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La Di Da Di<\/em>, Battles<\/a>‘s outstanding new album, came out last month, and they’re keeping us excited. The band have just unveiled a brilliant video for the album’s electrifying track \u2018Dot Net\u2019, directed by Ben Jones. The video is the first part of the Channel 4’s upcoming Random Acts s<\/em>eries, consisting of collaborations between filmmakers and Warp<\/a> artists. Due to be broadcast later in the year, the series also includes collaborations with Darkstar, Oneohtrix Point Never and Hudson Mohawke.<\/p>\n Here’s what Dave Konopka from Battles said about this collaboration:<\/p>\n \u201cBen 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.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Watch the video for \u2018Dot Net\u2019 below.<\/p>\n\n