Pantha Du Prince: Black Noise
It's minimal techno, but not as we know it… Pantha Du Prince chucks in marimbas and all sorts in an enchanting sound experiment, writes Kitty Empire
Pantha du Prince: Black Noise
German electronic musician Hendrik Weber finds an aural equivalent to time-lapse photography, writes Maddy Costa
Massive Attack: Heligoland
It took seven years, but Massive Attack have found their soul again. About time too, says Alexis Petridis
Four Tet: There is Love in You (Domino)
Kieran Hebden's latest captures all that was special about dance music's mid-90s heyday, says Ben Thompson
Songs about life, death and low-cut tops
Plan B, 30h!3 and Kid Cudi are all in pursuit of happiness in this week's selection – drink driving, getting in fights, chasing women. Their mothers would be proud
Delphic: Acolyte
If you can marry dancefloor electronics and rock as well as this, resistance is useless, says Alexis Petridis
Depeche Mode
The O2, LondonNot even a set that bodyswerves the hits can shatter the spell the Basildon band has over their devoted fans, writes Caroline Sullivan
Music: this week’s releases
Fucked Up | George Michael | Basement Jazz | 3OH!3 Feat Katy Perry | Backstreet Boys
OMD/Simple Minds
Arena, NewcastleOMD offered up snapshots of a more innocent era, but Simple Minds' time is definitely up, says Dave Simpson
Bibio: The Apple and the Tooth
This isn't quite a follow-up to Ambivalence Avenue, but it's more than mere between-albums filler, says Will Dean
Gary Numan
Brighton DomePerhaps uniquely among his 80s contemporaries, Gary Numan's fans seem less interested in his past than his present, writes Alexis Petridis
Little Boots
Concorde, Brighton: Victoria Hesketh might not have achieved predicted success levels for 2009, but her euphoric songbook still bodes well, writes Alexis Petridis
Sonic Explorations
Kings Place, LondonIntriguing burbles, plops and clicks resonated through this three-day festival of electro-acoustic music, writes Guy Dammann
Kaleidoscope by Tiesto, For Lack of a Better Name by Deadmau5, Hyperdub 5 by Various, Butter by Hudson Mohawke
Dance music hasn't sounded quite so healthy since the mid-90s, reckons Gareth Grundy
Pop review: Maps, Turning the Mind
Garry Mulholland thinks James Chapman's new album sounds like Dutch trancemeister Tiësto getting head-shrunk while tripping on a beach in Ibiza