Look Mum No Computer

Battle spent much of his childhood indoors experimenting with building projects, such as rockets and robots inspired by the television show Robot Wars. From an early age, Battle showed a strong curiosity for mechanics, frequently dismantling toys, pedal cars, and household appliances like irons and toasters to explore their inner workings.^[9]

Battle launched his YouTube channel in 2013, originally setup for ZIBRA, a band that Battle created with three friends. Battle's first music gear related video was posted in 2016.^[3][10] Besides ad income from YouTube, Battle has also been funding his electronic inventions (such as on organ made of flame throwers^[11]) with fan donations, on the subscription platform Patreon.^[3]

In 2018, he created a synthesiser based on a Furby, by wiring it up into a modular synthesizer.^[12] In 2022, Battle began restoring a 1914 church organ, as an exhibit in This Museum is Not Obsolete,^[13] the process of which has been documented on his channel. Battle also produces and sells modular synthesizer components,^[14] such as the #1222 Performance VCO.^[4]

As of January 2024, his YouTube channel has garnered over sixty-three million views.^[15]

He released his first single, called "Groundhog Day", in 2019.^[3] He did a tour in Germany, Switzerland and the UK in 2019.^[3]

In May 2022, he joined with Cuckoo and Hainbach to form a musical supergroup called Uncompressed.^[5]

Battle has co-produced several compositions for screening, such as Satellite Moment (with Charlie Fink), for the film adaptation of A Street Cat Named Bob, as well as Glitter and Gold (with Barns Courtney) for Netflix's series Safe.^[16]

He typically uses modular synthesizers in his compositions.^[17]

As well as music he present a travel docu-series series called "Junk Rock TV" where he travelled around Europe making musical instruments and performing alongside Hainbach, Pedro Javier Gonzalez, Lydia Kavina and Fedde ten Berge ^[18]

In March 2025, he announced a video game called Look Mum No Computer,^[19] developed in collaboration with the German indie studio The Bitfather^[20] and publisher Headup Games.^[21] The game was released on Steam on 24 July 2025 and for consoles on 22 January 2026. In 2025 the game was nominated for the German Developer Award for Best Audio Design.^[22]

In February 2026, it was announced that Battle had been selected as the artist to represent the United Kingdom at Eurovision Song Contest 2026.^[23] Of being chosen to represent the country, he said he "found it completely bonkers to be jumping on this wonderful and wild journey. [...] adding that he had always been a massive Eurovision fan, and that he [loves] the magical joy it brings to millions of people every year, so getting to join that legacy and fly the flag for the UK is an absolute honour that I am taking very seriously."^[24] His song, Eins, Zwei, Drei, was released on 6 March.

This Museum Is (Not) Obsolete is his permanent exhibition space in Ramsgate, Kent, housing a collection of vintage electronics, synthesizers, and experimental musical instruments.^[27][28] The museum opened in August 2021 and features items from Battle's personal builds alongside donated historical pieces, emphasizing hands-on interaction with obsolete technology.^[29][30] It attracts visitors interested in tinkering with early electronic devices, such as modified tape delays and modular oscillators.^[31]