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Autechre review – a bombardment of singular sounds to combat the dark

Performing in total darkness, the electronic duo improvise a show of fractal syncopated percussion and cascading chords that makes the whole auditorium thrum

Sarathy Korwar: Kalak review – deep, dark drumbeats create a mesmerising story

Flute, horns, synths and tabla accompany Korwar’s undulating percussion in the dummer’s hypnotic fourth album

The Orielles: Tableau review – cherry-picking genres to make a rich feast of musical ideas

The West Yorkshire trio flit from R&B to funk to dance to indie in their ambitious, disorienting fourth album

Jockstrap review – electro-pop duo find order in the chaos

Taylor Skye and Georgia Ellery piece together a patchwork of musical genres into a beautiful tour opener

Hot Chip review – an immersive dance phenomenon

Years ahead of the disco reboot curve, the British synthpop stalwarts deliver a performance so charged they even break a drum

Hekla: Xiuxiuejar review – reclaiming the unique appeal of the theremin

The Soviet-era electronic instrument is often used as an exotic novelty, but the Icelandic musician unleashes its real potential

Mura Masa: Demon Time review – brash sugar rushes with a 00s spin

The producer’s relentless garage-pop bombardment feels like standing next to a tween frantically scrolling through TikTok without earbuds

100 Gecs review – wizards of hyperpop hellbent on fun

Loud and lurid, the American duo fuse distorted vocals, synthetic pop and singalong punk in a madcap extravaganza

Mabe Fratti: Se Ve Desde Aquí review – cathartic and powerful experimentation

The Guatemalan musician layers soft vocals and jarring textures to create a direct and forceful new tone

George Riley: Running in Waves review – gorgeous, softly futuristic R&B

Riley’s frank lyrics and molten vocals are immersed in a polished soundscape from producer Vegyn

Björk: Atopos review – one of the most dramatic left turns of her career

The thrilling first single from the singer’s tenth album is an apocalyptic almost-dance track which pairs experimental techno with pulsing clarinets

Sudan Archives: Natural Brown Prom Queen review – dizzying earworms

Post-genre American musician Brittney Parks extends her range yet further on her dizzying second album

Beatrice Dillon and Kuljit Bhamra review – explosive electro-acoustic alchemy

Techno producer Dillon and Bhangra percussionist Bhamra seem as one as they take their lightning-fast polyrhythms on an unpredictable musical odyssey

100 Gecs review – hyperpop provocateurs’ electrifying UK debut

Laura Les and Dylan Brady give a thrilling performance that emphasises the intricacy of their abrasive sound

We Out Here festival review – celebratory weekend of raucous dance and cosmic jazz

Showcasing rising UK talents like Two Shell and the Comet Is Coming alongside Detroit legends Underground Resistance, Gilles Peterson’s festival is a delight

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