Neffa-T's 8 Deck Technical Mix is a stunning showcase of the continued potential of mixing records. Never one to rest on his laurels, the CDJ wizard's latest filmed session is 80 minutes of jaw-dropping skill. More than just a numbers stunt, his use of eight decks and two mixers allows for razor-sharp cuts and the spontaneous recomposition of tracks in real time, blurring the line between DJing and live performance. Almost constantly moving, it's as transfixing to watch as it is to listen to. Much like Jeff Mills' seminal Exhibitionist series, this is a vulnerable, high-wire act of solo mastery that will be talked about for years. Just remember the popcorn.

ADAB is one of the US's best (and most underappreciated) DJs. On the latest instalment of their NTS Radio residency, the Philadelphia-based artist explores some of their favourite contemporary amapiano cuts from the likes of Thebelebe, Lowbass Djy, Jazza MusiQ and Bukzin Keyz. Focusing on darker, more innovative strains, it's a compelling exhibition of the South African genre today.

"It's experimental music that people have to move to." So said Ben UFO back in 2016 when reflecting on A Made Up Sound's unique appeal. For a decade, the musician's catalogue was home to a wild alchemy of sounds—take "Afterhours," a lurching, 12-minute hybrid of dubstep and Detroit techno—that inspired total awe in his contemporaries. Though the Dutch producer has kept a low profile in recent years, his latest project, ex_libris, proves that his guiding ethos of innovation has only deepened. His two-hour Hessle Audio takeover, which explores a range of personal favourites and early influences (Mary J. Blige, Krust), is a markedly intimate offering from an artist who's long thrived on bending boundaries in every direction.

On her recent NTS Radio show, Maral stitches together an hour of Iranian folk and classical music, the ghostly ambient washes of Grouper and her own blown-out electronics. In her own words, the Iran Special mix taps "into the liminal feelings of being in the diaspora—a blend of sadness, anger, fear and nostalgia. A cathartic mix for anyone in the world." An essential and absorbing listen.

Last month, after travelling stateside on a ship, Nono Gigsta made a stunning debut at Dripping. Afterwards, she headed to The Lot Radio to prove why she's got the widest range in the game. Her ability to infuse eccentric elements into dance music is particularly unique—breaky techno suddenly morphs into ghostly drone; sombre organ notes give way to zany synth patterns. In her hands, anything and everything is possible.

Loidis has an uncanny ear for deep tech house gems, the kind with slippery grooves, punchy synths and foggy dub rhythms. These delightfully minimal cuts form the bulk of this four-hour set at Brooklyn's Good Work. The Kansas native, AKA Huerco S., has plenty to show off, never lingering on one strain of tech house for too long. His style goes way beyond traditional mnml (though there's plenty of that in here too), incorporating raw funk, slinky drums and weirdo house to devastating effect.

This ambient and downtempo session is a mental massage for knotty thoughts. Ethereal pads, lush soundscapes and nature noises (frog ribbits, the plink of water droplets) seem to capture a time-lapse of a tropical ecosystem. Over the rhythmic chug of distorted synth lines, hissing melodies and barely there vocal samples, Moopie soundtracks a rainforest in transition, taking listeners across the seasons. It's an hour of pure, contemplative bliss—and a critical ear cleanse.

In the hands of james K, music becomes emotional architecture. Layering melancholy, surrender and longing alongside murkier feelings such as anxiety, the New York-based artist builds sets like an urban planner of the heart. This 74-minute trek across mediative downtempo, drum & bass and sample-based experimentalism finds through lines between artists on the opposite sides of the dance music spectrum, from the delicate piano notes of Tristan Arp to Marco Shuttle's quiet percussion. It ends on a bittersweet note with the IDM pop of Cybermission's "Deep Hard," which james K described as her "current favourite feeling" because "it's fun, beautiful and real."