Battle Tapes


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, Riley Mackin, Josh D'Elia and Pete Kraynak. Battle Tapes is known for its live performances, fully sequenced lighting and visuals and integrating electro and indie influences into its music and image.
To date, Battle Tapes has released four EPs: Sleepwalker, Sweatshop Boys, Solid Gold, and Form. They released their first studio album Polygon on November 20, 2015. They have released several singles: Valkyrie , No Good, Weight of the World, If Only, In Too Deep, One Night in Burbank, and Brand New. Their second studio album Texture was released on May 5, 2023.
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. In early 2015, Battle Tapes announced they would be playing at the BottleRock Napa Valley Festival in May later that year.

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays (EP)

Singles

Remixes (by other artists)

Remixes (by Battle Tapes)

Some of these remixes were never officially released on any streaming platforms.
TitleOriginal ArtistAlbumDetails
Sleepwalker Pt. IIIBattle Tapes Sleepwalker EP
  • Released: May 12, 2011
LA WaterHelmet
  • Released: January 7, 2011
    • BalloonWendy & Lisa
  • Released: January 7, 2011
    • I Like Van Halen...El Ten Eleven
  • Released: September 14, 2011
    • Palm Springs ResetJulien-KWe're Here With You
  • Released: September 11, 2012
    • TimeUh Huh HerUhh Remixed
  • Released: May 13, 2014
    • SweatpantsChildish Gambino
  • Released: July 31, 2014
    • Solid Gold Battle TapesSolid Gold EP
  • Released: April 3, 2016
    • You Don't Get Me High AnymorePhantogram
  • Released: May 4, 2017
    • Never Dance AgainSunset NeonStarlight
  • Released: May 10, 2018
  • Released: January 24, 2019
    • 100KaufRegrowth Remixed
  • Released: August 31, 2018
    • Have You Ever 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 - "Made"
    • Grand Theft Auto V - "Feel the Same"
    • Elementary - "Sleepwalker"
    • National Geographic Channel - "Sweatshop Boys"
    • BBC One - Casualty - "Feel the Same"
    • Need for Speed - "Feel the Same"
    • The Originals - "Feel the Same"
    • NBC Sports - "Feel the Same"
    • State of Affairs - "Feel the Same"
    • Need for Speed - "Valkyrie"
    • Asphalt Xtreme - "Belgrade"
    • Lucifer - "Valkyrie"
    • Bones - "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. - - "Made"
    • Gen:LOCK - "Belgrade", "Syntax", "Alive", "Sweatshop Boys", "Last Resort & Spa", "Weight of the World"
    • Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 - "Feel the Same"
    • The Blacklist - "Last Resort and Spa"
    • Hyper Scape - "Feel the Same"
    • Invincible - "Alive"
    • The Naked Director - "In Too Deep"
    • The Flash - "Made"