Inspired by the menace of black metal and the sleek textures of synthwave, Perturbator (Paris’ James Kent) specialises in an ominous sound that glistens like a blade and flickers like busted neon. “Technoir”, from the 2012 album I Am the Night, lays out the grim parameters: pile-driving drums, minor-key throb and half-time breakdowns meant for headbanging. He salutes John Carpenter with 2014’s arpeggiated “Future Club” and explores downcast beauty on 2020’s HEALTH collaboration “BODY/PRISON”, while 2021’s “Death Of The Soul” time travels to the glory days of EBM at its most evil.