It differs little from his previous releases, but Paul Van Dyk's The Politics of Dancing, Vol. 2 is a satisfying argument that trance isn't dead. It's not even on life support. Van Dyk discards tracks at lightning speed on the album's first disc, a 17-song epic journey into uplifting, atmospheric dancefloor dreaminess. Theatrical stops and starts feature into every one of these blissful numbers, but Van Dyk keeps things moving at a pace such that the listener probably won't notice the gimmicky device is being overused. Otherwise, everything is tasteful with vocal numbers that don't get too precious and just enough Benny Benassi-styled electro to let you know this is 2005 and not 2000. Wayne Jackson's earthy vocals make Van Dyk's own "The Other Side" the album's song to remember while opening the more sprawling disc two. The drops followed by buildups are back for the second set, but the tracks are allowed to hypnotize longer and Van Dyk's segues are practically invisible as the DJ disappears behind the seamless set. From the hooky "Believe" by Santiago Nino to Holden & Thompson's cooing closer, "Nothing," it's Van Dyk at his best, perfectly chosen, perfectly mixed. No stylistic detours, but being so in tune with what makes a trance set work, why should he? ~ David Jeffries
Audio Mixers: Torsten Fassbender; Above & Beyond; Paul van Dyk; Tim Coltrane.
Audio Remixers: Edu "Deserves An Effort" Jiménez; Andy Moor ; Luke Chable; Max Graham; Paul van Dyk; Martin Roth.
Recording information: Nucleus Tonstudio, Berlin, Germany; Oversized Studios, Stockholm, Sweden.
Arrangers: N. Galatsopoulos; Y. Pappakonstantinou; Tim Coltrane; Özgür Can.
Personnel: Amy V. Cooper, Yvonne ODonnell, Kirsty Hawkshaw, Wayne Jackson, Melinda Gareh, Kyara, Aino Laos (vocals).
Julie Thompson; Gerry Cueto; David Burles; Marco Verkuijlen; Damien Di Pascuale; Edu "Deserves An Effort" Jiménez; L-Vee; Martin Scully; N. Galatsopoulos; Chris Walsh; Justin Morey; Y. Pappakonstantinou; Torsten Fassbender; Jeremy Coutre; Colin Moreh; Gorden Flintrop; James Holden; Stephen Albert; Above & Beyond; Oliver Smith; Jose Amnesia; Jose Zamora; Andy Moor; Alex Gold; Luke Chable; Max Graham; Paul Van Dyk; Mark Pledger; Ozgur Can; Adam White; Ralph Kyau; Martin Roth; Heikki Liimatainen; Thomas Datt; Giuseppe Ottaviani; Thomas Bronzwaer; Santiago Nino
Very good I was very happy with atleast 6-8 tracks on CD 1 and 5 on CD 2 especially track #2 on CD2..which, honestly, is one of the best tracks of its kind that I've EVER heard..very danceable and fun Submitted by dsalvador (Brick, NJ, USA) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo 1 of 1 found this helpful.
Long Live PvD!!!!!! :: Like the rest, all I can say that this Album really is massive...Disc 1 is amazing!...Disck 2 is awesome dude!...very uplifting, from track 1 'til the end. Jay of Dumaguete City, Philippines ::
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Paul van Dyk my favorite music artist this CD is the best I ever heard and its very uplifting. My favorite song on this 2 CD set is "Close Horizon". But my most favorite song that Paul has is
the other side. But i will also say that the song "Close Horizon" is very
relaxing along with all the other songs.
I'm going to see him in concert august 18th in New York City at central park
and i have an extra ticket and a friend
of mine is going with me. Submitted by phillyclubboi (philadelphia, pa, USA) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
Great CD, not as good as volume one The first Cd its great, the other not so much Submitted by jdominguez (Tabaxo, Mexico) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
Best Ever The best song of this album is Believe of Santiago Niño... powerful song, enjoy. Submitted by maafunkis (Bogotá) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
Very good
Long Live PvD!!!!!!
Great CD, not as good as volume one
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