Battles - Snare Hangar (Live in Riga, July 2006)

[StitchMayhem]

John's drums look like they're on fire at 2:05. It seems that his robotic powers are too much for them.

[UltimateVenom]

i know stanier's a fucking wizard but the rest of the band are in perfect synchronisation all the way through in every single song and i simple do not know how they do it.

[simonsieverts]

OMG. wish I had seen them in 06.

[FollowersofDamu]

This song makes me think of a thousand happy asians running through the streets

[imslicc]

now i get it. Stanier's crash indicates his level of playing. no way you can reach it...

[tonkatsu69]

AIR CYMBALS

[havenet]

Holy smokes! Tyondai Braxton is wearing a Gaahl shirt! Makes me like Battles even more. Now it's like 110%!

[Buttersnackattack]

I just learned the drums to this song. Having other instruments play with it must be insanely hard.

[shawnphase]

wow, i had no idea they did this song live.

[NotGabeNewell]

Is that a sampler Tyondai's using at the start or something ?

[ambiamusic]

Stanier is ridiculous. The boy's like a human metronome! You could set your watch by him!

Snare Hangar is my favourite song from Mirrored, too. Brilliant!

[ever2908643]

They are so ahead of there time. i can't even imagen how many hours they put in to just one of there songs. awesome band 10/10.

[robotsforever]

Damn I've watched a good handful of battles videos now, that drummer has some serious endurance.

[ohhhhhdavid]

this is 10 times better than the recorded version!

[Underhill182]

Oh my god.

That was fucking nuts.

[shoey920]

John Stanier is clearly not of this planet, can anyone even figure out that beat? he makes my head hurt.

[ohhhhhdavid]

no, i dont even try anymore

[frostedminipete]

Check out my video response - if there's demand I'll put it into sheet music or something :P It's not as complicated as it sounds, really! How he somehow put that rhythm together is another story though... Only certain minds can work like his does.

[ericmsandoval]

@shoey920 if you think that's crazy try watching Zach Hill's solo stuff.

[odpunk23]

@shoey920 It's actually, amzingly all in 4/4. 8 bar pattern. Count it out.

[apeisgod]

fresh

[myfriendscallme7]

the riff here sounds so don caballero esque

[morningview11]

gotta love prog math rock

[xFarBeyondTheStarsx]

haha exactly what I thought today. Its bothering the hell out of me to figure which song sounds like that riff.

[harshdrummer512]

2:35 and on is so dank.

[BlockumFrankie]

mark serpico....

seppuku survivor drummer.....

nuff said

[nivius]

really awkward start, but i like the variations on this later in the song

[JJJmoooney]

john stanier ftw. He recreates his recorded sound better and more precise than anyone. ever.

[funtimeadventures]

Oh man i want to go to Riga

I want to be in a band just so I can go on tour to Riga

I also like Battles

[JazzmasterMaster]

FUCKING HELL! soooo good

[Luxord09]

How on Earth is John able to do those triple-kicks with only one pedal? He must have a spring-loaded leg or something.

[rogatube]

No triple kicks, triplets using the snare and the kick. *kick,snare,kick* Nothing but impressive drumming from this monster, though.

[kingjoelofmoles]

ha so sloppy, but hands down my favorite song on the album.

[GoogleTRUTHRISINGnow]

Great. Never heard battles efore today. Like Liars on Crack

[Landkrappen]

i saw him and battles at roskilde festival just a couple of days ago, he is just too god damn talented, unbelieveable

[BirchGreenBoy]

he should hit himself with those drumsticks and do us all a favour thats not music

[pensocratic]

then what is...?

[duckman32001]

please go back to your mainstream garbage

[ngun27]

Fantastic. John is awesome!

[vlibl]

OMFG

[ChetSon]

Ayoye encore!

[E00MHz]

trakais.

[MmirrorismM]

Stanier is one of the top 10 best things to ever exist in recorded musical history.

[mjoyner]

Very true

[JeezoozeChrysler]

absolutely true.some drummers are cool,some are technically perfect,but he...he's just fkn unbelievable ! just listen to this or to captain midnight intro,that stuff makes me cum

[MmirrorismM]

haha no doubt!

[ColossusOfRhodes]

Stanier is a robot. No doubt in my mind.

[0k0s0p0r0s0]

hahaha indeed he is!