Battles’ second album, Gloss Drop , was released on June 6, 2011, featuring guests including Matias Aguayo , Gary Numan , Kazu Makino , and Yamantaka Eye . The band announced a spring tour in support of the record. In December 2011, the band curated the All Tomorrow’s Parties “Nightmare Before Christmas” festival in Minehead, England alongside co-curators Les Savy Fav and Caribou . From February to April 2012, a series of four 12″ vinyl EPs were released, titled Dross Glop (a spoonerism of the album’s title) 1 through 4, featuring dance remixes of all the songs on Gloss Drop by various artists, including Gui Boratto , Kode9 and Hudson Mohawke . A compilation album featuring the 11 remixes (plus one not included, “Sundome”) was released on April 16, 2012.
Gloss Drop
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