Main man BLVTH has surfaced a new single, the equally deep and cold Ocean – featuring Novaa. Vast synths that disappear into the dark depths, cold and silent, while at the same time opening up a hot bed of life and unknown energies. No details on whether BLVTH works on an album or some sort of bigger storyline, but this one could well be part of a bigger narrative. Team Poule says, he might just blitz one out.

Some might be familiar with Neu! the German 1970s krautrock band, formed by early-stage members of the legendary Kraftwerk ensemble. Here now come Outblinker, an energetic group out of Glasgow with a cover version of Neu!’s epic 10 minute Hallogallo single from the early 70s. A simple yet absolutely enlightening mix of dreamy riffs and synths, distinct rhythm and an ultimately swathing melody to it. While there still is a whole lot of Neu! in this one, Outblinker’s EP The Remains Of Walter Peck has more original tracks in the same vein – an absolute treat.

And one best to be seen on a stage I reckon! Lucky then, that they will be touring fair old Europe for the next five weeks. On the ticket are too many shows to list but they do make a stop in London, Geneva, Paris, a ton of Italian cities, Madrid, Barcelona, Montpellier, Bordeaux, Amiens, Tours, yadda yadda yadda, find all dates nicely listed right here actually.

Attached below then is the video accompanying for Hallogallo. A psychedelic super-cut from Koji Shima’s 1952 Warning From Space: a movie on the impending demise of planet Earth and mankind’s inevitable need to one day set off into deep space to have any hope of surviving as a race. Team Poule says, well, it ain’t over til it’s over.

Did you know that the San Francisco neighbourhoods of Marina, Mission Bay, and Hunters Point are all built atop a landfill? And that Al Capone while held in Alcatraz played banjo in the inmate band Rock Islanders? Pictured above then is San Francisco resident Little Glass Men and while it goes unreported if he resides atop a landfill these days, it is largely undisputed at Team Poule headquaters that his music is among the most exciting new sounds that hit our speakers this year. A vibrant mix of lo-fi grooves, vintage samples and live instrumentation – you might even spot a banjo in there – that creates an amazingly chill sound with a sunny West Coast optimism and freshness to it. The Flame is his latest gem, attached below, and comes off his album Until It’s Gone. Team Poule says, hang loose.

The dark days of the year are just coming up – at least in Europe. And what better way to celebrate times and life that with deep and dark electronic tunes with an optimistic twist underneath. IWII is not a talker when it comes to details but the track below is part of an EP which came out – mind you – this summer and goes by the name of Be In The Forest Where The Earth Comes Alive. To be heard on Soundcloud. Team Poule says, I can feel alive to this.

Italian dreamer HAN has lined up a deal with the great PIAS / Street Mission Recordings to put out an EP titled The Need To Belong, no word on an release date yet but it can’t be too far out because chunks of delights keep dripping out. Attached below then is an exclusive, an alternate version of Let’s Get Out Of This Place, a piano-fused piece of dream pop. While sort of lacking the verve and energy of a let’s run away together romance, this one puts an emphasis on the fine art of sliding out the side entrance, like a secret agent. Team Poule says, run!