Erasure ‘The Violet Flame’ (Mute)
Bell and Clarke prove they can still deliver pop songs that are both high energy and high quality
Various Artists ‘Electri_City – Elektronische_Musik_Aus_Düsseldorf’ (Grönland)
A fine compilation of 70s and 80s electronic music gems from Germany’s industrial heartland
Dorian Concept ‘Joined Ends’ (Ninja Tune)
Austrian wunderkind reinvents himself for a second album of progressive, pushing the envelope electronica
Client ‘Authority’ (Out Of Line)
After a four-year gap and a line-up change that reunites old friends, Client serve up a fresh batch of kinky synthpop
Plastikman ‘EX’ (Mute)
Ritchie Hawtin is back with the first new Plastikman tracks for over 10 years – and they’re recorded live too
Luke Abbott ‘Wysing Forest’ (Border Community)
Rural art project involving modular synthesis awash with strange and beautiful sounds and melodies
Irmler & Liebezeit ‘Flut’ (Klangbad)
A brilliant collection of improvisations from two of krautrock’s heaviest hitters
Cabaret Voltaire ‘#7885 (Electropunk To Technopop 1978-1985)’ (Mute)
A bumper Cabs compilation drawing on both their Rough Trade days and their Some Bizarre catalogue
Junip ‘Junip’ (City Slang)
Serene vocals, vintage synth sounds and an acoustic guitar add up to easy listening electronica
John Foxx & The Maths ‘Miracle Mile’ (Metamatic)
Hallucinatory dystopian soundtracks of emotional power