Wanna get your breakbeat bins jiggling? Here's our monthly Hi-5 to clue you in what's forthcoming, hot or timeless from both newcomers and well-established artists or labels. To top things off, some tracks are even available for download depending on the generosity of each artist or label.

If you wonder why these tracks are kicking asses, simply check out this slick feature of the embedded SoundCloud Players where you’ll see visual representations of the music (in the form of a waveform). Not only can your read the timed comments, it also allows you to say something about the structure of the track by entering your comments directly on any part of the waveform.

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The world’s first 3D IOSONO® audio system, combined with their innovative MultiTouch Control DJ/Live Interface was installed in the trend-setting club, TRESOR Berlin around October last year. With more than 200 independent audio channels for Wave Field Synthesis rendering, combined with touch screen controlled real-time interface, live performers are able to move any sound, tone, voice or instrument freely over the dance floor and walk them across the room.

Instead of music blasting out of a few big speakers in the usual club setting, sounds in the IOSONO® system can appear to be coming from any point inside or outside of the listening space. This enables clubbers to experience 3-D immersive sounds in an infinite number of ways, for example, a performer can steer the sound of helicopter approaching from outside of the theatre and then have it circling around the listeners' head or have the roar of tiger at the back of the theatre or crickets jumping from the seating area. For more details, check Tresor Berlin & IOSONO.

Spotted the Plump DJs Q&A feature on xlr8r.com. The UK breakbeat dons thought that Madonna & Justin Timberlake's "4 Minutes" was a total disaster while Dubstep & Fidget House were the best trends that came out of 2008.

More of their thoughts of their best and worst of 2008 list here as well as other interesting picks and pans from trendsetters like hip hop producer The Alchemist, Toronto’s finest hardcore punk outfit, Fucked Up, James Dyer, label manager of the British prog/disco/electro imprint DC Recordings, minimal house mastermind, Stimming to Henrik Vibskov, head of Finnish clothing brand CTRL and many more in the XLR8R (pronounced "accelerator") magazine and website.