Tunng, The Lexington

The folktronic six-piece beef up their sound touring new album Turbines

When Tunng started out in 2005, they were a peculiar proposition. Treading a fine line between Heath Robinson ramshackle and meticulous high-tech, ancient and hyper-modern, bone percussion and glitchy electronic sparkles, they certainly deserved the then-popular term “folktronica”. Though their melodies were unerringly catchy, their lyrics were so out-there, their lineup so unorthodox and their sound so psychedelic it was never likely they'd be more than a cult act.

Just in From Scandinavia: Nordic Music Round-Up 7

JUST IN FROM SCANDINAVIA: NORDIC MUSIC ROUND-UP 7 A Norwegian masterpiece, smart Swedish electropop, a unique Danish voice and much more

A Norwegian masterpiece, smart Swedish electropop, a unique Danish voice and much more

Continuing its voyage through Scandinavia’s music, theartsdesk opens the latest chapter in Norway with Still Life With Eggplant, the 16th album from Trondheim’s prolific, long-lived, occasionally challenging and always vital Motorpsycho.

CD: Friedman & Liebezeit - Secret Rhythms 5

Does a 74-year-old drummer have anything new to say?

It's pretty impressive that at 74 years old, the drummer Jaki Liebezeit should still be one of the most vital musicians on the planet. Maybe not all that surprising, though. From the moment in 1968 when he switched from free jazz to the narcotic jams of Can, he pioneered a rolling rhythmic style that suggested infinite patience and a man comfortable in his body, and it feels entirely natural that his beats should keep on rolling into old age. “Liebezeit” translates literally as “Love Time”, and it feels like he really does.

CD: Justin Timberlake - 20/20 Experience

A rich man's folly, but is it the Taj Mahal or Trump Towers?

You really don't need the context on this, do you? Event album, comeback, cheesy title, blah blah – it's all there splattered all over the internet if you really want it. I'll just cut to the chase and say: I love Justin Timberlake's music, and I'm very, very relieved to say I love this album, for a number of reasons. And rather than try and analyse anything too much, I'll just list them.

The Dark Side of the Moon: Dub Side of the Moon

DUB SIDE OF THE MOON We're marking the 40th anniversary of Pink Floyd's 'The Dark Side of the Moon' with a series of features. Here, prog goes dub

The silliest DSotM tribute - and maybe the best?

There's a lot about stoner culture that smacks of earnestness, and The Dark Side of the Moon has been at the heart of a good deal of that. The number of long, dreary, late-night conversations that must have taken place over “doobs” and “munchies” about its themes of life, death, madness, desperation and all the rest doesn't even bear thinking about.

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