The Politics of Dancing, Vol. 2

Performer: Various Artists/Paul van Dyk
Artist: Damian DP; Paleday; Holly James; Melinda Gareh; Alicia Hawkes
Engineer: Alexander Peris
Producer: Julie Thompson; Gerry Cueto; David Burles; M. 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; Jose Amnesia; Jose Zamora; Alex Gold; Luke Chable; Max Graham; Oliver Smith; Andy Moor; Paul Van Dyk; Mark Pledger; Ozgur Can; Adam White; Ralph Kyau; Martin Roth; Heikki Liimatainen; Thomas Datt; Giuseppe Ottaviani; Thomas Bronzwaer; Santiago Nino
Distributor: Caroline Distribution

Notes: Personnel: Amy V. Cooper, Yvonne ODonnell, Kirsty Hawkshaw, Wayne Jackson, Melinda Gareh, Kyara, Aino Laos (vocals). DJ: Paul van Dyk. Audio Mixers: Torsten Fassbender; Above & Beyond; Paul van Dyk; Tim Coltrane. Audio Remixers: Edu "Deserves An Effort" Jim�nez; Luke Chable; Max Graham; Andy Moor; Paul van Dyk; Martin Roth. Recording information: Nucleus Tonstudio, Berlin, Germany; Oversized Studios, Stockholm, Sweden. Arrangers: N. Galatsopoulos; Y. Pappakonstantinou; Tim Coltrane; �zg�r Can. 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 and not even on life support. One bit of newness is the speed at which Van Dyk discards tracks on disc one's mix, 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

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