Guardian Music — Joel Ford's experiments in electronica suggest chart music from an alternate pop universe where Toro Y Moi is always No 1Hometown: New York.The lineup: Joel Ford (music, computers).The background: Far be it from us to rave about a band then just give... more info

5 Acts — Bristol, EnglandMalachai used to be Malakai. Get Ugly Side Of Love from Domino now."Fading World"Malachai on MySpace more info

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Guardian Music — In case you hadn't noticed, it was the Brit awards this week. The annual music industry back-pat saw Duffy sweep up and Coldplay having a "shit day", and this week's Music Weekly kicks off with behind-the-scenes interviews, featuring Elbow, Lady Gaga... more info

West country two-piece Malakai are proteges of Portishead's Geoff Barrow, so it's no surprise that their debut album cleaves to the spooky samples template their mentor developed. And, as with Portishead's Dummy, a lot of those samples come from the ... more info