Blawan

Hailing from South Yorkshire, Jamie Roberts aka BLAWAN, takes no issue with gracing those he crosses on the dancefloor with devastating, hard-hitting techno.

Passing through the busy smoking area into a solidly packed room of writhing bodies, a fluctuation of projections frame BLAWAN and OR:LA’s night of bassy impulse.

Copenhagen, Denmark

The last few years though have seen a budding interest in house techno and dubstep here thanks to promoters such as Below The Line Well Rounded and Aka Aka Roar.

Set up by (the then) Ramadanman in late 2010 Acetate was founded upon a set of purist principles: DJ sets must be 100% vinyl-only the chosen mixer is a restored Bozak Rotary from the 1970s and under no circumstances are photographers allowed inside.

Pearson Sound and Blawan in Warsaw Those looking to find experimental house, techno or dubstep in Warsaw need to dig deep. 1500m2 Do Wynajecia is currently one of the few main clubs pushing underground electronic music in the city. So far in 2011 it's hosted sets from the likes of Surgeon, George FitzGerald,

Founded by expats Ned Beckett and Sam Barker the Leisure Systems brand has been deliberately culled out of a detachment from style.