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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. "Diamondback" & "Airtight" are my favorite tracks on the album.for sure the BEST OF THE SERIES
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. 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. With ISOS 2, Tiesto got the formula just right.
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.
Of course, nowadays he doesn't mix music like this anymore. This is classic Tiesto trance--- and excellent trance at that.
Some of the standout tracks include Summerbreeze, Eugina (Michael Woods Remix), Delirio (Venux Mix) and Tyrantanic (Slacker's Kingdom Come Mix). Putting the ISOS in order, I'd rank them: 2,3,1,4,5.
I am rapidly accumulating the complete works of DJ Tiësto. It is perfect trance-out music for those long programming sessions.
Tiësto ends his mix with pure progressive trance. rise up together." Now that is dance floor ecstasy. Lucid's mix of BT's Dreaming comes on next and the texture of the mix is changed again. I'd like to shake Michael Woods' hand. The beat just keeps going. The Michael Woods mix of Eugina by Salt Tank scraps the previous song and takes the mix right back to where it belongs. Tiësto knows how to use different types of trance songs to create a mix that is HIS. This is a classic.
It represents the style and mood of the In Search Of Sunrise (ISOS) series. In Search Of Sunrise is the greatest trance compilation ever made. 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. Echoing snares, soaring vocals, the ebb and flow of dense subterranean techno melodies. At this point I'm sold on the mix. if you look deep inside of your mind. Wow. With this song the second movement is ending.
BOOM. "Search and you will find the answer. You have to love the robotic sounds on this track. The ticking clock, the panning, the creaking doors, the chimes: I love this song. Tiësto has a great marketing team.
The build, the clashes, the keys. 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 can see forever. The vocals are intoxicating. The business continues right into Slacker's Kingdom Come Mix of Breeder's Tyrantanic without a breath of air to relax.
And with the Venus Mix of Baracoa's Delirio the third movement blooms. then proceeds to the most elaborate breakdown of the entire mix. This is amazing trance song. The mix into Cass & Slide's Perception is heavy like the last mix, and I dig the style.
Tastexperience by Tantrix is an excellent introduction to the mix. It leaves you in a trance. Why. Take a drive on a country road and listen to this song as loud as you can for an amazing experience.
It does have a unique style that makes this ISOS mix even more eclectic. This is a summer mix. This song is insane. Some songs are powerful and explosive. Tiësto suffocates you in the last movement. It gets serious quick, but there is no distinct build. He has left me In Search Of Sunrise.
The sounds here remind me of Paul Oakenfold's Tranceport. The vocals are gone. Anyway, Touch Me made me skeptical. Vocals are introduced. It's good, but it's one of my least favorite tracks on the album.
The builds aren't epic and sudden. This is why I like to group his mixes into movements. I expect only the best from the ISOS series. It begins ethereal and dreamy, and through the first three tracks there is a brooding feeling. Once Kamaya Painter's Summerbreeze comes on, it's obvious that the first two tracks are only a build. 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. This is what I expect after the first ISOS. Some songs aren't meant to take you over the top.
It is the eternal representation of great trance. Delirio takes me away. Perception comes in, hits a break, and the game continues. YES. 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. Tiësto was building. I don't know As touch me ends the mixing gets heavy and dramatic I realize I'm being swept into the second movement.
The first movement is fantastic. The beat drops and there is silence. This all describes Max Graham's Airtight, and the title fits perfectly. So far, the mixing is flawless. It has the island feel Tiësto is revered for.
The next track is a remix of Fortress's An Angel Saved My Life. The vocals and lyrics are mediocre. He is a master at this. As Coast 2 Coast's Home comes on, I understand the purpose of the previous two tracks.
man. This is good, but not Tiësto good. Summerbreeze is beautiful. This song. The mix seems to be going somewhere, then Tiësto takes a detour with Touch Me. Ballroom is a cool song, but it doesn't have the power of the previous songs on the mix. It doesn't make you feel like you just got off like never before. The song takes you higher and higher and higher and higher.
The vocal trance delight continues. As for the mix, I've found that it helps to divide DJ Tiësto's compilations into movements, because I'm sure he does. Songs like this are what give the ISOS series it's enigmatic quality. The melodies here are precisely what make great trance. Tiësto cautiously mixed the songs through the first movement, but in the second movement he takes over and charges ahead boldly. Having said that, I can now review In Search Of Sunrise 2. this is the trance that I love.
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. The album art is awesome. At the end of the first movement, the mix seems to transform from trance to house. Home is another great track because of its uplifting melody and its quick build to an all-business breakdown. Some songs work together to build tension for a powerful, explosive song approaching. The sound effects here are awesome.
Here is another beautiful vocal trance song. This is deep trance. The song tricks you. As it fades out and LN Movement's Golden Desert (Part 2) is revealed explosively, feelings of nostalgia for the first ISOS are evoked. Then.
Some are. The trance here is hard, heavy, and dense. you think it's going one way, then another break comes and in the vocals drop. The build is like no other. You might as well just burn the house down for this one.
The movie poster concept is clever. I just know that I can't stop bobbing my head. The breaks don't even feel like breaks. this song gives me goosebumps. It doesn't take you away with heavenly vocals and melodies. Tiësto knows how to compile great vocal trance songs like no other.
At this point I am impressed. It doesn't send you away in the ecstatic build-explode-jump off way that trance typically does. The bass line on this track is deep, even for trance. Perception ends almost abruptly and in drops Mekka's Diamondback. They're constant and relentless. DJ Tiësto has done it again.
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