Old skool Nu skool signals the return of DCS who have previously had mixed reviews in the past, mainly because they possess a very inimitable style which you either love or you hate, simple as that. I think the message they are trying to portray with the title of this album is that of more fusion, to broaden their brand of music so that it can be appreciated by a wider spectrum of the bhangra market. Whether this has been achieved will revealed…

The album opener is called 'Tenu Kaul Ke' (Desi Mix) when I see brackets saying mix or words to that affect which in essence refer to a version of a song, alarm bells start ringing because I immediately know that this track will be repeated later on in the album in a slightly modified form. This doesn't exactly fill me with confidence for the rest of the album. Anyway, before I got sidetracked I was about to diss….er, I mean review this song. It starts of with what can only be described as an intro integrated into the first few seconds of the song, when the music finally does kick in it is upbeat in a freestyle mela dhol player sort of way. It uses the classic formula of "slow verse, short repeated lyric preceding a fast chorus" cant really blame them for using it as it has served many artists well, but not in this case. All in all its just a lot of noise, reminds me of one of those tracks you hear at a wedding at the point where everyone is dancing and are more bothered with hearing a beat to perform their poor excuse for dance (usually involving a gyrating motion) rather than anything else. At the end of that no one even remembers the tune to which they made fools of themselves and embarrassed their kids with. My point is, it's the same here really, not really memorable.

Next for the slaughter is 'Ki Banu Mereya Rabba' Has a quite a promising start in terms of music until he starts ooohing and aaahing like they did at the start of all old bollywood songs. To be fair it's not bad but has a typical feel to it, just seems like any other song of this type. It is listenable if you like that sort of thing, but for all you "boy racer, B-line injected, lets hit laps of Wilmslow Road (or the equivalent hotspot in your area)" types it won't do much for you.

Labhan De Uthe (Movie style mix) probably the most out of place song ever to be placed in an album, talk about album filler. Hey DCS, if you are trying to audition to make it onto the soundtrack of a movie, do it when I'm not paying for it you fool!
You do not have the voice to pull off the emotion, which is the essence of that track, so lets just stick to crappy bhangra pop shall we? Get that right first then maybe you can try something else.

Na Likh De, is a basically a very very substandard song spiced up with a sprinkling of English vocals, which no doubt were just cut and pasted into various portions of the song. In its defence the music is actually very good but is overshadowed by the other crap. Another pint, if you do use other vocals mixed in make sure that is at least half decent. They just messed up big time with this one.

Bhindi Mathe Di Bhindi. Oh my god! Where did this come from? Is this DCS? I am shocked and overwhelmed that they are capable of such a fantastic track with each aspect technically sound, bet this took more time to make than the rest of the tracks put together such is the quality of the production. The rare thing with this is that the MC actually sings about something relevant to the rest of the song, amazing! Guys, if you are capable of this, why cut corners with everything else? I know what your thinking, its been done before, I know, but this is the only noteworthy thing in the album, so forgive me if im overdoing it a bit with the praise.

"Tenu Kaul Ke" (Elastic Mix) before everyone rushes out and proclaiming me as the new Nostradamus, stop. There was no special skill involved in predicting there would be another version of this later in the album. Firstly, could someone please explain to me what an elastic mix is? The only thing that needs to be elastic is the CD, to stop me from snapping it. Anyway, the random but albeit varied array of music doesn't really evoke any emotion, nor do the lyrics (both Punjabi and English).

Overall I don't really class 6 tracks as an album. So once again in the futile attempt to sell albums the representatives of DCS have released what is basically an insult to the music buying public. The tracks are obviously not upto scratch and a total mismatch to the trends set in the current music scene. I understand they have fans around the world and so are looking for that universal formula, fair enough but in doing so you lose out in quality. Never mind, maybe next time! Overall based on the fact I paid £10 for it (full album price) I'd give the effort a poor 4 out of 10. It's on the Kamlee label (Moviebox in disguise) so I guess it's an EP to add on our annual EP list which your can see on the site towards the end of the year.