Bonkers! in Data Breaker again? Afraid so. Truth is, this monthly night at Re-bar keeps bringing the weird and interesting bills for which I'm a total sucker. It would behoove you to hoof on over to the next installment of electronic tomfoolery that Ian Price (aka the Naturebot) and his stalwart crew have curated for your third ear.

New York's Wisp (Reid Dunn) headlines this month's event. He's been making strangely contoured waves in electronic music's IDM sector with his most recent full-length, The Shimmering Hour, on England's seminal Rephlex Records (he's also released on Sublight and Terminal Dusk). The Shimmering Hour sounds like an archetypal Rephlex effort; in fact, some thought Dunn was behind the Tuss, a once-mysterious Aphex Twin production that caused a stir in 2007.

On this disc, lustrous synths twinkle and swell with orchestral grandeur while manic rhythms skitter and splat in a manner familiar to anyone who's followed elite producers like Squarepusher, µ-Ziq, Plaid, and Richard D. James over the last 15 years. This is electronic music that bears the compositional complexity and integrity of jazz-fusion masters like Return to Forever and Weather Report, but it's leavened by a giddy spirit. Wisp's music proves that you can simultaneously stroke your chin and cut a rug, and not look too ridiculous in the process.

Another treat bestowed by Bonkers! is a rare live appearance by Seattle's Relcad (Alex Duff), who's kept a low profile for years. I didn't hear anything by him till Peloton Musique issued his "On Your Left" on its Bicycles Are Your Friends comp. That piece damn near stole the show, even from esteemed figures like Markus Nikolai, Jeff Samuel, Lusine, and Twerk. Relcad produces techno imbued with compellingly odd atmospheres, unusual textures, and danceable, non-peak-time beats. He has a distinctive sound, which in techno circa 2009 is a scarce commodity; let's hope this marks the beginning of a more active live-performance regimen for Relcad.

As for the Naturebot, this will be his first PA in over six months. He warns, "I'm busting out all the hardware I've been building and completely changing directions... after a dozen years with cheery and overwhelming slappy crap, I've kind of given out and am trying my hand at some electro-charged, marbled acid. Something wiggly and omniscient." Well, now you're speaking our language, Ian. I praised his album, The Schnebly, in a January Data Breaker and still find it a deliriously delightful listen. That being said, the Naturebot is a resourceful lad and surely his new stuff will send jolts of novel excitement. recommended

Bonkers!: Wisp, Relcad, the Naturebot vs. MC Anton Bomb, Dopelabs, Fri July 10, Re-bar, 10 pm, $9 before 11 pm/$13 after, 21+.