1. Afx - pwsteal.Ldpinch.D (from Chosen Lords cd)

After happily releasing the occasional totally unlistenable dirge, Richard James came back last year with a series of highly sought after and even more collectable 12"s. This from recently released compilation of the finest tracks from that series is easily being the finest of them and the finest thing he’s done since his  1995s classic ‘I care because you do’ album.

Kicking off with a kick drum crass enough to be on a hard dance record,James multi layers luscious and warm synth lines very similar to mid 80’s New Order over them in his most melancholic and listenable moment in over 10 years.  

2. Sleepy Jackson - the devil was in my yard

3. Love is All - Turn the TV off

4. Mstrkrft - Paris

5. Kasabian - Empire

6. Muse - Starlight

7. Sleepy Jackson I understand what you want

8. Primal Scream - When the bomb drops

9. Captain - Glorious

10. Guillemots - Trains from Brazil