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Key Information
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| Artist: |
Paul Van Dyk |
| Record Label: |
Mute Records |
| Genre: |
Electronic |
| Subgenre: |
German/Euro Techno |
| Release Date: |
June 29, 2004 |
| Album Duration: |
122m:12s |
| Number of Discs: |
2 |
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Song List: Disc 1
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1. Crush (with Second Sun) 2. Time of Our Lives (with Vega 4/John McDaid/Simon Walker/Bruce Gainsford/Bryan McLellan) 3. Like a Friend (with Jan Johnston) 4. Reflections 5. Nothing But You (with Jennings/Hemstock) 6. Buenaventura 7. Homage (with Jan Johnston) 8. Never Forget 9. Knowledge (with Atomek Dogg/Trooper Da Don) 10. That's Life 11. Connected 12. Spellbound (with Jan Johnston) 13. Kaleidoscope (with Jan Johnston) |
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Song List: Disc 2
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1. Nothing But You (Berlin Mix, with Jennings/Hemstock) 2. That's Life (PVD Mix) 3. Buenaventura (Reflections Vinyl Remix) 4. Time of Our Lives (UK Club Mix, with Vega 4/John McDaid/Simon Walker/Bruce Gainsford/Bryan McLellan) 5. Crush (PVD Album Remix, with Second Sun) 6. Reflections (Club Mix) 7. Like a Friend (Vandit Club Mix, with Jan Johnston) 8. Homage (remix, with Jan Johnston) |
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Personnel: Paul Van Dyk (vocals, programming). Additional personnel: John McDaid (vocals, piano); Jan Johnston, Jennings, Second Sun, Hemstock, Trooper Da Don (vocals); Bruce Gainsford (guitar); Simon Walker (bass guitar); Bryan McLellan (drums); Atomek Dogg (scratches); Vega 4. Recording information: White Room, Berlin, Germany; Nucleus Studios, Berlin, Germany; Eden Studios, London, England. As both a concert DJ and a record producer, Paul Van Dyk is known for fusing the crowd-pleasing aspects of house and trance, and 2003's REFLECTIONS follows suit, while adding a string of pop hooks and catchy refrains to the usual mixology. The use of pop elements and guest vocalists on the album indicate Van Dyk may be moving away from his more progressive tendencies and toward--perhaps--a more crossover-directed sound. "Like a Friend," for example, features a sung moral lesson about friendship and trying to live with a clean conscience, adding some thematic weight to Van Dyk's percolating keys and beats. On "Homag... |
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