Last year, the robots in Battles put out Gloss Drop (TMT Review), their long-awaited follow-up to 2007’s Mirrored (TMT Review). Some loved it, some didn’t think it lived up to its predecessor, enthusiasts of chewed-up gum were enthralled. Everyone agreed that it certainly had more Yamantaka Eye than all of Battles’s previous releases. Actually, it might have had more Yamantaka Eye than any other record last year. Now, I have done absolutely no research besides trying to remember if he was on that Beastie Boys album (pretty sure he wasn’t), but I think it’s fair to declare Gloss Drop the Yamantaka Eye-iest record of 2011.
With that title securely in place, Battles are due a victory lap. That victory lap is a four-part series of 12-inch remixes by the name of Dross Glop. DO YOU GET IT??? Dross Glop 1 is already out through Warp and contains remixes by the likes of Gui Boratto and The Field. But that’s not news! Things that are already out are history! The real news is that Dross Glop 2 comes out February 21 in the US and February 20 in places that are not the US. This time around, the remixing is in the hands of The Alchemist, Shabazz Palaces, and Kode9; listen to the Shabazz Palaces remix below. Now, the wait begins for Dross Glop 3, featuring remixes by Yamantaka Eye, Yamantaka Eye, Yamantaka Eye, and, actually, I have no idea who is going to be on the next one.
Dross Glop 2 tracklist:
A1. Futura (The Alchemist Remix)
A2. White Electric (Shabazz Palaces Remix)
B. Africastle (Kode9 Remix)
• Battles: http://bttls.com
• Warp: http://warp.net
