Magik 7: DJ Tiesto Live in Los Angeles [Import]

Tiesto | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 24, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Black Hole Recordings
• ASIN: B00005KG2B
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #492,640 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. People Want To Be Needed - The Auranaut

2. Sunset On Ibiza - Three Drives

3. Das Glockenspiel (Humate Remix) - Schiller

4. Come Along (Chrome Remix) - Ballroom

5. Open Your Eyes (Original Insigma Mix) - Insigma

6. Flesh (DJ Tiesto Mix) - Jan Johnston

7. Stringer - Riva

8. Sunrise At Palamos - M I K E

9. Strange World (2000 Remake) - Push

10. Lost Vagueness (Oliver Liebs Main Mix) - Utah Saints

11. Bass Control - Mario Piu Aka DJ Arabesque

12. Flight 643 - DJ Tiesto

13. Industry - The Green Martian

14. Moonshine - Planisphere

15. The Prophet - CJ Bolland

Editorial Reviews

Seventh installment in Black Hole Recordings live DJ series. 15 tracks mixed & recorded live in Los Angeles by DJ Tiesto. Tracks, The Auranout 'People Want To Be Needed', Three Drives 'Sunset On Ibiza', Schiller 'Das Glockenspiel' (Humate Remix), Ballroom 'Come Along! (Chrome Remix), Insigma 'Open Your Eyes' (Original Insigma Mix), Jan Johnston 'Flesh (DJ Tiesto Remix), Riva 'Stinger', M.I.K.E. 'Sunrise At Palamos', Push 'Strange World' (2000 Remake), Utah Saints 'Lost Vagueness' (Oliver Lieb's Main Mix), Mario Piu A.K.A DJ Arabesque 'Bass Control', DJ Tiesto 'Flight 643', The Green Martian 'Industry', Planisphere 'Moonshine' & CJ Bolland 'The Prophet'. 2001 release.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good, but doesn't beat Magik Six, August 5, 2001

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Caine (Assen, Netherlands) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Magik 7: Live in Los Angeles (Audio CD)

This album is all Tijs Verwest-style good, what you'd expect from the Trancemaster himself...

It has a nice tracklist... with these standing out tracks:

The Auranaut - People Want To Be Needed -Great intro for the CD, it really builds up atmosphere, and is a good track in itself too

Three Drives - Sunset in Ibiza -A Classic track already, and a nice second track. although the mixing into it from Auranaut isn' t totally flawless...

Schiller - Das Glockenspiel -The third track on the album, a classic too.

Jan Johnston - Flesh (DJ Tiesto Mix) -This track is AMAZING! It has Jan's angelic vocals, and what Tiesto did with from break at 3:42 till the end is amazing, and seamless mix into Stringer

Riva - Stringer -One of the best tracks of this year, and the mixing from Flesh and into Sunrise at Palamos is seamless.

M.I.K.E. - Sunrise at Palamos -Great track, it may not be easy melodic trance, but M.I.K.E. did it again. Great mixing into Push.

Push - Strange World -Another M.I.K.E. track, this song, anthem for the first Trance Energy of 2001, is simply genious.

DJ Tiesto - Flight 643 -What can i say? You either love or loathe this track, (i love it) that is not standard Tiesto, but more techno-ish, hard, and full of energy. Too bad the original is on it, not the better Orkidea mix.

CJ Bolland - The Prophet -Superb closure of the CD, great track.

Summary: It's a Cd that any trancelover should have in his/her collection, and in my opinion good too for people discovering trance, but it's certainly not beter than Magik Six, which is the best trance CD ever.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars New to Trance? This is your gateway!, March 8, 2004

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Ben Sietsema (Rochester, MN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Magik 7: Live in Los Angeles (Audio CD)

Disclaimer: Before commencing with this review I would just like to say that I am NOT going to compare this CD to Tiesto's other works. I find this an unfair judgement method as I am a firm believer that reviews should be centered directly around what is actually being reviewed.

Magik Seven: Live in Los Angeles was the very first professionally mixed techno compilation that I ever purchased. While it does have sentimental value to me, let that not heed the credibility of my words when I say that this CD is a true masterpiece.

The journey begins with a female announcer... "All the way from Holland just to help you get your groove on... It is DJ... Tiesto..." Right then and there you know that you're in for something special. The first anthem "People Want to Be Needed" by Auranaut then kicks off with some male vocal singing. The track pulls at you, pries at you, and drives you nuts until finally at 1:30, Tiesto's signature deep house beat kicks in, slamming you in the face and making you want to get up and scream right along with the live cheering of the audience.

The tracks progress from the warp-like sounds of "Sunset On Ibiza" by Three Drives, to the powerful and evocative echoes of "Das Glockenspiel [Humate Remix]" by Schiller. After these first three tracks, you begin to feel the true emotion that Tiesto has employed in the set, and by the time he is done calming things down with track four, you'll be ready for the rest of the CD.

Featuring Jan Johnston, one of Europe's leading female trance vocalists, Tiesto drops "Flesh [DJ Tiesto Mix]" from the heavens at track number six. Originally done by Paul Oakenfold, Tiesto takes the song to a completely new level with his remix. This is one of those inspiring tracks that truly defines Tiesto's personal style that is Progressive House Vocal Trance.

Continuing on the journey, instead of building the mix set to a climax as most DJs do, Tiesto does something completely different with the rest of his performance. Between tracks seven through nine, the music grows darker, while the beats grow deeper. When the aptly named "Lost Vagueness [Oliver Lieb's Main Mix]" by Utah Saints creeps in, the CD changes direction and dawns a more cultural and tribal feeling. No longer as uplifting as before, one feels lost in a dark abyss while listening to this portion of the mix.

Just before his final run, Tiesto pulls us out with a perfect insert of his signature track "Flight 643" Whether you love or hate this song, its mixing into the set cannot be disputed as it is so strategically placed.

Summing things up, the set is truly defined by the final song "The Prophet" by CJ Bolland. The booming bass as well as the uplifting synth echoes give this song a power that can only be compared to that of a religious revival. A male preacher literally calls to the audience during the breakdown of the song, warning all of the coming of God. (Hence the track title, The Prophet)

Overall, Magik Seven: Live in Los Angeles is a live mix CD that not only showcases some of the best trance on this planet, but also features some creative DJing the likes of which have never been emulated by any DJ other than Tiesto himself. The flawless mixing between tracks as well as the cheers from the crowd (which thankfully are not overbearing) will make you feel like you are really at the Mayan Theater in Lost Angeles, attending the show. To clear up any question on the quality of the live music, fear not, you can blast this CD on the loudest of systems (my car's or my PC's 5.1 Surround Sound) and notice no frequency clipping or distortion whatsoever. If you are new to Trance as I was two years ago, or are an underground veteran looking for a new twist, do not hesitate to pick up this CD as well as a new cd-rom drive so that you never have to remove it from your player. It's that good.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very nice trance with a wide dynamic and huge beats, August 3, 2001

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Michael Callaghan (Jersey City, NJ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Magik 7: Live in Los Angeles (Audio CD)

Tiesto's skill as a main-room DJ are in full swing on this CD as he plays a handful of floor filling trance records that manage to pound as they uplift. Sounds cliche, I know, but there is a knack he seems to have for getting a very wide, beautiful vibe without degenerating into cheese - which is something truly few trance DJs know how to do. Of particular interest are tracks seven and four, as they seem to be absolutely huge and relentlessly driving. I wish I could have been there that night to see this fine set, but I was in house-heavy New York instead that weekend...

All in all, a fine CD, particularly if you like your dance music somewhere between melodic and agressive. While you don't leave humming anything, you recall that the entire experience was one of pleasant sensation - huge drops and all. Isn't that what the good stuff is all about?