If you like club/house/trance then you’ll miss out on some really good tunes and mixing if you decide to drop this set from your shopping list. I’m listening to it now, as I write this, and ... I simply love the opening house track, ’’Waiting (John Creamer Remix)’’ by Nat Monday, and the smooth mix into the trancy ’’Superstar (Bill Hammel Mix)’’ by Jan Johnston, not to mention the track itself! Its long but worth every extra second, I really love Jan! Even the following track, Realm’s ’’This is Not a Breakdown’’ is just amazing house, as is the excellent mix, which may be the best on the CD! Paul decides to take some time off here and slows down the session after Flash’s ’’Megatron’’ by playing ’’Bumper (Pump DJ’s Mix)’’ by Elektronauts and ’’Idioteque’’ by Radiohead (no, its not as scary as it sounds!). EH? Where did that come from? Its a good electronica track but seriously out of place as far as the session is concerned. Ashtrax’s remix of Accadia’s ’’Into the Dawn’’ has to be heard to be believed. Mr. Oaky joins us and tries to pick up the tempo by mixing Timo’s ’’Maas Attacks’’, a mix which turns out better than I had expected it to be. At least we’re back on track! ’’Transit’’ by Arena simply KICKS! Just when you’re falling in love with Pauly all over again, you begin hear some familiar sounds .. something really really popular and .. OMG its Prodigy’s ’’Narayan’’ !!!!!!! PAUL!!!!!!!!!!! Fortunately its the end of the session so we can all forget and move to the next disc!
The next CD starts with the beautiful ’’Different Signs’’ World Clique. Now we’re talkin’ ! Or are we? Towards the end of this number, Paul just hits play on Tenaglia’s remix of Depeche Mode’s ’’I Feel Love’’. That’s a good song, but Paul you forgot to mix! A good mix follows, a remix of Nilo’s ’’Summer Song’’. Nuclear Ramjet’s ’’Deep Blue (Remix)’’ really really really makes me get up and go crazy dancing! Another amazing track after this, ’’Day After’’ by Flash again. Talk about repeating, up next is Jan Johnston’s ’’Silent Words (Solarstone Vocal Mix)’’. I love Jan. You get the point. ’’I looked into your eyes, and I believe you; you are my sunrise I trust you...’’, I LOVE her lyrics! Way to go, Paul! Just two tracks after that, both are nice. Not all that amazing, but nice. I think PPK’s ’’Resurrection’’ is a good finish.
Overall the second CD has better flow than the first one, but I think the good tracks on CD1 are better than the ones on CD2! In spite of all the cons, this set is worth every rupee you spend on it. Go buy it! - Aalaap