Tomo Akikawabaya ‘The Invitation Of The Dead’ (Minimal Wave)
Lost 80s Japanese synthpop treasure rediscovered and remastered
Müller Roedelius ‘Imagori’ (Grönland)
Yin-yang collaboration pairs organic piano explorations with precise digitalism
Julia Holter ‘Have You In My Wilderness’ (Domino)
LA’s extraordinary experimental pop magician delivers her most welcoming long-player yet
Susumu Yokota ‘My Energy’ (Lo/The Leaf)
Subtly stunning tribute to a Japanese master of ambient electronics
Blanck Mass & Associates ‘The Strange Colour Of Your Body’s Tears Re-Score’ (Death Waltz Originals)
Fuck Buttons man leads a powerfully dense electronic re-score for Italo-horror homage
Test Dept & The South Wales Striking Miners Choir ‘Shoulder To Shoulder’ (PC-Press)
Industrial music, solidarity, political struggle – this timely reissue of the landmark collaboration has it all
The Advisory Circle ‘Other Channels’ / Mount Vernon Arts Lab ‘The Séance At Hobs Lane’ (Ghost Box)
A brace of timely reissues from the cult hauntology label’s catalogue of delights
Tame Impala ‘Currents’ (Fiction)
Kevin Parker’s super-slick third album kicks out the 60s jams and trips instead on the 80s
Qluster ‘Tasten’ (Bureau B)
Stunning neo-classical grand piano three-hander led by octogenarian krautrock master Roedelius
The Orb ‘Moonbuilding 2703 AD’ (Kompakt)
The Orb return to Kompakt for another ambient and psychedelic aural labyrinth