Finally the weekend has arrived. I'm resorting to using a horrible cliche but over the last couple of months I have literally been 'living for the weekend'. Cringeworthiness aside, I have had nothing short of a string of incredible Saturdays, with the odd Friday mash-up tossed in occasionally. The depressing routine of a weeks worth of lectures and seminars and multiple other hours spent reading Noam Chomsky among other crusty academics really has restored my faith in the splendour of le weekend. This weekend is no different in terms of general itinerary but it will provide my kicks on excitingly unfamiliar territory. No fabric this time for me (at time of writing), despite an awe-inspiring line-up that includes Claude VonStroke, Justin Martin, M.A.N.D.Y (live) and Art Department- is I've previously mentioned, Chris and I will be heading further East of the capital for another Exstatic Sounds warehouse party featuring Sven Tasnadi and Tigerskin (live) among others for what promises to be a fantastic event. Tonight I head to Old Street's reputable new club XOYO for the first time for an irresistible B2B set from Joy Orbison and Ramadanman, who's recent Void 23 EP has been causing shockwaves of late. The night will lean slightly away from my usual musical periphery but I'm really looking forward to seeing if XOYO is worth all the fuss.

So before I crack open first Kronenbourg I have in my fridge and engage in usual pre-night activity, I thought I would put together a little weekend pack with links, parties, tunes and even a little mix thrown in to get you jigging. Don't let the icy conditions out there keep you inside, there are some serious parties being thrown both tonight and tomorrow, especially here in London. It's not to late to get down here....

As always, your first port of call for any unplanned weekend should be RA's event pages, which list hundreds of events in all regions of the country. If you're looking for a little more refined guidance however, here's SOTW's weekend picks in London:

Friday December 3rd

Süd Electronic Yule with Levon Vincent, Steffi, Tama Sumo at The Camp Basement, London
11pm-8am, £13

Laurent Garnier presents Live Booth Sessions at Village Underground, London
Laurent Garnier DJ/Live, Benjamin Rippert, Scan X. 10pm-6am, £15

Fact at XOYO, London
Joy Orbison/Ramadanman B2B + more, 10pm-3am, £8

Saturday December 4th

Exstatic Sounds Warehouse Party with Sven Tasnadi and Tigerskin (Live), London
10pm-6am, £12

fabric: Dirty Bird, Get Physical & Art Department at fabric, London
11pm-8am, £18

Shake It! feat. Layo & Bushwacka!& Omri H at Village Underground, London
11pm-6:30am, £13

Now for a few great weekend worthy beats!

Alen Sforzina - Rhinoceros (Pig & Dan Remix)


Naph - Frozen Feelings (Maetrik Remix)


Someone Else & Mark Henning - Little Helper 11.2


Affani - Yuma (James Harcourt Remix)


Solo - Afreaka (Renaissance Man Remix)


And finally my own little Weekend Mix, featuring some of the best new tracks and maybe one old dinosaur melded in for good measure. Track listings are available on my personal Soundcloud account.

Weekend Package Mix by SweatOnTheWalls-Dom