This is a most welcome collaboration, not only of artists, but of record labels with a vested interest in London’s burgeoning underground electronic scene.

Six labels have teamed up to deliver London Electrics Volume One; Ai Records, Expanding, Highpoint Lowlife, Seed Records, SRL, and Unchartered Audio. The result? A mesmeric collection of contemporary instrumental electronic tracks - mostly ambient in nature.

Some of the music on London Electrics is quite sublime, beginning with the track Panhard by Benge, which features sumptuous curving synth tones over fragmented loops – sparklingly melodic too. Kleine provides similar fare on Bovaflux, again, tasteful tones override bitty percussive elements. Jacen Solo briefly raises the tempo on Abstract Soul – a squelchy bassline dominates the rhythm, until microscopically programmed handclaps and toms take over.

Other key contributions arrive from Digitonal, on Cantus V, where creeping strings crescend menacingly until the track unfurls into a pungent IDM number. The LJ Kruzer track, What Was Your Day Like, is another standout – as a couple recite words over the sound of clanking dinner plates while alluring synths provide ethereal backing. Meanwhile, Posthuman’s Fall of Empire broods a threatening vibe before building into a neo-industrial climax of clanking, mechanical beats.

Elsewhere, Blamstrain, Fisk Industries, Yellotone, Vessel, 11t1 add more angles, and Line closes with the only vocal track on the album, A Mistake, which rather unfortunately ends the compilation on a low.

Still, it’s great to see labels coming together with a shared sense of enthusiasm for electronic music, putting behind them all notions of competitiveness. That’s why this compilation is so positive, because it’s by people that understand the scene and care - the results are more than favourable.