Paul Van Dyk

Good old PvD -- he always delivers. Originally released in 2000, this was one of the must-have electronic albums of that year, with "Another Way," "Avenue" and "Tell Me Why (The Riddle)" being played everywhere, and they all still sound good. The other tracks are absolute winners as well, especially "Pikes" and "Vega." This was arguably the first great dance record of the new century and remains a testament to PvD's considerable production skills -- he's one of the few out there who can truly translate that hands-in-the-air euphoric rush to disc without resorting to formulaic cheese.

In dance-music circles, Paul van Dyk is known as the Lord of the Trance. What sets the East
German-born DJ apart is that throughout his career he has focused on his own original
material rather than tossing out mix CDs. His third full-length effort, Out There and Back, is a
soulful, perfectly sculpted work of epic trance. Rather than go for a quick, gratuitous
climax on every track like many trance DJs, van Dyk makes his journey a slow b... More >