Rubik ‘Tone Poem’ (Domestic)
Creating an album using stochastic processes? Do what? Disco dancing this ain’t
Róisín Murphy ‘Hairless Toys’ (Play It Again Sam)
She’s not playing around with this one. The Irish singer is finally back with her third solo album
Nosaj Thing ‘Fated’ (Innovative Leisure)
Jason Chung evokes self-indulgent solitude and delectable dejection on his third studio album
Leftfield ‘Alternative Light Source’ (Infectious Music)
Techno demigod Neil Barnes picks up where he left off. Brace your ears
Jonteknik ‘Structural’ (Jonteknik Music)
Is this the album about architecture that Kraftwerk never made?
Jean-Jacques Perrey & David Chazam ‘Ela’ (Freaksville Recordings)
The French pioneer and his young sidekick deliver an idiosyncratic collection of weirdness and wonderfulness
Jamie xx ‘In Colour’ (Young Turks)
The production wing of The xx steps out of the shadows with his first solo full-length
Hot Chip ‘Why Make Sense?’ (Domino)
Getting back with your ex isn’t always advisable, but Hot Chip are giving it another shot
Holly Herndon ‘Platform’ (4AD)
The California-based boffin returns triumphant with an ingenious second album of laptop exploits
Grasscut ‘Everyone Was A Bird’ (Lo Recordings)
Plaintive, plangent, poignant – three words to describe the music of this intriguing duo