DJ Paul Edge // 23 The Album

This album honestly makes you feel like you’ve entered some sort of time warp as it feels like a throw back from the early days of house music. I’m still undecided as to whether I like this album for all the wrong (nostalgic) reasons, for it is pretty boring in places.  However, the simplicity of the overall design is almost (but not quite) refreshing for it doesn’t pretend to be anything other than a dance album; the tracks are simple, unpretentious, and repetitive as house music should be.  My favourite track is called ‘Treeants’ as I can almost visualise the accompanying music video - a low budget animation personifying ants as they travel back and forth up and down a tree trunk, perhaps taking a brief moment from their heavy work regime to fall in love or something else equally ridiculous.  Is it possible to listen to the entirety without drugs?  I’m not so sure unless you are socially inept and can only find solace in dance music.  Some simple questions which might help assess the suitability for this album for your own personal needs are: have you ever worn luminous clothing? Have you ever considered yourself a raver? Do you hate your life and wish you had a cool DJ name like Paul Edge?  That pretty much sums it up.