When I saw this new Battles video for their song “Tonto” I thought it seemed really familiar. It took me a minute to think about, but then I realized that those lights are just like the UVA installation that I reported on earlier this month in relation to the multimedia extravaganza in London (with Chem Bros).

First, check out Battles’ new vid for “Tonto”:

Now watch the video I posted previously about UVA:

Yep, the same tubes of glowing illumination!
“Tonto” is from Mirrored, but will also be part of Tonto+, an EP plus bonus DVD that Warp is releasing on October 22nd (except the US - we have to wait until Nov 6th?!)

Battles are currently on tour in AUS and will hit Japan next, then UK and Europe and finally back to the US for numerous shows around the country.

Battles World Tour

21 Sep Kings Arms - Sold Out Auckland
22 Sep SFBH Wellington
24 Sep East Brunswick Club - Sold Out Melbourne
25 Sep East Brunswick Club - Sold Out Melbourne
26 Sep Gaelic Club - Sold Out Sydney
28 Sep Liquidroom (2 shows the same night!) First one is sold out! Tokyo
29 Sep Club Quattro Nagoya
30 Sep Shinsaibashi Club Quattro - Sold out Osaka
1 Oct Shibuya Club Quattro Tokyo
10 Oct Bierkeller Bristol, Southwest
11 Oct Koko London and South East
12 Oct Depot Leuven, Belgium
13 Oct Enjoyjazz Festival Heidelberg, Germany
14 Oct Melkweg Amsterdam, Holland
15 Oct Club 106 Rouen, France
16 Oct Trabendo Paris, France
17 Oct Academy 2 Manchester
18 Oct Liquid rooms Edinburgh
19 Oct Stage 2 Newcastle, Northwest
27 Oct Vegoose Festival Las Vegas, Nevada
30 Oct Henry Fonda Theatre Los Angeles, California
1 Nov Great American Music Hall San Francisco, California
2 Nov Hawthorne Theater Portland, Oregon
3 Nov Neumos Seattle, Washington
4 Nov Fun Fun Fun Fest Austin, Texas
7 Nov Fine Line Music Cafe Minneapolis, Minnesota
8 Nov Metro Chicago, Illinois
9 Nov The Blind Pig Ann Arbor, Michigan
10 Nov Lees Palace Toronto, Ontario
11 Nov Le National Montreal, Quebec
12 Nov Paradise Boston, Massachusetts
13 Nov Webster Hall New York

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