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Schobbee
Poe’s Law

Film editor uses the tools of his trade to digest online audio and regurgitate it in strange new shapes, finds Daryl Worthington

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Tim Hecker
No Highs

There is menace lukring in the air behind the thirteenth solo album by the Canadian electronic producer and sound artist

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Carmen Jaci
Happy Child

Ringtones and video game bloops collide in kaleidoscopic fashion in the new album from the French-Canadian producer

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Wacław Zimpel
Train Spotter

The Polish producer finds music in the everyday noises of the city

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Andy Loebs
Hyperlink Anamorphosis

With its shiny surfaces and restless genre-mashing, Hyperlink Anamorphosis sounds exceedingly 2023, finds Skye Butchard

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Richard Skelton
selenodesy

Richard Skelton turns his gaze skyward on an album rich with contrasts

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James Holden
Imagine This Is A High Dimensional Space Of All Possibilities

James Holden's latest is a wild combination of memories, ideas, and influences, says Bernie Brooks

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Aksak Maboul
Une Aventure de VV (Songspiel)

The reactivated Belgian avant-rock band follow 2020’s *Figures* with a fifteen-part, sixty-three-minute experimental audio play voiced by a host of collaborators, including Stereolab’s Laetitia Sadier, Tuxedomoon’s Blaine L. Reininger and Alig (John Pearce) of Family Fodder

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Debby Friday
Good Luck

With its harsh sounds and pulsing beats, *Good Luck* is a debut album that bursts from the starting blocks wiuth all guns blazing

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Angel Bat Dawid
Requiem For Jazz

The brilliant Atlanta-born composer delivers the last rites

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Dawn Ray’d
To Know The Light

Radical politics arrives on a wave of black metal blast on the latest from Dawn Ray'd

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Depeche Mode
Memento Mori

Now stripped back to a two-piece, Depeche Mode find a remarkable new economy, finds Ian Wade

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Lankum
False Lankum

Paddy Clarke reviews an album that gives an intense listening experience as it moves through a wild array of moods

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Glass Remade/Remodelled
Various Artists

A celebration of legendary independent label Glass Records with new versions of originals by The Pastels, Mayo Thompson, Spaceman 3, and the Jazz Butcher among others

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Healing Force Project
Drifted Entities (Vol. 2)

Jittery and skittery in equal measure, the latest from Milan's Healing Force Project ramps things up nicely, finds Jeremy Allen

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Surgeon
Crash Recoil

Anthony Child burnishes his reputation for dancefloor doof tempered by cinematic expansiveness, finds Kate French-Morris

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Lana Del Rabies
Strega Beata

Despite the punning name, the third album from Phoenix's Sam An welds a fury of noise and pain into some remarkably compelling shapes, finds Jeremy Allen

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Fever Ray
Radical Romantics

The third solo album by Sweden's Karin Dreijer explores the outer dimensions of love

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Powell + London Contemporary Orchestra
26 Lives

A live collaboration between electronic wunderkind Oscar powell and one of London's most adventurous orchestras leaves Skye Butchard wishing he'd been there on the night

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Bryozone
Eye of Delirious

From Odesa, sound artist Ganna Bryzhata evokes the hazy ambience of the "Black Sea Paris"

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Memnon Sa
Offworld Radiation Therapy

With keening sax and big sci-fi synths – but recorded so carefully – Johny Lamb finds much to enjoy

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Spirit of Hamlet
Northwest of Hamuretto

Membersd of Minutemen, Acid Mother's Temple and Clang Quartet team up, mixing comedown riffs and blasts of agitation

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Sleaford Mods
UK Grim

Andrew Fearn and Jason Williamson return, just as pissed off as ever, finds Hayley Scott

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Babybaby_explores
Food Near Me, Weather Today

The trio from Rhode Island respond to the imperfections of the world with a haiku-like long play, finds Irina Shtreis

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Robbie & Mona
Tusky

Deliberately dark with subtle jazz elements, experimental project Robbie & Mona are picking up where they left off on their latest album Tusky

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Massimo Pupillo feat. Malcolm McDowell
Songs Of Stone

The If… and Clockwork Orange star brings his larger than life charisma to bear on an album of drones and drama from Zu's Massimo Pupillo, finds Daniel Hignell

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Natalia Beylis and Eimear Reidy
She Came Through the Window to Stand By the Door

An album recorded in a church in County Leitrim conjures worlds within worlds for Daryl Worthington

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Spektral Quartet, Julia Holter, Alex Temple
Behind the Wallpaper

Julia Holter adds measured grace to a song cycle about personal transformation

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Free Love
Inside

Free Love’s latest LP of exploratory tunes is dangerously nice, says Bernie Brooks

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Max Syedtollan
Disposables

Glasgow-based composer decomposes

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Miss Grit
Follow The Cyborg

Pop highs, gnarly guitars, and jazzy sax – what more could you ask for? wonders Aug Stone

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Luke Vibert
Machine Funk

Stalwart electronic producer delivers a love letter to acid

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Schobbee Poe’s Law

Tim Hecker No Highs

Carmen Jaci Happy Child

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Andy Loebs Hyperlink Anamorphosis

Richard Skelton selenodesy

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Aksak Maboul Une Aventure de VV (Songspiel)

Debby Friday Good Luck

Angel Bat Dawid Requiem For Jazz

Dawn Ray’d To Know The Light

Depeche Mode Memento Mori

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Schobbee
Poe’s Law

Tim Hecker
No Highs

Carmen Jaci
Happy Child

Wacław Zimpel
Train Spotter

Andy Loebs
Hyperlink Anamorphosis

Richard Skelton
selenodesy

James Holden
Imagine This Is A High Dimensional Space Of All Possibilities

Aksak Maboul
Une Aventure de VV (Songspiel)

Debby Friday
Good Luck

Angel Bat Dawid
Requiem For Jazz

Dawn Ray’d
To Know The Light

Depeche Mode
Memento Mori

Lankum
False Lankum

Glass Remade/Remodelled
Various Artists

Healing Force Project
Drifted Entities (Vol. 2)

Surgeon
Crash Recoil

Lana Del Rabies
Strega Beata

Fever Ray
Radical Romantics

Powell + London Contemporary Orchestra
26 Lives

Bryozone
Eye of Delirious

Memnon Sa
Offworld Radiation Therapy

Spirit of Hamlet
Northwest of Hamuretto

Sleaford Mods
UK Grim

Babybaby_explores
Food Near Me, Weather Today

Robbie & Mona
Tusky

Massimo Pupillo feat. Malcolm McDowell
Songs Of Stone

Natalia Beylis and Eimear Reidy
She Came Through the Window to Stand By the Door

Spektral Quartet, Julia Holter, Alex Temple
Behind the Wallpaper

Free Love
Inside

Max Syedtollan
Disposables

Miss Grit
Follow The Cyborg

Luke Vibert
Machine Funk