Davey Gwynne is a third of Machines In Heaven, one of the most exciting new bands in Scotland.

This intriguing album, self-produced under his blood blood pseudonym, arrives just six months after the electro-instrumentalists released their stunning debut, although Gwynne insists it has no bearing on their future. There are obvious comparisons with Machines In Heaven, however: the ever-changing dynamics, the joy of experimentation and a knack for a damn good atmospheric tune. Tracks such as Korzybski underline that, with its repetitive electronic pulse and trancey hook-laden ambience that could be a grandchild of Kraftwerk's Autobahn. Although it appears to be crudely orchestrated, Neuro-Sematic Rapture - with its rapturously soothing anodic flute loop - is another real high, while the 13-minute Challenger starts with a concert piano before meandering into a wall of synth, multiple changes of pace, a bizarre ambient deep bass, and seemingly random drum patterns. It's a throw-in-everything-plus-the-kitchen-sink job: experimental invention above form, perplexing but commendable.

Martin Williams