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 up, Liquid Ritual co-founder LTHL served up a quick session of sub zero club electronics; UKG king Wookie mixed together a wildly eclectic showcase of all things garage; Sheffield's Taiko whipped together some of his finest 140 dubs and bootlegs; Sharda put together a sugar-rush mix of rave fun; 3024 boss and dubstep pioneer Martyn sent us all to the dancefloor with his big and bold selections; and, finally, Brooklyn-based Akua (pictured) took the energy to stratospheric levels with her rollercoaster ride through harder end of the rave spectrum.

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