Darren Collins, Journalist

The Coup, with rapper/singers Boots Riley and various female vocalists sharing mic time, have their own sound that can never be totally removed from its roots

Enter Warner, who throw a dance beat up under there and roughly shove him into the mainstream.

Sorry To Bother You manifests the spirit of the experimental and interracial 1960s revolutionary movement...

Whereas Vadim has previously led with lyric and melody, Don’t Be Scared is all about the drums; exotic, heavy, percussive riddims that owe as much to traditional Eastern, African and South American music.

X is a perfectly-executed pop album that could well blow up. Sadly though, there’s very little deep about the way this crew roll anymore.

With indie, dub and dance sounds all at work it is hard not to deploy the word ‘Balearic’ in relation to Cellar Door; it’s a set that cements the Idjut Boys as far more than simply dance music producers.

With deep jazzy house music now viewed as a relic by the dance mainstream, 2012 is an interesting environment in which to issue a remastered Tourist. It begs the question: ‘How has it held up?’

Harking back to Frankie Knuckles era house - even featuring old schoolers Alison Limerick and Roland Clark.

Yet as Bionic’s backdrops become more obtuse, Big Fella continues on her not-so-merry way, her down low, jazzy, over-wrought delivery purpose-built for the latest of late nights. Safe to say this country has produced little like Abominable Galaxy and with it Audego have managed to reinvigorate a well-worn sound.