The highly revered Therapy Sessions series is back with the latest compilation masterfully pieced together by progressive maestro and Audio Therapy head honcho Dave Seaman. To celebrate his 20th anniversary in the music industry, Dave has given himself control of both discs of the compilation for the very first time. Having featured in all three previous installments alongside Phil K, Luke Chable and Lexicon Avenue, Seaman deservedly gives himself two discs to fully expose his musical prowess. He’s no stranger to the mix CD, having already featured in 22 mix compilations – including 10 for Renaissance, 3 for Global Underground and a highly lauded Back To Mine amongst others. So Therapy Sessions 4 is amazingly his 23rd mix CD… And one of the best yet.

The resulting double-disc compilation is an album of the highest possible ilk. Fusing together house ( Martin Solveig, Kid Creme ), progressive ( 16 Bit Lolitas, Pryda ), electro house ( Rekorder, Kiko ), electronica ( UNKLE, Paul Hartnoll ) and techno ( Valentino Kanzyani ), Seaman orchestrates two discs that are devastatingly brilliant.

Disc One opens off with some dreamy progressive ambience with The Verdict and Moan, both which lead beautifully into Ghost. Then it’s one of the first ‘peak’ anthems of the mix, with Rene by Pryda (the most famous alias of Swedish production wizard Eric Prydz ). This is one of the tracks of the year for me, with it’s funky rhythm it’s infectiously catchy. An absolute anthem!

Getting into the guts of the set and Martin Solveig & Jay Sebag’s single Rejection is another highlight. Sandwiched in-between a couple of ambient progressive numbers, The Dig and Been Here Before, the Frenchman Solveig delivers yet again with a little piece of production brilliance.

My personal favourite for the first disc is Intersection by Glockenspiel & Bart Cruz, the Stephan Hinz’ ‘I Like Melodies Remix’ of this tune is just incredibly catchy. Driving, funky and fun, it’s one to definitely hit the repeat button on. Getting towards the end of the mix and Face of Life by Kiko leads wonderfully into one of my personal favourite’s, Blonda by Shlomi Aber & Itamar Sagi. These two tracks put the cherry on the cake for what is a flawless first half of the album.

Flipping into Disc Two and once again Seaman starts on an ambient note, with By Chance and Burn My Shadow by UNKLE. Come Back To Brazil kicks the tempo up a notch and leads into the monster single, Flicker by King Roc. This track is an absolute weapon. The kick in is explosive and this is THE best track on the album. If your reading this review you like your progressive so this single wouldn’t be news to you, even so do yourself a favour and stick this one on repeat, it’s impossible not to feel good listening to this track. Weapon.

Seaman then takes us down the electro path to happiness, starting off with the Swen Weber remix of On The Line by Butch. This kicks off a golden period through the middle of the mix with Rectum and then the big one, the Valentino Kanzyani remix of the immortal progressive classic, Outhouse by Nathan Fake. Production extraordinaire Valentino gives the classic a new tech/electro sound and the results are devastating. Moving towards the end of the album and there’s still time for some pieces of excellence, most notably The Game by Kid Crème, Yohkoh by King Unique and Deadmau5’s Jaded.

In summary, this is one for the ages. Seaman once again announces to the world the full extent of his musical ability with an orchestrated performance of the very highest quality. This may be Seaman’s 23rd mix CD but it certainly won’t be his last, a must buy for any genuine progressive fans out there.