Laurent Garnier ‘The Home Box’ (F Communications)
French legend returns to banish the curse of jazz techno. World celebrates
Robert Hood ’20 Years Of M-Plant Music’ (M-Plant)
To paraphrase AC/DC, if you want a three-CD retrospective from a member of techno’s founding fathers, you’ve got it
Ro Maron ‘Collected’ (Musique Pour La Dance)
The tireless work ethic of this cult Belgian producer highlights a missing piece of the rave puzzle
Nina Kraviz ‘Nina Kraviz: DJ-Kicks’ (!K7)
The Russian DJ delivers the first ‘DJ-Kicks’ mix of 2015 with a set that’s more radio than dancefloor
Aphex Twin ‘Syro’ (Warp)
You can keep your Kate Bush. The first new Aphex Twin album for more than a decade is the real musical event of the year
Various Artists ‘Slowly Exploding’ (Perc Trax)
Celebrating 10 years of Perc Trax with a bumper selection of new material
Gazelle Twin ‘Unflesh’ (Anti-Ghost Moon Ray)Â
Electronica’s other Twin returns with a devastating second album of scary tunes and even scarier lyrics
Various Artists ’20 Jahre Kompakt Kollecktion 1’ (Kompakt)
Marking 20 years of Kompakt Records with songs of quality and distinction
Clockwork ‘B.O.A.T.S.’ (Life And Death)
Melancholic techno and old-fashioned storytelling make for to a sparkling debut album