Nation Techno: Italy (2018)

La Chinerie is based on the concept of social media-led digging and for this compilation, the French label has cast its gaze far and wide into Italy's techno underground. The selection starts with break beat techno from Wrong Assessment and Alfredo Mazzilli - the latter's dreamy "Reminiscenza" is especially tantalising, before disappearing down a bruised, battered wormhole for Daniele Paduano's high octane "Permissions" and ADT's noisy, Autechre-influenced "Control of Your Brain". Edanticonf's "Le Lacrime di Freya" marks a shift towards straighter deep techno, while Ruhig's "Tacita" features the kind of dreamy, home-listening electronic music that is tailor made to accompany long, late night searches for obscure tracks.