The song is lifted from the Brooklyn trio's latest album 'La Di Da Di', which came out in September. The band teamed up with director Ben Jones for the video, which was created for Channel 4's Random Acts film series. Discussing it, Dave Konopka of Battles said:
“Ben Jones and I went Massachusetts College of Art together in the 90s and I've been a huge fan of his work as both a solo artist and a member of Paper Rad ever since.
When Channel Four approached us about a collaboration with a visual artist, Ben Jones immediately came to mind because I have always thought that there would be a great synthesis of Ben's experimental animation and Battles' technicolor sounds--a joining of two forms that I have been wanting to make happen for years.
As luck would have it, when I reached out to Ben to see if he would be interested in collaborating, he had just finished installing a new solo show of some outstanding new work, which is featured throughout the Dot Net video. Through his incorporation of a live-action gallery scene intercut with his authentically one-of-a-kind animation, Ben made a video for Dot Net that is one of my favorite Battles video collaborations and absolute joy to watch over and over again.”
Battles will return to the UK as part of a European tour later this month. They will head back for shows at Manchester Academy, Bristol's Colston Hall, the O2 ABC in Glasgow, Cambridge Junction and London's Electric Ballroom between October 23 and 28. Tickets are on sale now, priced at £15.00 (£19.50 in London), plus fees. They will also play London's O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire on March 24, 2016.
Battles Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows:
Fri October 23 2015 - MANCHESTER Academy
Sat October 24 2015 - BRISTOL Colston Hall
Sun October 25 2015 - GLASGOW O2 ABC Glasgow
Mon October 26 2015 - CAMBRIDGE Junction
Wed October 28 2015 - LONDON Electric Ballroom
Thu March 24 2016 - LONDON O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire
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