Husband and wife duo Lara Rix-Martin and Michael Paradinas aka Heterotic have just released their sophomore Planet Mu record ‘Weird Drift’ after last year’s ‘Love & Devotion’, showing just how much their ability to write confident and thoughtful pop songs has developed, while still being able to retain the sleepy cushion of steamy synth pop that made the first record so rewarding to listen to. Featuring a massive seven tracks with French singer Vezelay (aka Matthieu Le Berre), the album is said to deliver tunes that differ enormously from Paradinas’ more established µ-Ziq material, and while Pitchfork’s review only scored it a 6.8/10, I think it deserves more. Great IDM record.