DJ TIESTO-IN SEARCH OF SUNRISE PART 5

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

DISC ONE:
01- Malibu Beach (Conil) - 2:24
02- Colour My Eyes (Mark Norman Presents Celine) - 6:24
03- Empty Streets (Late Night Alumni) - 5:39
04- Beside Me - Gothek D.C. Remix (Electro-Prompt) - 5:15
05- Moonlight Party (Fonzerelli) - 3:26
06- Everything Matters - Matthew Dekay Remix (Leama & moor) - 6:53
07- Let The Game Begin (Matthew Dekay Vs. Proluctors) - 5:24
08- Your Loving Arms - Club Mix (Karen Overton) - 6:54
09- Let Me Be - Original Extended (Parker & Hanson) - 3:26
10- Novocaine - Mark Otten Remix (Kalafut & Fygle) - 3:41
11- People Will Go - Steve Forte Rio Remix (JES) - 4:55
12- Small Step On The Other Side (Basic Perspective) - 6:14
13- Told You So (Tom Cloud) - 5:10
14- Arise (M+S) - 6:16
15- Little Bird (Cass) - 5:31
Total Disc Time: 77:39

DISC TWO:
01- Lax (Pink Elephant) - 1:50
02- Something Is Wrong (Alex Stealthy) - 5:49
03- Zanzibar (Shah & Laruso Present Global Experience) - 6:03
04- Technofobia (Progression) - 5:34
05- Green Astronauts (A Boy Called Joni) - 6:18
06- These Days (Petter) - 5:49
07- Tales From The South 2006 (Estuera) - 8:43
08- Irony (Ozgur Can) - 6:03
09- Second Turn (Jonas Steur) - 6:47
10- Hi Jack (Smith And Pledger Present Aspekt) - 4:50
11- Genesis - Jimbo's Afterburner Mix (Jaytech) - 7:45
12- Helsinki Scorchin (Super & Dj Tab) - 6:38
13- Don't Forget Me - Guy Ehmetores Mix (Way Out West) - 5:31