1  –  Syro  –  Aphex Twin (Warp) The bulldozer of journalistic detritus that accompanied Aphex Twin's comeback album made listening...

2  –  Clark  –  Clark (Warp) You might need a lighthouse for this one, because the clouds are rolling in. This is Clark’s uncompromis...

3  –  Kiasmos  –  Kiasmos (Erased Tapes) Featuring a BAFTA winner – Olafur Arnald –makes me want to scrub my blog with a scouring pad. ...

4  –  Lone  –  Reality Testing (R&S Records) Lone’s best album to date only finds itself at number four because 2014 saw some seriou...

5  –  Objekt  –  Flatland (PAN) This appears to be a band name designed by committee. Still, the dark breaks and snarling techno of Obje...

6  –  Plaid  –  Reachy Prints (Warp) So far, this top ten has been dour. Not without soul, but certainly moody. Thank goodness for Plaid...

7  –  Kassem Mosse    –  Workshop 19 (Workshop) Tinkle tinkle tinkle. Donk. Pootle pootle. Spap. That’s the sound of Gunnar Wendell’s ...

8  –  Call Super – Suzi Ecto (Houndstooth) This is probably the only record in the top ten on which the artist’s dad has tooted a clarin...