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Kaleidoscope

TiestoFan — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:12:36 +0000

Kaleidoscope is the fourth studio album by Dutch trance artist Tiësto, released on October 6, 2009. (see 2009 in music). The album contains collaborations with Nelly Furtado, Emily Haines of Metric, Tegan and Sara, Jónsi of Sigur Rós, Kele Okereke of Bloc Party, and Calvin Harris among others. The album also features a song with Sneaky Sound System which is the first single “I Will Be Here”. The album entered the dutch album charts at number 2 and also debuted at number 20 on the UK album chart. This album also debuted at number 5 on the lreland album chart.

Track listing
1. “Kaleidoscope” (featuring Jónsi) 7:36
2. “Escape Me” (featuring CC Sheffield) 4:17
3. “You Are My Diamond” (featuring Kianna) 4:10
4. “I Will Be Here” (with Sneaky Sound System) 3:26
5. “I Am Strong” (featuring Priscilla Ahn) 5:39
6. “Here On Earth” (featuring Cary Brothers) 4:55
7. “Always Near” 1:33
8. “It’s Not The Things You Say” (featuring Kele Okereke) 3:14
9. “Fresh Fruit” 5:23
10. “Century” (featuring Calvin Harris) 4:42
11. “Feel It In My Bones” (featuring Tegan & Sara) 4:52
12. “Who Wants To Be Alone” (featuring Nelly Furtado) 4:36
13. “LA Ride” 4:13
14. “Bend It Like You Don’t Care” 3:23
15. “Knock You Out” (featuring Emily Haines) 5:06
16. “Louder Than Boom” 4:10
17. “Surrounded By Light” 2:39

iTunes Bonus Tracks

18. “Organised Chaos” 5:12
19. “Bad Behaviour” (featuring Dizzee Rascal) 4:29

Music videos
“I Will Be Here”
“Escape Me”

Tiësto and Sneaky Sound System – I Will Be Here (Music Video)

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Tiësto feat. C.C. Sheffield – Escape Me (Music Video)

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Elements of Life

TiestoFan — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:12:25 +0000

Elements of Life is the third studio album produced by Dutch trance artist Tiësto, released on 6 April 2007 (see 2007 in music). The album contains collaborations with Jes of Gabriel & Dresden’s project Motorcycle, Julie Thompson of Holden & Thompson, Charlotte Martin, Christian Burns, BT, and Maxi Jazz of Faithless. BT collaborates with Tiësto for the first time since Love Comes Again, and Faithless’s rapper/singer Maxi Jazz is featuring on Dance4Life. The album has more tracks featuring vocals than previous albums (excluding the remixed Just Be).

The album was nominated in the category “Best Electronic/Dance Album” at the 50th Grammy Awards. In April 2007 the album moved 72,000 units according to Nielsen SoundScan. The album also received gold certifications in Belgium, Hungary, Netherlands, and Romania.

Track listing

1. “Ten Seconds Before Sunrise”
2. “Everything”
3. “Do You Feel Me”
4. “Carpe Noctum”
5. “Driving to Heaven”
6. “Sweet Things”
7. “Bright Morningstar”
8. “Break My Fall”
9. “In the Dark”
10. “Dance4life”
11. “Elements of Life”
12. “He’s a Pirate” (Tiësto Remix)”

Note: In some territories (including the United States), track 12 is “He’s A Pirate” (7:00), a remix of the theme music of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl also featured on the CD single, and on initial retail shipments of Best Buy’s exclusive version of the movie soundtrack. “Everything (Acoustic Version)” is excluded.

Limited Edition Bonus Disc
1. “Everything (Acoustic Version)”
2. “Dance4life (Fonzerelli Remix)”
3. “Lethal Industry (Richard Durand Remix)”

Note: The Limited Edition contains the original album with the remix of “He’s A Pirate” and a bonus disc.

Just Be

TiestoFan — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:11:06 +0000

Just Be is Tiësto’s second artist album, released on 6 April, 2004 in the Netherlands and 15 May, 2004 in the USA (see 2004 in music). The album features BT, Kirsty Hawkshaw, and Aqualung on vocals. There is also a remake of Samuel Barber’s Adagio for Strings. The album’s singles were Love Comes Again, Traffic, Just Be (the title track), and Adagio for Strings. The track Sweet Misery was originally written for Evanescence but it did not meet the deadline for the release of their album.

Track listing
1. “Forever Today”
2. “Love Comes Again”
3. “Traffic”
4. “Sweet Misery”
5. “Nyana”
6. “UR”
7. “Walking On Clouds”
8. “A Tear In The Open”
9. “Just Be”
10. “Adagio for Strings”

Style

The album begins with “Forever Today” which is composed of soft sounds of strings which includes a strong bassline later in the song. Its second track, featuring Brian Transeau, is the second single from the album “Love Comes Again”. The song uses Latin percussion sounds which are followed by BT’s vocals. The third track is the uplifting “Traffic”. Then he introduces his first work with Joanne Lloyd, titled “Sweet Misery”, it is a chill out track with dark vocals and flowing synth lines, it is an unexpected break from the usually expected sounds of Tiësto. He continues by performing the title track of his previous album compilation Nyana.

Tiësto’s first down tempo track in the album, “UR” features vocals of Matt Hales from Aqualung and was remixed by Junkie XL and released as a single with “A Tear In The Open” as its B-side. Another down tempo track in which Tiësto collaborated along half of Gabriel & Dresden, Josh Gabriel in “Walking on Clouds” and Kirsty Hawkshaw’s vocals, the song was also released as an instrumental version. “A Tear In The Open” is played in track eight and was composed by Tiësto, Geert Huinink and Daniël Stewart. The title track “Just Be” features Hawkshaw again and became a successful song as it was included in Gabriel & Dresden’s Nip / Tuck: Original TV Soundtrack. Then the final track of the album, “Adagio for Strings” begins with a hard pounding bassline which builds up until the heavenly melodic breakdown rises. The soft and charming sounds of Samuel Barber’s “Adagio for Strings” has been featured in movies such as Platoon and on William Orbit’s Pieces in a Modern Style album a couple of years back and is the perfect track to be covered by Tiesto.

Tiësto – Just Be (video clip)

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In My Memory

TiestoFan — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:10:07 +0000

In My Memory is the first solo CD produced by trance artist DJ Tiësto, released on April 15, 2001 (see 2001 in music). This CD featured the vocals of Jan Johnston, Nicola Hitchcock, and Kirsty Hawkshaw. Junkie XL produced Obsession on this CD. This CD produced 5 major hits that launched Tiësto’s career. The singles were Dallas 4PM, Flight 643, Obsession, Lethal Industry and Suburban Train. These singles are well affiliated with Tiësto worldwide. A remix album was released later on and it charted #12 in the US Hot Dance Club Play.

Track listing

In My Memory
1. “Magik Journey”
2. “Close To You”
3. “Dallas 4PM”
4. “In My Memory”
5. “Obsession”
6. “Battleship Grey”
7. “Flight 643″
8. “Lethal Industry”
9. “Suburban Train”

Limited Edition Bonus Disc
1. “Suburban Train (Way Out West Remix)”
2. “Sparkles (Starecase Remix)”
3. “643 (Love’s on Fire) (Quivver Dub)”
4. “643 (Love’s on Fire) (Oliver Klein Vox Mix)”
5. “In My Memory (Airwave Instrumental)”
6. “Lethal Industry (Svenson & Gielen Remix)”
7. “643 (Love’s on Fire) (Oliver Lieb Instrumental)”
8. “Urban Train (Cosmic Gate Remix)”
9. “In My Memory (V-One Remix)”
10. “Lethal Industry (Mauro Picotto Remix)”