Columbia [EP]

Paul Van Dyk | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 18, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: EP
• Label: Mute U.S.
• ASIN: B00005NW0P
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #552,822 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #62 in Music > Indie Music > Dance & DJ > Trance

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GET READY TO BE MOVED![.], January 22, 2003

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goth hick (Arky town) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Columbia (Audio CD)

OK,I have all of Paul's cd's. And when I got this EP, I was blown away! Very FAST![.] SO? if you dont like fast paced music this cd is not for you!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Trance Resurrected, August 27, 2002

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Scott A. Hammel (Orlando, FL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Columbia (Audio CD)

Just when this writer was about to give up on the dreaded "T" word (Trance; for you ...), Paul Van Dyk went back to the studio and released The Columbia EP. This EP comprises a new remix of the track Columbia, a Starecase remix of Vega and three brand new tracks Out There, Movement, and A Different Journey To Vega. Each track is solid all the way through. Van Dyk cleverly avoids all of the trance cliché's and delivers to the fullest extent combining darker progressive sounds made famous by John Digweed, with the patented in your face bass kicks that Van Dyk has always delivered. Avoiding any lulls or low points, each track on this EP will get the dance floor moving, and are all sure fire `peak time' cuts. Van Dyk's popularity seems to be getting bigger by the day (one of his tracks was even included in the skateboard video, CKY3), and with releases like this, there is no end in sight. Van Dyk has again redefined how trance is going to sound into 2002, while leaving out the cheesiness many associate with the genre.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars More theme park thrills for Van Dyk fans, September 23, 2001

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Richard Diaz - See all my reviews

This review is from: Columbia (Audio CD)

Waiting over a year to drop new material, shiny, happy trance-meister Paul Van Dyk finally follows up his successful Out There And Back album with a double bang. The Columbia EP, sporting three new tracks and three mixes of his work, and the imminent Ministry of Sound's Politics of Dancing double disc compilation.

Perhaps more than anyone else in dance, PVD ensures value to the customer on his releases. Columbia EP, clocking in at 45 minutes, is no exception. The original "Columbia" is stock high speed work, an unwavering fast beat with his typical synth and squelch sounds on top. Remixed and leading off, the new version stretches to a fuller eight minutes, picking up more detailed drum work and a zipping needle-scratch sound for better peak performance. This, and the slightly lower key "Out There" that follows, emphasize a shift towards geared-live trance; drum rolls, crowd cheering, peaks and breakdowns, and an ever-present deep drum/hi-hat combo are precisely engineered for clapping and screaming fans. Out There's a stormer in that regard, practically irresistible, packing a stuttered beat and synth loop that makes it the hit of the lot.

"Movement" is more of the same, dipping into the acid sounds of earlier work. As much as a breather was needed, the Starecase spin on "Vega" seems practically lethargic. By ignoring melodic hooks, you could argue PVD tracks by design are tough to remix correctly. "A Different Journey to Vega" has a better go at it.

So as expected, fans seeking polished, high-impact trance that cruises along will get good bang for the buck. Those not inclined to excessive speeds and theme park thrills, however, may want to pass.