Hyperfast breakbeats and complex electro-acoustic clicks and pops are the hallmarks of today's cutting-edge electronica. But, while impressive, this kind of music can come across as a bit po-faced. Thank God then for Normal Position who, with Boyfriend's Car and their 2002 Nylon Whippets EP, are making glitch a warmer and fuzzier place. The title track opens with skipping xylophone (is it just me, or are xylophones becoming strangely trendy in music these days?), before the beats come in. Ah, the beats! They sound like someone dropping a load of expensive surgical equipment on the floor; you don't know whether to dance or duck. The vocals ('I left my knickers in my boyfriend's car' don't you know), are catchier than 1000 Beatles' songs, and the band even throw in some guitar breakdowns for good measure. All in all this is what all pop music should be: inventive, tuneful, funky and ever so slightly ridiculous. The other A-side, Gobby, consists of childish mouth-noises, nursery rhyme melodies and crunchy beats. Sounds stupid, but it comes across brilliantly. Normal Position are on a par with the top electronic producers today, but have not forgotten that music can and ought to be a lot of fun.

Nevertheless, if the tomfoolery of the A-side is a bit too much, just flip the record and you will find some of the most beautiful electronic music this side of Múm. Koi Koi Pips drifts by on acoustic guitars, xylophones (seriously, what is it with xylophones?) and only the faintest hint of electronic manipulation. It's short, but very very sweet. Chewits is even more stunning. Aching synth melodies create a bed for bouncy pings, pops and smooth and funky beats.

Múm, Four Tet and Manitoba may have blazed the trail for melodic, innocent, cutting-edge electronica, but Normal Position are right up there with them, and could even start bothering the top 40 if they continue making music this good.