Fizzarum Fusing pastoral, Russian folk-inspired melody with clicky, glitchy bits and lush ambience, Fizzarum from St. Petersburg are better listening than Autechre and at least as good as Murcof.

HipGnosis is Lab Beat's first yank signee, formerly based out of Chicago. With his deliciously clinical, wonky, bassy instrumental 'Scientific Illuminism (Is For Sissies)' HipGnosis embarks in a different direction, more usually collaborating with some remarkable vocalists.

Master Eveleigh is the multi-talented philosopher king of Lab Beat and writer of this sentence. Beginning his musical indulgence with the drum kit shortly before electing the computer, Master Eveleigh developed a favorably distinct sound, perhaps result of learning so young, in such a backward fashion and with such an obsessive disposition, to the extent of being honoured with a brief rumour that his music was made by the Twin.

Planes is the new Richard Bultitude (Point B, Frond). In new Lab Beat tradition, his style is a sophisticated plasticised synthfunk one, varying from the simultaneously playful and nostalgic, to a suggestion of Pierre Bastien’s seesawing clockwork and mechanical dulcimer. Squashy, wonk-hop.