Washington DC’s Ovid returns to Flood with five colourful drum workouts. Hear ‘Descent’ now

The four-part series features Or:la, Bicep and more revealing the stories behind their biggest tracks

NKC debuts on Tzusing’s Sea Cucumber label with an EP inspired by trip-hop and alt-rock club edits. Hear the ferocious title track, a collab with MM, now

DJ Cian Ó Cíobháin led a search for the fisherman credited with passing the phrase on to the late Guv’nor

The independent station celebrates four years on air on 12th December 

Lithe is up next on burgeoning label Flood with the 'Nos' EP. Hear the cavernous syncopated drum workout, ‘One For Russ’ now

Next up on hard drum label Flood is Dublin’s Ozwald with the ‘Prey’ EP. Hear the warped club tool ‘Faust’ now

The German company posted a video seemingly promoting a new product called the KIRN Cork Sniffer, apologised, then deleted both

Spanning hard drum, nu-metal mutations, Jersey club and trance-imbued techno, Syn pulls no punches in her frenzied Fresh Kicks mix

On Cue is our flagship mix series, celebrating the pivotal DJs and producers whose influence has shaped the world of electronic music, both in their local scenes and beyond. This week, Brainfeeder affiliate Ross From Friends steps up with an hour of peak-time rave energy, recorded live at his Phonox residency, and chats about early productions, finding his place as a DJ, and the process of making an intimate album