"Universal Language", a double cd album available on Holland based on the Black Hole label, is by far one of the best progressive house mix albums to come along in quite a long time. Not since last year's Spundae/Jerry Bonham release has a progressive house album transcended the genre. Admittedly I received this album last summer, and didn't get to listen to it until just recently, but the outstanding quality of the mixing and exemplary tracks are worth a mention long after the fact.

Packaged in a book like binder (first rate innovative packaging), the album was compiled and mixed by Netherlands based Fred Numf who began his DJ career with mixing in the early 80s. By the 1990's Fred worked as label manager for several European labels that focused on the Progressive House genre before starting his own remixing and production efforts. Fred even started his own "Perpetual Tunes" label. With remix credits like "For Da Crowd" by the Voodoo Dolls, Fred has a staggering amount of work to his credit. Fred even includes his own "Fred Numf vs. Etienne Overdiik: Wasteland" track on CD2.