Melenas
Ahora
Splashing dream-pop on third album which proves a change of direction for Spanish group Melenas
Chouk Bwa and The Ångströmers
Somanti
Haïtian big band trance frenzy on second album from Chouk Bwa and The Ångströmers
Automat
Heat
With personnel changes German supergroup Automat's fifth album proves dull and unimaginative
Bau
Indifferentemente
Pamphlet truths on poignant punk EP from Italian band BAu
Titi Bakorta
Molende
Backfiring melodies on stunning avant Afro-pop debut from Titi Bakorta
Black Dice
Mod Prog Sic
First LP after a ten year hiatus marks the return of witty and eerie New York City trio Black Sice
Batida (feat. Mayra Andrade)
Bom Bom
Addictive single from Angolan-Portuguese musician Batida with guest vocals from Mayra Andrad which proves to be this summer's catchiest anthem
Solyst
Spring
Magical fourth album from Sølyst. the solo project of Kriedlier drummer Thomas Klein
Diemen Sniep
Life Without Adrenaline
Enjoyable mini-album from US/Belgian foursome Diemen Sniep, who while having strong Sonic Youth and Swans' influences, also show some originality
Colver
Walk Swim Fly
Appealing 70's pop disco on new EP from Brussels-based outfit Colver
Peaches
Pussy Mask
Confrontational single sided 7 inch from Berlin-based experimental artist Peaches
Craig Fortnam
Ark
Glorious orchestral avant garde and tongue-in-cheek English pop on debut solo album from North Sea Orchestra frontman Craig Fortnam
Don Zilla
Ekizikiza Mubwengula
Baffling avant garde wizard electronica from Kampala-based musician and producer Don Zilla which is graced with a divine touch
Snapped Ankles
Forest of Your Problems
Environmentally=concerned third album from Snapped Ankles who mourn forest demise with a set of cracking tunes.
La Jungle
Fall off the Apex
Urgent punk disco pop from French speaking Belgium band La Jungle
Various
Made to Measure Vol. 1
Re-issue of abstract and new wave compilation from 1984.on Belgian label Crammed Discs
Motorpsycho
Kingdom of Oblivion
Dull and cliched harmonic rock on latest album from Norwegian band Motorpsycho
Last Days Of April
Even the Good Days are Bad
Appealing indie pop on tenth album from Stockholm popsters Last Days Of April who reveal increasing maturity
Eric Malmberg
Milda Doden Hamtar Oss Alla Till Slut
Excellent seven inch single which takes two tracks from Swedish composer from a 2007 album
Jimi Tenor
Deep Sound Learning (1993-2000)
Excellent anthology of unshelved material from the 1990s from Jimi Tenor who has helped to shape the course of electro jazz
Mouse On Mars
AAI
Computed coordinated chaos on anarchic latest album from German electronic duo Mouse On Mars
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
New Fragility
Pessimistic and misconstrued indie Americana blues from Philadelphian project Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Khalab and M'berra Ensemble
M'berra
Italian DJ Khalab and Malian refugees the M'berra Ensemble fuse traditional desert sounds and buzzing electronics.
Kasai Allstars
Black Ants Always Fly Together, One Bangle Makes No Sound
Appealing fourth album from Congo collective Kasai Allstars which finds them returning to basics
Raoul Vignal
Years in Marble
Exquisite and rich folk on latest album from French singer-songwriter and guitarist Raoul Vignal
Hedvig Mollestad Trio
Ding Dong, You’re Dead
Baffling and energetic cross genre album from Norwegian act Hedvig Mollestad Trio, which combines loud krautrock, prog, jazz and garage punk rock
Coldharbourstores
Dearly Devoted
Sweetly jangling but flawed fourth album from London-based band Coldharbourstores
Fanfara Awantura
Prawdziwie polskie techno
Ingenious blend of brass and techno music from Polish act Fanfara Awantura
Virginia Wing
private LIFE
Fifth LP which captures the present difficult times from experimental Manchester trio.Virginia Wing
Sharhabil Ahmed
The King of Sudanese Jazz
Festive frenzy funk on compilation album from 1970's era Sudanese musician Sharhabil Ahmed
Urlaub in Polen
All
Impressive sixth album and first in nine years from Cologne new wave krautrockers Urlaub in Polen
Kode9
The Jackpot
Energetic new digital only single from Scottish dubstep pioneer Kode9
Pose Dia
Front View
Cinematic but flawed debut album from Pose Dia, the project of Hamburg-based DJ Helena Ratke
Half Japanese
Crazy Hearts
Impressive and enjoyable nineteenth album from America's unlikeliest pop band Half Japanese
Idris Ackamoor and the Pyramids
Shaman
Enthralling seventh double album from Chicago jazz wizard Idris Ackamoor and his band the Pyramids
Harmonious Thelonious
Plong
Elegant mental and physical music on seventh album from shy Düsseldorf techno wizard and DJ Harmonious Thelonious
Nrbq
In Frequencies
Outtakes and rare singles recorded over a fifty year period between 1968 and 2018 from America's best bar band, NRBQ
Wild Hares/Tracy Santa
Hare Ball/Bottle of New Orleans
Lo-fi and twisted indie rock on ten inch split LP from Boston-born musician Tracy Santa upon which he appears both with his current band Wild Hares and also as a solo performer
Neuzeitliche Bodenbeläge
Der große Preis
Outstanding and elegant debut by odd Berlin-based electro pop duo Neuzeitliche Bodenbeläge
Cravats
Hoorahland
Excellent fourth album in forty years from reformed socially aware punk surrealists, the Cravats
Junkboy
Sovereign Sky
Enjoyable and timely reissue of Essex-based electronic duo Junkboy's underrated 2014 album
Philip Bradatsch
Jesus Von Haidhausen
Neo-retro latest album which is sung in German from Hamburg -based wordsmith hobo Philip Bradatsch
Aksak Maboul
Charles F. Bleistift EP
Highly collectable limited edition vinyl EP of irresistible synth pop taken from Belgian husband-and-wife duo Aksak Maboul's first album in thirty years
Gunther Wusthoff
Total Digital
Hit and miss solo compilation in which Faust krautrock pioneer and engineer Gunther Wüsthoff unleashes sounds from 1979 to 2007
Schlammpeitziger
Ein Weitleck in der Echokammer
Dub prank fun on latest album from Schlammpeitziger, the project of Cologne-based musician Jo Zimmermann
Ena
Wired EP
Superiorly packaged and produced spooky electronics on a spotless EP from Tokyo-based experimental musician Ena
Oogbogo
Oogbogo
Brilliantly deranged psycho twang on vinyl only release from Los Angeles-based act Oog Bogo
Kynnet
Silloin Kun Sä Lähdit / Muutossa Kadonnut
Melodic but stormy garage pop from Helsinki-based singer-guitarist Kynnet
No Age
Goons Be Gone
Young, loud and snotty punk harmonics on fourth album from genius Los Angeles noise rock duo No Age
Drift
Symbiosis
Retro new wave industrial music on debut album from East London act Drift, the project of London based artist Nathalie Bruno
Rafael Anton Irisarri
Peripeteia
Impressive vinyl and download only album by influential Seattle composer Rafael Anton Irisarri
Stephen Malkmus
Traditional Technqiues
Stunning return to form from former Pavement front man who is aided by critically acclaimed guitarist Matt Sweeney
Zion Train
Illuminate
Political but gentle reggae party sounds recorded across UK and Europe in first album in five years from Zion Train
Roedilius
Selbstportrat Wahre Liebe
Impressive ninth album from German electronic composer Hans-Joachim Roedelius in his 'Selbstportrait' which he has recorded using his original vintage instruments and equipment
Jim White and Marisa Anderson
The Quickening
Captivating guitar and drums improvisation from drummer Jim White and Portland-based composer, multi-instrumentalist and guitarist Marisa Anderson
Automat
Modul
Excellent new art dub and remixes on double vinyl by Berlin electronic supergroup Automat
CEL
CEL
Upbeat and clever Krautrock by prolific Hamburg media artist Felix Kubin which also features Hubert Zemler on drums
Die Wilde Jagd
Haut
Contradictory and contemplative third album from Dussledorf/Berlin electronic punk duo Die Wilde Jagd
Slift
Ummon
Fantastic new album from Toulouse trio Slift who have moved swiftly forwards from punk on their debut of last year to space rock on this second LP
Cascade Lakes
Cascade Lakes
Sincere but dull and unimaginative debut album from German indie band Cascade Lakes