No Sun, No Light, November

The Cast : Albums

B-Movie, The Last Dinner Party, The Lemonheads, Lorelle Meets The Obsolete, Lovers, Rianne Downey

The Cast : EPs and Singles

Assistant, Caoilfhion Rose and Svaneborg Kardyb, Goodbye Wudaokou, Prolapse, Shapes Like People, The Soft Hearted Scientists

Corporal : Lorelle Meets The Obsolete

Best for : Those who enjoyed ghost trains as a child or watched Dr Who from behind the settee.

This is a wondrous, strange electronic album from a Mexican band without a Mariachi band in earshot. It turns dark before the end but remains a captivating listen.

Capturing the special effect of these songs is tricky. It feels like music that is barely under control. 'Regresor / Recordar' is typical, taking on a force of its own, while remaining catchy in its own way. 'Ker' is equal measures of science, experimentation and magic. This is the listening equivalent of watching a plasma lamp that sparks lightning as you touch its side. You never know where the next flicker is coming from. It's a breathtaking ride, carrying you through excitable and riotous crowds on an unstable platform. It's both threatening and exhilarating.

Here's an album where pulse, rhythm, beats and drones take centre stage swamping everything around. It's undeniably a heady, giddy mix but also one that presents the possibility of violence at every turn. It's wholly immersive. Abrupt endings in songs like 'Regresor / Recordar' and 'Dilacion' heighten the tension. 'Palabra' is noisy and discordant in industrial quantities. 'Rusgo' is like being locked in a deafening machine room in the presence of an unseen but clearly sensed monster. It's as close as you're ever likely to come to ambient metal, and that's an achievement in itself.

The closest reference points I can find are the experimentation of Stereolab colliding with the electronic horror of Death In Vegas' 'Aisha'.

You might need to catch your breath anew by the end of the album. It unsettles, thrills and drains you but ultimately it's a satisfying experience.

Taster Track : Regresor / Recordar