Born in a small village in the bosom of Switzerland, but spending his formative years in Chile, Lucien Nicolet understandably displays an array of influences in his musical output. Blending minimal electronica with natural instrumentation and colourful rhythms, Luciano creates mellow yet danceable soundscapes incorporating a rich and graceful fusion of noise.

This much anticipated one-disc mix opens with Rhadoo’s Slagare, as funky syncopated beats undulate beneath an off-key piano loop and generous Spanish guitar. The wooden, dubby percussion is soon graced with an entertaining Spanish a cappella, as a resolute muchacho reels off a nightclub chat-up spiel. Extended hollow beats poke their way in over the guitar notes as we move from minimal into deep techno territory. D’Julz paints a late smoky night with funky Latin rhythms before my pick of the disc, Luciano’s remix of Los Updates’ fabulous Getting Late. With Chilean legend Jorge González’s charming vocal over the most minimal of basslines, what we have here is a stunningly fluid track full of personality and tenderness. Gonzales’ narrative is oblique, with tongue firmly in cheek as he coos delightful repetitive nothings: “The city lights are fading out…bank tellers dance to the hits. It’s getting late…for kicks, and no one else will have for free.”

Cutting the bass, Reboot’s Be Tougher tiptoes in for a lovely washed out after-hours session, before Cadenza’s Alex Piccone delivers some expansive tech with a disconcerting riff unravelling over a funky drum-line. Rough and edgy with wild disregard for structure, the hypnotic track makes me think fondly on Luke Slater.

Drifting into underground tech-house, Sety breaks into a run as Johnny D juggles bongos, bass and a choppy diva vocal in wavy deep underground number Orbitalife. As we approach the halfway point, Luciano lets M83’s delicious organ melody flow into Julien Jabre’s tribal Jungle Beatz in one of the defining moments of the mix. The sun pokes its morning rays through the rainforest’s canopy and we are treated to bird noises, deep indigenous drums and even the infamous Ferris Bueller sample that is teased in so gently that it is almost non-existent. After this gluttonous serving of chilled tropical tech, Luciano drops two forward-thinking remixes of acid house classics back-to-back. His own rework of Inner City’s Good Love preserves the soulful vocal while introducing a warped minimal bassline, while Tiefschwarz’s take on Phuture’s Rise From Your Grave drizzles industrial tech over the sinister melody and tweaked acid FX.

Schneider and Galuzzi lead us towards daybreak with a dash of no-nonsense mechanical minimal techno before the final trilogy throw open the shutters to let in some much needed sunshine. DJulz’s beautifully chaotic outing So You Know throbs elastically in and out of key, before Kenny Larkin brings some bouncy buzzing house to the fore. Luciano ends appropriately on Chymera’s yearningly magnificent Arabesque, with its lush tones and cushioned beats – a fragile progressive wonder.

Luciano’s Fabric 41 is dubby, expansive and beautifully organic. The mix is terrifically musical and textured, with mechanical electronica diving beneath waves of natural instrumentation and Latin rhythms. In a true labour of love, the patient listener is taken from city nights to lush meadows, pausing briefly to take stock at the terrace, jungle, and house of worship. The transitions are honest and open, as the architect lets us hear the hands-on craft in the mix. Thoughtful, expressive and sincere, this is a wonderful excursion for the seasoned listener.

“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it…”

Luciano’s Fabric 41 is out now through Fabric/Inertia.