Various - Rephlexions. An album of braindance - Rephlex CAT1000CD

This is, oddly enough, a compilation of odd electronic music from the Rephlex label. Some of it falls squarely into the camp of interesting but unproductive laptop-powered noodle, other bits are sort of Trip-down-the-stairs-and-Hop-about-swearing, and still other parts could be the soundtrack of an award-winning animation from Czechoslovakia. However, I am warming a great deal to the works of Cylob, since he seems to be able to take a pile of noise and throw away all the bits that are a bit too obviously music, which leaves a tottering stack of unidentifiable brass components that collapse in on themselves and emit pleasing 'grark' noises. DMX Krew meanwhile, are Electro-funk time travellers from a slightly cleaner 80s. Utterly splendid and not even slightly out of place on the more synthpoppy/EBM dancefloor. 'Flex' by JP Buckle just blats along for two-and-a-bit-minutes of rocking drum loop and earthmoving bass that reminds me worryingly of Ted Chippington. It's just a damn fine thing and I can't stop listening to it. I'd recommend buying this CD on the strength of that track alone.