Gareth Emery - 9/10

If you’re a fan of ‘Sanctuary’ and ‘Concrete Angel’ – and what trance fan isn’t? – you’re going to love this album.

The follow up to ‘Drive’ and his 2010 debut ‘Northern Lights’, Gareth Emery’s third artist album is energetic, euphoric and vocal-led, with ten of the 14 tracks featuring emotive lyrics from the likes of trance songstress Christina Novelli and X-Factor finalist Janet Devlin.

It’s not all hands-in-the-air and thoughtful reflection though, as in keeping with his unique ability to rock a crowd, the album’s main theme is relentless energy, particularly on Ben Gold and Ashley Wallbridge collaborations ‘Until We Meet Again’ and ‘CVNT5’.

As well as all that, he adds interesting coastal FX on ‘Sansa’ and an airport PA announcement on ‘Far From Home’, demonstrating his innovation as a producer as well as a DJ.

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