Today Only: Leftfield sale vinyl

Review: A reissue of the Dreamy French synth-pop project from 1984 by vocalist Judy Larsen and keyboardist and synthesizer player Frederick Rousseau, close friend and long-time collaborator from Vangelis, featuring a bonus beat by Audrey Danza that really brings a camp energy to match Judy's equally sensual and campy tone. All tracks have been freshly re-mastered from their original master tapes and are currently unavailable on streaming services - a great loss considering the bubbly vocals from Larsen, paired with the zany production from Rousseau, makes for an entertaining time capsule of pop, with that slight misty vocal quality that makes authentic synth pop so great for easy listening.

Review: Space is the place - at least, it's the place uppermost in the mind of Indianapolis-based label Past Inside The Present founder zake and his sonic partner Ossa - location given as the north pole according to his Twitter - as they embark on collaborative 10 tracks. The fact that that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration - NASA to you and me - has supplied them with celestial sound emissions for the tracks is a bonus. But ultimately, the real headline factor once it's actually on your turntable is the vivid atmospheres and gorgeous textures that the pair are capable of generating. The album's closer, 'Metric Expansion', is a tremulous glory, peaking and slipping away like rays of sunlight. 'Space & Time', meanwhile, is a simple, gliding analogue delight, and 'Drifting' proves you can carve imperceptible beauty from a couple of well-crafted chords.