In Search of Sunrise, Vol. 5 Los Angeles

Tiesto | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 25, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Songbird
• ASIN: B000EGDBUQ
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (88 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #41,058 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #32 in Music > World Music > Europe > Continental Europe > Netherlands

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Conil - Malibu Beach

2. Mark Norman Pres. Celine - Colour My Eyes

3. Late Night Alumni - Empty Streets

4. Electro Prompt - Beside Me (Gothek DC Remix)

5. Fonzarelli - Moonlight Party

6. Leama & Moor - Everything Matters (Matthew Dekay Remix)

7. Matthew Dekay Vs. Proluctors - Let The Game Begin

8. Karen Overton - Your Loving Arms (Club Mix)

9. Parker & Hanson - Let Me Be (Extended Mix)

10. Kalafut & Fugle - Novocaine (Mark Otten Remix)

See all 15 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Pink Elephant - LAX

2. Alex Stealthy - Something Is Wrong

3. Shah & Laruso Pres. Global Experience - Zanzibar

4. Progression - Technophobia

5. A Boy Called Joni - Green Astronauts

6. Petter - These Days (Luke Chable's Those Days Mix)

7. Estuera - Tales From the South (Jonas Steur's Revision Flow)

8. ?zg?r Can - Irony

9. Jonas Steur - Second Turn

10. Smith & Pledger Pres Aspekt - Hi Jack

See all 13 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Trance is about as Dutch as windmills, and more than any other DJ, Tiësto is its ambassador. His highly successful In Search of Sunrise series can claim much of the credit for this, and this fifth installment, Los Angeles, delivers in spades. As ever, the man finds his inspiration in the female voice; from Late Night Alumni's "Empty Streets," which pits a bassline that bounces like Silly Putty against Becky Jean Williams's dreamy vocals, to Karen Overton's dancefloor-destroying cover of Billie Ray Martin's "Your Loving Arms," Tiësto again proves himself a master at driving sets to soaring highs with well-placed siren songs. The second disc finds the Dutchman in more progressive territory, luring in the unsuspecting with Pink Elephant's effervescent "LAX" only to drop the hammer with Alex Stealthy's "Something Is Wrong," a track with a disorienting beat that seems to tumble over itself and a haunting melody that sounds as though it were trapped under ice. Tiësto also shows he hasn't lost his affinity for engaging the listener in a test of wills, as in A Boy Called Joni's vertiginous "Green Astronauts." Like all good mixes, the fifth in the ISoS series is after all a study in contrasts. Ironic, perhaps, that with the title Los Angeles the album makes a compelling case that the trance crown won't be leaving Holland anytime soon. --Brent Kallmer

Product Description

After the great success of volume 4 Tiesto is back with the latest installment of the In Search Of Sunrise series, volume 5, subtitled Los Angeles. Los Angeles, the city of angels, was the city where In Search Of Sunrise 5 was mixed, as Tiesto is spending his days now getting some rest and working on new tracks with one of world's finest producers, Brian Transeau a.k.a. BT. Therefore Los Angeles is an obvious title for part 5 of the series, containing a blend of the most beautiful progressive- and trance tracks from this moment. Tiesto has selected some of the finest tracks from his playlists, and has most signed tracks especially and exclusively for this compilation. In Search Of Sunrise 5 will be packaged in a special slipcase, printed with metallic foil. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simple, Beautiful, Emotional, April 25, 2006

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S. Alhamdy (United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: In Search of Sunrise, Vol. 5 Los Angeles (Audio CD)

You know, I have heard a lot of opinions about Tiesto and even more opinions about his In Search of Sunrise series. Perhaps the one opinion that I have failed to understand is that In Search of Sunrise has fallen downhill after either the second or the third installment. I hear a lot who hold the opinion that In Search of Sunrise 4 was sloppy and not "in par" with Tiesto's other work. Which shocks me.

The same people cite Paul van Dyk and Markus Schulz, or even Armin van Buuren, as some who have had "superior" releases. But I am a trance addict. I have all those CDs. And my opinion is as follows:

That Tiesto, above all his peers, releases the most consistent, most uplifting, and newest tracks there is. Yes, some times the music will be moody, dark. Sometimes, cheerful. Sometimes, in fact lately, a lot of "lightness." These points are cited as "negative" against Tiesto. I cite them as positive. They are signs of evolution - personal evolution. While everyone else is pretty much stuck on cheese trance, boring beats, and tried and true formulas - although good - they fail to inspire something new, something beautifully new.

Tiesto does that, and he does it consistently.

This latest releases is no exception at all. While it will be called "the worst" by some due to its lightness, I will call it the best of the series so far. And upon listening to simply the first CD alone, it's hard to say that there are "filler" tracks in there when every track has some serious characteristics, some serious emotion, some passion and beauty.

CD 1 is an experience - probably the best we will see for the remainder of the year, as I seriously doubt than young Buuren will be able to match, much less, outmatch this. And I have already given up on van Dyk after his Politics of Dancing 2.

CD 1 is a series of emotions, moments, wonders, thoughts, and sighs. It's light, it's profound, it's very inspirational in that it will instill in you what all trance music should: it will instill that feeling of connection to the melody, of connection to beauty, of connection to the world, perhaps.

The mix itself is near flawless, as one moment goes by, leading to the next, sometimes dark, sometimes light, but always moody. The selection of the music is flawless. From the opening track which reminds us of lightness and subtlety - which will be the theme of the whole first CD - till the following tracks, up until about middle of the CD, you get nothing less than emotion personified.

Track 8 will make you sigh and whimper as you listen to the synth work, the mix job, the vocals. Track 5 will make you want to park you car, turn up the volume, and dance in a parking lot. Same with track 3 and 4. Track 2 is a great driving around alone kind of track. Beautiful.

You get what I call "transitional" tracks in tracks 9 and 10 - they're short, sweet, to the point, and pave the way to track 11, by the lovely JES herself. I wouldn't call it her best work, but definitely something memorable (Talk Like a Stranger is my favorite work of hers).

Track 12 and 13 are so beautiful it hurts. Track 12 is light, paving the way to something heavy and moody, track 13 - by Tom Cloud. When you listen to this track, don't say I didn't warn you: it radiates with emotion all the way till the last second. The bass work is delicious. The ethnic-like voices are dramatic. The whole track is filled with tension - it wants to explode, it wants drama, and it does just that throughout, up until it leads to its climax, which is found in the following track 14. The melodies on this track are simple, but so haunting and memorable. The synth and pad work is "old-school," which I know a lot of people will appreciate. Next we reach the closing track, which is dramatic in its own right. The vocal work, admittedly, seems a little bit too 90s for my taste - not that their bad though; the music itself on this track is, again, beautiful - memorable and haunting. A good closing.

If this is not great work, I honestly do not know what is, and I do not know what people want. This is Tiesto's best mix to date - yes, to me, it's better than In Search of Sunrise 1, 2, or 3.

I must confess that I am so overtaken by the first CD, attempting to digest its beauty, that I have neglected listening to the 2nd CD very thoroughly. Truthfully, though, I could care less what the second CD has - the fact that there is not a single track, that's right, not a single track, that I want to skip on the first CD makes it a great purchase alone. A word of advice, though - when you listen to the first CD, do not skip a single track. Try listening to it from beginning to end at least once.

If CD 2 is half as good as the first CD, I will consider it a bonus. Worst case - let's say it's horrible - then, I'll pretend it didn't exist. But, judging from what I've heard so far on the 2nd CD, it does sound like we are again in for a treat, though, again, from what I heard, it does sound a bit weaker as far as the content itself, hence the 4 star rating. When and if you purchase this CD, you will see while you will be caught in CD 1 for a long time before you even pay attention to CD 2.

To make it fair for Tiesto, and you, I will say this - the first CD gets a solid 5 stars from me. It alone is worth your money.

If you like dance music, trance music, house, electro, or just looking for something moody, emotional, and beautiful - this CD is probably a great place to start. Don't be without this CD for long. Summer is around the corner, and this is its great soundtrack.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Yes! Yes! OMG Yes! Tiesto gets it RIGHT!, April 25, 2006

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terrance005 "terrance005" (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: In Search of Sunrise, Vol. 5 Los Angeles (Audio CD)

These 2 CDs are full of quality Trance, Euphoric Trance, Vocal Trance, Melodic Trance and Morning Trance. There is only one Epic song and it is:
Helsinki Scorchin which is an absolute winner!

If you need high bpm or frantic bass, Progressive Trance (more bass, less synths and a bit more housey) or Tech Trance or Hi NRG Trance or Housey Trance STAY AWAY from this CD. Go to Armin Van Burren's last release or check out Infected Mushroom or DJ Preach.

If you like Dance Music, Refreshing and Exciting Trance Music, or Euro, you are in for a treat!

Note that Tiesto does not have any of his own songs on here.

This is a mix CD so the songs overlap.

This CD is listenable and danceable throughout. Each CD starts off with lovely Morning Trance. Malibu Beach by Conil, and LAX by Pink Elephant. It is hard to pick out the stand-out tracks because the selection is so good. Only one track out of 28 is really out of place! That is Something Wrong by Alex Stealthy. There is something wrong with that one for sure.

Disc 1 has more Vocal Trance than Disc 2.

Now for more on the positives: The flow is good and on Disc 1 the following tracks really stand out:

Empty Streets by Late Night Alumni 12/10 Great Sultry voice. Sounds like Jewel meets Morcheeba with a Trance twist IN THIS VERION OF THE SONG.
Let the Games begin by Matthew Dekay Vs Proluctors 9/10 This is going to tear up some dance floors.
Your Loving Arms by Karen Overton 10/10 - Romantic while not being fluffy. Great for dancing with a partner.
Small Step on the Other Side by Basic Perspective 12/10 - Euphoric and Heavenly
Arise (Exclusive Hammer and Funabashi Remix) by M+S 12/10 - Sexy and upbeat
The other songs on disc 1... everything is above 8/10.

Note there is a high concentration of Vocal Trance here and some would find it too Pop-like or Commercial.

ISOS was always about the gentler stuff.

I think Tiesto hits the nail on the head for an In Search Of Sunrise Disc. It's all Trance still.
And the good thing about Tiesto, is that time and again he has proven that he can play any kind of music well. In fact I think he can do this CD like this because he doesn't have to prove anything to anyone. He can play and produce just about anything.

Tiesto: In reviewing an earlier CD I said you were forsaking your roots... that this is the kind of music that put you on the map and you had gone off playing harder stuff. You have definitely not forsaken your roots here. And it is understandble that as a musician you would pursue divers interests. But BIG THANKS for this album!


OK, on to disc 2!

Again starts off with an excellent Morning Trance song. The second track is bad. Just skip it. Maybe it's used for contrast, but I find it takes away too much from the CD. On the rest of the CD Tiesto kicks up the tempo with less Vocal Trance and more Energetic Trance. Stand-outs here:

Zanzibar by Shah and Laruso - 9/10 Lush.
Tales from the South (Jonas Steur's Revision Flow) by Estuera - 10/10 Hard to describe... a range of emothions in this one
Helsinki Scorchin by Super8 & DJ Tab - 12/10 Epic!

Everything else on CD 2 (with the exception of track 2) is at least an 8/10.

Overall the CDs flow well and there is consistency in the feel. Tiesto stays true to what ISOS is about and doesn't include many styles of Trance here to try and please everyone. Again, if you are looking for Hard Trance, this album is not for you.

While others seem to indicate that Modern Trance must be high bpm, Tiesto and others such as DJ GT and DJ Doboy demonstrate through their song selections that Modern Trance is more intricate, with more layers of varied 'instruments', less formulaic, more original, and more about music and harmony and intelligent lyrics rather than high bpm, thumping (monotonous) bass and less lyrics.

Trance is alive and well, and on these CDs, Tiesto proves it!

Very Highly Recommended.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Goosebumps Galore!, April 27, 2006

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Richard (South Town) - See all my reviews

This review is from: In Search of Sunrise, Vol. 5 Los Angeles (Audio CD)

Iv'e been listening to Tiesto for quite some time now but have hesitated recently on writing some reviews to his more recent work because although good, not quite enough to write a raving review about it. That guy from San diego doesn't know what he's talking about, so i will clear something up right away. As you may have noticed, Tiesto moved away from his "magik" sound after his last effort "magik" 7 live in los angeles in 2001 because he stated that he was moving away from that progressive trance sound and although you can find a few progressive tracks on his ISOS series, he stated that he no longer wanted to be known just as a "trance" DJ because his music style has been influenced in the past 5 years due to world travel, working with different artists, etc. You can see this to be true in his latest efforts such as Nyana, ISOS 4 and ISOS 5. Its a sign of maturity. You have to evolve and be diverse to be considered great! Don't expect him to be coming out with some banging trance tunes like in his Magik series anytime, as he has retired from that sound. And don't compare and judge this CD wrongly just because you wanted to hear bangin trance as in his "Magik" compilations. This is ISOS and has always had that warm, housey, lounge, chill sound to it...any person that has been following Tiesto's work will know this.
CD#1 is simply amazing, the track selection is extremely good with one song complimenting the next one. This CD is nothing short of Perfect. Yes their are a significant number of Vocals which is a good thing, something different and exciting. You simply cannot beat this CD In my opinion his absolute best work thus far. Very warm, melodic, chill sound to it perfect for relaxing.
CD#2 has a completely different sound to it and you wouldnt think that these 2 Cd's would be a part of the same album (maybe done intentionaly?) a more obscure, hidden sound to it. Quite darker more personal taste. We all have two sides to us and Tiesto definately makes that distinction in this Album. Im not going to point out any favorite tracks cause CD1 is all good, ridiculously good! I mean i'd like to see him top himself on that! Just amazing!