Having recently mined the post-punk/new wave vaults of Factory Records' 12" releases, it's little surprise that the latest Strut Records release shines more light on the clanking, far-sighted world of the 1980s' most revolutionary genres - namely industrial, post-punk and EBM. This time, former Output boss, Playgroup man and all-round hipster Trevor Jackson is at the helm. His two-disc selection touches on many different strands, from bleak synthesizer jams and crunchy punk-funk to twisted industrial disco, mutant electrofunk (Nitzer Ebb's "I've Lost Control") and almighty percussive workouts (SPK's thrilling "Metal Dance"). While fans of the genre will no doubt own a fair proportion of these tracks, there's enough obscurities to warrant further investigation. As a starting point for newcomers, it's superb.

Craig Bratley, John Heckle, Manu•Archeo, Richard Zepezauer (RZ-1), BLUNDETTO, TJ KONG