German schizo-doom duo Beehoover bring a uniquely weird and progressive brand of post-metal noise on Heavy Zooo.

Wacky alt-rock legends Ween return to British shores for a short three-date tour.

Street Horrrsing is an astonishing début album of avant-garde noise and melody from leftfield electronic duo Fuck Buttons – file under “works of genius”.

This eponymous EP from Oxford’s technical free-jazz-metal lunatics Dr. Slaggleberry is a triumph of wilful obscurity.

Geordie rock’n'roll rogue Ginger Wildheart opens the doors of his heart and mind on Market Harbour, his eclectic third studio solo album.

The legendary Rough Trade Shops look back on another year of weird and wonderful alternative music on Counter Culture 07.

Former dEUS guitarist Rudy Trouvé and his Septet make a left-field pitch for the “Most self-explanatory album title” Grammy.

Screw the Matrix - if you really want to see how deep the rabbit-hole goes, you need to make sure you see Cardiacs play a live show before you die.

Fear and loathing in Cardiff - Curses, Future Of The Left’s début album, is a strange and surreal piece of work indeed.