Diesel-U-Music CD: Diesel Awards acclaim UK's hot new acts.

The CD accompanying this issue of Music Week showcases the Diesel-U- Music Awards finalists - nine undiscovered acts bristling with crossover potential

1. David E Sugar - Strip Your Home From North To South

David E Sugar has been creating chip music on his Gameboy for two years,

combining games console bleeps with dreamy vocals and lush guitar melodies. This track has a driving beat to keep the multi- layered computer game sounds and abstract vocals in line, and makes a graceful introduction to his eclectic production style. Involved in music since the tender age of nine, David has contributed music to the BBC, introduced Radio One's Rob Da Bank to chip music and was approached by Malcolm McLaren to front a Gameboy band.

2. The English Channel - Forty Nights And Forty Days

A heady mix of Roland 505 house and European electro, this Andrew Weatherall/Shaun Ryder-inspired track captures the spirit of Screamadelica with the clarity of New Order. Unafraid to use the odd bit of Lancashire dialect to scruff up his vocals, this offering encapsulates the Channel's cocky approach to songwriting, which is starting to win him critical acclaim.

3. Duke Dumont - Popdatpussy