In Germany, Asian music is growing as fast as the ganja underneath Masaeb's desk, and 'Bombay Boogie Nights' is one of the first compilation albums aimed at Germany. The cover promises bhangra, Bollywood, Asian underground, Indian club mixes, desi hip-hop and masala soul (is that like James Brown Tikka?) and it gives that - a total cross section of the market at the moment.

The album kicks off with 'Dhol Rinse', by Asian Dub Foundation. Its characteristic dhol intro sets the tone for the album well, with its traditional desi pedigree given a modern edge with subtle but probing bass lines. Not too sure about the barking dogs though…

Old skool hip-hop walks through the door next, in the form of Sulal Kool's and Freshmints' 'Ambassador Riddim'. The fast paced rapping is pretty cool but it's the almost sarcastic strings, which take this track up, and gives the decent alternative track an eastern edge.

'Taakre', the anthem from Tigerstyle and Bikram Singh comes next. This tune is so hectic; its got a perfect pace, a sing-along chorus and is so coherent it makes a Franz Beckenbauer back three look all at sea. The gunshots compliment the lyrics perfectly ('Taakre' means 'Confrontation') and Bikram Singh's voice has perfect intent but you still sense he enjoyed singing this. It's a top top tune.

International bhangra veteran Apache Indian gives us track four, 'That Girl'. This is pure Apache supplying the standards with reggae influence throughout, but it seems to lack something to make it tick.

Asian club music has been growing for a while and as more European producers get the eastern infection we'll see plenty more of tracks like track five. Panjabi MC's 'Jogi' (you know, the one that came after 'Mundian Tho Bach Ke') gets a remix from German dance maestro Deichkind and the production is so crisp this would be a hit in a gorrah club.

The tempo dips to a more chill out vibe on Mykel Angel's 'Hathi Meri Sathi'. Laid back bhangra beats with an airy touch act just a slow down between the previous track and number seven.

The original 'Dil Karda' was one of the tracks, which made Gubi Sandhu a big name when it was released on the Urban Flavas album. But this edition, the remix from Gubi's own album, didn't improve on the original. More Mc'ing and nothing new from the singer make this an average track for me - they tried to remix a tune that had already been a hit.

Production duo J Keyz and Oz team up with Carrera for track eight, called '2 Desi'. To be honest, this isn't too desi, its an attempt at being desi. The singer thinks he's Lembher Hussainpuri and the periodic overkill on the bass make this track one to skip - even though the beat and melody aren't too bad.

Canadian producer DJ APS will be releasing a new album soon and it will feature track nine from this compilation, 'Tere Bulla.' When this tune did the rounds some months ago people turned their heads and picked out that it was all to similar to 'Ah Ni Kuria' from Dr Zeus's Unda Da Influence …it's a decent track though with a smiling singer and a beat to get moving to.

'Do The Thang Thang' comes next, with a different mix to the one on Tigerstyle's mix CD. Shakti, who sings in English, comes in to play more here and there's none of Blitzkrieg's lyrical technique, but Bikram Singh is still present. This isn't as paced as the version on the Mixtape, which I prefer, but this track is still good with its contagious hooks.

It must be said that Sometimes Happy Sometimes Sad is far too much of a mouthful to be an artist's name in music, but 'Say Shava Shava' adds the promised Bollywood side to Bombay Boogie Night. I'm not a big filmi person, and this track is too typical for me.

Taz from Stereo Nation hooks up with Rishi Rich for 'Get Down', one of the top tracks from the 'Café Mumbai' album. Pure pop grooves and characteristic flamboyance from Taz are here even if there's not much of an Asian influence. But it must be said that Taz is George Michael with a bindi, lol.

Rishi Rich stays on for the next track, 'Dance With You (Nachna Tere Nal)' which everyone knows after its success in the charts last summer. Excellent performances from all members of The Project; Rishi and Juggy D show their talents but are upstaged by Jay Sean who continues to tear up the UK mainstream market.

We are then subjected to an unspectacular mix of the Dum Dum Project's 'Panjabi 5-0', where the track is ripped apart and replaced with Kool Herc & The Gang's 'Let Me Clear My Throat'. The 1Shanti remains, but the old track does nothing to highlight his lyrics.

London desi hip-hopsters the Sona Family jump on for the penultimate track, 'Indian Style'. There's some talent in this crew on all fronts: lyrically as well as on production. I strongly feel that 'The Fam' can fill a gap in the market at the moment, as there are almost no Asian hip-hop rappers out there in the UK.

The album closes with DJ Navdeep demonstrating 'My Technique'. After half a minute of talking, Navdeep delivers a back to the streets hip-hop kick that is perfectly New York. There's no singing or rapping, only Navdeep spreading his skillz on the decks to add another dimension to the track. A killer beat and excellent production coupled with a dangerous dimension gives the album a perfect way to end.

The track listing for 'Bombay Boogie Nights' looks slightly better than the actual product. When you look through you see great track names like 'Dil Karda', 'Do The Thang Thang' and 'Panjabi 5-0', but these are the poorer mixes of big tunes. But saying that, there is strength in 'Taakre', 'Tere Bulla' and the Deichkind mix of 'Jogi'. The album gets a 'Sieben (7 out of 10), but could've been even better had they managed to get the rights to include the better mixes of the 3 tracks I mentioned earlier. It's been well compiled by Rainer Kern & Sherry Kizhukandayil.