Luke Traynor

LEMON Jelly have never been photographed. They scoured the globe to register their web domain name in the Cayman Islands. Yes, it's fair to say that Nick Franglen and Fred Deakin have always done things a little differently.

But never has music sounded so beautiful. Listening to most recent LP, Lost Horizons, it's hard to find a record that has ever achieved such perfection.

In October, Jelly Lab come to town - a travelling mini-festival that will tour the UK throughout October, featuring a new set from the Mercury shortlisted duo Lemon Jelly, seven-piece drum & bass from London Elektricity and maestro Tom Middleton on the wheels of steel.

Further entertainment comes from UK artist Pete Fowler painting a piece of live art each night and spectacular visuals from Airside.

Over the past year they've been in a studio on the Sussex coast, and another in north London, working on this first proper album. In accordance with their typical artist aplomb, it is exactly, exactly ... one hour long.

Playing music that is even more beautiful than anything achieved by the Beta Band, Air or Groove Armada could manage, Lemon Jelly not only perform for adults, but have hosted matinees with clowns and cartoons for under 12s.

With triumphant sets played at Glastonbury and T in the Park, Lemon Jelly take the stage at the Carling Apollo, Manchester, from 7pm until 2am, on October 3.

If it looks beautiful and it sounds beautiful, it's Lemon Jelly.