Artist description Creative new grooves that mix Bristol-style trip-hop, hip-hop, and country music into a new American music style. Sampled beats and DJ scratching mingle with twangy guitars, fiddle, organ, and old-time two part harmonies.

Music Style Country-Hip-Hop, Trip-Hop, and Electronic Soul.

Musical Influences Massive Attack, Portishead, Morcheeba, Gram Parsons, Outkast, Stanley Brothers, Common, Sade, Beck, Flying Burrito Brothers, Freakwater, Deltron 3030, Jason Downs, George Jones, Dolly Parton, Kelly Hogan

Similar Artists Massive Attack, Jason Downs, Mountain Consolidated, Morcheeba, Beck, Esthero, Scapegoat Wax, Everlast, Gram Parsons, Flying Burrito Brothers, Moby, Kid Rock, Freakwater, Soggy Bottom Boys

Artist History Trip-hop act formed by producer Rench in 1998, reformed in 2001 to pioneer a country-hip-hop sound.

Group Members Battlestar is Rench, with a current supporting crew of Veronica Dougherty (Vocals), DJ Ray Dawn (Turntables), Bryan Pocius (Guitar), Michi Wiancko (Fiddle), and Danny Miami (Drums)

Albums Above Market Value

Location Brooklyn, NY - USA

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