Helena Hauff: All That She Wants

'Discreet Desires' is a strong statement and a neat follow-on from her last large body of work, 'A Tape', which came out on cassette via Handmade Birds. Some tracks are pure club bangers while others sound like the score to vintage B-movies or retro video games, veering between flashing electro ecstasy and darker, meditative moments. There's both paranoia and euphoria, all shot through with playfulness and a clear sense of humour. "I think humour is very important. For example, I think that

DJ Stingray is the funniest DJ in the world. He plays that really fast, really hard electro sound, but I think it's really funny," Hauff says. "I don't know if everyone feels the same, and obviously they don't have to but if I don't find something a little bit humorous, I don't like it." Although her press shots and sometimes very hard DJ sets might not give off the gags, 'Discreet Desires' is very playful and in person Hauff jokes around about stealing a golf buggy from backstage, her fascination with uniforms and how good she is at rolling cigarettes: "I'm a pro at that. I'm better at rolling fags than DJing. To be honest, if there was a rolling-fag job out there, I could really make some money. I'm really quick at it – I smoke a lot." She's so straight-talking, she's probably not lying, either. But then, it doesn't look as though her day job is going to slow down any time soon.

'Discreet Desires' is out now on Ninja Tune