Dave Konopka is an American musician who is best known as the former bassist and guitarist in the experimental rock band

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. A graphic design major at the

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, he also designed the band's record covers and tour posters. Konopka departed Battles in 2018.

Biography

Prior to joining Battles, he was in the Boston-based

math rock Math rock is a style of progressive and indie rock with roots in bands such as King Crimson and Rush as well as 20th-century minimal music composers such as Steve Reich. It is characterized by complex, atypical rhythmic structures (includi ...

band

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, which released a self-titled debut album on Box Factory Records in 2000.

Setup

(2011 – Present)

;Guitars *

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'57 custom Black Beauty * G&L ASAT Bass ;Pedals * Line 6 DL4 – X 2 *

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POG2 *

Micro POG *

Holy Grail Reverb *

Freeze Sound Retainer * Fulltone OCD Distortion Pedal *

Boss Boss may refer to: Occupations * Supervisor, often referred to as boss * Air boss, more formally, air officer, the person in charge of aircraft operations on an aircraft carrier * Crime boss, the head of a criminal organization * Fire boss, a ...

Pitch Shifter Delay – X 2 *

TU-3 Chromatic Floor Tuner *

AB-2 * Xotic EP – Booster ;Rack Mount Units * Gibson Echoplex – X 2 w/Footswitches ;Amplifiers *

Mesa Boogie Mesa/Boogie (also known as Mesa Engineering) is an American company in Petaluma, California, that manufactures amplifiers and other accessories for guitars and basses. It has been in operation since 1969. Mesa was started by Randall Smith as a s ...

M9 Carbine Bass Amplifier – X 2 *

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B-115e Cabinet * Bergantino 4x12 Cabinet * Bergantino 6x10 Cabinet

Discography

As a band member

– ''

'' (2000) *

– ''

EP C / B EP ''EP C/B EP'' is a two disc compilation by the American math rock band Battles. It brings together the two previous EPs, '' EP C'', '' B EP'' and the "Tras" single. It was released in 2006 on Warp Records. ''EP C'' was originally released on J ...

'' (2006) * Battles – ''

Mirrored ''Mirrored'' is the debut studio album by American experimental rock band Battles. It was released on May 14, 2007 in the United Kingdom, and on May 22, 2007 in the United States. ''Mirrored'' marked the first album in which the band incorporated ...

'' (2007) * Battles – ''

Gloss Drop ''Gloss Drop'' is the second studio album by American experimental rock band Battles, released on Warp Records in June 2011. Most of the album is instrumental, but vocals are provided by various guests performers, including electronic musician Ga ...

'' (2011) * Battles – ''

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'' (2015)

Singles

* "Tras" (June 15, 2004, 12") * "Atlas" (April 2007, 12") * "

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" (October 2007) * "The Line" (August 2010, digital download) * "Ice Cream" (March 2011, 12") * "My Machines" (August 2011, 12")

As a contributor

* '' Tonto+'' (

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; October 22, 2007 world, November 6, 2007 USA) * '' Dross Glop 1'' (first in a four-part

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remix series; Warp Records; February 6/7, 2012) * '' Dross Glop 2'' (second in four-part 12" vinyl remix series; Warp Records; February 20/21, 2012) * '' Dross Glop 3'' (third in four-part 12" vinyl remix series; Warp Records; March 19/20, 2012) * '' Dross Glop 4'' (fourth and final in four-part 12" vinyl remix series; Warp Records;

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, April 21, 2012) * ''

Dross Glop ''Dross Glop'' is a remix compilation album by American experimental rock band Battles. It was released on April 16, 2012, and compiles remixes by various artists of Battles' songs from '' Gloss Drop'' (2011), eleven of which were originally rel ...

'' (CD compilation of the four-part 12" vinyl remixes; April 16/17, 2012)

References

Living people 1976 births American rock guitarists American male guitarists Battles (band) members 21st-century American guitarists 21st-century American male musicians {{US-guitarist-stub