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Kruder + Dorfmeister &bull; <i>1995</i>

Kruder + Dorfmeister • 1995

I can’t tell if having a name that sounds like something SNL cooked up for a sketch about a pair of Austrian DJs is good or bad for this pair of Austrian DJs. These soulful electronic compositions unearthed from the last century are no joke, though.

Tricky &bull; <i>Fall To Pieces</i>

Tricky • Fall To Pieces

Tricky’s approach to music, with subdued tempos and striking contrasts (like pitting his industrial grit voice against Marta’s honeyed vocals) has not dulled over the years, glinting in the streetlight like an out of place scalpel.

AK/DK &bull; <i>Strange Loops</i>

AK/DK • Strange Loops

If you dig a big fat sawtooth wave riff standing in the front and nearly hitting you in the face with the mic stand, then Brighton's AK/DK has your number. Turn it up and ready yourself to spasm uncontrollably.