Kink proudly presents their second album, a double-CD compilation mixed masterfully by internationally renowned and recognised producer Sharam Jay, and Kink resident Ben Morris.

Taking the reins on the first disc is Morris. Ben has a penchant for slamming electro house and the first half of this album is absolutely drenched in it. While the quirky electro number Tresspass by Booka Shade starts the album off nicely, it’s the D. Ramirez mix of Yeah Yeah by Bodyrox that really moves the CD into second gear. Easily one of the best songs on the album. The mix then goes missing slightly with XXXX and Renaissance, but it’s brought back into line with the ultra popular King Unique remix of Feels Like Love. Tune! Killer Application precedes the Axwell remix of Star Baby, which has been one of the biggest tunes in club-land for sometime now. Following this is another equally well produced track, At Night by Dave Spoon.

Halfway through the first disc and the album is deep in a driving electro sound. The mixing is tight and the programming thus far is absolutely spot on. The album definitely is one for the dance-floor and no doubt could be played at 2am to a packed club. Phantom is a driving progressive anthem that leads wonderfully into another ‘big tune of ‘06’, the Hook n Sling remix of He Doesn’t Love You by Sarah McLeod. The next hat-trick of songs are all deep and quirky electro-house numbers, which all blend into another ‘big tune’. This time it’s the Till West remix of Put Your Hands Up by Fedde Le Grand. If a song was to sum up 2006, this would be it, anybody and everybody is playing it, albeit some would say it’s slightly overplayed in some circles.

As the first disc draws to a close with the penultimate track, I Wish You Would, there is one more opportunity to fit another killer ‘big’ tune onto this highly impressive mix. It’s another track that has been devastating dance-floors around the country and beyond in ’06, and with two of the world’s best producers playing a part in the production you wouldn’t expect anything less. The song? Switch’s A Bit Patchy (Eric Prydz Remix). If you’ve gone clubbing, or switched on a radio in 2006, you would’ve heard this song. It’s huge!

CD 2 is moulded together by Germany’s Sharam Jay, who takes his half of the compilation on a darker, deeper and more underground sound. While Ben’s disc was packed full of big anthems of ’06, Sharam’s tracklisting alone tells you that this half of the album will be a lot more underground and a lot less mainstream – not that this is a bad thing, as the results show. Kicking things off deep with Mood, Sharam starts on a groovy tech-progressive house tip. Down-tempo and deep, it flows effortless into Hazui, which is – at best – ‘filler’. Luckily the disc is put back on track by Phonique’s What I Play. It’s a deep, minimal number that is laced with quirky sounds and effects; it’s easily the best track on this second CD.

Mama Ti is anything but a highlight, but Little Bug has all the class of production that you all but come to expect from superstar producer Sebastian Leger. Sharam then takes the disc down the minimal path with a hat-trick of tunes Insomnia, Flight LB and Silhouette forming the guts of the mix. Machine Ate My Homework and Erotic Illusions follow on with the minimal sounds and start the beginning toward the end of the disc. The electro-fused Secret Base adds a different dimension to the minimal-heavy second disc. But it is the penultimate track, Jey’s very own When The Dogs Bite, that is of greatest enjoyment. A nice slamming beat, good vocals and trippy effects make this the best track on the second CD, and it leads nicely into The Now People, leaving the consumer with a good taste in their mouth upon completion.

If you love electro-house and minimal then this album is for you. Both individual CDs offer enough to the listener to guarantee satisfaction. Because of my slightly higher regard for electro than minimal Ben Morris’s CD is the standout for me, but that is not to undermine the work of Sharam Jay, whose mix is absolutely on the money. If you’re a Kink regular then no doubt you would’ve already purchased this double-disc delight, but if you don’t live in Sydney and/or Kink doesn’t make it to your city on a regular basis, then do yourself a favour and get a fix of electro and minimal house goodness via this album, you won’t be disappointed.