Fans of Kaskade’s early work for the chilled label Om might fall right out of their overstuffed chaise lounges because Dynasty reflects the glitzy label it lands on, Ultra, plus the house producer’s more recent work with Deadmau5, Lady Gaga, and Britney Spears.
If there’s a small complaint to be made, it’s that his style here isn’t as distinctive as it is when he plays it cool, but thrills don’t come much more fabulously than they do on “Fire in Your New Shoes” a new wave electro-fantasy with imitation New Order guitar lines and vocals from the appropriately named Dragonette.
Add the dreamy trance collaboration with Tiesto, “Only You,” plus the David Guetta-like opener “Start Again,” and you’ve got the dancefloor-filling trilogy of key highlights with the bliss-inducing “To the Skies” and the pop-meets-microhouse “Call Out” bringing up a strong second line.
This all-vocals affair could have been broken up with an instrumental or two, but Dynasty doesn’t seem to care much for the traditional album format, looking at it more as an opportunity to collect club hits, both potential and proven.
On that level, it’s a slick success -- just don’t come here for the usual Kaskade brand of taste and restraint.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Start AgainFinn Bjarnson, John Hancock, Mark Phillips, Ryan Raddon | Kaskade | Play | 04:15 | 9 MB | 33 MB |
| 2 | Don't Stop DancingFinn Bjarnson, Maurizio Colella, DJ EDX, Christian Hirt, Ryan Raddon | Kaskade | Play | 04:36 | 10 MB | 33 MB |
| 3 | DynastyFinn Bjarnson, Ryan Raddon | Kaskade | Play | 03:16 | 7 MB | 25 MB |
| 4 | Say It's OverFinn Bjarnson, John Hancock, Ryan Raddon | Kaskade | Play | 04:05 | 9 MB | 31 MB |
| 5 | Fire in Your New ShoesFinn Bjarnson, Mark Phillips, Ryan Raddon, Martina Sorbara | Kaskade | Play | 02:39 | 6 MB | 18 MB |
| 6 | Human ReactorFinn Bjarnson, Polina Goudieva, John Hancock, Ryan Raddon | Kaskade | Play | 04:10 | 9 MB | 33 MB |
| 7 | Only YouFinn Bjarnson, Ryan Raddon, D.J. Waakop Reijers-Fraaij, Tijs Verwest | Kaskade | Play | 04:50 | 11 MB | 36 MB |
| 8 | Call OutFinn Bjarnson, Ryan Raddon | Kaskade | Play | 04:03 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 9 | To the SkiesFinn Bjarnson, Polina Goudieva, John Hancock, Ryan Raddon | Kaskade | Play | 04:08 | 9 MB | 32 MB |
| 10 | Don't WaitFinn Bjarnson, John Hancock, Ryan Raddon | Kaskade | Play | 03:40 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 11 | Empty StreetsFinn Bjarnson | Kaskade | Play | 04:06 | 9 MB | 32 MB |
| 12 | All That You GiveFinn Bjarnson, John Hancock, Ryan Raddon | Kaskade | Play | 04:32 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 48 mins | 110 MB | |||||
| 48 mins | 366 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chuck Anderson | Artwork, Design |
| 2 | Aaron Ashton | Violin |
| 3 | Finn Bjarnson | Arranger, Composer, Photography, Producer |
| 4 | Maurizio Colella | Arranger, Composer, Producer |
| 5 | D.J. Waakop Reijers-Fraaij | Composer |
| 6 | Rich Dixon | Guitar |
| 7 | DJ EDX | Composer, Featured Artist |
| 8 | Dragonette | Featured Artist, Vocals |
| 9 | EDX | Featured Artist |
| 10 | Haley Gibby | Featured Artist, Vocals |
| 11 | Mindy Gledhill | Featured Artist, Vocals |
| 12 | Polina Goudieva | Composer, Featured Artist, Vocals |
| 13 | John Hancock | Arranger, Composer |
| 14 | Christian Hirt | Arranger, Composer, Producer |
| 15 | Kaskade | Primary Artist |
| 16 | Mark Owens | Cover Photo |
| 17 | Mark Phillips | Composer, Guitar |
| 18 | Ryan Raddon | Arranger, Composer, Producer |
| 19 | Mike Roskelley | Mastering, Mixing |
| 20 | Martina Sorbara | Composer |
| 21 | Tiësto | Arranger, Featured Artist, Producer |
| 22 | Tijs Verwest | Composer |
| 23 | Becky Jean Williams | Featured Artist, Vocals |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |