Where do I start? I know nothing about Juliet. She released this song Avalon which I became slightly familiar with. Then most recently came Ride the Pain. This was a lot more inticing. A perfect merging of rock and dance music, written by people who understand that nuances should be found inside music, whilst they demonstrated and exhibited their knowledge of the history of electronic and guitar based composition.

But little prepared me for the album. Random Order appears to be the descendent of the pioneers of 80s synth pop, 90s rock, electronica and pop and the magical mystery of the 60s. Or, if you’re looking for specifics, the proper sequel to Madonna’s Music. It’s an album that climbs onto your back, claws at you, screaming in one ear, but whispering in the other.

Puppet is what could be the fiercest hottest techno ballad ever written. No, don’t argue. I know it doesn’t sound like a ballad, but it feels like a ballad to me. Especially in the context of the album. It shows the importance of the space between the sounds and notes in a tune (electronic music is as much about what’s missing as what’s present), letting your mind fill in the blanks, and making up new rhythms as you listen. This is why people sample guitars. And then, out of the blue comes this little harpsichord break. Sensational. All under three minutes long.

I’m left wondering: is this the perfect album? I’ve spent the best part of 20 years of my life ferreting around trying to find good music, and, yes, I’ve found a lot of fantastic stuff, but I’ve never found an album that’s as faultless as Random Order, for it made my jaw drop, it made me shiver, it made me cry and it stimulated my musical intellect.