In Search of Sunrise 3
DJ Tiesto.
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Reported by Tristan Thursday, August 8 2002
Having recently been voted best club DJ in winning the Dancestar World Dance Music award of that category on July the 3rd, over such luminaries as Oakenfold, Van Dyk, Tenaglia, Digweed, Fergie and Sasha among others, DJ Tiësto returns with the third release of the In Search of Sunrise series.
Hailing from Breda in Holland, the then Né Tijs Verwest has been DJing since the early age of 8 years old. In between co-founding Black Hole Recordings, releasing the highly successful Magik mix series, Tiësto smashed his way into the difficult American market with the previous two ISOS releases. After remixing “Silence” by Delerium, the track which arguably brought trance to the masses, it is no wonder he is now in the amazing position of being able to decline remixes for U2.
Clearly then it is with enormous anticipation and expectation that the third in the ISOS series is presented to the world. With the concept of the series being to chronicle the world encompassing journeys of Tiësto, it is here he provides a deeper more thoughtful mix in line with his quest to further the trance genre.
The ambience of “Into the Fire” by Noa Assembly warmly embraces and welcomes the listener into the set before the subdued tribal-esq drums signal the move into the equally atmospheric Grand Chillas Mix of DJ Hooligan’s “Hear You Now”. We coast along in search of sunrise before the atmosphere builds sufficiently for Tiësto to bring in the beat, before the progressive interpretation of “Faith” (Loafer Mix) from Starecase rises to the surface. With a vocal not too heavy or too light, the mix progresses further towards Tiësto territory while never getting too far ahead of itself. Faith keeps the set flowing constantly ensuring the listener remains unaware of the continous growth of the set.
The end of the vocal makes way for one of the most immersing deep vocal trance numbers I been privileged to hear. The emotion laden vocal of the Josh Gabriel Mix of Andain’s “Summer Calling” is saturated with an inescapable sense of loneliness and desertion which combines superbly with the underlying melody, complementing it to produce one of the highlights of ISOS3 and perhaps 2002. As it departs, the mix starts to pick up with trance heavy weights Solar Stone called into action with “Solar Coaster”. Despite not having the most intellectual of vocals, the deep yet uplifting progression of “Solar Coaster” with it’s semi balearic feel takes the release into sounds more typical of Tiësto, again driving the mix on with only minimal pressure placed on the accelerator.
The deeper sound than previous ISOS releases continues as the drive and melody of Tremor “Meia Lua” (Steve Gibbs Mix) fuses its way through, stopping in only shortly before the Tiësto tradition of giving himself pride of place on his own releases continues, this time however under his own moniker. The Gabriel
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