On rare occasions barriers of time, space and musical cultures seem to melt down, condense and solidify into something new and outrageous at the hands of a gifted individual. Take the example of Drew Lustman, whose recordings as FaltyDL have been among the most hyped of the year 2009.

Growing up in New Haven, Connecticut, didn't exactly predestine Lustman to a career of chopping up all dance music genres ever conceived on the British Isles, adding a large dose of sample-based hip-hop and coming up with a unique musical recipe of his own.

Yet this is precisely what he ended up doing, and while his prior experience as a sushi cook and jazz bassist might have helped a bit in the process, the general public had been left largely unprepared for the firework of fresh ideas that was 'Love Is Liability' - his debut album that used UK garage breaks, dubstep bass and dreamy Ceephax synths to conjure up mid-90s rave moods with modern means.