Mehsopuria has come a long way since those tunes he did for Untouchables a few years back. He now has his own record label, which he has set up with his close friends: Pranay Records, features on the most played video on Zee Music: Khiza's Ranjha Jogi, and now this, a hit album.

The talented singer and songwriter has used six different producers on the album, so there is a decent amount of variety on the CD. There's a bit of garage, some chill out, and a few different levels of bhangra from street stuff to more traditional vibes.

There are big name producers as well, including the likes of Kam Frantic, Aman Hayer and Illegal Demo. Mehsopuria explained in a recent interview with us that it was a ploy to use an array of producers.

"I selected certain producers for the tracks I felt would be their forte and bring out a good combination between them and myself", explained the Handsworth-born singer. "The vibe for my album is a mixture between desi, R&B, garage, jungle/drum and bass, hip-hop and qawali.

"All I can say is it's different from your normal bhangra albums (no samples) like Dalminder from Jus Bhangra on Zee Music always points out. I've given variety on my album and hopefully good value for money."

However, somewhat surprisingly, Khiza only makes one appearance on the album. He is a good friend of Mehsopuria, and many were expecting a white wash of Khiza production, but he must've been busy working on his own album to do Mehso's as well.

The album opens up with 'Ranglay Punjab Diyan', which is the only track produced solely by Mehsopuria. It's a cool bhangra street track and a good way to start off the album.

'Mahi' is the second track and features female vocals from Shanikah. The singing is a little flat and the beat gets a bit repetitive, but its not badly produced by Khiza (check out the album review for his album, 'Game Over', coming soon!).

The tune getting all the airplay comes next. 'Tumka II' is a groovy desi track with a catchy hook and is the best on the album. Mehsopuria is involved in production along with Kam Frantic, and the frantic touch makes it a frantic tune.

The tempo quickens with 'Dil Sada', a hectic garage tune produced by Illegal Demo. Mehso's breathy vocals work really well with the bowling bass and rhythms. Ruthless MC provides good support on another highlight of the album.

Track four is 'Lak Tera', a family affair that features Mehsopuria's brother, 2-Dark, making the beats. It's a nice step down in pace from 'Dil Sada' but gets irritating when listened to on its own.

Kam Frantic returns to production tasks for the chilled out 'Punoo Haniya'. It has a drum and bass edge, and Mehsopuria's vocals are distorted through a voice encoder to good effect. I was a fan of this, even though I don't particularly like D&B, but it's a good tune to wind down or drive to.

The huge walking b-line of 'Sadi Jaan Patlo' follows, and is probably the best vocal performance from Mehsopuria. Produced by Aman Hayer, the hip-hop vibe comes from the bass and the rhythm is nice and grinding.

2-Dark returns from track eight, 'Gabhru'. After a cack opening and intro, the beat kicks in to a heavy hip-hop desi tune with another good flow from Mehso. G.C. adds a rap, but he's chatting about 'niggaz doin' this and niggaz doin' that', which is kind of out of place on an Asian album, especially when he's not saying anything intellectual. Given a better MC, this could've been a much more recognised tune. I have to mention the incredibly annoying doorbell chime that comes through the left channel at the start of the chorus, damn that was annoying.

'Chanjur Da Shankara' comes next and is the most traditional track on the album. With great irony, production comes from Tom Lowry, a fellow gorrah!! The tumbi and dhol are driving and it's another corner of an album with a multitude of different approaches.

The concluding track is the fast paced 'Heeray Na Ja', a real good one to move to and perhaps hidden at he end of the album. 2-Dark puts in some more good production and the chorus is well catchy. When the CD has finished you'll be going 'Na Ja, Na Ja' for another half an hour.

I think it's a pretty good album, with Mehsopuria's voice really doing the business. I give it a 7.5 out of 10, as the variety is excellent but despite the numerous styles it retains the desi influence. Its definitely good value, with ten tracks on there and none of them are remixes and well worth a look at.