Various Artists ’12”/80s New Wave/12”/80s Chilled’ (Universal Music)
Two massive collections of 12-inch remixes from the 1980s – and there’s plenty of tasty stuff as well as the odd clanger
Yelle ‘Complètement Fou’ (Kemosabe)
Julie Budet and GrandMarnier confirm their reservation at the top table with a third album of quality electropop
Various Artists ‘Slowly Exploding’ (Perc Trax)
Celebrating 10 years of Perc Trax with a bumper selection of new material
Simian Mobile Disco ‘Whorl’ (Anti)
Cactus alert!! This is almost certainly the best electronic music album ever recorded in the middle of a desert
S’S ‘Exploded View Of Love’ (G@#9)
Where The Young Gods meets Black Flag. We advise you to put on a safety helmet before reading any further
Ryan Teague ‘Block Boundaries’ (Village Green )
It’s billed as a “hallucinogenic Ballardian journey”, but it isn’t quite as hallucinogenic or Ballardian as it might have been
Roedelius ‘Tape Archive 1973-1978’/Kollection 02:Roedelius’ (Bureau B)
Two albums celebrating the granddaddy of all things ambient, experimental and electronic
Olivia Louvel ‘Beauty Sleep’ (Cat Werk)
The award-winning French-born Brit crafts a fresh set of art inspired electronics. Or is it electronics inspired art?
Octave Minds ‘Octave Minds’ (Boysnoize)
Boys Noize? Chilly Gonzales? Together? An unlikely pairing on paper that reaps rewards in the recording studio
Nicholas Krgovich’ On Sunset’ (Tin Angel)
Exploring the underbelly of Hollywood with tracks inspired by leftfield 80s pop and smooth 90s downtempo music