Makes sense the nation that gave the world Belgian beat would have a fistful of world-class clubs under its wing.

A repeat offender in this poll, this former cinema at the heart of Brussels' Marollen district was converted into a twin ballroom in 1971, later to become Fuse — Belgium's first-ever club dedicated solely to techno — in '94.

Set up by Peter Decuypere, the man behind I Love Techno, today, the club is still fighting the same cause, bringing the names it introduced to the scene during the early years — names such as Jeff Mills, Derrick May — alongside modern legends like Väth and Villalobos, as well as fresh-faced newbies, Locked Groove and Mathias Kaden, to steer its DB Audiotechnik-branded stereo stack.