Guardian Music — Canadian musician Grimes on how the internet, amphetamine and total seclusion inspired her eclectic new album'There was sort of a moment of realisation," says 23-year-old Claire Boucher. "One day, I was listening to music and it suddenly made sense t... more info

Guardian Music — (Warp)The fourth album by Leila Arab is not an easy listen. In fact, none of the three that preceded it were, either. A protege of both Björk and Aphex Twin, Leila makes music that can't avoid being described as difficult. U and I is difficult in th... more info

Totally Fuzzy — 65daysofstatic (also known by the abbreviations 65dos, 65days, or simply 65) are an instrumental post-rock and math rock band from Sheffield, England comprising Paul Wolinski, Joe Shrewsbury, Rob Jones and Simon Wright. The band has released five st... more info

Guardian Music — Manically percussive and poundingly frenetic, this London trio sound like a garage band bashing their way through Aphex TwinHometown: London.The lineup: Tom Rogerson (piano, keyboards, vocals), Adam Betts (drums, electronics), Matt Calvert (guitar, s... more info

Guardian Music — Maddy Costa talks to the composers and musicians taking a genre-bending approach to pop-classical fusionsIn his book The Rest Is Noise, Alex Ross suggests: "One possible destination for 21st-century music is a final 'great fusion': intelligent pop ar... more info

Guardian Music — It doesn't take a genius to realise Iranian-born producer Leila Arab is a fan of all things experimental(disappointed cloud) anyway (lower case letters artist's own) is the first single to be taken from Iranian-born producer Leila Arab's fourth album... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The New Yorker's Alex Ross asked Bjork what her favorite albums are. Her choices include Nico's 1970 album "Desertshore", Aphex Twin's 2005 album "Drukqs", Kate Bush's 1982 album "The Dreaming", and James Blake's 2011 album "James Blake". On her... more info

Guardian Music — This Berlin-based artist's desolate disco sounds like a ghostly, ghastly alliance between Akon and Aphex TwinHometown: Berlin.The lineup: A Non Y Mous (vocals, keyboards).The background: Azealia Banks, Body Language, Friends, Jensen Sportag and a few... more info

Guardian Music — In its 20th year the Warp Records founder looks back on his time with Cabaret Voltaire and working with Brian EnoRichard H Kirk spent much of his career waiting for the future. He remains a resident of Sheffield, a city with a rich tradition in elect... more info

DrownedInSound — ... a decade on it is more vital and relevant than ever, not only in the murky undertow of “credible” music circles but in the cold harsh light of mainstream pop culture too: mined for samples by Kanye West, used on the much cherished American in... more info