Can’t Fix It, despite a few painfully obvious shortcomings, is a great album. Actually, it’s more than that. It’s awesome, because it’s not just an album. It’s a panoramic view in to the musical mind of a blossoming producer that offers an incredible value, in terms of quality and quantity, to both the digital dj and the casual listener.

I picked up this album because the group has devoted following and I wanted to see what the buzz is about. I like Trance and I wasn’t familiar with Goa so I gave it a spin (literally).
I listened to the title track on the Listening Station at Tower Records and immediately loved the bass line and vocal samples.

Paul van Dyk brings us the long awaited follow up to the first edition of The Politics of Dancing, which some would call one of the most highly acclaimed mix CD's of all time. Right off the bat it's obvious that the man has done it again. Paul van Dyk has come a long way since first reaching the surface of dance music. For years he has used the turntables to bring endless trance gems to light, and this double disc is no exception.

I loved Exodus when it was first released. I thought it was a great album, then I started getting more objective with it and parts of it simply didn’t work for me. I’ve been listening to Life now for about 5 days straight. I don’t have that feeling at all with this album. The first two tracks don’t really do much for me, but the rest of the CD is a sonic gold mine.

From the perspective of a progressive house and tribal lover, this CD is a bit much for me. From a production standpoint, there are some real gems on the compilation. I am very happy to see a compilation from a Christian label with some new producer names on the line up. The more quality talent we have the faster our scene will grow. Also, I am very impressed with Shiloh’s willingness to participate in the current string of compilations from Low Roof/Deep Sink, Demulcent, and Devout Artists despite their fame outside of the Christian scene. In so many ways, they need to be a model that we as Christian producers and DJs follow.

If you are looking for hard Paul van Dyk style trance ala the Colombia EP or earlier, this is not it. If you are looking for emotional epic trance with a dark edge to it that is well arranged, this would be a CD to pick up. It is beautiful in every respect, but it is not exactly perfect.

DJs really need to look into the DJ Light, Matt Harder and Apoq 79 remixes on this release. Those three alone would make for a decent purchase from beatport.com. Catnap’s remix of It’s Strange would be a nice guilty pleasure as well, but probably not one you would play out. Just avoid the Sheltershed remix if possible.

This cd is rough around the edges, but it has a few very good songs and a vibe that I can connect with. I’m going to give a few of the stronger tracks some play during my next performance and I really like relaxing to the title track, Walkaway. That alone is probably worth the price of the disk.