PVD is playing a different version of that new track "stormy skyes", at least is different from the one he was playing in 06, same lyrics but more piano to it, heard it on WMC 07

More about his new album (interview from about.com):

At WMC, I had the honor of listening to Paul Van Dyk's new CD In Between as a work-in-progress. The CD is set for release on August 14th (the same week as his 5th Anniversary performance at Central Park,) and on first listening to the tracks there was a wide variety of instrumentation and sounds – noting a marked progression and diversity in electronic music. We chatted about the progress of the CD, touring, and his vonyc.com website.


DJ Ron Slomowicz: Your album sounds really good, what was in your mind when you were working on it?
Paul Van Dyk: The music came together over a period of two or three years. There have been all these changes - the whole globalization thing, the climate change, and just as much me growing up. This is why it's called In Between – as in between phases. Every single track has its own little story, and since I traveled all around the world through the timeframe of producing the music, the influences are from all over the world.

RS: I noticed those photos were taken in Cuba, what were you doing down there?

Paul Van Dyk: We were just doing a photo shoot and we decided to do something different. At first the photographer suggested going to Ibiza to get the latin summer sun with a little bit of Cuban style. I said why don't we just go to Cuba, you know as that's the only place that's going to look like Cuba. We went there and it was absolutely fantastic with very friendly and nice people. The whole setting makes you expect to hear a director say 'cut,' but there is no director, it just goes on continuously.

RS: It's very much a 'Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca' kind of vibe.

Paul Van Dyk: It is, yes. Even the cars look like it. No, not really, they didn't have cars back then. Did they have at the Casablanca time?

RS: Yes. Yes, they did. I've heard you're going to be autographing the photographs and putting them up on auction for charity. What charities will they benefit?

Paul Van Dyk: We haven't decided that yet. I have a charity in Berlin called Rueckenwind which is dedicated to kids that come from an unfortunate background and need help and support to make something out of their life. Another organization I support helps the kids in the slums of Bombay. We'll probably split it in half and give to both.

RS: Listening to the CD, it seems to start off really in a pop direction and it goes a little more trancy towards the end. Was that your focus as you were putting it together?

Paul Van Dyk: To be really honest, that's just how the tracks are placed together today for a sampling. The CD is not completed. The whole project of the In Between includes twenty-eight tracks which obviously will not all fit on the album. Today I chose the ones that I like the most. So there might be some tracks flying off the album and a few others that we haven't heard now will be on there. The music is all finished, but we're still in the middle of the compiling phase.

RS: I heard you worked with David Byrne as one of your vocalists.

Paul Van Dyk: Well, that question is a road to nowhere.

RS: I also heard you worked with one of the singers from the Pussycat Dolls.
Paul Van Dyk: Have you heard the Pussycat Dolls in there?

RS: I thought I might have, there was a track that had a really nice poppy female vocal. Was that them?

Paul Van Dyk: You have to wait until it's closer to the album release. So I'm not talking about it... No, it's not true.

RS: Can you talk about any of the vocalists on the album that you have confirmed?

Paul Van Dyk: Well they're all confirmed, they're all on there.

RS: OK. Who are some of them?
Paul Van Dyk: You're trying really hard, aren't you?

RS: Of course.

Paul Van Dyk: Well I'll tell you about one of the girls that sings, she's a fantastic young talent named Ashley Tomberlin. She has the most beautiful voice ever.

RS: When you worked with her, did you write the track with her?

Paul Van Dyk: I wrote the track and she wrote the lyrics. Then when I heard the lyrics I thought the track had to be completely different, so I wrote a completely new track to the lyrics.

RS: What software do you work in these days?

Paul Van Dyk: When I'm in the studio it's Logic, and when I'm on stage it's Serato Scratch Live and Abelton.

RS: How do you plan to tour with this album?

Paul Van Dyk: Well, all over the place like always we do. There are some very interesting surprises on some of the festivals in terms of how it will be presented, thought it's a little early to talk about. The album is coming out in August and we're not touring that way until July, but you definitely will hear about it, with some special add-ons like at Ultra when I had my drummer with me. We add a central part just to spice it up, make special things, and make it more interesting. If you think along that line you might get an idea what I might do.

RS: What tracks so far are you most excited about on the album?

Paul Van Dyk: All of them. All twenty-eight tracks. I'm probably the only one who loves all twenty-eight tracks because they really range everywhere within electronic music. There are really banging techno tracks that might not go so well on the album in a way but it's always good to have a lot of music that no one else has to play out.

RS: Speaking of which, how is the Vonyc.com website going?

Paul Van Dyk: Very good, very good. It's like people are realizing what they can do on the site. Its completely free to listen to the latest and best in electronic music. Whatever you like you can legally download and support your favorite music and your favorite artist. I think people realize that by downloading the music illegally they're killing it. They are getting much more conscious about how they receive and consume their music It seems we are right in the middle of a lot of peoples' mind change, which is good.

RS: About consuming music, I hear you're really into this Placebo album.

Paul Van Dyk: They are one of the best bands in the world. There is one song "Pierrot the Clown" which I really like. It has this beautiful chord change that is out of this world.

RS: Anything you want to say to all your fans out there?

Paul Van Dyk: If I were Michael Jackson I would say I love you, but since I'm not Michael Jackson, I'll have to put it in different words but with the same meaning. I don't know the different words though. Thanks for all the support. Even when I'm down, whenever I'm in front of you guys and you smile at me, I'm in a different world. Thanks for that, nothing else in the world could do that.

Source: http://dancemusic.about.com/od/remi...ntInBetween.htm

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My heart skipped a beat and filled with angst when I read the words 'pop' and 'Pussycat Dolls'. I hope he's right when he said '.. No, it's not true.'

Other than that, so-so.

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Just realised it was already posted in the MD. Oops.

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Originally posted by RebeL9 1. In my opinion the entire Reflections album was awful. That's why I don't have much hopes for this new album. 2. I have nothing against producers taking a new path, and if you read one of my earlier posts in this thread I clearly explained that PvD did make a dramatic change of sound back in 2000 when he released Out There And Back and many people thought was that it was a good change. But Reflection was NOT a good change since it catered for the wider pop audience, hence all the awful vocals PvD have infected his latest tunes with. And that thing about ignoring the mistakes is laughable. I knew that Tiesto fans were this ignorant but LOL seriously?! You could probably say that if he had released one or two really bad tunes in a short while and blame it on bad luck. But PvD have been churning out piss tunes and remixes for the last couple of years. And YES it is very very sad because everyone knows which potential he have.

So he's not making trance anymore dude. Big deal. PvD is probably just tired of spoonfeeding the masses what they want and is choosing his own direction.

If you dont like an artist's path, make your own music.

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Current fav albums

DNA, kick me up
Protoculture, Circadians

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Originally posted by lucasp_10 If you want intelligent music, your listening to the wrong genre. Go lsiten to classical music if you want intelligent. I'm sorry but thats the truth. Classical music is miles ahead of dance int erms of music theory (and most other forms of music). However, thats OK, because dance music is about the dance floor IMO, and it does a dman good job of it.

I listen to dance music because it makes me feel good. The way the synth arrangements, dramatic changes, and the contrast between the lows (base), and highs (melody/vocals)... make a tune stunning to my ears. Psy-Full On naturally lends itself to a nice bass/lead contrast... But Psy-Full On artists tend not to have very good leads, but rely on wicked basslines.

Classical music doesn't have what I look for in music.

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Current fav albums

DNA, kick me up
Protoculture, Circadians

i really hope this version of stormy skies ends up in the album insted of the first one we heard a couple of months ago.
http://s156.photobucket.com/albums/...nt=MOV02613.flv

the first single form the new album will be

Paul van Dyk - White Lies (ft. vocalist from The Pussycat Dolls)

other tracks:

- Stormy Skies
- Complicated
- Another Sunday

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Originally posted by bartek89 the first single form the new album will be Paul van Dyk - White Lies (ft. vocalist from The Pussycat Dolls)

Vocalist is called Jessica Sutta

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looking forward 2 it

BBC Radio 1 has a short clip of Another Sunday and White Lies as background in an interview with PvD.

White Lies sounds slick, although its clearly meant to capture a wider market. Looks like he is going for that Grammy again.

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Originally posted by trancelove69 White Lies sounds slick, although its clearly meant to capture a wider market. Looks like he is going for that Grammy again.

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