Shortly after the date that would have been the late, great Frankie Knuckles’ 70th birthday, his friend - and fellow Chicago DJ and producer - Elbert Phillips shared this heartfelt tribute mix that floods your veins with good energy for close to three hours. Comprising “a retrospective of [Frankie’s] career from his residency at the Warehouse to selections that I think he would appreciate today”, it’s a timeless tapestry of soul-affirming music.

Deep, sub-rattling rhythms are the throughline of this exemplary mix of dubstep, garage, grime and other bass-loaded sounds from South Korean DJ bela. It’s a transportative journey into the depths of low-end pressure.

DJ Cable digs in the crates to pull out a slew of classics from grime’s golden era, blended together in a dizzying flurry of hype-inducing beats and bars. It bangs on both a selection and technical level, with an overhead camera showcasing exactly how he pulls off some of his mixer wizardry, cutting between the likes of Ruff Sqwad, Plastician, JME and Wiley.

If you thought a DJ set that opens with a blend of Akira Ifukube’s original 1954 Godzilla theme and the THX Deep Note sampled by 100 Gecs’ ‘Dumbest Girl Alive’ was something that only your wildest cheese dreams could have conjured up, then you clearly have not come across the one and only ¥ØU$UK€ ¥UK1MAT$U. While those already-acquainted have been in awe of the Osaka-based club sorcerer’s ability to ply a head-spinning array of genres in a matter of minutes during his sets for some time — Yukimatsu’s latest Boiler Room showcases his ability to tear down even the most recognisable of club bangers to their bare bones, creating blends that you would never have thought were humanly possible. But then, it’s difficult to believe ¥ØU$UK€ ¥UK1MAT$U is a mortal being as he electrifies the breathless Tokyo crowd. There’s a reason he’s “your DJ’s favourite DJ.”

Getting transported to the White Isle for DJ Harvey’s Mercury Rising residency for less than the price of a Freddo? And it’s for a good cause? The beloved DJ shared the full recording of his set at Pikes from September this year to benefit those affected and displaced by January’s LA Wildfires — in true Harvey style, it’s a four hour voyage through impossible-to-get-out-of-your-head disco riffs, sleek ’80s synths and uplifting vocal declarations. An absolute bargain if you ask us.

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While there have been rumours that 2025 might end up being five 2020’s stacked in a trench coat, we refuse to believe it can be all bad when legendary grime outfit Roll Deep are back on our airwaves. Riko Dan, Manga Saint Hilare, Scratchy and Breeze joined Rinse FM resident Oblig for a 25-minute foray into old and new school grime — demonstrating exactly why they are still the best in the game. Legends back in the building.

In January, beloved women and non-binary-focused mix series Daisychain announced its end, waving goodbye with one final mix from its founder, Alicia Greco, AKA Leesh. This emotional send-off marks the series’ 360th instalment – and Leesh’s first and last mix after a lengthy seven years – clocking in at almost three-hours of pure Daisychain nostalgia, a retrospective trip through the podcast’s sonic history.

Anonymous producer cell m8 belled Mixmag in January and put together their first-ever 100% production mix made up entirely of their own productions and edits. Drifting from 130 BPM up to the soaring heights of 170, this silly but savage mix captures everything cell m8 is known and loved for right now: pumping bootlegs, vocal-led garage heaters, and massive basslines. “i wnted it 2 reflect the full spectrum of my sound,” they told Mixmag. “honestly ive had the most fun puttin it 2getha & i hope that nrg is transferred on2 the listener.”

Easing into his latest SWU.FM mix with a sultry palette of low-slung house and groove, DJ Swisha spends the next two hours cruising at a higher pace, coming to a rapidfire finale with huge Baltimore club and juke selections.

It’s clubland classics with the one and only horsegiirL. Opening with what can only be described as donk-fuelled brainrot - this mix is not for the faint of heart. I mean, where else would you catch LMFAO and Rihanna played by a DJ that is not made for a school disco? Happy hardcore has never been happier.

Watch the place shake as riria effortlessly fuses together a spectrum of genres, artists and beats in her debut Boiler Room. You can’t predict what track is around the corner of this high-energy set as riria’s fruity yet fiery selectionl keep you on your toes.

Quickly becoming one of the most sought-after acts in dynamic techno with a playful edge, DJ Gigola has now jumped onto BBC Radio 1’s Essential Mix. Jam-packed with bangers from the likes of TSVI to unreleased Gigola, this mix has us raring to get to the club.

scruz’s Rinse FM set kicks off the year with a sizzling hour of UKG and house rhythms to get you bopping. Featuring plenty of unreleased tracks including a number of his own, the Bristol-based DJ’s mix maintains buoyancy with a beat that’s a constant fixture throughout as he wields his irresistible spin on classic club sounds.

Audio producer, sound designer and DJ chelsea’s set for The Lot Radio is packed with surprises. A delicate blend of dynamic sounds with elements of breaks, Jersey club and heady vocal house, the Brooklynite’s mix makes for a head-in-the-clouds listening experience. And the stream that captures helsea surrounded by bopping heads and happy faces lends itself to an even bigger sense of cosiness - a testament to the good vibes emanating from the DJ’s sonic cocoon.

Toronto DJ BAMBII delivers a characteristically hectic, high-energy set for Boiler Room’s collab with queer community collective Normie Corp. Under the Jamaican-Canadian selector’s spell, the room is bursting with movement and irrepressible good vibes as she whips through high-octane hits like Darude’s ‘Sandstorm’, Black Eyed Peas’ ‘Pump It’ and ‘Bizochito’ by Rosalía while running the gamut of dancefloor genres, hurtling through dancehall, jungle, garage house and more. Whew!

Eclair Fifi and Martyn Bootyspoon fire through an energising two hours that traverses dubstep sub-melters and UK techno heaters to classic house heart-warmers and Bootyspoon’s own cuts of scuzzy club music.

Stationed in front of the unassuming background of a wall of sneakers in what looks like a shopping centre, South African DJ Soulchoke mixes a potent hour of weight gqom sounds with influence from the nascent 3-step movement. Pure energy that could distract even the hardiest shopaholic from the shelves.

Metrist steps up as part of Jamie xx’s curation on the freshly expanded dance music programming of Apple Music, traversing between frantic global club sounds, harsh electroacoustic experimentalism, rudeboy jungle and upfront UK techno.