Luke Younger’s Alter label is one of the UK’s best kept secrets, and has long been a source for some of the most unexpected belters we’ve had dribble through the office stereo.

This latest release from gallic experimentalists Opera Mort (aka Jo Tanz and Laurent Gerard) is no different, and whilst most of us might not have been digging deep enough to grab the duo’s 2009 debut album Le Tour De L’Oubli, that’s no reason to ignore its crucial followup.

Dédales was edited down from a series of improvised live recordings, and as such is imbued with a kinetic energy and creativity that’s often left for dead on most po-faced experimental full-lengths. ‘Les Spirales Messmer’ is our first taste of the record, and exhibits Opera Mort’s soupy, unsettling explorations perfectly with wobbly basses, cooing synths and percussion that chatters more than grandad’s dentures after a sneaky rub of whizz.

Dédales will be released on April 14 via Alter.