Marcin Pietruszewski ‘The New Pulsar Generator Recordings Volume One’ (Fancyyyyy)
Some artists find themselves inspired by broken hearts or the perilous state of world politics. Not Edinburgh-based Marcin…
Lyndon Scarfe ‘Shoreline’ (Cue Dot)
This instrumental album of textures and electronic sound is the first in a series from new label Cue…
Khotin ‘Finds You Well’ (Ghostly International)
Releasing eight EPs and three albums in six years, you might presume Canadian producer Khotin is short on…
Huw Marc Bennett ‘Tresilian Bay’ (Albert’s Favourites)
Here’s another name to add to the growing list of UK new jazz talents. London-Welsh bassist/producer Bennett distils…
Floodlights ‘A Beautiful Stage’ (Modern Aviation)
Fittingly for a collection whose title track takes inspiration from Philippe Petit’s heart-stopping 1974 high wire walk between…
Field Lines Cartographer ‘The Spectral Isle’ (Castles In Space)
Mark Burford’s sixth sonic exploration (his first for Castles In Space) explores Hy-Brasil, an elusive, mythical phantom island…
Dangerwank ‘Your Card Has Been Declined’ (Salmon Universe)
The anonymous and un-Googleable Dangerwank could be anyone: Banksy, Burial, Shergar. However, the modern media motifs are instantly…
X Marks The Pedwalk ‘Transformation’ (Meshwork)
Pump up the balloons. ‘Transformation’ is the 10th album by German EBM pioneers X Marks The Pedwalk and…
Various Artists ‘Head In The Clouds’ (Fruits De Mer)
Given an infinite field to run wild in by the UK’s foremost psychedelic independent, two different CDs and…
Thurston Moore ‘By The Fire’ (The Daydream Library Series)
This year started with Sonic Youth co-founder Thurston Moore opening a record shop in his adopted home of…