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Paul Van Dyk Information
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'Paul van Dyk' is one of the world's leading trance DJs and producers. Born in East Berlin, Paul kept in touch with the outside world by listening to smuggled-in mixtapes, and he began to make mixes for his friends. In 1991, after the fall of the Berlin wall, Paul began to be more creative with his musical instincts. His first production, in collaboration with Cosmic Baby as Visions of Shiva, was released in 1992. In 1993 Paul made a name for himself with his remix of Humate's Love Stimulation and his nights at legendary Berlin nightclub E-Werk. In 1994, Pauls debut album 45RPM was released.
By 1997 Paul had made quite a name for himself as a DJ, and his second album Seven Ways established himself as a pioneer in the trance genre. This was his first real success in Britain, with the singles Forbidden Fruit, Seven Ways and Words producing huge club hits at the height of the British superclub phenomenon. As Paul himself puts it, by the time they realised I was German, it was too late!. One year later in 1998, 45RPM was released in the UK, reaching number 1. To mark the event, and in homage to the now closed nightclub, Paul released his 1998 E-Werk remix of For An Angel. This track is widely regarded as one of the best dance records of all time, and captured the mood and emotion of the melodic trance scene being born in the British superclubs. To complete his dominance of the trance scene, Paul also took up a residency at Sheffields Gatecrasher club. In a brave move, Paul declared himself anti-drugs, but instead of alienating himself from his fans this statement led to many Gatecrasher regulars sporting home-made No Pills, Pure PvD t-shirts by the beginning of 1999. That year also saw the birth of Vandit Records, in which Paul van Dyk has a controlling share, and the release of Vorsprung Dyk Technik: the remix collection which went on to sell over 60,000 copies in the UK alone.
In 2000, Paul proved he was still ahead of the game with his melodic yet dancefloor-friendly third studio album, Out There And Back, which included the hit single Tell Me Why (The Riddle), a collaboration with Saint Etienne. 2001 marked the release of his first mix album The Politics of Dancing, and after another heavy round-the-world year of DJing, Global the DVD was released in 2003.
Paul van Dyks forth album Reflections was a more melancholy affair, and was sparked off from Pauls trips to Africa. Released in 2003, Reflections includes the single Nothing But You, a collaboration with Hemstock & Jennings. Since the albums release Paul has continued his worldwide DJing dates, hosting a show on Radio Fritz every Wednesday, and managing Vandit. 2005 sees the release of The Other Side, a single which preceded a fifth studio album - The Politics of Dancing 2.
Paul van Dyk has established himself as one of the most influential figures in the field of dance music over the last decade as both a DJ, and a producer. In his latest gigs, he is blurring the line between DJing and live performance engineering by utilizing two Powerbook laptops sporting Serato Scratch and Ableton software, enabling for a more full-featured club experience more akin to a concert than a standard night out at a dance club. On-the-fly remixes and compositions are just some of the capabilities of this new performance method.
Even today, Paul is considered one of the best DJs in the world (as he was voted #1 in DJ Mags Top 100 Poll in 2005 breaking Tiesto's streak of being #1 three years in a row), and continues to take trance music to exciting new levels.
Discography
Albums
*1994 45 RPM (Remixes Per Minute)
*1994 Pumpin
*1994 The Green Valley EP
*1995 Emergency (The Remixes)
*1996 Seven Ways
*2000 Out There And Back
*2001 Columbia EP
*2001 The Politics of Dancing
*2002 Zurdo
*2003 Global
*2003 Reflections
*2005 Pictures
*2005 The Politics of Dancing, Volume 2
Singles
*1995 You Like That?! (as DFM)
*1996 Beautiful Place
*1997 Forbidden Fruit
*1997 Words
*1998 For An Angel (PvD's 1998 E-Work Remix)
*1999 Another Way
*1999 Namistai (with BT)
*1999 Tell Me Why (The Riddle) (feat Saint Etienne)
*2000 Lovin' U (as DFM)
*2000 We Are Alive
*2002 Animacion
*2003 How We Used to Live (with Saint Etienne)
*2003 Nothing But You (feat Hemstock & Jennings)
*2003 Time Of Our Lives
*2003 Buenaventura
*2004 Crush (feat Second Sun)
*2004 Wir Sind Wir (with Peter Heppner)
*2005 The Other Side (feat Wayne Jackson)
Co Production
*"The Visions Of Shiva" (with Cosmic Baby)
**1992 Perfect Day
**1993 How Much Can You Take?
Video
*2003 Global (DVD)
DJ Compilations
*1997 Perspective - A Collection Of Remixes 1992-1997
*1998 Vorsprung Dyk Technik
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