Much more ponderous, patient and far-reaching than its brash, slightly cheesy title suggests, Hyper Nu Age Tekno is a record of disparate styles and complex aesthetics. Not just veering between poles of brutal, machinal rattles and plush, pillowing ambience, Taro Nohara’s work bridges pasts and futures, combining a progressive impulse with retro-futurist sounds and instruments. Featuring elements of IDM, ambient music, plunderphonics and, indeed, techno, it’s a confounding but gripping listen – if this really is techno’s new age, count us in.