Holly Herndon ‘Platform’ (4AD)
The California-based boffin returns triumphant with an ingenious second album of laptop exploits
Death And Vanilla ‘To Where The Wild Things Are’ (Fire)
Sweden’s latest exports lead the wild rumpus with 1960s-inflected electro-dreampop
A Sheffield Story: From Vice Versa To Abc
Hard as it is to fathom, the gold lamé and grand orchestral pop of Sheffield’s ABC developed out of post-punk experimentalist outfit Vice Versa. What were they putting in the water up there in South Yorkshire?
Fort Romeau ‘Insides’ (Ghostly International)
Luxurious, atmospheric house tunes for clubbing and contemplation
Walls ‘Urals’ (Ecstatic Recordings)
The last offering in an album trilogy, but is it the end or a new beginning for the accomplished London duo?
Portico: Pastures New
From lauded jazz hopefuls to immersive electronica trailblazers, the release of their ‘Living Fields’ album means Portico’s remarkable transformation is finally complete
Schneider Kacirek ‘Shadows Documents’ (Bureau B)Â
African vibes meet German engineering on these warm and absorbing soundscapes
Ghost Culture ‘Ghost Culture’ (Phantasy)
A moody and dubby debut from a new signing to Erol Alkan’s Phantasy imprint