Keane - Live From London (iTunes)

One of the latest in a series of concerts recorded exclusively for iTunes, Keane’s eight-track acoustic set comes in somewhat shorter than previous releases by the likes of Coldplay but is still well worth a listen for some interesting takes on tracks from Hopes and Fears and Under The Iron Sea. They kept the between-song chatter in on the individual MP3s but, as the fans say, you really had to be there on the night as Dirrtylicious - a highlight of the show - is strangely missing from the album. ****

Depeche Mode - The Complete Depeche Mode (iTunes)

Following on from the our review of Bob Dylan’s 800-tracks-for-£169.99 The Collection digital box set in RC 332 comes this equally wallet obliterating – but incredibly tempting – iPod filler from Depeche Mode. It has 644 songs in total, and a 54-page digital booklet. That’s all of their studio albums, plus three live albums, Songs of Faith and Devotion Live, Playing The Angel Live and the classic, 101. Then there’s the singles compilations, the remix compilations, two hours-worth of “digital only remixes” (including far too many versions of John The Revelator than is healthy). For completists – and this would make completists of anyone – there’s one hours-worth of tracks snappily entitled Previously Unreleased Rehearsal Recordings and Rare Acoustic Performances, followed by two more round-ups: the 22-track Rare Early Live Performances and the 41-track line up Rare, Deleted and Promo-Only Remixes. Amazing. ***

DJ Reggie - Holla Dayz Inn (ryan-adams.com )

Ryan Adams fans will be well aware that DJ Reggie and Adams are one in the same. In fact Reggie is just one of three pseudonyms that Adams spent last year working under. He’s recorded eight off-shoot albums so far, all of which are available from his website. That’s Holla Dayz Inn, A Reginald Gangster, Hip HopBreaker and 4:20/20 as DJ Reggie, his rap and hip-hop alter-ego. Then there’s the more hardcore doppelganger, The Shit, which has released Christmas Apocalypse, This Is Shit, …Hits The Fans, Hillbilly Joel, General Ulysees S. Hospital and Self Portrait. And, for an even hardcore image of the artist, download Feel The Laser where this time he’s masquerading as WereWolph. **

Inspiral Carpets - Keep The Circle (mute.com)

Great to see the Carpets touring again this month and, if you have some gaps in your collection, they’ve just released this download-only compilation of “rare B-sides and udder stuff.” It’s got the flipsides of their 13 Top 40 singles and some rarities including a previously unreleased version of Saturn 5 (featuring Mark E Smith) and Garage Full Of Flowers, the band’s the first ever recording which was hitherto only available on a 1988 limited edition flexidisc. If you don’t download the whole thing, be sure to also check out the Satanic Wurlie mix of Cobra and the vocal and instrumental versions of St Kilda. *****

The Ordinary Boys – Last Christmas (theordinaryboys.com)

Recorded as a Christmas present for fans, Preston and co. come clean on their pop aspirations with this cover of the Wham! classic, available only from the Ordinary Boys official website. All you have to do is give them your email address in return, so they can add you to their mailing list. No chance of this one being bootlegged as it’s available only as a very low-fi- 64 kbps .WMV file. **

Brian Eno/David Byrne – My Life In The Bush of Ghosts (bushofghosts.wmg.com)

One of the most influential electronic/cut-and-paste albums of all time has been given the remastered makeover treatment for CD and, online, is one of the most detailed and interactive reissues we’ve come across in some time. Visually, David Byrne has made available Polaroids, studio shots and alternative album sleeves from the original 1981 issue. And musically the duo have made the complete master tapes available for two tracks for anyone and everyone to mix, remix, and meddle with to their hearts content. You can hear some of the results people have been coming up with on the site, and then rate them and leave your own reviews. *****

Scissor Sisters - Land of a Thousand Words (Sebastien Tellier Remix) (iTunes)

Using his own new lyrics and vocal parts, Sebastien Tellier first aired this special remix on his stint on BBC 6 Music’s 6Mix show, blending it with tracks as diverse as Queen and Herbie Hancock. It’s now available to buy online, but only via iTunes and draws heavily on US FM-style Eagles-like vocals and arrangements. ***

Thom Yorke – The Clock (Surgeon Remix) (theeraser.net)

This is the first in a series of remixes from and inspired by Thom Yorke’s The Eraser album, available as free downloads from his official website. “This was the one that made me think, we got to start getting these out,” blogged Thom on the stack of remixes he’s been sitting on since the album was releases last summer. “I was chuffed he (The Surgeon) wanted to do it as I think he is a master. He has turned it into something really hard. And disco… It made me very proud.” The remixes will only be available on the site for a limited time, so keep an eye on www.theeraser.net and Yorke-friendly blogs like Instrumental Analysis in Baltimore which reposted this and the Various Remix of Analyse at instrumentalanalysis.blogspot.com/2006/12/thom-yorke-remixes.html in case anyone had missed them first time around. ****