As Portals announce the full line up for their third ‘mini festival’, we thought it would be a good time to catch up with Asher Kenton, one of the organisers, to find out a bit more about what they’re up to. By Dan Salter

ArcTanGent 2015: Friday – PX3 highlights: Juffage, Pocket Apocalypse, obe, Sonance ArcTanGent Festival 2015 Photos by Magda Wrzeszcz and Ed Sprake

I think it’s fair to say that we love the ArcTanGent line-up with wild abandon, every single year. But given completely free reign over the booking process (as unlikely as that is to ever happen!) which bands would be absolutely must-haves?

“THERES JUST SOOOOO MUCH OF IT. Its hard to specifically point out who will be the most exciting to see as there’s literally a metric fuck tonne of good stuff on hand to check out. Cleft, The Fierce and the Dead, Body Hound, AMTP, Vodun, Vasa, OHHMS, Vennart, Dillinger, Deerhoof, aaaaargh TOO MUCH. I reckon there’s going to be a lot of running between stages this year. Knowing more people who are attending this year and getting to hang out with them all more. Last year was a bit of a getting to know you thing, this year we’ll be jumping straight in to the good times.” – Nick, Trojan Horse

As ever, ArcTanGent are spoiling us with silent discos curated by an astounding array of awesome bands, this year featuring You Slut!, Rolo Tomassi & Brontide, Maybeshewill, Talons, Artscare DJs and Delta Sleep & Axes. But what would the bands we spoke to play if they got their hands on the controls?

Polymath – Do you have a back up plan if everything breaks whilst you’re playing? Vasa – Don’t say that. The fear will be there all festival.

We ask band members for their tips on how to make your ArcTanGent experience an awesome one. “DO: Make new friends. The amount of sound people I met there last year, from bands, fans, and various other weirdos last year. Its nice to share the good times with new people!” – Polymath “Don’t: forget to be respectful and thankful to the people who are helping run the event, they’re working so you can have the time of your life.” – Trojan Horse

Dear ATG genie, I would like the following wishes to be granted and your next convenience: – Battles to headline (with their original line up) – Showers for everyone (we’re playing Wyrd out festival on Sunday in London after the festival this year and we are going to stink the place up!) – Steve Vai to join us on stage to rip a guitar solo, but promptly gets bottled off stage before he even gets a chance to switch his soloing fan on. Yours, Cleft

“They let us reprobates play this year…..seems like a valid enough reason to us.” As part of today’s ongoing ArcTanGent takeover, we asked some of our favourite bands to name the five things they love most about this wonderful festival.

A trio of effervescent, neatly crafted songs that are dead set on merrily bouncing from riff to riff until everyone is grinning along with them. By Jamie Jones

This is a great split. Irk and Wren are almost completely different bands that really complement each other. I recommend checking out this split, especially if you are into post-hardcore or post-metal. I’m excited to see what these two bands will also release in the future. – By Kara Chavez

Echoes and Dust Christmas Party with Trojan Horse, obe and in violet The Victoria, Dalston, London, 6.12.2014 Photos by Magda Wrzeszcz

The 20 minutes on offer here are of high musical quality and fans of sludgy, down tempo metal will definitely appreciate this. – By Sander van den Driesche

A record of substance and heft that at the same time fizzes with humour and frivolity; a rare thing indeed. Get this album in your life, you can thank me later. By Dan Salter

Since losing guitarist James Griffiths at the beginning of the year, obe have been on a search for a new gunsligning superstar. However, that hasn’t stopped the remaining three going in to the studio to start work on their debut full length record. ‘St …