Dross Glop

Dross Glop
Remix album by
Battles
ReleasedApril 16, 2012
Recorded2011–2012
Genre
Length69:02
15:54 (Dross Glop 1)
14:33 (Dross Glop 2)
19:35 (Dross Glop 3)
17:35 (Dross Glop 4)
LabelWarp
ProducerVarious
Battles chronology
Gloss Drop
(2011) 		Dross Glop
(2012) 		La Di Da Di
(2015)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic63/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Clash7/10[3]
DIY[4]
Gigwise[5]
The Guardian[6]
musicOMH[7]
Pitchfork7.8/10[8]
Q[1]
Slant Magazine[9]
The Skinny[10]

Dross Glop is a remix compilation album by American experimental rock band Battles. It was released on April 16, 2012,[11] and compiles remixes by various artists of Battles' songs from Gloss Drop (2011), eleven of which were originally released over a series of four 12-inch singles. The compilation includes a remix of "Sundome" that was not included on any of the vinyl releases.[12]

The four 12" singles were numbered from 1 to 4, and were announced on Battles' website[13] and Facebook page,[14] and released from February (the first on February 6/7 internationally and in the US, respectively) to April 2012. The final part, Dross Glop 4, was released on Record Store Day 2012 (April 21),[15] following the release of this compilation.

The album title is a spoonerism of the title of the band's album Gloss Drop, which the original versions of the songs are from. All four of the vinyl sleeves and the compilation's cover are also based on the initial art for Gloss Drop, intermixing different colored paints on the pink of the original sculpture.

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  2. ^ "Dross Glop - Battles". Allmusic. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
  3. ^ "Battles - Dross Glop". Clash. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
  4. ^ Mitchell, Aurora (15 April 2012). "Battles – Dross Glop". This Is Fake DIY. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  5. ^ Scanlon, Krystal. "Battles 'Dross Glop' (Warp)". Gigwise. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
  6. ^ Simpson, Dave (April 12, 2012). "Battles: Dross Glop – review". The Guardian. London. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
  7. ^ "Battles - Dross Glop - album reviews - musicOMH". musicOMH. Archived from the original on April 17, 2012. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
  8. ^ Snapes, Laura (April 17, 2012). "Battles: Dross Glop Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  9. ^ Liedel, Keven. "Battles: Dross Glop - Music Review". Slant Magazine. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
  10. ^ McQuillian, Timothy. "Battles – Dross Glop". Theskinny.co.uk. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
  11. ^ "Battles - DROSS GLOP - coming April 16/17". Battles on Facebook. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
  12. ^ "beats international music promotion : BATTLES". Beats International. Archived from the original on January 5, 2012. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
  13. ^ "BATTLES — DROSS GLOP 4". Warp Records. Archived from the original on April 8, 2012. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
  14. ^ "Battles - DROSS GLOP — The first in a 4-part 12inch remix series". Facebook. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
  15. ^ "Warp / Records / Battles / Dross Glop 4 announced for Record Store Day, includes remixes from Hudson Mohawke & Gang Gang Dance". Warp Records. Retrieved April 17, 2012.