SoundCloud (while it still lives) can be an impenetrable, infinite stream of music, often of varying quality. You need a soundtrack to start your weekend right, but you don't have the requisite lifetime to trawl through the week's new DJ mixes. To help you out, we've done the busy work for you. We'll be running this series every single Friday of every single week to bring you the very finest in house, grime, techno, bashment, R&B, trap, D&B and no doubt a bunch of extremely trendy stuff that doesn't have a name yet.

First off, gqom king DJ Lag gave us a rundown of gqom's history and where it's headed in the future; SLSA boss Grandmixxer gave us some 140 thunder for Christmas; Madam X (pictured) got eclectic as ever with a mix that spanned grime, rap, house and more; Bristol badman Sir Hiss showcases his city's sound system heritage; Southampton selector Imogen got our hearts racing with a mix of techno, electro and acid; and, finally, rave legend Neil Landstrumm dropped off exactly the sort of groove-filled, bass-led thumpers we need to keep us warm.

This is TRENCH Radio's best mixes of the week.