Andrew Weatherall ‘Convenanza’ (Rotters Golf Club)
Rare solo album sees the Lone Swordsman in fine voice… quite literally
Aris Kindt ‘Floods’ (Scissor & Thread)
Transporting, immersive ambience meets art history lesson. Bonus
Coma ‘This Side Of Paradise’ (Kompakt)
Album number two from the Cologne duo is a startlingly well-crafted pop-house hybrid
Colder ‘Many Colours’ (Bataille)
Ladies and gentlemen, pray turn up your collars, sigh and stare wistfully off into the distance…
Gary Martin ‘Escape From South Warren’ (Motech)
Less is more as Detroit techno’s best-kept secret delivers his masterclass
Gareth Whitehead ‘The Brood’ (Bulletdodge)
A star-studded cast list and a grand conceit make up this ambitious clubland history lesson
Underlord
Techno with the crusts left on
Actress ‘DJ-Kicks’ (K7)
Electronica’s golden boy steps up to the DJ-Kicks podium – for an Oscar or a Razzie?
ALSO ‘ALSO’ (R&S)
Bass men Appleblim and Second Storey break beats, boundaries, the mould, everything…
Marc Houle ‘Restore’ (M-nus)
A-list remixers undertake a makeover of Houle’s minimal classic ‘Restore’ – and it ain’t minimal no more