Altsounds — *Dead Son Rising Tour, 2011:* 15 September Nottingham Rock City (£20) 16 Bournemouth O2 Academy (£20) 17 London O2 Shepherds Bush Empire (£25) 18 Wolverhampton Civic Hall (£21) 19 Liverpool O2 Academy (£20) 2... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Gloss Drop is the second studio album by American experimental rock band Battles. The band have announced a spring/summer tour in support of the record. It is the band's first release since the departure of Tyondai Braxton. Most of the album is... more info

The Quietus — Drums Of Death and Cyberpunkers also to play live more info

Guardian Music — 1980: Number 6 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of dance musicAn otherworldly instrumental that sounds like it's constantly on the edge of falling apart, former Yellow Magic Orchestra star Ryuichi Sakamoto's single (recorded in 1980 ... more info

Altsounds — *Pioneering hero of electronic music, GARY NUMAN, is set to perform for THE PLAYGROUND at a one off event at XOYO in the run up to the release of his new album and 'Dead Son Rising' tour.* *On July 2**nd**, THE PLAYGROUND will play host to a ni... more info

Let's Get Cynical — For those who may not be familiar with it, Soundsphere Magazine is a York-based alternative music magazine. Headed up by the ever-enthusiastic Dom Smith, they released their first print edition last winter, covering artists such as Placebo, Gary Numa... more info

Guardian Music — If you like us, ask the New York experimentalists, then try a bit of Breadwinner, Black Dice or NisennenmondaiThere's an exclusive Spotify playlist featuring all these artists hereIf you've traipsed through 2011 so far without seeing the video to Bat... more info

Guardian Music — On this week's show, we hear from the remaining members of Battles on how they got round to making their second album, Gloss Drop, following the departure of founding member Tyondai Braxton. The trick is, apparently, to employ guest vocalists such as... more info

Guardian Music — (Warp)Battles are an experimental rock band who treat the studio as a playground rather than a laboratory. Their 2007 debut, Mirrored, combined virtuoso precision with disorientating humour, with singer Tyondai Braxton warping his voice until he rese... more info

Altsounds — Gary Numan is an English singer, composer, musician and electropop pioneer. He is widely known for his chart-topping 1979 hit "Cars". Numan's signature style combines gloomy themes of depersonalization and alienation accompanied by energetic synthesi... more info