2022 |}
==Skeleton Crüe== Josh Boardman and Riley Mackin often perform as a duo under the moniker "Skeleton Crüe" — a name derived from the stripped-down size of Battle Tapes, focusing more on a live DJ-style use of drum machines, samplers and synths, in addition to traditional DJ decks.
==In other media== *''Teen Wolf'' (season 3, episode 4) - "Made"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soundtrack.mtv.com/post/music-from-teen-wolf-episode-4/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130701012741/http://soundtrack.mtv.com/post/music-from-teen-wolf-episode-4/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 1, 2013 |title=Battle Tapes - MTV |publisher=MTV.com |date= 24 June 2013|accessdate=2015-03-26}}</ref> *''Grand Theft Auto V'' - "Feel the Same" *''Elementary'' (season 2, episode 4) - "Sleepwalker" *National Geographic Channel (Ad Campaign) - "Sweatshop Boys" *BBC One - ''Casualty'' (Series 32 finale promo) - "Feel the Same" *''Need for Speed'' (Trailer) - "Feel the Same" *''The Originals'' (season 1, episode 17) - "Feel the Same" *NBC Sports (Formula 1/Monaco GP) - "Feel the Same" *''State of Affairs'' (season 1, episode 12) - "Feel the Same" *''Need for Speed'' (drift races) - "Valkyrie" *''Asphalt Xtreme'' - "Belgrade" *''Lucifer'' (season 1, episode 2) - "Valkyrie" *''Bones'' (season 9, episode 14) - "Sweatshop Boys" *''Now You See Me 2'' - "Belgrade" *''Girls'' - "Solid Gold" *''Lethal Weapon'' - "Made" *''The Crew 2'' - "Dreamboat" & "Mulholland" *''Asphalt 9: Legends'' - "Valkyrie" *''S.W.A.T. - (season 3, episode 14)'' - "Made" *''Gen:LOCK'' (Web series) - "Belgrade" (Main theme), "Syntax" (season 1, episode 2), "Alive" (season 1, episode 3), "Sweatshop Boys" (season 1, episode 4), "Last Resort & Spa" (season 1, episode 4), "Weight of the World" (season 1, episode 8)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/0XAhHNaehG7E1Bqw3toRfs|title = Gen:Lock, Season 1 (Music from the Rooster Teeth Series)|website = Spotify|date = 18 October 2019}}</ref> *Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 (Announce Trailer) - "Feel the Same"<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211208/SYVw0KqQiOI Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20190609215904/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYVw0KqQiOI&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYVw0KqQiOI| title = Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 - E3 2019 - Announce Trailer | website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> *''The Blacklist'' (season 4, episode 21) - "Last Resort and Spa" *''Hyper Scape'' - "Feel the Same" *''Invincible (TV series)'' (episode 5) - "Alive" *The Naked Director (season 2 trailer) - "In Too Deep" *''The Flash (2014 TV series)'' (season 6, episode 3) - "Made"
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.rockstarnetwork.net/2014/11/battle-tapes-interview Rockstar Network - Battle Tapes interview] *[http://themostdefinitely.com/battle-tapes-feel-the-same/ Battle Tapes] *[http://blahblahblahscience.com/track-reviews/raves-faves-battle-tapes-sweatshop-boys Rave's Faves - Battle Tapes] *[http://musicjunkiepress.com/music/bottlerock-napa-featured-band-day-battle-tapes/ BottleRock band of the day - Battle Tapes] * [http://www.battletapesband.com/ Battle Tapes Website]
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