Rough Trade Shops Electronic 11 Cooperative Music****

Compilations like this are a reason why some record stores will survive the current turmoil in the sector. As anyone who has bought previous releases curated by staff at the London- based chain will testify, Rough Trade stores know their onions when it comes to intriguing alternative sounds. On this latest compilation they cast the net far and wide to track electronic music's travels over the past year, with star turns from high-flyers such as Nicolas Jaar, Flying Lotus, Rustie, Azari III, Hercules and Love Affair, and John Maus. But it's the inclusion of killer tracks by Death Grips ( Guillotine from the Exmilitarymixtape), Ayshay (Fatima Al Qadiri's magnetic, mesmerising atonal vocal on Warn-U) and Irish duo Solar Bears ( Twin Stars, from their debut album, She Was Coloured In) that seal the deal. See roughtrade.com

Download tracks: Ayshay, Warn-U; Death Grips, Guillotine; Nicolas Jaar, Space Is Only Noise