As you may have noticed, sometimes our Appophone blog does not post the ASSR Album of the Week on Monday. We will try our best to post our mini-reviews on Mondays, but in the meantime we can assure you that the actual Spotify playlist gets updated every Monday. What does this mean? As long as you are subscribed to the ASSR Album of the Week playlist on Spotify, you can stay ahead of the curve and listen before our blog posts are up!

This week's pick is for the brave of ear; it's the "cro-magnum opus" by the experimental band Battles known as Mirrored. Released on May 14, 2007, on Warp Records, this album represents a dynamic shift in the way mathematical patterns and rhythms coalesce with noise and glitch-influenced melodies. This band has changed in recent times, losing vocalist Tyondai Braxton (son of avant-garde composer Anthony Braxton) and collaborating with other stars like weirdo-in-his-own-right Gary Numan on My Machines (check out the incredible music video below).

Battles "My Machines" from DANIELS on Vimeo.

The best way to enjoy this album is with an open-mind. I'm not just saying that because the songs are barely accessible or outside the realm of popular appreciation, but because you will simply gain a lot more creative insight as your brain unpacks the wild resonances and polyrhythms. Think of this album as a modern exercise of Mike Patton's courageous beat-treat manifestos.

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