Floating Points ‘Elaenia’ (Pluto)
A ridiculously accomplished debut album named after a bird you’ve never heard of
Faze Miyake ‘Faze Miyake’ (Rinse)
Hotly tipped producer reshapes grime template and turns in ice-cold debut
Everything But The Girl ‘Walking Wounded/Temperamental’ (Edsel Records)
Reissue double bill stands as a testament to the vibrancy of 90s electronic music scenes
Erasure ‘Always – The Very Best Of Erasure’ (Mute)
Another ‘Best Of’, another chance to appreciate the 30-year Bell/Clarke legacy all over again
Coma ‘This Side Of Paradise’ (Kompakt)
Album number two from the Cologne duo is a startlingly well-crafted pop-house hybrid
Colder ‘Many Colours’ (Bataille)
Ladies and gentlemen, pray turn up your collars, sigh and stare wistfully off into the distance…
Alpha Seven ‘Great TV Masts Of The UK’ (Sofacom)
Retro ambient trip hop explores the psychogeography of elderly communication technology. As you do…
Various Artists ‘Trevor Jackson Presents: Science Fiction Dancehall Classics’ (On-U Sound)
Monumental selection of Adrian Sherwood’s finest, stretching to his furthest-out disco mutations and beyond
Tomo Akikawabaya ‘The Invitation Of The Dead’ (Minimal Wave)
Lost 80s Japanese synthpop treasure rediscovered and remastered
The Fantastic Plastics ‘Devolver’ (Altercation)
The New York duo give a 21st century twist to new wave with this honed debut