Bestival 2012 preview: our top picks from the lineup

If you're making the trip to the Isle of Wight for Bestival this weekend, planning what acts you're going to see can be quite a task. Festival organisers have simplified the process with My Bestival , which allows you to "curate" your own lineup from the hundreds of performers in attendance. Here's our effort – and you can make your own here . If you're not going to Bestival, you needn't miss out – you can still experience the action online, as many acts will be streamed live on YouTube . Below are some of our highlights from this weekend's lineup, along with a few links to relevant Guardian content, a recommended track for each of them – and we've put them all together in this YouTube playlist . Watch on YouTube . Reading this on a mobile? Click here to view . And if that's not enough to whet your appetite, you can: • Check out this page of Instagram pictures from the Bestival site–build, giving a sneak preview of what festival-goers can expect to see this weekend. • Have a listen to the official Bestival podcast . Bestival Radio 2012 / Podcast 005 by Bestival Radio on Mixcloud • If you're going to Bestival, check out our mini guide for your mobile , providing you with selected lineups and site maps to download to your phone for easy access. It'll update with the latest reviews and images from around the festival site – and you could help us create some of the content by heading to the special Guardian/BlackBerry tent at the festival. See here for more info . On with the recommendations: Stevie Wonder He has survived car crashes, death threats and 50 years in the music industry. Ahead of his Bestival show, the soul legend talks about Motown, Jacko and Winehouse . Listen to: Superstition . Orbital Back in 2010, Orbital gave Paul Morley some advice about festivals . Listen to: Wonky . Hot Chip With a singular sound that nods to R&B, folk-rock and hip-hop, Hot Chip are among the greatest modern pop acts. See what they had to say to Michael Hann in an interview earlier this year . Listen to: Night & Day . New Order They're playing without bassist Peter Hook , and reports suggest his absence is going to be keenly felt . Still, it could be one of the last chances to see them live. Listen to: True Faith . Coldcut Find out why Coldcut are " the first stars of UK dance music ", and why "after 200bpm, your heart blows up". Listen to: Doctorin' the House . Major Lazer If you're not familiar with the artists known individually as Diplo and Switch, you soon will be . Listen to: Pon De Floor . Alt-J So far, indie band Alt-J have come from nowhere to enjoy success without the fame. But that could all be about to change, finds Sam Wolfson . Listen to: Tessellate . Grimes Montreal-based 4AD artist producing " hypnotic weirdo pop " and is responsible for one of the best albums of the year . Listen to: Oblivion . Azealia Banks She's purportedly leading the charge of the women MCs , and is steadily building on the success of the filthy, uqiquitous 212 . Listen to: 212 . Rizzle Kicks Cheerfully wholesome Brit School rappers will be the must-see act of the weekend for anyone under 16. Listen to: When I Was a Youngster . Factory Floor Responsible for some of the most menacing and foreboding electronica of the recent times . "Think Manchester 1981 or the Berlin of your pulsating hard techno dreams," says Paul Lester . A little out of keeping with the Bestival spirit, perhaps, but nevertheless highly recommended. Listen to: REALLOVE . Girl Unit Londoner Philip Gamble is keeping the flag flying for freaky sonics with his winning blend of dubstep, juke and drag . Listen to: Wut . JJ Doom Masked rapper Doom spoke to the Guardian last month about his new album Key to the Kuffs, with its unexpected references to rhyming slang and My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding. Listen to: Banished . Kindness London/Berlin-based Adam Bainbridge's music has been described as an " achingly hip … union of faux-disco/AOR and Ibiza chillout ". That might sound a bit offputting to knee-jerk hipster-haters, but you should also be aware that he does a lovely cover of Anyone Can Fall in Love by Anita Dobson. Listen to: Gee Up . Jessie Ware Reviewing her new album Devotion last month, Tim Jonze said : "It quietly works its magic, a genuinely individual statement by an artist who didn't expect to become a pop star, but might struggle to stop it happening anyway." Listen to: Running . Field Music Extremely well-regarded Sunderland band who'll be drawing in beard-stroking real-music enthusiasts by the score. Listen to: (I Keep Thinking About) A New Thing . DJ Yoda Pulled off a stunning set at Camp Bestival with the Trans-Siberian March Band – no such accompaniment this time, but we're still expecting great things. Listen to: Wheels . Chas and Dave Gertcha. Listen to: Gertcha . El-P Doyen of backpacker hip-hop who combines wit and brains without succumbing to wackiness or pomposity. Listen to: The Full Retard . Kevin Saunderson feat Inner City Live Detroit techno originator and Inner City mastermind Saunderson empties the contents of his psychic record bag here . Listen to: Good Life . Summer Camp Upbeat, 80s-loving indie–poppers, and Guardian favourites. Here's what Paul Morley has to say about them . Listen to: Better Off Without You . Friends Brooklyn five-piece whose music is a "magpie mix", according to Michael Hann . "One moment it's indie-pop, the next it's mutant funk, then disco." Go along and judge for yourself. Listen to: Friend Crush . Justice Their debut album † was " essentially Daft Punk impersonating Iron Maiden" , and they've further bridged the gap between rock and electronic with followup Audio, Video, Disco . Listen to: New Lands . Toy Spawned from the ashes of Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong (hotly tipped for success for five minutes in 2008), Toy are fiercely derivative, but, according to Paul Lester, they're stealing all the right bits . Listen to: Motoring . Bellowhead "We're a party band with serious intellectual pretensions," says the 11-headed folk outfit . We're not arguing. Listen to: Whiskey is the Life of Man . The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing Steampunk band featuring the Guardian's own Marc Burrows . He'll be popping into the press tent at some point over the weekend to let us know how the band's been getting on on our festival live blog. Listen to: Brunel . Chairlift "Not quite poppy enough to cross over to the mainstream, but not quite experimental enough for the avant crowd either," said Tim Jonze earlier this year . We first wrote about them in 2008 and they've been tinkering away amiably on the margins since . Listen to: I Belong In Your Arms . Mr B the Gentleman Rhymer Ukulele hip-hop performed by a posh-sounding chap in 1920s get-up. It's not the world's most sophisticated gag, but raises a smile. Listen to: Straight Outta Surrey . Sister Sledge Chic with Nile Rodgers were tremendous at Camp Bestival. Sadly, they're not in the country for Bestival, but with Sister Sledge in attendance you'll still have the chance to hear some stone-cold disco classics. Listen to: He's the Greatest Dancer . • The Guardian is Bestival's media partner.