Islet / Ubre Blanca / Leafwrist @ Nice 'N' Sleazy, Glasgow, 15 October

Leafwrist's approach to his live set has matured in the few short months since his support slot with Umberto, adding thick slabs of minimal electro beats to his tortuously constructed walls of found sound and samples. It's not quite there yet –  there is a sense of exploration, of happy coincidence, when his beats and melodies collide and fuse into glittering moments of intensity, rather than the feeling of a journey with a destination. Given time to refine his sound even further, though, one suspects his music will deliver on its early promise.

Second act of the night, Ubre Blanca, simply astound. Trading in cinematic, synth-fetishising compositions which nod heavily to Vangelis, John Carpenter, Kraftwerk and even Glass Candy, they are not reiventing the wheel. But the combination of towering, interlocking synth riffs with the mathematical, intense drumming of Andy Brown is undeniably powerful, and in the live setting, it proves formidable.

When headliners Islet take the stage, they do so like an invading army of hippies armed with deadly percussion. Rhythm is at the forefront of their psychedelic, funk-infused sound – over the course of their set, every single member drums on something, from the ceiling, to the air conditioning system, to the tables and pint glasses of punters, to actual drums. It's an absorbing stage show, and if there is something overly familiar about their jazz, funk and folk fusion, it is offset by their energy and intensity. When they leave the stage, the night feels like it's over too soon. [Bram E. Gieben]