Leama & Moor – Common Ground Lost Language   From the first note on this album, you know that you are in for a musically fantastic journey. Leama & Moor (Marty Smith and Andy Moor (also known from his work with Tilt)) have created 11 astonishing tracks that all are mixed together in one continuing mix. The dreamy pleasant sound surrounds you and with its wonderful melodies, textured vocals and layered soundsscapes it will keep you mesmerised. Slowly but surely the tracks insensitivity build, the tempo is slowly picked up and the climax is reached with the two peak time floor killers “Calling” and “Waiting” which features the wonderful Jan Johnston on vocals. The album has taken Leama & Moor over a year to record and produce and the result is outstanding. If you are into Paul Van Dyk, Armin Van Buuren and Tiësto then you have to pick up this album right now, you won’t be disappointed – this is the best artist album of the year so far. (CA)  Rating: 9 / 10
	Gabriel & Dresden – Gabriel & Dresden Organized Nature   On their self titled album Josh Gabriel and Dave Dresden have created 12 diverse tracks combining techno beats, house rhythms, trance, electronica elements and organic instruments. They have over the years delivered many outstanding tracks and mixes under their own name and under their alias Motorcycle created some of the best vocal trance tracks in newer time – just think “As The Rush Comes”. On the album you can experience wonderfully lush melodies like “Let Go” with vocals by Molly Bancroft who also sings on other 3 powerful tracks including the single release from the album “Tracking Treasure Down”. Beside Molly the duo has collaborated with Jan Burton and Scarlett Ettiene. Besides the melodic part Gabriel and Dresden have experimented with sounds and the structure of the tracks and some of the tracks will blow you away. Gabriel and Dresden debut album is a strong statement that dance music can be so much more. (CA) Rating: 8 / 10
	Madonna – I’m Going To Tell You A Secret Warner   Madonna´s first ever live album features 13 tracks from her “Re-invention” tour from 2004 and a demo version of “I Love New York”. The lives tracks are; “Beast Within”, “Vogue”, “Nobody Knows Me”, “American Life”, “Hollywood”, “Die Another Day”, “Lament”, “Like A Prayer”, “Mother And Father”, “Imagine”, “Susan McLeod/Into The Groove”, “Music” and “Holiday”. As an added bonus a 2 hour DVD with a documentary made by Jonas Åkerlund during her "Re-Invention" tour in 2004, from LA to Lisbon and Israel and it’s a captivating look behind the scene of the life on the road with the queen of pop, the ups and downs, the music and the performance on stage. A must have for Madonna fans. (CA)   Rating: 7 / 10
	Judge Jules - Proven Worldwide Koch Records   The debut release by the Judge is a mixed affair - but a pleasant surprise. When I put on the CD, I was afraid that it would just consist of 12 hard trance tracks - but boy was I wrong. After the Eric Prydz sounding “Alma Fe” Judge Jules sends you on a tour de force in dance orientated melodic music. The highlights are surly the trance tracks “Ordinary World”, “Without Love”, “The Night You Kept Me Warm” and first single from album “So Special” that is done together with Michael Woods and features Marcella Woods on vocal. On the album he also travels down the path of hard hitting trance tracks, that has a good energy to it, but in my ears seems a bit out of date, e.g. “Keep On Running”, but he also nails it with “Requiem For Rascals” with its massive driven rhythm and stabbing melody line. “Rumble” has an early 90´s sound to it with an edge. Overall a good debut from Judge Jules and I highly recommend the album for trance lovers. (CA) Rating: 7 / 10
	10 Years GMF Berlin Compilation Vandit   To celebrate 10 years of GMF at Café Moskau in Berlin Vandit has put together a 2 CD mix release. The weekly house club has played a leading role in Berlin´s party culture and still plays a mayor part in the Berlin nightlife. On CD one DJ Divinity and Super Zandy have put together a party house mix that will turn any party up side down, with tracks spanning the last decay. In the mix you can e.g. find Peter Heller “Big Love”, Robbie Rivera “Bang” and Mousse T “Right About Now”. On CD two a frequent guest artist at GMF Paul Van Dyk steps up behind the mixer and delivers a mix of some of the favourite tunes from the last 10 years. Here you can find Three Divers “Greece 2000”, 4Strings “Into The Night”, Lustral “Everytime”, Motorcycle “As The Rush Comes”, BEE “Seven Days and 1 week”, Spiller “Groovejet”, Daft Punk “One More Time” and Paul Van Dyk´s own “Nothing But You”. A strong party CD.  (CA) Rating: 7 / 10
	Fatboy Slim – Why Try Harder SonyBMG / Skint     Mr. big beat has released his best of – Fatboy Slim aka Norman Cook has been a mayor factor in the evolving dance music scene for many years. Just think of the classic tracks from his second album “You've come a long way baby” - “The Rockafeller Skank”, “Gangster Trippin”, “Praise You” and “Right Here Right Now”. From his third album "Halfway Between The Gutter And The Stars" tracks like "Sunset (Bird Of Prey)", "Demons" and "Weapon Of Choice". You will find them all here including tracks from his latest album “Palookaville”. On the album he has also included his great remixes of Comershop “Brimful Of Asha” and Groove Amada “I See You Baby” and two new tracks “Champion Sound” and “That Old Pair Of Jeans”. As an added bonus you get a DVD with all the Fatboy Slim videos.  (CA) Rating: 7 / 10
	Judge Jules – Judgement Sundays Ministry Of Sound   Ibiza season is nearly upon us, and to give us an idea of what tracks will be hammered at the beautiful island this summer Judge Jules has put together a 2 mix CD with some party shaking tracks. CD one features an insight into what he plays at the backroom at Eden – its a mixture of upfront tunes including tracks from likes of ATFC “Spread Love”, Supermodel “Why” (Bronskie Beat cover) and Till West & DJ Delicious “Same Man” and some from my point of view annoying electro fuelled tracks that I just can’t take. On CD two the judge moves from the backroom to the main room and he swings everything into gear with tracks from Amber “Sexual”, Marcel Woods “Monotone”, DT8 project “Hold Me Till The End” and Hemstock & Jennings “Mirage”. CD two is better and you are guided through a trance journey, but still the hard hitting high energy trace tracks are in the mix. Sorry Jules – but it’s not good enough for me. (CA) Rating: 6 / 10
	Sleepthief – The Dawnseeker Neurodisc   From the mind of Justin Elswick comes this wonderful ambient album in true musical tradition of Delerium using an all-star cast of female singers including Jody Quine (Balligomingo), Harland (Delerium, Pole Folder, Ferry Corsten), Kirsty Hawkshaw (BT, Silent Poets, Swayzak, DJ Tiesto, Opus III), Kristy Thirsk (Rose Chronicles, Delerium), Roberta Carter Harrison (Wild Strawberries, ATB), Nicola Hitchcock (Mandalay), Kyoko Baertsoen (Lunascape), Caroline Lavelle (B.T., Art of Trance, Vangelis), San.Drine, Jerri Eckert (Desert Wind), and Lauren Edman. Musically Sleepthief balance the wonderful melodic songs, the amazing soundsscaps, the ethereal and simple pop melodies to perfection. The music is varied, ranging from the drum-and-bass pulse of the Duran Duran cover of "The Chauffeur," to the celtic-influenced melancholy of "Tenuous;" from the cinematic beauty of "Sublunar (Sweet Angel)" to the middle-eastern energy of "Desire of Ages". A strong debut for Sleepthief and a perfect album to chill to.  (CA) Rating: 8 / 10
	Lostep - Because We Can Global Underground   From Australia comes two extraordinary talented produces Luke Chable and Phil K and they have released and mixed tracks for some of the biggest labels in the world. Now they put their two minds together and created an album that has many levels and depths. The most known track on the album is “Burma” that was picked up by Sasha for his “Involver” album, and sort of rocket Lostep into gear for making “Because We Can”. The title of the album is precisely what you can experience on the album, Luke and Phil have experimented with electronic music and have created dreamy soundsscapes and some fantastic breaks tracks. The album starts off with Brian Eno’esq ambient sounds and you are moved though encapsulating soundsscapes and when the breaks rhythms kicks in you are drawn further into the world of Lostep. Luke Chable and Phil K are a force to recon with and “Because We Can” is an album that will be playing on you system for a long time. (CA) Rating: 8 / 10
	Binary Finary – The Lost Tracks Download only   The long overdue debut album by Binary Finary finally sees its release as digital download only. The English group that created the essential trance tracks “1998” that has been featured on over 60 mix compilations and remixed by Paul Van Dyk was a world wide hit for Binary Finary. Binary Finary is today only a duo consisting of Matt Laws and Stuart Matheson due to an internal struggle in the group. They have here created 16 great tracks covering trance, progressive, techno and electronica, with that certain touch that only Binary Finary can give the tracks. You can still hear the love of the “old skool” trance here and there that was the building blocks of its popularity in the end of the 90´. The album also includes a fresh new updated version of “1998” and Jose Amnesia has remixed “Freshwater”. You can download each track separately or the whole album. As a special bonus a DJ mixed version of the album is included when you buy the whole album. You can download the album here. (CA)  Rating: 8 / 10
	Paolo Mojo – Balance 009 EQ Recordings   The 9th instalment in the Balance series is another testimony for this great mix series that shows so brilliant the diversity of electronic dance music. Rising star DJ Paolo Mojo has here put together a fantastic mix that starts out funky and laid-back on CD1 with some smooth house tunes and ends up with techno and electro on CD2. The two disc set include tracks and remixes from the likes of Michael Mayer, Sebastian Tellier, Underground Resistance, Robert Owens, Funk D'Void, Der Dritte Raum, Nic Fanciulli, Nathan Fake, Petter, Deee-Lite and many more. Music is freedom.  (CA)         Rating: 9 / 10
	William Orbit – Hello Waveforms Sanctuary Records / BMGSony   The man that was behind the sound of Madonna’s “Ray Of Light” in 1998 is back with his first solo album since the 2000 re-release of his “Pieces in a modern style" from 1995. “Hello Waveforms” is a direct musically evolution of his fantastic “Strange Cargo” series that included his master price “Water from a vine leaf” and you can still find the subtle melodies and relaxing tunes that takes you on a brilliant relaxing journey with harmonies and soundsscapes that will leave you breathless. Beside of being a fantastic chill-out album, “Hello Waveforms” includes a collaboration with the Sugababes on "Spiral” that brings back memories of his collaborations with Madonna and All Saints. With “Hello Waveforms” William Orbit once more proves why he his one of the best produces of electronic music in the music industry. (CA)   Rating: 9 / 10
	Vibrasphere – Archipelago Digital Structure   The Swedish deep trance group is back with a fantastic album. This is their 3rd album and Richard Berlöf and Robert Elster have once more worked wonders in the studio and proved why the Swedes are the masters of this genre. From the start of the album you know that you are in for a treat with the chilled cinematic “Tierra Azul” that starts the journey and you move forward into gear with “Sweet September” still laid-back and with floating soundscapes. “Reservoir” sweeps over and is another great deep progressive track. Its followed by the high powered “Landmark” that is the single release from the album. You are propelled into eternity with “Seven Days to Daylight” with its melodic feel before you are transported into the more hard hitting but still extremely melodic “Morning Breeze”, “Sudden Comfort” and “Baltic Resonance” before you are lifted out the trance with “Late Winter Storms” that closes the album with its ambient dubbed soundscapes – a fitting end of an excellent album. (CA)  Rating: 9/10
	Above & Beyond - Tri-State Anjunabeats / Bonnier   The debut album from Above & Beyond (Jono Grant, Paavo Siljamäki and Tony McGuiness) has been two years in the making and it is amazing. From the beginning to the end you are taken on a journey that will take you on a high. It start building up slowly with the wonderful cinematic “Tri-State” instrumental track and it ends slowly with “Home”, in between you got lifted away to another galaxy. All13 tracks are well mixed and produced and you feel that the trio has taken their music to another level. The vocal tracks like “Stealing Time” and “Can’t Sleep” are fantastic. If you are looking for one or two top dance floor hits on the album that you ordinary find on trance albums from the likes of Tiësto, you will not find them, because the standard of the tracks are so high on “Tri-State”, that you don’t need this one track you keep on playing and playing – you will play the hole album over and over again. (NC)  Rating: 10/10

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