Following his single “Parallel Dimension”, Paul van Dyk continues to tell his story with “Duality”, in anticipation of his upcoming album, Guiding Light, to be released in April. In 2016, the Trance legend suffered a near-fatal fall through a concealed hole in the stage at the Dutch festival, A State of Trance, for which he was later compensated $12.5m for medical bills and lasting trauma. His upcoming album, Guiding Light, serves as a reflection and result of his experience, as does his recent book, Im Leben Bleiben (Holding On To Life), which was published last year.
Regarding his latest single, van Dyk says, “Duality is a state of mind you find yourself in. The brain is still echoing the strongest signals of how you’ve become used to seeing yourself: completely fit and vital and able to do everything. The truth is that your body is not currently capable of doing all those things, putting you in a surreal existence. This track is about starting to resolve that duality”.
Despite its bleak inspiration, the track is destined to be a cerebral club hit, “perfectly bridging the gap between the thumping beats of his early days and the limitless techniques of the future,” as described by Billboard. Listen to “Duality” below and check out Paul van Dyk’s tour schedule as well below:
Here is the tracklisting for Guiding Light:
01. Paul van Dyk & Vincent Corver – Deep Within
02. Paul van Dyk & Sue McLaren – Guiding Light
03. Paul van Dyk & Saad Ayub – You Found Me
04. Paul van Dyk & Shedona – Exhale
05. Paul van Dyk & Will Atkinson – Awakening
06. Paul van Dyk & Danny Eaton – Remedy
07. Paul van Dyk & Elated – Parallel Dimension
08. Paul van Dyk & Kinetica – First Contact
09. Paul van Dyk – Duality
10. Paul van Dyk & Eugenio Tokarev – Resource
11. Paul van Dyk, Steve Dekay & VISION X – Impact
12. Paul van Dyk & Bo Bruce – Covered in Gold (PvD Club Mix)
13. Paul van Dyk & Vini Vici – Galaxy (PvD Club Mix)
14. Paul van Dyk & Chris Bekker – Velvet Sky
Paul van Dyk – Guiding Light Tour
FRI 14-Feb. Sunbar Tempe Phoenix, AZ
SAT 15-Feb. 45 East Portland, OR
FRI 21-Feb. The Durham Fruit Company, Durham, NC
SAT 22-Feb. The Ritz Ybor Tampa, FL
FRI 28-Feb. NOTO Philadelphia, PA
SAT 29-Feb Echostage, Washington, DC
FRI 06-March. Neuraum, Munich, Germany
SAT 07-March. Q Factory, Amsterdam
FRI 13-March. 1930, Moscow, RU
SAT 14-March. Embargo, Rostov, RU
FRI 20-March. Module, Istanbul
SAT 21-March. MÄX Club, Zurich, Switzerland
SAT 04-Apr. The Mill, Digbeth, Birmingham UK
FRI 10-Apr. Brno, Czech Republic, Bobycentrum
SAT 11-Apr. Tradgarn, Gothenburg
SUN 12-Apr. SWG3, Glasgow, Scotland
FRI 17-Apr. Yo Yo – Palais De Tokyo, Paris, France
SAT 25-Apr. Marquee, Singapore
SAT 02-May. SHINE @ Columbiahalle Berlin, DE
FRI 08-May. Digital Society, Leeds, UK
SAT 09-May. Logic, Swansea, UK
SAT 16-May. EDC Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
FRI 22-May. Club Hollywood Tallinn, Estonia
SAT 23-May. Circus, Helsinki
FRI 29-May. The Gallery, Ministry of Sound, London, UK
SAT 30-May. LUSH! Portrush, Northern Ireland
FRI 5-June. Proton, Stuttgart
SAT 6-June. Audio, Geneva, Switzerland
