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At Convenanza 2015 (Andrew Weatherall Festival), Doubleface Richard was soundtracking the opening of the photo exhibition down from the castle. An unexpected pre-festival carousing was the meeting point for the festival faithful, and the indominatable gentle giant played a swarthy mix of pre-punk, punk, post-punk and Gallic oddball gems while the wine was swilled and friends welcomed. Bonus.

We asked the Wild Women & The Savages frontman to do a mix reminiscent of that, and tell us a few things...

This is a very special Monday mix. This is one for the end of year warriors. for those of you still stuck at office desks up and down the country. It will not be long now until you taste the sweet victory of mulled wine, merriment, mischief and christmas cheer. Cheer up soldier, you are almost there. This mix comes from Ed Cox of the duo In Fields who have recently released on Clouded Vision records. There are some truly great tracks in here from The Horn to the Passions. A step away from the usual tastes of the Monday mix, but who needs weird and wonderful when the anticipation of a holiday awaits. @infieldsmusic @clouded-vision-recordings

@kessel-vale's cosmic debut EP "Shapes" came out earlier this year on John Osborne’s Tanstaafl Planets imprint, and won plenty of praise for its fresh, melting-pot approach to German house/techno. Since then, the young producer has been getting plays from DJs such as Scuba, George Fitzgerald, Alex Coulton, Dubspeeka and B.Traits.

Aron Ottingnon is a New Zealand-born, Paris-based piano virtuoso who deals in jazzy electronica. Ahead of his new full-length, due out early 2016, Aron's kindly put together a mix for us taking in everything from David Bowie and R. Kelly to Ornette Coleman and some of his own remix work. Check it out below while reading our Q&A session with Aron:

Uncle Rothmans is celebrating 3 years of his label, and loveable uber-Scally Ant has celebrated by sharing with us this mix, taking in the discography of releases across those lemo-powered years.

Primitive World is an interesting character. His music has featured on the likes of Black Acre, Ecstatic Sound and Obsession Recordings. However this past week has seen him take the next step along his musical career with the release of a new record for R&S Records. It's a very club orientated record: with off centre drums and percussion leading the way he has crafted four energetic techno tracks which will be hot property in dance clubs up and down the country in no time at all. This release sees R&S take a step back from some of the slightly more obscure and brings a sense of focus back to the dancefloor. We caught up with him on the back of this latest feat and had him record a mix to accompany a rather charismatic interview which can be found below. Over to him.. @PrimitiveWorld

St. Savor are a Russian duo - Maxim Ryzhkov and Ildar Valiakhmetov - who've had a couple of releases so far, including a contribution to a split EP on Blind Jacks Journey. Having felt trapped creatively in their solo careers, they met online and have since merged forces.

After being inspired by London’s techno scene upon her arrival from Australia in 1993, @leahfloyeurs started building her record collection and within three years had played gigs across the UK and Europe. But only 2011 did she quit her job (in insurance) so she could hit the decks full time - and we're glad she did! Since then she's hosted a monthly internet show 'Leah with Sound' and began a residency at London's 50arc.

In this exclusive mix she shows R$N why she has quickly developed a reputation for effortlessly blending all sorts across the electronic music spectrum.

Christian Beißwenger makes up The Citizen's Band. Yes, he is effectively a one man band.

Over the course of an hour and a half it sees us taken through soulful grooves and into dynamic house soundscapes.

Repent ye sinners, for The Comet Is Coming! Not an apocalyptic proclamation, in fact, but the name of a new psychedelic outfit made up of three members who've played in Melt Yourself Down, Sons Of Kemet, Soccer96 and Polar Bear.