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Bright Magic (PLAY IT AGAIN SAM)

Whimsical eggheads behind history-buff concept albums about Cold War space exploration and Welsh coalmining, J. Willgoose and his PSB time team moved on to Berlin, its myths and musical past, for this imposing fourth album. Bowie, inevitably, proved a key influence, but there was also room for Depeche Mode industrial drama, Weimar disco – and a magnificently stern cameo from Blixa Bargeld, abiding spirit of the city’s Bohemian heritage. Standout track:

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