I could watch this imaginative and hallucinatory experimental short film 100 times. Rubber Johnny is the creation of UK film-maker Chris Cunningham. Johnny is a mutant child kept alive living a basement where he mumbles, squeeks and burps to communicate.

Johnny keeps himself amused by shape-shifting, where his body inflates, deflates, squeezes and pops along to the intense soundtrack by regular Cunningham collaborator Aphex Twin. All of this is witnessed by a beady-eyed terrified dog who keeps Johnny company.

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Bogdan Raczynski is an old name to many in the realms of “intelligent dance music” after his first release in ’99 under the wing of Aphex Twin’s Richard D James’ Reflex Records. Since his first release, he has rarely changed his form: creating heavy laden beats flooded with strained and strange vocals, often reminiscent of early Aphex Twin or Squarepusher.

As a performer, his live shows tend to be highly melodramatic ,after once performing in a Power Rangers costume. Bogdan continues to push the boundaries of IDM. Who Is It?, featuring Bjork, is a particular highlight for me and shows Bogdan’s playful side in the video above.

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Brass Band has always held a stereotype of Northern village halls, red face Tubas, and cliché fanfares. I would like everyone to realize that this really is not the case. There are a few composers screwing up the system, and Simon Dobson is one of these vigilantes.

Graduating in composition from the Royal College of Music in London, Dobson has paved the way for modern composition in his childhood medium of Brass Band.

He has steadily built up his ammunition of work, writing for cut throat brass competitions. And his latest piece, A Symphony of Colours (the video being only the second half), propels discord and harmony into time signatures that would screw even Aphex Twin himself. This is warfare in its most musical form.

I hope people shun the mindset of Brass Bands and see deeper into the music. An old friend and mentor, Dobson is surely one of the greatest musicians I have had the pleasure of working with.

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The Photobooth app on Macs has provided hours of inane tooling around for most people and resulted in countless stretched and distorted images that only their makers find entertaining, but Brooklyn artist Mark Pernice has translated a wonky webcam image of himself into a terrifying 3D mask. Reminds me of Aphex Twin.

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