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Last years 'Gloss Drop' LP didn't really register with me for some reason. I guess it seemed a little patchy with all the personnel issues and what not. Saying that, they still sounded amazing live so perhaps I should revisit the beast. First, lets chunter on about the remix 12” a little. I'm guessing this is the first of a series of 12”s that will eventually be compiled as a CD ala Radiohead's 'King Of Limbs'. The first installment sees the lads get the remix treatment from Gui Boratto and The Field. Boratto's takes 'Wall Street' and gives it a much steadier tempo and delivery. The beats are solid but the melodic element is a little bit coffee table dub for my liking...wouldn't sound out of place on a Massive Attack album or summat like that. The Field's take on 'Sweetie & Shag' takes an equally downbeat approach with minimalist beats and bizarre loops creating a mongy industrial dub-disco feel. Again, very Massive Attack in it's suspension of musical tension. I can feel the track baring down on me. I'm gonna turn it off.
• Battles follow a spectacular 2011, which saw the release of their acclaimed second album ‘Gloss Drop’, with a series of very special remix releases in 2012.
• The series, titled ‘Dross Glop’, begins with a limited 12” featuring remixes of Battles tracks from Gui Boratto and The Field.
• This vinyl is exclusively available to independent stores in the UK, limited to 450 copies in the UK and Eire.
• The entire series of tracks will be compiled and released later in the year as a CD album.
• Battles’ album ‘Gloss Drop’ was extensively featured in NME, The Fly, Quietus, Clash and The Skinny’s End Of Year polls, with Top 10 placements in The Fly and The Skinny and Top 5 in Clash. In NME Battles featured in Best Albums, Best Tracks and Best Artwork charts.
• The album artwork has been reworked for this new series.
• In addition, the band recently curated a day of ATP’s Nightmare Before Christmas festival.
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