gloss drop

For a decade-and-a-half, Battles have been cartwheeling down the boundaries separating seemingly exclusive genres. Beginning with a lineup consisting of guitarist/keyboardist/vocalist Tyondai Braxton, guitarist/bassist Dave Konopka, guitarist/synth op Ian Williams (ex-Don Caballero) and drummer John Stanier (ex-Helmet), the quartet went far to bridge elements of post-rock, electronic and modern classical compositions into something gloriously unique. […]

Battles will be compiling their series of Dross Glop remix 12-inches onto one album for an Apr. 17 release on CD/digital. The first two volumes have already been released on vinyl, with the third and fourth volumes to follow in the coming weeks before the CD/digital release. More info is here.

Battles will be releasing a new Dross Glop remix 12-inch on February 21. Check out the track listing, as well as the “White Electric” remix by Shabazz Palaces, below. The LP is the second of four remix LPs set to drop; more info on those can be found here. Battles' 2011 full-length Gloss Drop was one […]