Folktronica may no longer be fashionable but, as Derbyshire trio Haiku Salut’s second album shows, its finest exponents are far from a spent force. Largely made with instruments consigned to history (ukulele, accordion, glockenspiel), Etch and Etch Deep is steeped in mystery, its striking combination of old and modern sounds conjuring up visions of abandoned seaside towns. At times it’s reminiscent of Zach Condon’s band Beirut, but Haiku Salut never stay still for too long, nuzzling up to folk one minute and slow drum’n’bass the next. Add titles that dismiss the idea they are po-faced (Things Were Happening and They Were Strange) and you have the album Four Tet might have made after Rounds.
