Bhangra from Scotland is really fashionable at the moment, with DJ Vips and his VIP label showing that the Highlands have more than just Tigerstyle to throw at the scene. Northern Lights, made up of Tarv and Lil Dev, are tasked with the job of providing a follow up to the well-made 'Partytime' from the CEO and their attack comes with a no front's urban desi description. Looking through the track listing I'm surprised not to see a clique of top singers at the top of the album. Great names like Kuldip Manak, Labh Janjua, Kaka Bhaniawalla and of course Lember Hussainpuri are scattered around leaving no obvious 'lead' song. Hopefully this will be a proper album and not a single with some wack stuff after it as have seen too many times this year.

The journey begins with 'Janaab', a dhol based track Tanveer Gogi providing vocals with AKA Nobody a supporting cast member adding the urban elements with some MC'ing. The beat is bang on it, and the bass buzzes intently underneath, but other than that it's all a bit easy. Gogi's vocals are fine but lack emotion while the flutes are predictable and uninspiring. It's good, but it hasn't got that dimension to make it a massive club banger.

Fauji Rajpuri gets a 'Wrong Number' on track two, a more urban track with a decent hip-hop beat pinned down by some subtle desi percussion. Rajpuri is on form with the vocals and the chorus is warm and it gets you humming.

Track three sees superstar Labh Janjua step into the arena to do the damage in typical style 'Billo Tere Nakreh's dancehall beat. This is the best desi soca I've heard, with the tumbi perfectly suited to the chords, and it'd be a real massive hit had the chorus had a more karaoke characteristic.

We go English on number four, with a wicked BrAsian track called 'Serious'. A slow tabla and harmonium make up a really nice backdrop for Calvin to come and perform on. He does all right, got a good voice but he doesn't jump out of the music to grab your attention. AKA Nobody is also present and he jumps out of the shadows for an eight bar and disappears again. I really liked this, it does exactly what it says on the tin, doesn't try anything too hard and is a prime example of urban desi, but the other way round.

We lose the urban tag for the next track, 'Mittae Gunneh', sung by K Preet. It's a more enthusiastic vocal performance and the dhol and other percussion is very precise. A typical straight desi album track, nothing to rave about but not one that gets skipped as soon as the dholi lifts his hand as he lifts it to another level. Lyrically Irfan tells me it refers to a girl who takes the vocalists sweet sugarcane but chats up the neighbours. Now I know a girl like that…

Urban returns on 'Ek Kurri' which features the legendry Kuldip Manak. Think of PMC's 'Challa', take out the dark and deadly elements and you've got this track. Manak does, well, what you'd expect with a more mature exact display and he hits all the right notes. Production is decent, but edges on patchy in some areas but Manak carries the track throughout.

Kaka Bhaniawalla is one of the most underrated Punjabi singers in the industry in my opinion and he shows his talents on track seven, 'Aashiq Dig Dig.' Up-tempo dholki and dancey, it's perfect for he of 'Nachna Onda Nei' fame to ride over and he smashes it. The chorus must be quite difficult to put together but he bangs it out without a hesitation. Wicked track, technically well put together with just a magnificent vocal performance.

'Mirza Boliyaan' is next in line and has to be put in its own class. The beat is just a bit quick and I wasn't really feeling it. The vocal is decent from Bhupinder Singh but I think there was a bit of masala flavour going on in the studio when they put the beat together.

Big slow down for number nine, 'Ni Umiye' is one of those rare tracks nowadays to feature a female desi vocalist. Harvinder Jannat is a little inconsistent, starting off great and her choruses are good but the second and third verses go off course, which maybe could've been saved with a little more mastering. It's a decent tune though, good sound put together and the beat is decent.

A 'Matador' is a killer and track ten features the killer, Mr Lembher 'I Run Tingz In UK Bhangra' Hussainpuri. Solid performance from Lil Dev and Tarv on this, with Lembher doing things in the only way he can - like a pro. I love the levels of production and the way the hip-hop sounds spin inside the desi instruments. Top track, but it's this sort of thing, which is why I haven't listened to a lot of bhangra lately; Lembher is everywhere!!! I wanna hear something new!!! Lembher singing on desi sounds with a little bit of hip-hop is not fresh!!!

Creativity comes on the next track, with an almost grime beat dosed with some sitars and a strong Amanjot Kaur giving a good performance. I liked this, it sounds different and is really well put together, sounding produced and manufactured but to great effect.

They call him Tanveer Gogi when he's 'ere and this all started with him when he's 'ere…the man returns at the end with 'Yaari Laoni' a decent finish to the album before the Tigerstyle remix. Another dhol based track, but the chords are good and Gogi's parade outclasses his first attempt.

Keeping it highland, Tigerstyle remix 'Billo Tere Nakreh' as a bonus track and kick it with a proper big beat that brings more out of Labh Janjua. Raj and Pops are adept at smashing up dance floors with Janjua vocals and this is more of the same, with the tumbi still there but the different beat makes it a totally new track.

I've not reviewed a straight bhangra album since April and not reviewed a quality one since January, and it was a welcome return to be presented with 'Sparked.' Tarv and Lil Dev have done really well on this, created their own unique sound in a few places, used a good variety of singers from differing levels of fame and combined different types of urban music with the desi sound to create a solid album throughout. Even though some of the vocals lack that extra step of work to be quality, there's nothing on here I hate and the peculiar listing of big tracks dotted around in no set order makes it all the more entertaining. 'Sparked' has really lit up my opinion of bhangra this year and gets 8.4 out of 10!!!