After a couple of years out, Malkit finally released, what is incredibly his twentieth album. In my opinion Malkit has not really brought out anything of note since the last Midas Touch. However, unquestionably he has the most distinctive voice of all the UK singers, and hence the anticipation towards this release. As was the case for the original Midas Touch, the talented Ravi Bal was again behind the production. Would it be as good as the original?

The In Blow, which seems like Ravi Bal's method of saying intro, gives us a taster of the album. It would be ideal as an advert at the end of other albums. Anyway the "In Blow" really does leave me wanting to listen to the rest of the album as soon as I can, so onward we go to the real tunes.

Chal Hun is the first proper track, and is a monster of a dance floor track. This one is sure to be rinsed out on the party dance floors this summer. The beat is, like you'd expect, desi. The lyrics are not the norm. Malkit is probably the sole artist who can get away with dropping in an English word without it being so blatantly obvious. All in all it's a top start to the album.

Put Sardaran Da is the next track. On seeing the track listing, I was a bit disappointed to see that this was one of the titles - mainly because it is the title of way too many tracks in the past. The title is sub-titled the harley fix, which refers to Malkit's opening line. This track starts with a string instrument, and you expect it to be a slower tune. However, the beat kicks in with a Ravi Bal trademark " Your Dj" sample. We are then treated to another fine example of Malkit magic. This track is as good as the previous. The only negative point is the guy saying D.J. that gets a little bit annoying. To sum up though, another quality tune.

Track 4 sees a total change in the tempo of the album. Maa is sub-titled sentimental fix, and is certainly is that. Everyone can partly relate to this tune. Although, Malkit talks about his journey from Punjab to the UK, I say everyone can associate with this, basically because everyone loves their mum's cooking (well maybe apart from Eminem, and some of his clones). This track is also of a very high quality. The track is over 7 minutes long, but to be honest I didn't even notice this. Three tracks, and I've liked all three of them - could this be too good to be true?

Apache Indian teams up with Malkit for track 5 entitled London Tu Nachdi. This is really a very average track. I was expecting so much better from a collabo involving two of the oldest performers in the industry. Apache's performance is really quite lacklustre. There is not much in the way of lyrics, as he just constantly repeats "Malkit Singh, Apache Indian". Only thing he says of note is "standard!" At times, his vocals are just placed over Malkit's, which doesn't seem like Ravi Bal's best piece of production work to me. Well, guess it wasn't going to be a perfect album.

Aj Mey Peeni is track 6's title. Oh yes, it's time for the customary drinking song. The track starts with Malkit complaining of the drawbacks of drinking, while experiencing a hangover in the morning (a situation many of us have been in!!!). However, by evening time it's time for the bottles to be opened and time to get drunk once more! The beat is an almost reggae type one, really chilled out. This track would go well as background music to a session. It's well produced, with some very clever sounds of shots being poured. The track is also well sung.

Track 7, Jadoo Kargey, again changes the tempo. It has a bit of Arabic feel to it. The MC on this one is Chan, and he doesn't overly impress on this one. The beat is fairly quick paced, but interestingly Malkit actually slows it down for the chorus. Overall, I don't think it's all that amazing a track at all.

The first bhangarage tune, Bhangra Pawan Ke Naa, starts with Malkit listening to his voicemails, which show how wide a range of people Malkit's music appeals to. The beat is quite a basic garage beat. In my opinion, Ravi Bal isn't the best person to produce a garage track. I think Malkit would have been wise to invest in some other producers - dare I say it even RDB! The MC's featured are MC Bowler and Manraj. I think it is a shame that the lyrics are about doing bhangra, and the background beat is garage. I feel the lyrics are a little wasted on this beat. The beat is good, but I think overall it could have been better utilised with different lyrics.

Pay As U Go Crew feature on track 9, namely England De Jugni. This track was originally featured way back on a Bally Sagoo album. In that album, Bally sampled the billy jean beat with a dhol beat that sounds real similar to the beat Sanj used for Tenu Bolondee. For those not in the know, PAUG are some of the biggest underground garage MC's around. In fact they are my favourite garage cru. On this tune they do a fairly decent job. Again, I don't think the garage beat is all that great, but it isn't bad. Good to see PAUG actually MC'ing about some lyrics that are in line with the lyricist. To be honest, I think I prefer the original to this one, but I can see why some people would prefer this version.

The tenth track is Yaad, and is the slow lovers song. It starts with a string instrument, as did the third track. However, this time there is no drop, and it continues in that vein. The beat is nice, and the lyrics aren't bad. However, I think the chorus slightly spoils it. It sounds a little bit too lively; with the beat doing that little bit more. I'm not that big a fan of this tune, but I know plenty who are. The track has been well produced.

The classic tune Mithe Ganne V2 that is obviously a remix of the tune that made the original Midas Touch album. This time I'm glad to see that they did title it Mithe Ganne, which is what everybody knew it as, and not Boliyan (which is a title that has appeared way too often on way too many songs.) The beat has a haunting siren type of beat, which continues throughout the tune. It's a more garagey beat than the original, and the production grows on you. The lyrics are basically the same, with a Putt Sardaran De verse included, and the slowed down beat of Tere Maa Di Kandh Mukh Gayee deleted. It's hard to better something as good as the original, but they've managed to take a slightly different take on it. For years DJ's have been speeding up Mithe Ganne and mixing it with the latest garage tune - now there's no need. The track has been modernised.

Saheba Ni Tenoo is the title for track 12. It is a very Indian poppy type of beat. This is probably the weakest tune of the album in my opinion. The lyrics aren't bad, but I feel the production lets the track down. I feel this one is more aimed for the community back home, than the UK crowd.

The final song of the album is Toothan Wale Koo. Somebody setting the scene of what is happening introduces it. Malkit then takes over, and his first verse is fairly slow paced, and then the baseline kicks in around the chorus. This is a top tune. It's nice to see the sub-title (Midnight Liar Fix) being relevant to the lyrics of the song. Again, the production by Ravi Bal is very cleverly done - with various sound effects placed in at appropriate points of the song. I think one of the reasons I like this song is the way it sounds in the intro, but it doesn't actually sound as good as that in the actual track. Overall, it's an excellent way to round off the album.

The Out blow is a fairly funny sketch, with some hilarious accents.

Overall, I really thought this was a top-notch album, and an excellent way to round of the year last year. It's a shame there a couple of covers of some of his older songs in there, but with a whopping 12 tracks, you can't complain you are not getting value for money. The album starts amazingly, and then dips a little, but comes back well at the end. The slight moan of the production is that it is all by one producer. The same producer, with the same vocalist gets a bit repetitive after a while. It would have been good to see some other producers on a few of the tracks. But let's not take anything away from the album - it's actually better than the original Midas Touch - who says sequels are never better. Overall I'd give it 8/10.