Reviews

PiL bassist's latest genetic experiments on music from planet dub

Funky bedroom-recorded "diary" covers a gamut of musical styles

Eclectic New Yorkers triumph over the punk-funk hype

Probably the year's sexiest record. Mellow, who made it, are half-French and have links with Air. As if that wasn't enough crazy cosmic links, it's from top video director (Strokes, Moby) Roman (Sofia's brother) Coppola's debut, a cross between Barbarella and Breathless. This slinks and purrs like a baby tiger trying to work out if drowning in baby oil is an acceptable pastime. Hung up on '60s cheesiness and Gallic guile, it's like Moon Safari on a mission to Mars. Only it keeps getting caught in the bedroom. With Modesty Blaise. And a young Anna Karina. I'm projecting now. Anyway, stupendous.

Space-punk brilliance

Two-CD, twenty-seven track, best-of from his seven Creation albums, 1987-93

Greatest hits of the big beat pioneers, weighed down by famous friends

First full-lengther from genre-hopping Cambridge quartet

Two punk outfits of varying quality anthologised

The Modfather's version of Pin-Ups and Anthology over three CDs