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Battery was an American electro-industrial trio based in San Francisco. It consisted of vocalist Maria Azevedo and musicians Evan Sornstein and Shawn Brice. They released four albums on COP International between 1993 and 1998 before disbanding.

History

Battery was formed at Bennington College, Vermont, in 1989 by Shawn Brice, Stuart Scanlon and Evan Sornstein, beginning in an electronic music project for class. In 1991, the trio relocated to San Francisco, where they were adopted by COP Intl. In 1992, Stuart moved back to the East Coast, and Battery recruited vocalist Maria Azevedo who had stood in during a live show.

COP International issued the band's debut album Mutate in 1993. Their second album nv released in 1995. It was followed by Distance a year later, which was a culmination of four months in the studio. Their fourth and final album Aftermath was released in 1998. Amy Hanson of AllMusic described the album as "a highlight" and a "testament to their creative drive." The band dissolved in 2000, with its band members pursuing separate projects.

Discography

Studio albums

• Mutate (1993, COP Intl.)
• nv (1995, COP Intl.) – #23 CMJ RPM Charts
• Distance (1996, COP Intl.)
• Aftermath (1998, COP Intl.) – #14 CMJ RPM Charts

Extended plays

• Eternal Darkness (1991, COP Intl.)
• Meat Market (1992, COP Intl.)
• Lilith 3.2 (1994, COP Intl.)
• Momentum (1998, COP Intl.) – #15 CMJ RPM Charts
• Debris (1999)

References

1. "Unidentified German 'Zine". July 1996. Archived from the original on January 6, 2009. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
2. Johnson, Aaron (1995). "Interview With Battery". Industrialnation (12). Archived from the original on November 21, 2008. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
3. Alexander, Kim Ann (May 1, 1997). "An Evening With Maria Azevedo & Shawn Brice of Battery". Last Sigh Magazine. Archived from the original on April 19, 2012. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
4. Hanson, Amy. "Battery: Battery > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
5. Haslett, Tim (August 7, 1995). "RPM" (PDF). CMJ New Music Report. 43 (438). Great Neck, NY: College Media, Inc.: 27. ISSN 0890-0795. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
6. Sansone, Glen (May 10, 1999). "RPM" (PDF). CMJ New Music Report. 58 (617). Great Neck, NY: College Media, Inc.: 28. ISSN 0890-0795. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
7. Helms, Colin (November 9, 1998). "RPM" (PDF). CMJ New Music Report. 56 (595). Great Neck, NY: College Media, Inc.: 26. ISSN 0890-0795. Retrieved December 17, 2021.

External links

• Battery discography at Discogs
• Battery discography at MusicBrainz

• Musical groups established in 1989
• Musical groups disestablished in 2000
• 1989 establishments in Vermont
• Musical groups from Vermont
• Musical groups from San Francisco
• Electro-industrial music groups
• COP International artists
• American electronic music groups