Aris Kindt ‘Floods’ (Scissor & Thread)
Transporting, immersive ambience meets art history lesson. Bonus
Yokan System ‘Whispering’ (Ample Play)
Japanese duo construct fizzy pop album that’s too good to whisper about
Yacht ‘I Thought The Future Would Be Cooler’ (Downtown Records)
Electropop brainiacs rustle up the party album of the year. Hands down, no question
Underworld ‘Second Toughest In The Infants’ (Universal Music Catalogue)
A masterclass from Romford’s finest in how to do a 20th anniversary reissue
Shape Worship ‘A City Remembrancer’ (Front & Follow)
Bored of London? Try this intelligent psychogeographical take on our nation’s capital
Rockwell ‘Obsolete Medium’ (Shogun Audio)
Drum ’n’ bass gets a sizeable kick up the backside from a true maverick
Zeus B Held ‘Logic Of Coincidence’ (Les Disques Du Crépuscule)
Journeyman German producer puts a Schrödinger’s cat among the pigeons
Wolfgang Flür ‘Eloquence – Complete Works’ (Cherry Red)
A collection of international electropop from former Kraftwerk drummer and full-time Musik Soldat
St Germain ‘St Germain’ (Parlophone France)
Ludovic Navarre makes long awaited return with something of a curveball
Sebastian Russell ‘Force’ (Fenou)
Finally, the first ever full-length from one of dance music’s most innovative disciples