Out There And Back - Paul Van Dyk

“Out there and back” is the outstanding new album from Paul Van Dyk. Its release is proof that there is genuine music production talent around the world, and not only producers, but simple disk jockeys. Paul Van Dyk emerged on the dance music scene a little more than 4 years ago, and, in Germany at least, was hotly tipped to become a huge star. In the years to come, Paul won 3 consecutive awards for Best International DJ, in 1998, 1999, and 2000. This album is a tribute to his highly respectable DJ production, and, as the tracks on the album are mixed from one to the other, this LP is also proof, if proof were needed, that Van ...  Read the complete review

Not since Jean-Michel Jarre's heyday has there been such interest in repeating electronic themes - trance, as the music is called these days. The trouble is that most modern practioners tend to overdo the repeating bit and neglect the invention that is essential for anything other than full volume appreciation in the company of a couple of hundred hot, sweaty people. Paul van Dyk though does not suffer any such failings. Born in East Germany in 1971, he started DJing in Britain at the age of 16. The list of artists he has remixed or collaborated with since reads like a "Who's Who" of the modern club scene, and no wonder as here is a man who ...  Read the complete review