Sounds Familiar: Langham Research Centre

Musician and author Wolfgang Seidel was a fly-on-the-wall observer during krautrock’s peak. In his new book, ‘Krautrock Eruption’, he argues that the genre was rooted in the German working class, before Berlin’s countercultural scene of psych, jazz and electronics elevated it to stratospheric realms

‘Tresor’, the beguiling third album by Welsh artist Gwenno, is a love letter to the language and folklore of Cornwall. Celtic identity, embracing electronics and a mixing desk that once belonged to Martin Hannett all play their part in her colourful journey

Heirs apparent to the likes of Stereolab and Broadcast, Canterbury duo Memorials craft surrealist psych-pop and tape experiments into gloriously wayward grooves

Comprising left-field producer Coby Sey, soprano Olivia Salvadori and drummer Akihide Monna, Gaister’s self-titled debut is a mesmeric fusion of rarefied soundscapes and poetic form – sonic balm for the soul