It's the playful, borderline daft moments that stand out the most, riding the gamut from fun to flipping nuts.
Despite a couple speed bumps, Dross Glop is as solid of a collaborative remix album as you’re going to find.
A nice homespun, organic and lovingly prepared supplement to Gloss Drop.
Some of the tracks are downright ugly listening — like the stuttering EYE remix of “Sundome” that wavers like a mirage — but a few gems shine through.
For such an experimental band maybe they could have pushed these remixes further instead of into a no-man’s land of accessible.
While it's more stylistically consistent than most remix albums, this remixed version of Battles' Gloss Drop still doesn't keep me engaged on every track.
This would appear then, to be a remix album not particularly for fans of the original body of work, but for fans of the remix artists.
Some of the changes applied to these songs may not strike Battles fans as good or bad; some may just find themselves being neutral to the whole thing.
Alright remixes, some are meh but the good few ones are a vibe, but that is only a few which is a real shame. A few others are quieter or just plain sweeter which is nice.