Nordstern is a

nightclub A nightclub (music club, discothèque, disco club, or simply club) is an entertainment venue during nighttime comprising a dance floor, lightshow, and a stage for live music or a disc jockey (DJ) who plays recorded music. Nightclubs gener ...

situated in

Basel , french: link=no, Bâlois(e), it, Basilese , neighboring_municipalities= Allschwil (BL), Hégenheim (FR-68), Binningen (BL), Birsfelden (BL), Bottmingen (BL), Huningue (FR-68), Münchenstein (BL), Muttenz (BL), Reinach (BL), Riehen (BS ...

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

, between Voltaplatz and the Novartis Campus, in an old electricity plant. It was inducted into Swiss Night Life's 'Hall Of Fame' after being voted number 1 for "Best Specialized Swiss Club" in 2012.

History

The club was founded in 2000 with the intention of becoming an artist's workshop and presentation-room for people engaged in the arts and cultural sector of Basel. Without destroying Nordstern's industrial flair, the location was completely redesigned in September 2010. The location now presents itself as an interactive meeting place for creatives and has been further remodeled as a specialized technoclub.

Style

The musical genres played at Nordstern vary however the main focus is on underground electronic music including

house A house is a single-unit residential building. It may range in complexity from a rudimentary hut to a complex structure of wood, masonry, concrete or other material, outfitted with plumbing, electrical, and heating, ventilation, and air condi ...

and

techno Techno is a genre of electronic dance music (EDM) which is generally produced for use in a continuous DJ set, with tempo often varying between 120 and 150 beats per minute (bpm). The central rhythm is typically in common time (4/4) and often ch ...

. Andrea Oliva is the club's resident DJ. Oliva teamed up with Zurich local and owner of Nordstern, Agi Isaku, to throw parties and select the lineups for their Saturday night parties, which have featured appearances by DJs such as Carl Craig, Ellen Allien and

Ricardo Villalobos Ricardo Villalobos (born 6 August 1970) is a Chilean-born German electronic music producer and DJ. He is well known for his work in the minimal techno and microhouse genres, and is one of the most significant figures in today's minimal techno sc ...

who at the end of 2008 and 2010 was voted number 1 in Resident Advisor's Top 100 DJs of the year

References

External links

Official website
{{Authority control Organisations based in Basel Music venues completed in 2000 2000 establishments in Switzerland Nightclubs in Europe