For those unwilling to travel across the world in order to hear the finest sets in the finest clubs, as played by the finest DJs, the Global Underground series proves a godsend. Less concerned with forcing as many chart hits into the equation as most of the glut of commercial mix CDs, Global Underground pushes the DJ to the fore. John Digweed's Hong Kong is a perfect example of the superstar DJ effect paying off--his sleek, polished take on tech-trance isn't dictated by commercial concerns, market forces or chart position, but simply concentrates on moulding the dancefloor into a pulsing, hypnotic ambience. An eight-minute reading of the Salt City Orchestra remix of Underworld's "Cups" recedes into the sparse, dark house of Madder Rose's "Overflow (FC Kahuna remix)" without even showing the join, and that's very much Digweed's style. Confident, seamless, accomplished--Hong Kong is so good it defies genre pigeonholing. -- Louis Pattison