Parisian James Kent produces electronic music under the pseudonym Perturbator. Inspired by anime and channeling the propulsive Italian disco of Giorgio Moroder, his latest record, The Uncanny Valley, takes the synth-wave fad and gives it a shot of nerdy adrenaline. Kent’s been distributing his music in unconventional circles from the beginning. He contributed to the soundtracks of the first Hotline Miami video game before releasing his first tape, and then signed to black-metal label Blood Music. by Joseph Schafer