Grimes review – a suitably surreal invasion of the Miami Art Basel
The artist appeared among Florida’s monied art fiends with a pristine alternate-reality trip – and a gloriously flawed DJ set
Burial: Tunes 2011-2019 review – transmissions from an alternate universe
The producer’s collected post-Untrue EPs reveal him as one of the most evocative voices in British music
Doon Kanda: Labyrinth review – welcome to the haunted fun fair
The designer and musician makes his mark using synthetic-sounding instruments to produce his spooky electronics
Omar Souleyman: Shlon review – the dabke-techno king is passionate as ever
The Syrian musician has released 500 records and now lives in exile in Turkey, but this short, sharp record shows an undimmed spirit
Chemical Brothers review – a glorious, meaningless sensory overload
Against huge projections of robots, disco balls and angels, the band deliver a rousing set that even makes the players themselves punch the air
Hannah Diamond: Reflections review – trance-pop rescued from good taste
On these melancholy bangers, the PC Music singer uses nursery rhyme-like melodies and a girlish sing-song delivery to essay the pain of being lovelorn and vulnerable
Björk review – a spectacular vision of Utopia
Writhing alien life forms engulf a set so elaborate it reduces the audience at the singer’s Cornucopia arena show to hushed awe. But her voice rings out clear
Arthur Russell: Iowa Dream review – lopsided, funky and staggeringly beautiful
This collection of unreleased tracks from the electronic pioneer is a treasure trove of Russell’s guileless, always melodic songs
Shanti Celeste: Tangerine review – club music with subtlety and depth
The Bristolian DJ and producer’s nuanced debut is an enveloping listen, folding softer textures into its 2am beats
Moor Mother: Analog Fluids of Sonic Black Holes review – raging protest poetry
The activist and musician overlays stunning sound collages with furious verses laying bare the lie of post-racial America
Beverly Glenn-Copeland review – a trance state of love, nature and spirituality
Now 75, the ambient composer is on his first world tour, playing spectral music that carries the audience to a higher plane
Underworld: Drift Series One: Sampler Edition review – a year’s worth of inspiration
In the last century, when buying music used to necessitate a physical product, John Peel favourites the Wedding Present once pulled off the seemingly incredible feat of releasing a single a month for a year. The advent of streaming and … Continue reading
Jeff Lynne’s ELO: From Out of Nowhere review – it’s a pleasure to have him back
Lynne has come out of semi-retirement with an album of creamy harmonies and good-natured pop, firmly in the lineage of classic ELO
Tricky review – a bizarre but brilliant enigma
After a year of tragedy, the spotlight-shy producer stays in the shadows during this erratic yet utterly mesmerising set