Empress Of ‘Me’ (Terrible/XL)
Brooklyn synthpop newcomer shows she’s already ruling over the competition
Die Krupps ‘V – Metal Machine Music’ (Sledgehammer/Oblivion)
Iconic industrial pioneers keep ploughing their thrash metal furrow
Dave Mccabe & The Ramifications ‘Church Of Miami’ (1965)
Former Zutons frontman unplugs the guitars and turns on the synths for his first solo album
Dam-Funk ‘Invite The Light’ (Stones Throw)
Funk’s chief physician is back with a star-studded surgical procedure
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
Andrenachrome ‘New Beginnings’ (Silent Smile)
A sensual and seductive psychedelic voyage into electronic waters
Gunship ‘Gunship’ (INgrooves)
A strong and exciting debut careering headlong into the wacky world of 80s synthwave
Gagarin ‘Aoticp’ (Geo)
Post-punk stalwart Graham Dowdall continues his electronaut explorations
Delia Gonzalez ‘In Remembrance’ (DFA)
An avant-classical piano suite from the multi-talented performance artist/musician
Conrad Schnitzler ‘Kollektion 5: Conrad Schnitzler’ / Conrad Schnitzler & Pyrolator ‘Con-Struct’ (Bureau B)
Our favourite German label serves up two excellent tributes to a pioneer of Deutsche electronica