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Like a Neuron by Richard Youngs (album of the week)

'Like a Neuron' is a new LP from legendary underground lad Richard Youngs and when we put it on this morning it slapped our faces with surprise. Maybe the gnarly sleeve should have served as a warning.. All the stuff I've heard under his own name is ace and weird folky stuff but this one's chock full of amazing rhythmically instrumental psychedelic noise-type jams like someone's crossed Astral Social Club with Black Dice...read full review.

Pond Dipping/ Bumblebee by Emily Scott/ Helene Renaut (single of the week)

Autumn Ferment have a new series of Seasonal 7"'s coming your into your immediate area. The first one is a split between Emily Scott and Helene Renault and as it's called 'Summer' then you can expect a pair of Summery songs! Emily Scott makes a delightful summery pop song featuring a chap from the Incredible String Band playing banjo. It's just right for this weather! She has a lovely voice alright... I'm only half w...read full review.

Ten Years by Melodium

Melodium has been knocking about for some time now so it's nice hear that he's decided to put together a self -released compilation of his favorite compositions from the last ten years. He's called it 'Ten Years' which is a little lacking in imagination but i'll forgive him as this is a strong collection of dreamy electronica that instantly soothing my achey achey bonce. So you get 24 tunes on this comp, all of which have...read full review.

One Man's Weird Is Another Man's World by DJ Food

Am liking the new DJ Food single on Ninja Tune. It comes in a nice double sleeve poster thing (designed by Henry Flint of 2000AD fame) with a sticker on the inside with a download code on. That way you can listen to a shit version of the record as well. Great! Everyone's a winner! It's a 5 track EP called 'One Man’s Weird Is Another Man’s World' and it features half of The Broken Keys (not sure if that's Broke...read full review.

I'm OK by Gable

Nice to see the return of Gablé. loAF are obviously proud to bits of their association with these eccentric French toytown DIYers. I'm always a bit lost for words trying to describe their sound. Occasionally they bring to mind pranksters like Agaskodo Teliverik - mad blasts of cheap guitar & punka drum machine, other segment is filled with the resonance of sweetly plucked folk instrumentation underlaid with cri...read full review.

Bahamian Songs by Blind Blake & The Royal Victoria Calypsos

Just gotta say a few words about this lovely old CD by Blind Blake & the Royal Victoria Hotel Calypsos. I believe the press release is quite adequate at selling what is essentially the perfect Summer album but I gotta say all 5 of us really dug this collection of quirky classics. It's the perfect combination of calypso, trad West Indian rhythms & blues ballads that sounds delightfully fresh, soulful & musicall...read full review.

Temporary Suspension by Planetary Assault Systems

Luke Slater is a man on a mission to save techno and much to his devotees joy he's returned to his sacred Planetary Assault Systems guise with a monster of an album in the form of 'Temporary Suspension' for Berlin techno mecca club Berghain's in-house label Ost Gut Tontrager. Part of the charm of his PAS stuff was the slightly rough around the edges rugged feel. This time round he's tweaked the sound to be pristine I s...read full review.

Tanknology by That Fucking Tank

That Fucking Tank are a highly thrilling live proposition who can often be spotted around these Yorkshire parts and beyond blasting their danceably rhythmic mathy stadium rock into unsuspecting ears. The Day of Death by Bono Adrenaline Shock ably demonstrated that a couple of years back and the excellent Tanknology follows it up more than ably. A classic two-piece in your Ruins/Lightning Bolt sort of vein, they do the who...read full review.

Vertical Ascent by Moritz von Oswald Trio

Moritz von Oswald of Basic Channel/Maurizio/Rhythm and Sound legend has thankfully come through his mild stroke of last year and is now fronting the Moritz von Oswald Trio along with Vladislav Delay and Max Loderbauer. As touched on in this month's lead Wire article, the 'trio' in the name alludes to a jazz influence as the setup seems to have come about through a desire to improvise with electronic dubscapes in the live...read full review.

Cents by Ty Segall

TY Segall is one of those garage rock dudes who likes the one man band style of playing guitar, singing and plying drums all at the same time. He keeps himself real busy yo. TY is also aligned with the whole Thee Oh sees, Sic Alps, garage rock enthusiasts that seem to be making the rounds at the moment, this is a taster of what to expect from the full length L.P released later in the year. 'Cents' is a slow burner with a...read full review.

Hellhole Ratrace by Girls

I can't believe no-one ever thought to call their band Girls, it seems like the obvious choice. Christopher Owens and JR White have not only picked out a fine band name, they are also responsible for this excellent self released single 'Hellhole Ratrace' b/w 'Solitude'. 'Hellhole Ratrace' is a slow burner of a tune that revolves around a simple vocal motif reinforced with layers of saturated guitars, vocal echo's and smat...read full review.

Terror/Prey - The Original Unreleased Soundtrack by Ivor Slaney

First up to accompany me melting into a pool of sweaty filth we play the soundtracks to Norman J Warren's 'Terror' and 'Prey' movies. These 1970's UK horror movie OST's by Ivor Slaney have never been issued and come on one LP each taking up a side and also on CD. It's a real mixed bag of eerie synthesizer stuff, piano, straight up tunes, weird jazz, bits of dialogue, short interludes and incidental strangeness. I've never...read full review.

Spirit Of Man by Mr 76ix

'Spirit of Man' is the new EP waxing from Mr 76ix, Skam's secret star in waiting. We really like his stuff up here cos he's a true Northern electronic maverick & doesn't have to rely on the tedious Warp hype machine to shift copies of his records. He's got that distinctive Skam sound, acid flecked juddery electro & whipcrack breaks, tight editing & isn't afraid to bend towards the sinister (ah) with dark, spec...read full review.

Kerala by Rain Cloud

Rain-Cloud are responsible for the new Under the Spire CDr thang and from the off 'Kerala' has me hankering for a quiet shady spot in some woods, lying in a hammock with a cold bottle of hoegaarden to my lips watching squirrels & foxes bez around doing their woodland creature thing. Shimmering ambience, emotive guitar chimes, fluttering runs of static, ponderous drone, thought provoking primitive percussion & murk...read full review.

The Silent Anagram by Telekaster

The heat, the motherfucking heat.. It's like a giant sweaty crotch covered with indie posters from the 90s in here. The Silent Anagram is the first review thing my dehydrated brain has to come to terms with this week - it's by Telekaster and released on the fine Panic Arrest label (holders of two previous Album of the Week Gold Plated Statuettes from their nascent catalogue). Immediately (and probably lazily) this record...read full review.