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Purity Ring review – chilly atmospherics from intense electro-pop duo

Megan James sighs gory lyrics over looped percussion and vocals, sounding like the Cocteau Twins trapped in a nightmarish rave

George Maple review – satisfyingly slinky, slow-burning electronic soul

Loved-up dreamy vibe, hypnotic beats and mesmerising staging at the Australian-born, London-based singer’s sold-out shows

Todd Rundgren/Emil Nikolaisen/Hans Peter Lindstrom: Rundanns review – trippy and transcendental pop

Veteran pop-rock experimentalist Todd Rudgren returns with a trippy, transcendental collaborative album that’s not easily comparable to anything else

Django Django: Born Under Saturn review – wonder and dread on indie-electro band’s second album

It might not have the sheer impact of their debut, but there’s no diminution in the quality of songwriting on Django Django’s second album

Flying Lotus review – a celestial stew of tangential beats and throbbing bass

Spectacular visuals and thunderous soundscapes escalate into full-on LA party bounce by the show’s end

Martin Gore: MG review – free-range techno and synth soundscapes

The Depeche Mode member’s filmic instrumentals command mood and atmosphere

Dave DK: Val Maira review – mere gorgeousness

The ambient-techno producer is particularly fond of prettiness but finds room for dynamism and drama, too

Squarepusher: Damogen Furies review – an exhilarating kind of nightmare

Tom Jenkinson explores “the brutally visceral” on his latest dispatch from the fringes of dance

Jlin: Dark Energy review – footwork star pushing the genre forward

Indiana-based producer Jlin is steeped in the footwork sound, but her lack of reliance on samples gives her debut a real freshness

Squarepusher: Damogen Furies review – wave after wave of brutal beats

This attempt to capture the spontaneity of Squarepusher’s frantic live show is innovative and powerful, if perhaps a little lacking in heart

Passion Pit: Kindred review – songs of sorrow bulldozed by chaotic production

The consequences of a confessional interview given by Passion Pit’s Michael Angelakos inform his new album, but it’s not easy to get to the heart of it

Oliver Coates review – indie cellist caught between style and substance

A genre-bending recital for an audience on beanbags was too often at odds with its video visuals

Alison Wonderland: Run review – relentless club bangers lack ambition

In a debut album marred by overproduction and absent hooks, the Australian DJ and producer fails to translate the brilliance of her intoxicating live shows

Errors review – electro nearly-men at a fascinating crossroads

The once hotly tipped Glaswegians, with a poppier sound and a new female co-vocalist, could finally be on the cusp of a breakthrough

Skrillex and Four Tet review – unlikely duo channel early-rave spontaneity

Raucous fun was had in this raging three-hour set of bass music from jungle to grime, garage and beyond – though a Sam Smith remix was perhaps a step too far

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