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vocalist/bassist Jonathan Bates.

History

Bates began the project in 2010 after becoming frustrated with the logistics of a band. Thanks to help from

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, of Nine Inch Nails, he discovered the possibilities of producing music on a laptop and quickly set about building a new sound. In 2013, Bates released his self-titled album, ''

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''. The album contained a mixture of fresh material and songs released on ''BBDLP1''. The album was released on Bates' own label, Masters of Bates, and was inspired by the soundtracks of

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and

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. It was positively received by critics and was compared by one reviewer to music from

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. Remixes of songs from the album have since come from

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and Martyn. The video for "Side of the Road" was directed by Warren Kommers, inspired by Bates' love of astrophysics and astronomy. Big Black Delta has collaborated with a number of other artists such as War Widow,

, Susanne Sundfør,

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, and Poison The Well drummer

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, acting as touring drummer. He has received praise from Jay-Z on his blog, Life+Times, and played in support of Gary Numan, M83 and

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on their tours. In 2016, Big Black Delta released his third album, '' Trágame Tierra''. The album was financed via

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, a music-focused crowdsourcing website, which allowed Big Black Delta to release the album independently. The album contains collaborations with

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on "RCVR" and

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on "Bitten by the Apple"; it was followed by a North American headlining tour. Big Black Delta's fourth album, the all-instrumental ''WHORU812'', was released on eOne Music Canada in June 2017. Prior to the album's release, Bates announced there would be only one live performance from Big Black Delta in 2017, to be played at The Viaduct in Los Angeles on July 14. His songs "Huggin & Kissin" and "Capsize" were used in the 2017

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show '' The Sinner'' starring

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. On January 31, 2020, Bates and fellow Los Angeles band Sego (who previously toured in support of Big Black Delta) released a split cover EP called "Quid Pro Quo," that saw Sego covering the Big Black Delta song "Into The Night," and Bates covering Sego's song "Shame." The released this digitally and as a limited run of 500 flexi discs. On March 20, 2020, Big Black Delta released the single, "Summoner," off of his upcoming forth album. It was accompanied by a music video directed by Warren Kommers and Nina McNeely. This followed by remixes for "Summoner" from James Welsh, Clearside, and The Bodies Obtained. On May 15, 2020, Big Black Delta announced the release of the fourth LP ''4'' on July 10, 2020 and released the single "Lord Only Knows," with its accompanying music video directed by Adam Osgood. On June 12, "Canary," the third single from ''4,'' was released. He released his fourth studio album, ''4'', on July 10, 2020, alongside a video for album track "Vessel" (another collaboration with Warren Kommers.) Big Black Delta had two original songs featured on the soundtrack for ''

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'', released on August 28, 2020.

Discography

; Albums * ''BBDLP1'' (2011) * ''

'' (2013) * '' Trágame Tierra'' (2016) * ''WHORU812'' (2017) * ''4'' (2020) ;EPs * ''BBDEP1'' (2010) * ''EP2.5A7'' (2013) * ''Quid Pro Quo'' (2020) (split release w/ Sego) ;Singles * 2010: "He's A Whore" (w/ War Widow) - a cover of the

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* 2011: "Huggin & Kissin" * 2012: "IFUCKINGLOVEYOU" * 2013: "Side of the Road" * 2013: "Money Rain Down" * 2014: "Huggin and Kissin" * 2015: "It's OK" * 2015: "RCVR (feat.

)" * 2016: "Steer the Canyon" * 2016: "Bitten by the Apple" * 2017: "Brooks was here2a" * 2019: "Roost" * 2019: "Orinoco Symphony" * 2020: "Summoner" * 2020: "Lord Only Knows" * 2020: "Canary" ;Music videos * 2010: "IFUCKINGLOVEYOU" * 2011: "Betamax" * 2013: "Side of the Road" * 2013: "x22 * 2013: "Money Rain Down" * 2013: "Love You This Summer" * 2014: "Huggin & Kissin" *2016: "Bitten By The Apple" *2020: "Summoner" *2020: "Lord Only Knows" *2020: "Canary" *2020: "Vessel" ;Remixes * 2010: "Houdini" by

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on NON SONOIO * 2011: "Fall" (w/ M83) by Daft Punk on '' Tron Legacy: R3c0nf1gur3d'' * 2011: "Inflammable Heart" by Man Without Country on a 3-track single bundle * 2011: "Midnight City (Big Black Delta Remix)" by M83 on Midnight City (Remixes) EP * 2012: "Make It Home (Big Black Delta Remix)" by thenewno2, from their album "thefearofmissingout" * 2012: "More Human Than Human (Big Black Delta Remix)" by White Zombie / Rob Zombie on "

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" * 2013: "Dear Brother (Denton rework)" by

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, on the "

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