15 Years Nordstern CD

For the uninitiated, Nordstern is arguably Switzerland's most name-checked underground club. This year, the Basel institution turns 15. To celebrate, they've asked Israeli techno titan Shlomi Aber to put together this anniversary mix CD. Happily, the Cocoon, Cadenza and Renaissance regular has done a fine job, laying down a dark, atmospheric, dancefloor-friendly mix that would no doubt go down a treat at Nordstern. There are few surprises, but plenty of murky, evocative, armour-played techno treats, from the angular funk of Wire's "Contrast" and rolling rave stabs of DJ Hyperactive's "Venus" (as remixed by Truncate), to the woozy, glassy-eyed positivity of Entro Senestre's "DOHC".

Joachim Spieth