DJ Fresh – review

The man behind the first dubstep No 1 emerges tonight as the ultimate host of this sprawling scene with special guests galore, writes Mark Beaumont

The Great Escape – review

With massive queues to see the big artists in Brighton, the most appealing perforances were off-piste, writes Alexis Petridis

Matthew Herbert: One Pig – review

With hacksaws for beats and dripping blood for basslines, Herbert turns a pig into a live musical show – complete with frying pigtails, writes John Lewis

Garbage – review

Garbage are back from hiatus with slick new music – and Shirley Manson has clearly not spent their downtime mellowing, writes Ian Gittins

Ladyhawke – review

After a nervous start, the New Zealander electropopper won the crowd over, writes Dave Simpson

Jack White; Santigold – review

Jack White's new six-piece backing band are a match for the White Stripes, while Santigold's poppier direction is still thrilling, writes Kitty Empire

Lazer Sword: Memory – review

Lazer Sword's sound is steeped in the past – specifically the spectral, spooky techno of Detroit – but it's a pleasure nonetheless, writes Paul Macinnes

Delilah – review

It's a long time indeed since anyone had their sound described as "trip-hop" – but it's fitting for this intriguing singer, writes Alexis Petridis

Battles: Dross Glop – review

It's a little disjointed as an album, but there are some fine moments among this collection of Battles remixes, writes Dave Simpson

Orbital – review

Orbital's newer material sat alongside 20-year-old oak-aged techno, to the delight and delirium of the crowd, says Graeme Virtue

Orbital: Wonky – review

The titans of 90s electronica still sound fresh, thanks to vintage synths and a dose of dubstep, writes Kitty Empire

Ultra music festival – review

A guest appearance by Madonna demonstrated dance's return to the big time at an event with plenty of new faces, writes Luke Bainbridge

Rusko: Songs – review

Dubstep producer Rusko channels the sound of Jamaica on his second album, but the results are less than thrilling, writes Killian Fox

Madonna: MDNA – review

Alexis Petridis: Neither triumph nor disaster, Madonna's new album is business as usual – but then this is no usual business

Nero – review

Nero's bombastic performance, as tightly choreographed as a boyband show, veers between the sublime and the rather ludicrous, writes Dave Simpson

Miike Snow: Happy to You

The Swedish-American producers behind Britney Spears' Toxic remain faceless on their own album, but deliver the electro-pop goods, writes Caroline Sullivan

VCMG: Ssss – review

Vince Clarke and Martin Gore reunite after 30 years for an album of techno that's pleasingly cohesive, writes Killian Fox

Grimes: Visions – review

A sweet, savvy and scary offering from one of the growing number of female electronic artists, writes Kitty Empire

VCMG: Ssss – review

Depeche Mode founders Vince Clarke and Martin Gore reunite for a resolutey low-key but nevertheless expertly done techno album, writes Dave Simpson

Niki and the Dove – review

Only three times during their nine-song set do Niki and the Dove stumble upon an actual melody, writes Michael Hann

Labrinth – review

Labrinth has been called the Heston Blumenthal of music, and this description is earned by Climb on Board, a gleaming pop-rap fusion buried under a landslide of jungle beats, writes Ian Gittins

Justice – review

The French duo splice, savage and mash together tracks from across their career in an intoxicating audio-visual spectacle, writes Mark Beaumont

Leila: U&I – review

Electronica veteran Leila's fourth album is as challenging as ever, but Paul MacInnes is unconvinced the rewards are there

Gonjasufi: MU.ZZ.LE – review

Bringing in his second album at under 25 minutes, Gonjasufi has distilled his music to an essence of charged unease, writes Maddy Costa