Battles

From February to April 2012, Battles released a series of four 12" vinyl EPs titled "Dross Glop," which contains dance remixes of all the songs on "Gloss Drop" by various artists, including Gui Boratto and Hudson Mohawk. Read More

When Tyondai Braxton left Battles two years ago, the remaining trio banded together with Gary Numan, Kazu Makino, Matias Aguayo and Yamantaka Eye to release last year's Gloss Drop. The album got mixed reviews, but received much good press in spite of the naysayers. Read More

Remixing a group as consistently inventive and idiosyncratic as Battles can be both a blessing and a curse. Read More

Dross Glop is a distinctive album, though for reasons likely not intended. Read More

Watching Battles play on a stage over a lake in France at two in the morning last summer, you could see that they had transformed into a full-blown party band. Read More