Founded in 2006 by former Terranova member and current International Deejay Gigolo affiliate Xaver Naudascher, the Berlin-based Supersoul Recordings label has primarily focused on Italo and Chicago-centred house as well as Detroit techno and electro sounds, over a steady stream of 12” releases that have received a warm reception from the likes of Ivan Smagghe, Laurent Garnier and Radioslave. Compiled by Naudascher, this 2CD unmixed collection gathers together the entirety of Supersoul’s vinyl and digital output so far, and represents a collaborative venture alongside DFA’s new Death From Abroad sublabel, which aims to showcase the talents of artists based outside the USA.

From the outset, it’s also fairly obvious that Naudascher’s own productions and collaborations dominate the tracklisting here, with his own Lost opening proceedings on a dramatic Euro electro-disco tip that blends ominous arpeggiated synths with clicking 808 rhythms and subtly placed acid 303 lines in a style that slots in neatly with DFA’s established aesthetic, before his four-part Moon Unit collaborative series alongside Mogg sees the horizon stretching out into the far distance throughout a conceptual suite that sets the controls for classic Detroit techno, in what’s easily one of the biggest highlights of this collection.

There’s also a storming I-F reworking of Walter Jones’ Deuteronomy Brown that sees the Hague duo fusing a backbone of steel-plated electro rhythms with stabbing retro synths and a thick analogue bassline in what’s easily one of the most relentlessly robotic-funk moments on offer here, shuffling ‘main room’ drum fills and all, before Plastique Du Reve feat. Radical Cheerleaders’ Resist sees things accelerating towards peak-time tech-house as those same cheerleaders yell the vocals out over a fluid backdrop of flickering snares, crunching 4/4 kickdrums and flanged-out bass tones that sits somewhere between Chicks On Speed and DJ Hell.

While Nobody Knows Anything perhaps doesn’t exactly push the boundaries of the current electro and tech house template, the producers gathered here manage to throw a consistently interesting take on classic Detroit, Chicago and Italo influences at the listener; making this a compilation recommended especially to fans of the likes of Gomma and International Deejay Gigolos.

Check out www.supersoulrecordings.com.