Jo Johnson: This Year’s Grrrl
Inspired by the likes of Laurie Spiegel, Delia Derbyshire and Éliane Radigue, electronic minimalist Jo Johnson creates slow-burning sounds that shimmer with emotion and quiet intensity
Oneohtrix Point Never ‘Tranquilizer’ (Warp)
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Wevie Stonder: Stuck On Stupid
After a 16-year hiatus, glorious oddballs Wevie Stonder are back. Deploying a familiar melange of multi-hued electronics, eccentric humour, cartoonish sound effects and patently skewed storytelling, they’re still delightfully bonkers
Mark Pritchard and Thom Yorke: Tales of the Unexpected
What happens when electronic visionary Mark Pritchard teams up with Radiohead’s enigmatic frontman Thom Yorke? That will be ‘Tall Tales’, a gloriously hyperreal, “elegantly unhinged” album of sonic trickery and digital effects, with mind-zapping visuals by artist Jonathan Zawada
Hekla: Holy Wail
Icelandic theremin virtuoso Hekla crafts eerie ambient soundscapes that groan with feedback, blackened drones and a healthy dose of “sci-fi gloam”. Prepare to be subsumed…
Space Blanket: That’s A Wrap
Shimmering synths, hazy ambience and a spot of “space trumpet”… Space Blanket make warm, cosmic sounds you’ll want to cosy up to
Keith “Radioactive Man” Tenniswood
Keith “Radioactive Man” Tenniswood – formerly one half of Two Lone Swordsmen with Andrew Weatherall – considers his primary influences. Whatever you do, don’t mention bangers
Marie Davidson: Clowning Around
Loaded with epic synth action and co-produced by Soulwax, the latest offering from Canadian producer Marie Davidson is blisteringly good – clubby, punchy, and quite possibly her finest yet
Alex Paterson: Sphere And Now
As driven and restless as ever, and with a new, career-spanning “director’s cut” compilation in the shops, The Orb’s Alex Paterson reflects on his eventful 30-year journey – with good tales, to boot
Arushi Jain: Raga Time
Deploying contemporary electronics that riff on Indian classical idioms, modular synthesist Arushi Jain crafts potent and beguiling otherworldly sounds