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"Diamondback" & "Airtight" are my favorite tracks on the album.for sure the BEST OF THE SERIES This cd made me fall in love with trance music back in 2002.i was blown away at the beautiful melodies & sounds.in my opinion this cd deserves nothing less then 5 stars.
supposedly i paid for a brand new copy of this cd but when i got it in the mail it was easy to tell the cd was previously owned, the case was cracked in several places and the cd had minor scratches all over it.the cd itself is great but do not buy from amazon.com unless you plan on buying used
This is my favourite ISOS, and in my opinion, the best mixed album Tiesto has released. Some of the standout tracks include Summerbreeze, Eugina (Michael Woods Remix), Delirio (Venux Mix) and Tyrantanic (Slacker's Kingdom Come Mix). Sure, music like this isn't produced anymore, but I would highly recommend this CD to any Tiesto fan or trance fan in general.
With his latest ISOS releases, I've found a few things to criticize like mixing or track selection and the fact that ISOS 4-6 don't sound like what an ISOS should be-- melodic, relaxed, and basically one long sonic journey. This is classic Tiesto trance--- and excellent trance at that. I think Tiesto hit the hammer on the nail with this one.
The song selection is impeccably well-placed and I think this ISOS does the best job at capturing the Summer-Ibiza feel Tiesto may have intended.After several years of listening to this CD, it still sounds as fresh as it did the day I first purchased it. Putting the ISOS in order, I'd rank them: 2,3,1,4,5. With ISOS 2, Tiesto got the formula just right.
Of course, nowadays he doesn't mix music like this anymore.
It is perfect trance-out music for those long programming sessions. I am rapidly accumulating the complete works of DJ Tiësto.
The album art is awesome. Tiësto suffocates you in the last movement. I did, however, smile when thinking about the song placement in comparison to the first ISOS; this song is similar to Billie Ray Martin's Honey, which is track three on that mix. you think it's going one way, then another break comes and in the vocals drop. It leaves you in a trance. It doesn't take you away with heavenly vocals and melodies. Rui Da Silva's Touch Me is a good track with a melody that allows it to mix well with this compilation, but it's not a great song.
The trance here is hard, heavy, and dense. The beat drops and there is silence. this song gives me goosebumps. I just know that I can't stop bobbing my head. The song tricks you. YES.
This is amazing trance song. It does however, mix superbly with the Marc O' Tool Remix of Ballroom's 4 AM, which I think is the reason why Tiësto used it. I don't know As touch me ends the mixing gets heavy and dramatic I realize I'm being swept into the second movement. Some are. Echoing snares, soaring vocals, the ebb and flow of dense subterranean techno melodies. In Search Of Sunrise is the greatest trance compilation ever made.
Tiësto knows how to use different types of trance songs to create a mix that is HIS. Wow. Perception ends almost abruptly and in drops Mekka's Diamondback. Lucid's mix of BT's Dreaming comes on next and the texture of the mix is changed again. At the end of the first movement, the mix seems to transform from trance to house.
you can see forever. It gets serious quick, but there is no distinct build. Tiësto cautiously mixed the songs through the first movement, but in the second movement he takes over and charges ahead boldly. "Search and you will find the answer. Take a drive on a country road and listen to this song as loud as you can for an amazing experience. Then. This all describes Max Graham's Airtight, and the title fits perfectly. Perception comes in, hits a break, and the game continues.
It has the island feel Tiësto is revered for. The business continues right into Slacker's Kingdom Come Mix of Breeder's Tyrantanic without a breath of air to relax. As for the mix, I've found that it helps to divide DJ Tiësto's compilations into movements, because I'm sure he does. The first movement is fantastic. Once Kamaya Painter's Summerbreeze comes on, it's obvious that the first two tracks are only a build. This is good, but not Tiësto good.
Tiësto has a great marketing team. The next track is a remix of Fortress's An Angel Saved My Life. The bass line on this track is deep, even for trance. Delirio takes me away. Some songs aren't meant to take you over the top. The mix into Cass & Slide's Perception is heavy like the last mix, and I dig the style. With this song the second movement is ending.
Tiësto was building. BOOM. The melodies here are precisely what make great trance. As Coast 2 Coast's Home comes on, I understand the purpose of the previous two tracks. man. DJ Tiësto has done it again. rise up together." Now that is dance floor ecstasy.
So far, the mixing is flawless. The vocal trance delight continues. The build, the clashes, the keys. Anyway, Touch Me made me skeptical. At this point I am impressed. This song. He is a master at this. Tiësto knows how to compile great vocal trance songs like no other.
This is deep trance. This is what I expect after the first ISOS. The vocals are gone. It doesn't send you away in the ecstatic build-explode-jump off way that trance typically does. The breaks don't even feel like breaks. then proceeds to the most elaborate breakdown of the entire mix. Why.
And with the Venus Mix of Baracoa's Delirio the third movement blooms. I expect only the best from the ISOS series. This song is insane. The sound effects here are awesome.
At this point I'm sold on the mix. The beat just keeps going. It does have a unique style that makes this ISOS mix even more eclectic. The vocals and lyrics are mediocre. The Michael Woods mix of Eugina by Salt Tank scraps the previous song and takes the mix right back to where it belongs. This is why I like to group his mixes into movements. This is a summer mix. It is the eternal representation of great trance.
Tiësto ends his mix with pure progressive trance. Some songs are powerful and explosive. Summerbreeze is beautiful. The builds aren't epic and sudden. You might as well just burn the house down for this one.
The vocals are intoxicating. They're constant and relentless. The mix seems to be going somewhere, then Tiësto takes a detour with Touch Me. Having said that, I can now review In Search Of Sunrise 2.
He has left me In Search Of Sunrise. The sounds here remind me of Paul Oakenfold's Tranceport. It begins ethereal and dreamy, and through the first three tracks there is a brooding feeling. You have to love the robotic sounds on this track. The movie poster concept is clever.
Ballroom is a cool song, but it doesn't have the power of the previous songs on the mix. I have to give it up for Kamaya Painters on this track, which means I am actually praising Tiësto and Benno De Goeij, who together ARE Kamaya Painters. Vocals are introduced. Songs like this are what give the ISOS series it's enigmatic quality. The build is like no other. Some songs work together to build tension for a powerful, explosive song approaching. As it fades out and LN Movement's Golden Desert (Part 2) is revealed explosively, feelings of nostalgia for the first ISOS are evoked.
This is a classic. The fourth and final movement is crowded, dense, heavy, busy, and every other adjective you can think of that is opposite of free and airy. Home is another great track because of its uplifting melody and its quick build to an all-business breakdown. It doesn't make you feel like you just got off like never before. The ticking clock, the panning, the creaking doors, the chimes: I love this song. It represents the style and mood of the In Search Of Sunrise (ISOS) series. Here is another beautiful vocal trance song. The song takes you higher and higher and higher and higher.
Tastexperience by Tantrix is an excellent introduction to the mix. It's good, but it's one of my least favorite tracks on the album. if you look deep inside of your mind. this is the trance that I love. I'd like to shake Michael Woods' hand.
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