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May 9, 2012This remix compilation is a Who's Who of the electronic left field, but doesn't quite retain the character of the album.
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Apr 17, 2012Even when the remixes don't come up with anything particularly groundbreaking to say, it's interesting to hear Gloss Drop through new ears.
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Apr 17, 2012If you're drawn to Battles' nimble melodic turmoil and general musical messiness, you may find some of these electro excursions to be hard work.
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Apr 12, 2012For such an experimental band maybe they could have pushed these remixes further instead of into a no-man's land of accessible. For Battles, this is unchallenging territory.
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Apr 12, 2012Their original tracks are mostly given a more electronic, dancefloor hue, within which styles rollercoast from from hip-hop to garage to African music, and moods from airy to sinister.
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Apr 27, 2012The remixers seem bent on matching Battles' creativity, though the end result, while at times admirable, may leave listeners longing for a full airing of Gloss Drop.
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Apr 18, 2012It's not that it's great or horrible, it just manages to take Battles' exceptional sophomore album Gloss Drop and make it far less interesting and original.
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Q MagazineApr 13, 2012Too often the reworkings of the songs are either not different enough, or ... just plain boring. [May 2012, p.91]
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Apr 12, 2012Unfortunately, the majority of Dross Glop's remixers fail to find any new inspiration in reworking the original material. The results are scattershot, meandering, awkward, and often boring.