It's December eighth and trance legend, Paul Van Dyk, has simply launched his ninth studio album. That night time I arrive to The Great Hall, an area inside Avant Gardner, Brooklyn's latest multi-club venue that has grow to be NYC's epicenter for dance music over the previous 12 months (additionally house to Brooklyn Mirage and Kings Hall) prepared for the present of a lifetime.

To kick issues off Paul had Aly & Fila opening up for him, every would have three hours on the decks to take New York City on a wild journey by the night time. Aly & Fila performed a progressive trance set to get the chilly metropolis warmed up, and Fadi (of Aly & Fila) made certain it was further toasty earlier than handing the ropes over to PVD round 1am.

First off, there's one thing to say about Paul's efficiency type. Even within the age we stay in, he nonetheless performs with a stay setup and reads/interacts with the group he is taking part in to. That's one thing I am going to all the time respect about him — he is a real musician, not only a DJ.

Paul introduced vitality proper out of the gate and seeded songs from his album Music Rescues Me all through the three hour marathon. Favorites of mine to listen to stay from the album had been Aurora and Moments With You. The full album is phenomenal to say the least, and value a full pay attention from begin to end. If you have not listened but – stream it beneath, or linked right here. The album climbed as much as #1 on iTunes dance charts all over the world inside simply hours of it is launch.


Throughout Paul's set we additionally heard a number of his newer hits resembling Inhale, From Then On, and Stronger Together. Some PVD classics had been added to the combo to get everybody charged up, resembling Home, the place the group sang alongside, and naturally dropping his 2007 hit New York City reminding us why Paul Van Dyk can all the time name our metropolis ‘house'.

Paul closed the night time out by taking part in his single off the brand new album, Music Rescues Me (an enormous hit), round 4am with the group nonetheless 100% engaged and leaving us chanting ‘Paul Van Dyk' for extra as soon as it was throughout.

Thank you for blessing New York City as soon as once more, Paul. Come again house quickly.