Freescha is a completely new discovery for me (thanks Last.fm Radio!) whose album Slower Than Church Music is probably the best electronica album I've heard since Music Has The Right To Children.

Having said that, it is very Boards of Canada-influenced, to the point that it could almost be the debut album BOC never made, but it's in no way inferior. It manages to capture all those pastoral, super-8 chord progressions that made Music Has The Right such a wonderful experience.

Just had to put a post up about Hell Hath No Fury as I've been playing it over and over today and just can't get enough of it. Totally mesmerising drum and bass with a supercatchy but atmospheric melodic hook over busy amen beats.

Just found out that there's two artists sharing the name Klute, so don't confuse this with the other Klute who seem to be making some sort of industrial metal.

If you, like myself, feel nostalgia for a world where the tempos were leisurely, the octave bass purring, the drum machines made of paper, the synths twinkling away, the vocals out of tune, the English broken and the melodies swooning, I'd like to recommend the excellent italo radio station www.cbs.nu, short for Cybernetic Broadcasting Systems.

It's run by a group of Dutch disco and electro obsessives centred around the Viewlexx, Clone and Bunker labels. I discovered it just prior to the transmission of their yearly top 100, which is a rundown of their listeners' favourite italo tracks, all enthusiastically presented…

Somewhat belatedly, I've put together a 2005 top 50 for my first ever journal post. Now this isn't your typical yearly chart; as my listening habits don't follow strict year boundaries, I decided to make a top 50 of the music I discovered in 2005 rather than music that was released during the year. Seems to make more sense somehow. OK, on with it.

TOP 50 SONGS I LISTENED TO IN 2005

01. Criticize
If only all house sounded like this. This track's got everything: chunky beat, wonky bassline, fantastic vocals and a distinctly old school feel.

02. Masochist
Amazing,…