Born from a period of illness, morphine, sleepless nights and a housebound London winter, MUSIC FOR VOYEURS, the brainchild of musician Rick Senley isn't exactly your most upbeat or happy go lucky of debut albums. Taking cues from the downbeat electronica of Boards Of Canada and the Aphex Twin,

You can sense when a band are truly special sometimes, especially when their debut single manages to floor you on first listen, like was the case with PLANET from post-rockers Kyte. An epic, majestic take on swooning post-rock, PLANET was seven minutes of pure sonic bliss; subdued and beautiful in places, searching and angst-ridden in others. Equal parts Doves, Slint, Mogwai and Sigur Ros, Kyte weave spidery guitar lines across a landscape of militaristic drum patters and gorgeous piano chords.

If the whole idea of a remix album is to take the originals and re-mould, re-imagine and re-interpret them into something altogether different and unique, then MISSING DEADLINES – SELECTED REMIXES, the latest project from Ulrich Schnauss is the very definition of the genre.

APOLLO PAST PRESENT FUTURE presents a compilation of artists on the Apollo label, which is a subsidiary of Belgian dance/techno label R&S Records. The track listing of this album has been selected by the owner of the label, Renaat Vandepapeliere, and the quality and depth of talent on offer is a reflection of his own knowledge and judgment of the musicians under his wing.