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AraabMuzik: Electronic Dream 2 review – the return of a maximalist MPC wizard

This sequel retains the original’s generation-defining mix of dread and debauchery, although it is overshadowed by recent bolder versions of the sound

DJ K: Radio Libertadora! review – explosive, cacophonous baile funk witchcraft

Kaique Vieira’s latest ‘bruxaria’ album is even bolder and louder than his 2023 debut, as he brings revolutionary spirit to the funk sound of São Paolo

Daytimers: Alterations review – Bollywood classics remixed for today’s dancefloors

The UK collective have been reimagining south Asian music since 2020, and their new compilation splices junglism and Afro-house onto gems in Sony India’s catalogue

Lorde: Virgin review – chaos, carnality and compulsions meet cataclysmic choruses

After her last album embraced switching off, the musician returns to pop’s fray to revel in the mess of late-20s angst with a strikingly unsettled sound

Dâdalus & Bikarus: Off the Shelf review – energetic, near-erotic tracks build to a whirlwind of sound

Zurich-based musicians Benedikt Merz and David Hänni meld krautrock, punk and big beat into tripped-out, swampy grooves that reach dizzying heights

Lyra Pramuk: Hymnal review – slime-toting composer’s dazzling and difficult devotional music

Inspired by the intricate webs of creeping slime mould, Pramuk’s fascinating ideas can get lost in a primordial soup of genres and textures

Stereolab: Instant Holograms on Metal Film review – after 15 years, the retro-futurists make a radiant return

Motorik grooves, Marxist critique and vintage synths – in their first album since 2010, Laetitia Sadier et al pick up where they left off yet sound more timely than ever

Real Lies: We Will Annihilate Our Enemies review – lad laureate meets euphoric synths

Kevin Lee Kharas’s muttered musings about love and life are given a sumptuous electronic backdrop by producer Patrick King

Sherelle: With a Vengeance review – UK dance debut is dizzyingly doof-doof-doof

The Londoner has alighted on a sophisticated, high-tempo hybrid of footwork and jungle – and seems to suggest a better way of living

DJ Koze: Music Can Hear Us review – party-starting nostalgist is as playful as ever

Appealingly rough around the edges, the Hamburg DJ’s fourth album voyages from a Damon Albarn amapiano track to harsh 90s drum’n’bass

FKA twigs review – an eye-popping extravaganza of dancing and demons

The ever out-there British artist tours her latest album, Eusexua, with a show whose mix of club vibe, winged beast props and prime back catalogue delights and confounds

Bdrmm: Microtonic review – Hull shoegazers nod towards the dancefloor

The quartet’s increasingly electronica-based textures convey a sense of tension and unease on their third album

Maribou State review – UK duo turn darkness into light after existential crisis

With Chris Davids recovered from a brain condition, the electronic act’s first tour in years is full of committed, emotionally resonant performances

FKA twigs: Eusexua review – a hymn to the healing power of the dancefloor

Coining a word to describe a particular state of euphoria, twigs effortlessly juggles left-field digitals and club pop tunes on album No 3

Aphex Twin: Music from the Merch Desk (2016-2023) review – Santa’s sack overspills with AFX bounty

Compiling the highly sought-after limited vinyl releases sold at recent festival sets, this surprise 38-track release filled with bangers and beauty is a trove for fans

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