So weird to see Helsinki Scorchin' mixed in there for whatever reason
Solarstone, Airscape, Super8 & Tab, York, ZOYA and Markus Schulz - In Search of Sunrise 20 [Songbird]
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Pretty sure someone over at Songbird accidentally posted these by mistake; the mixes are also already available for purchase on iTunes despite the fact that their release dates say otherwise:
iTunes usually lists pre-orders with an orange "buy" button and disables previews for all tracks, that seemingly isn't the case here since you can listen to anything you want.
As for the mixes themselves: the Airscape and ZOYA mixes sound pretty decent, the S8&T sounds a bit too much like an ASOT compilation mix (i.e. not inherently bad but there's not really a reason for me to listen to it more than twice or so). While the progressive selection across the 4 CDs is pretty good, I'm hoping for the remaining two mixes to also feature some (uplifting) trance.
iTunes usually lists pre-orders with an orange "buy" button and disables previews for all tracks, that seemingly isn't the case here since you can listen to anything you want.
As for the mixes themselves: the Airscape and ZOYA mixes sound pretty decent, the S8&T sounds a bit too much like an ASOT compilation mix (i.e. not inherently bad but there's not really a reason for me to listen to it more than twice or so). While the progressive selection across the 4 CDs is pretty good, I'm hoping for the remaining two mixes to also feature some (uplifting) trance.
Johan Gielen, I don't know these tracks but isn't about full classic trance, what could be expected of him.
Super&Tab, they aren't made ISOS. Their sound is so basic and commercial
Zoya can be a nice choice but her tracklist... I don't feel it, maybe I'm wrong
But I need to listen all before to make my real opinion. I hope real surprise and more classic and uplfiting
Super&Tab, they aren't made ISOS. Their sound is so basic and commercial
Zoya can be a nice choice but her tracklist... I don't feel it, maybe I'm wrong
But I need to listen all before to make my real opinion. I hope real surprise and more classic and uplfiting
facade1984
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Is zoya the one who's always pretending to be on private jets and using DJ controllers on a beach far away from electrical circuits and stuff
I don't really want to believe (but iTunes is a master of quick leaks) that the next albums will be made by people like Airscape, Zoya or Super8 & Tab. While I can understand Airscape because he's a new person here and his tracklist is interesting, Super8 & Tab and Zoya don't fit here at all. Why? The Finns have a ton of old songs and nothing new, and Helsinki Scorchin is a total exaggeration. Not only was he in ISOS 6 Los Angeles, but he's on 20? Nonsense. Zoya's tracklist also lacks great wow. Maybe the other albums will be OK, although I doubt it.
Jetflag
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This is what you call, “a save bet” given how 90% of all dj’s front nowadays lol
Bobby Summa
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In Search of Sunrise 3 is probably the favourite Trance CD compilation I own. ( I own probably over 50 CD compilations). It’s just put together so well, I think Tiesto put all his soul into it, and most of his others in that series too. But when Richard Durand came and took the helm, I was at first ( before listening to it, a little sad that Tiesto had stopped dj’ing them, but thought, well, il give it a go. ( I think I have RD’s second mix of the series/ maybe the 1st too)
- Now, yes. It’s wasn’t like the first early ones, Tiesto himself had evolved the sound around 5, but guess what? Things evolve / change/ transform. Everything does.
I actually ‘got’ what Richard Durand was doing on the CD I bought. And, offcourse it was a little different to Tiesto, because he put his ‘mark’ on it. But he did very much keep some of the feel, the atmosphere & spirit of the original, but sound, too had evolved. The synth market had evolved. It took a while to grab me because of what Tiesto had done before him, but when I ‘got’ it. After 2 plays. I absolutely loved it. Some of the subtle distorted harmonies of sounds were transcendent on certain tracks on it. It was different but honourably kept the theme. The Spirit.
Off course I don’t know every track on here. - I spend too much time producing and not enough time listening to enough trance. But from the names and tracks I do know or recognise. I actually do have a big chunk of faith that this will be really good despite predictably many on here.
I’m sure you’ll find the ‘Sun will Rise’ in many areas of this compilation. And you probably won’t need to ’search’ that hard.
- Now, yes. It’s wasn’t like the first early ones, Tiesto himself had evolved the sound around 5, but guess what? Things evolve / change/ transform. Everything does.
I actually ‘got’ what Richard Durand was doing on the CD I bought. And, offcourse it was a little different to Tiesto, because he put his ‘mark’ on it. But he did very much keep some of the feel, the atmosphere & spirit of the original, but sound, too had evolved. The synth market had evolved. It took a while to grab me because of what Tiesto had done before him, but when I ‘got’ it. After 2 plays. I absolutely loved it. Some of the subtle distorted harmonies of sounds were transcendent on certain tracks on it. It was different but honourably kept the theme. The Spirit.
Off course I don’t know every track on here. - I spend too much time producing and not enough time listening to enough trance. But from the names and tracks I do know or recognise. I actually do have a big chunk of faith that this will be really good despite predictably many on here.
I’m sure you’ll find the ‘Sun will Rise’ in many areas of this compilation. And you probably won’t need to ’search’ that hard.
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Julian Del Agranda
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Do you mean new as “new with the series”? Because it goes back to the early 90’s with this alias.
But isn't an celebration compilation ? So we are sure to find many well-known tracks for new tracks, wait the 21th
Jetflag
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Had two proper listens to the Solarstone mix. The flow is there; there's been some thought put into the track selection. But at the end of the day, he can only work with what he's got. There's simply a dearth of quality summery or dreamy prog trance being produced these days. Individually, the tracks didn't really stand out too much for me unfortunately.
My favourite track is Solarstone's own classic Release, and even then it seems a bit of place as the final track, it's always been more of a set builder for me, probably somewhere earlier in the mix would be more appropriate.
My favourite track is Solarstone's own classic Release, and even then it seems a bit of place as the final track, it's always been more of a set builder for me, probably somewhere earlier in the mix would be more appropriate.
facade1984
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Solarstone and Johan Gielen's discs fortunately don't have many classics in them, so that makes me happy. Especially since regardless of whether it's a celebration or not, classics don't suit me here at all. Unless someone refreshes in the form of a remix, OK, I understand that and appreciate it, but not when someone adds it for the sake of reminiscing. In Search Of Sunrise compilation is probably famous for having new songs on the discs?
I never connected Johan Gielen and his alias Airscape to have any connection with In Search Of Sunrise. He had songs typical for the beach climate but somehow I didn't take him with ISOS. This is new to me on an ISOS compilation.
erickUO
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Liking what I hear. If Durand and Schulz ISOS never existed, Solarstone's mix could be a better ISOS 8.
The rest 3 mixes, idk. Too early to say, but it's understandable that they want to make it more special than the usual 1 DJ format.
The rest 3 mixes, idk. Too early to say, but it's understandable that they want to make it more special than the usual 1 DJ format.