Music Man Belgium

Review: Ghent's I Love Techno festival is something on an institution; a messy celebration of all things techno that's been running since 1995. Ahead of this year's instalment - taking place on November 8 - French producer and Turbo regular Brondinski has put together this commemorative mix. As you might expect, it's a robust affair, mixing acid-flecked fare from Claro Intellecto and Alden Tyrell with the Detroit flavours of Planetary Assault Systems, the exotic rhythms of Acid Arab, the snappy box jams of Marquis Hawkes, and the booming, in-your-face throb of Robert Hood, Adam Beyer and Speedy J. As such, it offers a superb snapshot of energy-rich, floor-friendly techno in 2014.

Review: Andy Butler and company have come a long way since the days of "Blind" and all those other stylish disco outings on DFA. Having long since turned their attention to retro-futurist house, the New York band here turn up with Deetron for a slice of wonky, analogue house-pop. The original version is more H&LA than Deetron -all hipster-ish vocals, '80s bleeps and shuffling space-pop groovery. There's a touch of disco in the grubby guitars, but they're barely audible above the 8-bit bleeps and swinging drums. Deetron himself provides a tougher, faster, more techno-centric dub that has "basement anthem" written all over it.