Paul van Dyk - "Reflections (CD)"

[Asteroid]

1. Crush

2. Time Of Our Lives

3. Like A Friend

4. Reflections

5. Nothing But You

6. Buenavertura

7. Home

8. Never Forget

9. Knowledge

10. That's Life

11. Connected

12. Spellbound

13. Kaleidoscope


Paul van Dyk has grown to become one of the most respected and loved dance artists
in the world. From his humble beginnings trapped on the wrong side of the Berlin Wall
prior to it’s collapse, to his position today as an internationally revered figure – three things
have remained constant: his love for music, his talent,
and his astonishing work-rate.

It is this dedication and passion that has led to his phenomenal worldwide
success - and what makes him one of the dance scene’s most endearing figures.
His singles and albums have enjoyed respective commercial success.
His last artist album sat at No. 11 in the album charts for 2 weeks, and his latest single
came close to matching his Top 7 success with Sarah Cracknell.

With America currently making all the right noises - Paul is the only electronic
artist Rolling Stone magazine have tipped this summer - some are predicting his
success will mirror that of fellow US label-mate, Moby.

A reflection of this is PvD’s starring role in the new worldwide TV & cinema Motorola
ad that gives him that kind of massive global exposure. He increasingly attracts
avid fanaticism from the press and public alike, but - ever the
individual - van Dyk remains an enigmatic figure who shuns
the siren-like call of celebrity.

PvD prefers instead to captivate his fans through his music, the level of
which can be gauged at any of his regular 10,000 capacity gigs and by the
fact that the media refer to him simply as “God”.

Paul van Dyk’s musical experimentation - expressed through collaborations
with groups like St Etienne, Vega 4 and Second Sun, and vocalists like
Jan Johnston – has reached another level with this, his fourth artist album.

‘Reflections’ is van Dyk at his most accomplished. Amongst the signature
PvD anthems such as ‘Nothing But You’ (which recently reached No. 14)
‘Connected’ and ‘Spellbound’, are stunning songs such
as ‘Time Of Our Lives’ (written and recorded with hot British rock band Vega 4),
‘Home’ (with Jan Johnston), and ‘That’s Life’ – which
features Paul on vocals for the first time.

These tracks show his love for a variety of genres - The Smiths and New Order
are among his favourite bands – and highlight Paul’s strength as a songwriter.
In addition, he’s harked back to the breakbeats that he pioneered with BT
in the mid 1990’s for ‘Never Forget’; joined forces with Germany’s biggest
hip hop star, DJ Tomekk, for ‘Knowledge’; and produced a beautiful,
electronic epic with Second Sun in ‘Crush’.

This album is a striking piece of work that transcends the dance genre and
shows Paul is on the cusp of the worldwide success he so richly deserves.
Paul van Dyk has surely come a long way since his techno
beginnings - but ‘Reflections’ shows he’ll go further than anyone
could have predicted.


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[soma]

very excited bout this one!