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45 RPM Review
07/13/2005 6:21 AM, AMG
Paul Van Dyk's full-length debut, 45 RPM, is a rather straightforward attempt to maintain the intensity of trance across the distance of an entire album, and it's one that largely succeeds, if somewhat uneventfully. Van Dyk doesn't try anything audacious here, forgoing the sort of experimentation with pop-song structuring that he'd later adopt and front-loading the more memorable tracks like "For an Angel" for immediate response. In fact, his straightforward approach makes for a rather effective listen -- if you like this particular style of straight-ahead trance, you're liable to like this entire album, given its consistency. Of course, trance circa 1994, when this album was first released, was derived largely from good old-fashioned techno, albeit with a strong emphasis on synthesizer melodies and high bpms. In other words, Global Underground-style progressive trance this is not, perhaps for the better, depending on which end of the trance spectrum you stand -- old-school or new. [The 1998 re-release of 45 RPM is the one to get, as it appends the "E-Werk Club Mix" of "For an Angel" for a wonderfully uplifting grand finale.] ~ Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide
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