Dubstep, West Coast beats, bass culture, whatevs—tastemaking DJ supreme Mary Anne Hobbs is the thread linking all of it; believe me, we know. Naturally, we were excited when we heard she would be returning to Sonar, the groundbreaking Spanish music festival centered around forward electronic music, to curate a showcase of next-level beatsmiths.

Flying Lotus (aka Steven Ellison) is one of the most original electronic music artists working today. As a result, FlyLo’s upcoming full-length Cosmogramma is being hailed by those that have heard it as a paradigm-shifting opus (FlyLo himself calls it a “space opera”) that will change electronic music forever.

Emalkay is proving to be latest boy wonder of dubstep – everyone from Mary Anne Hobbs to the genre’s top spinners seems to agree. He maintains his reign on his remix of classic rave group Faithless’ new song “Sun To Me.” Emalkay proves the best of all worlds…

Emika is our new fave find: hailing from Berlin by way of Bristol and London, she’s like a perfect combination of all those cities’ musical styles. She’s got the clear sonic force of Berlin’s techno scene (she’s a member of the famous Berghain family), the up-to-the-minute hipness of London, and the grimy bass thump of Bristol, as well as the haunted melancholy of that city’s hometown heroes Portishead and Massive Attack.

This track will be huge. I’ve been riding for Darkstar’s “Aidy’s Girl is A Computer” for a minute now, and it’s finally getting a worldwide release on October 19th. “Aidy’s Girl” is a refreshing and thoughtful, 2 step/garage track that brings back our fondness for good old fashion digital love.

If bass has a cultural ambassador, it’s Mary Anne Hobbs. While she is a resident of the U.K., Hobbs has brought innovative electronic sounds to all corners of the globe thanks to her BBC radio show, which is devoted to all things dark and speaker-cone bursting. Via the BBC, Hobbs has championed the likes of English dubstep…

Okay, today’s track of the day is a very long track – a bit over 45 minutes, actually. That’s because it’s comprised of many tracks – it’s tastemaking/shapeshifting DJ supreme Mary Anne Hobbs set at the most recent Sonar festival – you can download it here as well as a tracklisting of her ace selection of forward thinking, bass booming, speaker thrashing, genre-exploding grooves. There’s a reason Hobbs’ new Sonar mix is blowing up at blogs and got twitter all a-twitter …..