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"At the Mercy of Technology"
[Got all the hardcore you can handle? Well, make room in the boiling pot of pissed for one more dash of fuck-all, cuz here come Batwings. Dubbing themselves as "experimental post indie hardcore," they are that glorious, unrealized country between Minor Threat and Fugazi, Black Flag and Rollins Band. The opener, "Knives," starts expectedly with a speedy riff and a space-monkey wail but then segues into a proggy, paranoid crawl. "We Don't Have the Answers" and "Carbon Based Dream" sound like what we all wish The Liars and Fugazi still sounded like. The rest plays out similarly-spastic and abrasive one minute, intricate and melodic the next. Let's hope they don't take their album title too seriously, 'cause if we can get these guys in with Justin Pearson behind the knobs, their white heat will only sound better.]
- Seth Combs, San Diego CityBeat, The Great Demo Review 2007
"one of the more exciting new punk/noise bands in San Diego. I think they're like Sonic Youth if Sonic Youth were constantly on the edge of a violent, shrieking nervous breakdown. If you know what I like, you know that that's one of the higher compliments I'll pay a band."
- Dirtbag's Delight
"i liked what i heard last night... they reminded me most directly of fugazi, although generically i would categorize them as having a lot of the mid/late 90's dc sound. the band itself mentioned unwound and brainiac- which i think are both appropriate reference points. the singing def. reminded me of fugazi... i think probably the 31G/plot to blow up the eiffel tower crowd might dig this- might be a good band for a C.H.O.B. or Che show."
- Cat Dirt Sez
"their brand of post-punk swagger and Jehu-esque sound is really rad to behold."
- A Coat of Red Paint in Hell
"Punk fans need to get into San Diego's Batwings - sloppy, paranoid, compelling."
- San Diego CityBeat
"Batwings is the best %?@!&* band we have ever played with! They're even better than when we played with The Liars!"
- Short Hair

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/2/2005
Band Website: [email protected]
Band Members: Bryan Oczkowski - vox, guitar, mess, back up yelps

Robert C. Lopez - vox, bass, keyboard, back up yelps

Larry Stage - guitar, back up vox, lead dance moves

Sebastian Ulloa - drums, vox, mathematics
Influences: North of America, Murder by Number, Detachment Kit, Unwound, Neil Perry, Born Against, Pavement, Sonic Youth, Modest Mouse, Hot Cross, Small Brown Bike, Refused
Sounds Like:

Save, and Save Often
EP 2008

At the Mercy of Technology
Demo 2007
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

EP and spring mini-tour coming soon.

We have a new EP coming out very shortly. We did the whole thing ourselves live in our studio. The final mix of a couple of songs will be up later this week but until th...
Posted by Batwings on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 02:19:00 PST

Some 2007 Press.

The great Demo review in City Beat 3/28/07 for our January '07 demo "At the Mercy of Technology" [Got all the hardcore you can handle? Well, make room in the boiling pot of pissed for one more dash ...
Posted by Batwings on Wed, 12 Dec 2007 09:03:00 PST

Happy Birthday TODD

Yesterday our guitarist Christopher Todd Price-Guff turned the ripe old age of 25 (give or take 7 or 8 years). Unfortunately, I wasn't able to be there to see him get shitfaced, but I have faith ...
Posted by Batwings on Sun, 23 Sep 2007 10:41:00 PST

Happy Birthday Cullen, and the Alibi next saturday.

What a fucking way to celebrate a birthday! With Planes Mistaken for Stars! Last night was the Delightful dirtbag himself, Cullen Hendrix's, birthday. Let's see, nowadays I think he writes for Ci...
Posted by Batwings on Sat, 22 Sep 2007 11:38:00 PST

Larry.

Larry Stage is in fact a badass musician, not a donkey, of any sort. Larry the crime donkey was a Jack in the box commercial joke, done in poor taste with worse timing. ...
Posted by Batwings on Tue, 17 Jul 2007 08:15:00 PST

Hiatus / News / Blog Love / Big Ups / Thanks

Hiatus We are sort of on hiatus until the end of August. I don't think that we've gone a whole month without playing a show since our first show a year and a half ago, which is kind of surreal.&n...
Posted by Batwings on Mon, 16 Jul 2007 10:06:00 PST

Old Video.

This was at Scolari's OfficeMarch 3, 2006This was our third show ever. Awesome. Batwings Add to My Profile | More VideosMy favorite part is when someone yells "adequate!" after we stop. ...
Posted by Batwings on Sun, 20 May 2007 06:09:00 PST

Teeshirts.

Check em. Let us know if you'd like one.Thanks Will. ...
Posted by Batwings on Thu, 10 May 2007 08:35:00 PST

Friday the 13th Party pictures

Stolen straight from Shealyn's blog. Thanks Shea. ...
Posted by Batwings on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 11:14:00 PST

City Beat Demo Review

Here it is ..> ..> Extraspecialgood The 13 recordings you have to hear ..>..> Thanks City Beat...
Posted by Batwings on Wed, 28 Mar 2007 02:15:00 PST