Wu Lyf - Live at The Ritz, Manchester (4th February 2012)

Maybe, just maybe, the pressure of a homecoming gig was getting to Wu Lyf. A voicy Mancunian crowd failed to have their enthusiasm dampened by the quite bizarre New Romantic singer on warm-up duty. Immediately after his departure, choruses from the main act’s best-loved songs could be heard ringing around the infamous Ritz. Then the protagonists walked onto stage; then launched straight into “L Y F”. Smooth as.

Air - Le Voyage Dans La Lune

8/10


Back on soundtrack duty, Air return to form

If getting Air to do a soundtrack for the restoration of 1902 silent movie A Trip To The Moon sounded like a good idea, that’s because it was. The duo from Versailles have a number of excellently spacey, cinematic songs in their back catalogue, so their production fits the theme perfectly. Not only that, but this is some of Air’s best work for years.

Trentemøller - Reworked/Remixed (2011)

7/10


Too little source material means that this anthology tires quicker than it should


In 2007, Anders Trentemøller released the much-loved Trentemøller Chronicles, a collection of his own tracks and remixes. Reworked/Remixed can be seen as the successor to that release, with some differences. The first disc of Chronicles consisted mainly of Trentemøller’s own work, a few of them being re-edited by the Dane. Meanwhile, the second disc contained some of his superb remix work, mainly of music by fellow Scandinavian artists.

Ozric Tentacles - Erpland (1990)

Genre-bending gem from psychedelic masters

To anyone that hasn’t had the pleasure of listening to Ozric Tentacles, the best word to describe their music is experimental. Meeting at Stonehenge Festival in 1983, and changing lineups several times (with founding member Ed Wynne the only constant) they perform psychedelic-tinged progressive rock in a variety of styles. Erpland sees them throw up some lively tracks littered with tempo changes, ambient songs to chill out to and curious use of electronica alonside exotic, Eastern sounds.