Self-described innovators of “droid jazz, electronics, jazz and outer-national sounds”, the Noise Droids making up Planet Battagon are Jack Baker (acoustic drums), Martin Slattery (bass clarinet, alto sax and FX), Oli Savill (percussion), Mickey Ball (trumpet), Nathan Curran aka Tugg (synth bass,syn drums, FX and conductor). “Droid consciousness,” they continue, “is the starting point but what’s consciousness got to do with it?” Planet Battagon’s debut release follows an earlier Lord Battagon outing on the Atlantic Jaxx label.

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