For An Angel - Paul Van Dyk

The best tune ever? It is in my view, I haven't found anything better since 1998 when it was released. I am a proud owner of the 12" vinyl, and whenever I mix, I drop it in, because I love it so. I am yet to get bored of it!! The record is on the Deviant record label, which Van Dyk has released most of his singles on. The vinyl features three mixes. The first is the Way Out West mix. To me it seems a bit "drum 'n' bassy", and totally alienates the tune. I dont think it should have featured on the record, when a better mix could easily have been found. The second mix on the same side is the Terry Lee ...

Born in East Germany, Paul van Dyk started DJing in 1988, after moving to Berlin. He soon started playing at clubs around the city and set up his own 'E-Werk' club, where he did a monthly party, with guests such as Carl Cox, Sasha and John Digweed. He won the 1999 DJ of the year in Mixmag magazine, as well Best International DJ in the same year in Ministry Of Sound magazine. He now has a residency at the club 'Amnesia', in Ibiza. Previous releases of "Beautiful Place", "Forbidden Fruit" and "Words" did nothing to prepare him for the success that "For An Angel" was to bring. "For An ...