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'70s/'80s German takes on what I understand this sound to be:

Wolfgang Riechmann
Deutsche Wertarbeit
Harald Grosskopf

While looking up the youtubes to attach, it turns out all of these have been reissued by Bureau B so that may be a good place to look further. Also, you get TWO guys painted silvery blue, how can you not want that?

Love all of those (and the blue paint just *works*). Maybe a bit propulsive to be truly skittery but the Deutsche Wertarbeit is definitely going on the list.

Looking back at the original list, I realise my inclusion of Neu! is plain confusing. I guess it's a more straightforward 'songs that have the same insistent yet skittery beat as Custard Speedtalk'.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtU2Yi2xgGE

I think a lot of it is down to walking and how certain tracks act almost like Google glasses, painting the landscape in glitter as you move.

Ah yeah, I see what you mean - I was concentrating more on the vibes of the top lines which do match, and while none of the ones I suggested have what I'd consider 'heavy' beats they aren't very skittery. I'm sure some stuff I loved in the '90s would be right for this, but knowing my brain it won't give up any names easily. Maybe Bowery Electric??

Pole comes to mind

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGlPCAE3_uM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKrjdL0ycx4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4n_8EUjM-MY

A track like Tanzen by Pole might work

Oh bendy literally just said this