German jock Paul-van-Dyk is arguably the best thing that has happened to the Trance/Progressive house scene since BT debuted IMA back in ‘95. Each of his three Deviant singles of ‘97, Beautiful Place, Forbidden Fruit and Words, have made a significant impact on the dance charts, whilst the parent album, Seven Ways, sold over 10,000 copies upon its first release in 1996. It was later re-released in 1998, along with a re-issue of his first album, 45RPM, and the remix album Vorsprung Dyk Technik. PvD’s first release was ‘Visions of Shiva’ in 1992 on MFS, which was a collaboration with Cosmic Baby. PVD has also notched up numerous quality remixes under his belt, including those with epic house master BT, and those with Humate, New Order, Dance 2 Trance, Sven Väth, Age of Love, Amen, Tilt and the Sunday Club (most of which are found on the ‘97 double CD Perspective). Not content with dominating the German club scene, Paul has since been filling dancefloors all over Britain and Ireland, including a residency at Sheffield´s Gatecrasher in 1999. He was voted as best international DJ 1999 at the annual Muzik Awards and Best international DJ 1999 from The Ministry of Sound Magazine. His third album, Out There and Back, has sold impressively both in Europe and in the US since its June 2000 release. The album was preceeded by the hit singles “Tell Me Why (The Riddle)”, which features Saint Etienne singer Sarah Cracknell, and “Avenue/Another Way”.