A.Madman follows in the same lineage of sample-heavy electronica as groups like the Avalanches - groups that value texture and ambience in equal proportion to hooks and dancey grooves. On the remarkable "Lotus Eater," A.Madman mixes and matches classic soul elements and stuttering breakbeats with an oppressive sense of gloom that hangs over the track like a pall. Meanwhile, "Give You Wings" hums with a shivering energy that comes tempered with weirdness like sped-up voices that float in and out of the mix, and twinkling moments that evoke a child absentmindedly plunking the keys on a toy piano. It all adds up to an intriguing and original mixture of gleeful dance music and somber electronic experiments that possess hypnotic abilities when listened to on some nice headphones. 

[Northern, with Broken Figures, Ghost Feet, Bizzart, 8 p.m., $5, 321 Fourth Ave., Olympia, northernolympia.org]