The tease of the string, the rush of the synth, the drama of the drop and the thunder of the bass… It can mean but one thing… trance-floor titan Mike Dierickx is back. For his first full-scale M.I.K.E. long-player since 2007’s ‘Moving On In Life’ one of the genre’s most respected sound crafters recalibrates and modifies his origin sound to new, futuristic levels. Featuring the club-floor smashes ‘Elements of Nature’ and ‘We Are’, it also contains new takes on many of his time-honoured anthems from the likes of Maor Levi, Roger Shah, Inpetto, Allure and others. Your visa is stamped; your World Citizenry application approved – everything else you need to know is below!

Oli and Alex talk about Oli's new found inner peace, what they've got coming up and of course playing a whole host of their incredible tracks that saw them hit new highs through 2012 so who knows what successes lie in this new year? Watch this space! Turn it up, you're listening to The Squatters!!

Last month Core announced it's shortlist for the You've Got Talent competition Season 1. With over 1000 submissions and eventually 10 shortlisters in each category, it's been a monumental task to find our favourites but we're now close to announcing the winners!

Creamfields organisers have cancelled today's event due to heavy flooding at the festival site. Acts due to play were Deadmau5, Calvin Harris, Sub Focus and Core's very own Mark EG, playing a world exclusive Allen and Heath DB Series Xone Showcase set:

A new track by the XX is now available to stream from the band’s website. ‘Chained’ is the second song off their sophomore album ‘Coexist,’ due for release on 11 September 2012 on the label Young Turks.