Electronic ‘Electronic (Special Edition 2013 Remaster)’ (EMI)
The original is a classic, but this ‘Special Edition’ is nowhere as special as it should have been
Depeche Mode ‘Delta Machine’ (Columbia)
Heartfelt electro blues for the 21st century, but where does it sit in the pantheon of all-great Mode albums?
Coma ‘In Technicolor’ (Kompakt)
There’s techno, there’s pop, and then there’s these guys from Cologne
Clockwork ‘B.O.A.T.S.’ (Life And Death)
Melancholic techno and old-fashioned storytelling make for to a sparkling debut album
Bonobo ‘The North Borders’ (Ninja Tune)
A more than worthy follow-up to the much-praised ‘Black Sands’ album and remix set
Billie Ray Martin ‘The Crackdown Project’ (Disco Activisto/dPulse)
Electribe 101 frontwoman worships at the temple of electro pioneers Cabaret Voltaire
Autechre ‘Exai’ (Warp)
Sonic architecture, political engagement and, er, a bunch of other stuff
Karl Bartos ‘Off The Record’ (Bureau B)
Former Kraftwerk linchpin creates beauty from his own back catalogue
Klaus Schulze ‘Shadowlands’ (Synthetic Symphony)
German synth master’s nine millionth album is a lengthy, patchy (geddit?) affair
Letherette ‘Letherette’ (Ninja Tune)
Daft Punk-influenced debut might just herald a new genre – Midlands-glo