Love Minus Zero: L’Ecstasy review – Tiga and Hudson Mohawke unite on a high
The Canadian and Scottish producers’ on-off partnership comes to fruition on this aptly titled, category-defying clubland set
Harp: Albion review – former Midlake frontman traipses through twilight
Tim Smith’s first album with Kathi Zung takes inspiration from William Blake and the Cure to create a landscape of 80s reverb and ghostly vocals
Vince Clarke: Songs of Silence review – Covid anxiety fills synthpop star’s debut solo album
Stuck in his studio during lockdown, Clarke recorded this portentous album of wordless, minimalist intrumentals – a soundtrack of dread
Celia Hollander: 2nd Draft review – turns a piano into a new sound world
Hollander’s works sound simple but are incredibly detailed and multi-layered, her treated piano solos evoking wind, rain and air
Flying Lotus review – electronic music legend flexes his jawdropping skills
Despite being a heavily garlanded and in-demand collaborator, composer, label owner and soon to be sci-fi director, the musician seems happiest simply making people dance
Sofia Kourtesis: Madres review – a hymn to dance music’s healing powers
Dedicated to her parents, the Berlin-based Peruvian’s joyous debut album is a masterclass in emotive electronic production
The Chemical Brothers review – mesmerising barrage of thunder and lighting
Sound is turned into spectacle in a theatrical two-hour performance mixing bold visuals and rapturous tunes into meticulously choreographed awe
Overmono review – sparkling shards of rave culture tear up the dancefloor
The Russell brothers bring the party to a damp weeknight, using ecstatic production and crowd-pleasing samples to inspire mass dancing even from those seated
Lost Girls: Selvutsletter review – flashes of brilliance from Jenny Hval
The Norwegian musician’s second album with guitarist-husband Håvard Volden is a digressive affair illuminated by some glorious moments
Sampha: Lahai review – how to make an existential crisis sound sublime
Six years after the Mercury prize-winning Process, Sampha Sisay’s follow-up is jittery with anxiety and indecision, yet poised and luscious
Oneohtrix Point Never: Again review – producer teams with AI to take pop to the outer limits
Daniel Lopatin now adds post-rock, prog and artificial intelligence to his melting pot of avant garde electronics
DJ Znobia: Inventor Vol 1 review – raw minimalist kuduro to shake the dancefloor
The Angolan producer arrived at his own version of the dance style kuduro after adding layered synths to folk rhythms, and these tracks show his lo-fi ingenuity
Gaika: Drift review – the sonic shapeshifter goes analogue
The London MC disrupts expectations on his latest album, ranging from breakbeats and funk-soul to cinematic strings
Fred Again review – restless mood swings from rave ringmaster
An enthusiastic crowd laps up Fred Gibson’s collective-healing vibes, but the pacing is off and the emotional moments don’t always connect
Supersonic festival – doom, earsplitting ecstasy and thousands of samosas
The Midlands experimental music institution celebrates 20 years of triumphant noise, from alt-rock stalwarts Deerfhoof to feminist punks Taqbir and folk stars Lankum