Following the release of her incredible 2009 solo album, Embers, Nadia Ali is slowly unveiling her latest project (of many): The Queen of Clubs Trilogy.

Over a period of three months, Ali will be releasing three albums worth of remixes from her ever-growing discography including songs recorded with Iio, as well as her many features and collaborations with artists such as Schiller and Tocadisco.

Today sees the release of The Ruby Edition, the first of the three releases. Check out the tracklisting below:

Nadia Ali | PEOPLE | Justin Michael & Kemal remix
Nadia Ali | NOT THINKING | Green & Falkner remix
Tocadisco & Nadia Ali | BETTER RUN | Wippenberg remix
Schiller & Nadia Ali | TRY | Thomas Gold remix
Nadia Ali | FINE PRINT | Serge Devant remix
Nadia Ali | SILVER LINING | Andretta remix
Nadia Ali | BE MINE | Noel Sanger remix
Nadia Ali | FANTASY | Morgan Page remix
Nadia Ali | LOVE STORY | Sultan & Ned Shepard remix
Nadia Ali | CRASH & BURN | Dean Coleman remix
Nadia Ali | THE ONE | Ruby edit
Nadia Ali | REBEL | Ruby edit
Nadia Ali | KISS YOU | Ruby edit

You can now get a taste of all of the remixes by watching the video above. “People”! “Silver Lining”! I can’t believe she’s brought back the Iio tracks!

And this is only the first of three releases. Such a giving artist!

Click here to preview and purchase all the tracks from The Ruby Edition of the Queen of Clubs Trilogy.

New to Nadia? Try checking out the MuuMuse interview with the talented vocalist here, or check her official website.

Nadia Ali is one of the greatest natural voices on the dance floor scene.

Formerly of Iio (“Rapture”, “Is It Love?), the singer has since embarked on her own successful career as a solo artist. After a series of songs recorded with artists including Rosko and Armin van Buuren, Ali finally unveiled her long-awaited debut album Embers in September of 2009.

A stunning collection of heavenly trance music and ambient sound, the album showcases both Ali’s unique vocal delivery and her knack for scribing deeply personal, sophisticated electronica, proving why she’s since become such an overwhelmingly admired, oft-requested collaborator for producers and artists alike.

Last Friday, I had the honor of speaking to Nadia as she prepared for a trip to Brazil. She was amazingly kind and as sweet as expected, and she provided a lot of thoughtful, in-depth responses to my questions. Instead of drafting up a short feature, I thought her fans would instead appreciate the full-on Q&A. Below is the entire transcript. I hope you all enjoy!

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If you’re unaware, I’m currently in the running to be Queerty‘s official music reviewer…which I will remind you of in large letters RIGHT NOW.

The contest–which is doing nothing to help aid in a lifelong fight against a laundry list of neuroses and vaguely narcissistic tendencies–is not over until Monday. As I’ve tried to “rise above” and forget about encouraging others to vote, I’ve been reduced to little more than nervous foot tapping and constant page refreshing approximately every three to four minutes.

In short, it’s a normal day for me.

To allay my woes, I’m doing all I can to distract myself with–What else? La Musique.

Way back in the day (as I recall it was either a Tuesday or a Saturday), I had a dream. It was a noble dream as I recall–To be on The Real World.

As a result, I spent a great deal of my childhood afternoon hours silently meditating on the swing outside my home, replaying the imagined events over and over again in my head: Befriending the bitch of the house, getting sassy in the club with the roomies, and, as I recall distinctly, a series-defining fit of rage in which I would dramatically dump a full bowl of cereal atop the Bible thumper’s head during a particularly heated mid-breakfast exchange.

I wasn’t very social back in the day. And, as it turned out, I found that my need for validation was more appropriately surfeited through written form rather than the help of seven absolute strangers and a handful of cameras.

Now if you’re British, you may well be asking yourselves: “What in the bloody Hell is this boy banging on about?” I’m getting to it–Hold your trousers.

Each and every time that I found myself recounting that season trailer, I would place the same track on repeat to supply the show’s mental soundtrack; a track in which I find I can continue to immerse myself completely to this day–Iio‘s 2001 smash, “Rapture.”

After the bra-zilliant 2006 release of their long-coming debut, Poetica, I have always kept tabs on both the group and its hypnotic lead vocalist, Nadia Ali. While Iio has seemingly shifted into “hiatus” after 2007′s remix album, Ali has made headway into the solo sphere. First came her luscious collaboration with Armin Van Buuren (2007′s “Who Is Watching”), followed by a debut solo single (2008′s “Crash And Burn”), and now? Now we have ourselves a little “Love Story.”

“Love Story” is not at all what I was expecting. To me, the track plays like a dreamy, modern reinterpretation of a Stevie Nicks ballad (who is cited as one of Ali’s musical influences) which, while following the standard trance format, still feels that much more hypnotic and ethereal in its strangely detached, dragging manner. Like most of what she does, there’s an impressive omniprescent quality in Ali’s delivery here, taking full hold over the song. In a world plagued by no-name, dime a dozen trance tracks, it’s always a comfort to have a pro like Nadia Ali come in and truly demonstrate command over the dancefloor.

On the down side, I do miss the masterful quality of Ali’s Middle Eastern classical vocal techniques (“Is It Love,” “Kiss You”), which have been seemingly subdued for his release. Blame it on the Bollywood-obsessed college roommate (I learned to forgive with time), but I’m a bit of a sucker for those stomach-turning instant pitch.

DL: Nadia Ali – Love Story (Starkillers Remix) (Sharebee)
DL: Nadia Ali – Love Story (Andy Moor Remix) (Sharebee)

The single, which will be released March 9 on iTunes, is currently available at Beatport along with various remixes from the likes of Starkillers, Andy Moor, and more. MOAH?! Click here to see Nadia Ali’s MySpace.

I almost forgot. Before I go off to slumber, I really need to address Iio. The group formed a billion years ago and gained worldwide success with their still perfect single, “Rapture.” Even if you don’t think you’ve heard it, you have, you just haven’t made the connection. Don’t believe me? Give it a few seconds of play. Regardless, their album, Poetica, is equally impressive. One of my favorites off of the CD is “Rebel,” a mid-tempo track featuring Nadia Ali’s ever impressive, unique vocals. It’s really wonderful.

EDIT: Actually, “Is It Love?” is a necessary post as well. The song is even slower than “Rebel,” though there are plenty of club mixes out there from the time it was released as a single. The song is repetitive and chilled. The chorus’ only line, “Is It Love?” is repeated endlessly, but it flows beautifully…I personally love it. I even heard the song on mainstream radio once while driving with my mother, who abruptly switched the station due to Nadia’s inability to distinguish if it is in fact love. I couldn’t find any YouTube links to the slower album version, but it’s really quite fantastic, so I made a link for it.

DL: Is It Love? (Album Version).

You can buy Iio’s Poetica at Amazon.

And you, what do you think?