Van Dyk, like most in this field, sometimes falls prey to easy musical clichés. But Reflections, his new album, shows him sidestepping creative laziness in favor of the most inspired work of his decadelong career. The album's lone descent into cheese, "Crush," comes early on. From there Van Dyk crafts a few career milestones: jamming convincingly and effortlessly with British rock act Vega 4 ("Time of Our Lives"), laying down a slamming breakbeat track ("Knowledge") and honing his trademark sound ("Nothing but You," "Spellbound") throughout into a form even trance's detractors can respect. Whether it raises his profile domestically to the pop-star status he enjoys overseas remains to be seen, but Reflections proves the long-running Paul Van Dyk show is far from over.