Battlemode is the vibrant and irrepressibly energetic work of mismatched but inseparable friends Astro, Biff, and sam. Together they create dynamic electro pop that embraces the sounds of the past in order to look forward; incorporating the glitchy 8-bit chiptune sounds that accompanied adolescent days spent playing Gameboys, and reinvigorating them amongst contemporary synth tones and fresh beats. 

They call their style “color punk”. Maybe not punk in the stereotypic mold of distorted power chords and breakneck tempos (although those might make occasional appearances), but in the uncompromising refusal to conform. Punk in their desire to create music with the tools available at hand. Regarding the inclusion of “color” in their stylistic descriptor, take one look at any of the rainbow-soaked photos of the tRIOS and there’s no doubt where that moniker comes from. This is some uplifting hip hop, europop, gameboy-wielding, violin-slinging fun. 

The tRIO’s friendship was forged in their shared love of chiptune, but it is perhaps their individual differences that most contribute to the unique flavor of their musical output.