Dross Glop
Dross Glop is a remix compilation album by American experimental rock band Battles. It was released on April 16, 2012, 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.
| Dross Glop | ||||
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| Released | April 16, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2011–2012 | |||
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| Length | 69:02 15:54 (Dross Glop 1) 14:33 (Dross Glop 2) 19:35 (Dross Glop 3) 17:35 (Dross Glop 4) | |||
| Label | Warp | |||
| Producer | Various | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 63/100 |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Clash | 7/10 |
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| Pitchfork | 7.8/10 |
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The four 12" singles were numbered from 1 to 4, and were announced on Battles' website and Facebook page, 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), 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.