Legend Richard Durand is unquestionably one of the most respected personalities in the trance scene. Taking the fiesta over from the phenomenal Tiesto who is the originator of In Search of Sunrise legacy, Richard has remarkably and responsibly carried the crown further and provided much more than what fans expected. Having lit the atmosphere in The Entertainment Capital of the world last year, 2014 sees Richard Durand take his ‘Search’ in the reverse direction, to a place quite often tagged as ‘the Vegas of the East’.
The most gleaming emirate of today, Dubai is famous for its cloud-piercing skyscrapers and also supports an electronic music ecosystem that’s surpassed ‘flourishing’ and has hit the ‘well-established’ category. And reflecting the new club principalities has historically been key to ‘Sunrise’s genetic. In Richard’s fifth trip the Dutch superstar joins forces with British trance maestro Lange.
“I think the only real surprise that comes with this year’s ‘In Search of Sunrise’ destination is that it hasn’t come sooner. Dance music has broken out in so many areas since I took over mixing the album, that’s it’s been a mission in itself to keep up! Dubai is a place I’ve played many times now and somewhere I know I’ll never get tired of coming back to. People go out of their way to find great music, great nights and great experiences here. It’s that passion, dedication and selectivity that I’m trying to reflect by shining ‘Search’s light on the emirate“. said Richard about this edition of ISOS.
Richard & Lange’s shared mission has resulted in 200+ mixed-minutes of incredible music. The first mix that is Richard’s himself, initially fetches the flavors of the trance-progressive provinces. Azotti feat. Bagga Bownz‘s ‘Day And Night‘ and Talamanca‘s ‘Ocean Drive‘ add to its angelic intro. In no time you will start noticing ‘Dubai’s shades & patterns undulate from the trance-tropic (Sean Tyas‘ ‘Take A Moment‘, RAM‘s ‘Epic‘ and others) to house hots like Somna & Yang‘s ‘Chasing Stars‘. Richard finally has added the purpose-built Tech of ‘Shield Of Faith’ to the mix’s midsection and the spicy ‘Sambuca‘ end the spectacular mix.
Dawning every bit with focus and as bright, the second mix brings fresh-cut music like Ira‘s ‘Don’t Tell Me‘ featuring Paulina Dubaj, ‘Forever In Our Hearts‘ from Holland’s Ruben De Ronde and, to add deeper and more eclectic tones there is Moonbeam‘s ‘I Go On‘. Closing off his 2014 Sunrise quest, Richard brings in ‘The Inquisitor‘ from the on-fire Driftmoon, the pure driven trance of Elfsong‘s ‘Seldarine‘ and Amir Hussian & Allen Watts extremely flammable ‘Step Into My World‘.
After having in the studio Myon & Shane 54 for his Las Vegas ‘Search’ last year, in 2014 Richard has invited none other than Lange to guest mix the third and final ‘Dubai’ disc. Over 80 minutes Lange gets you both the best of the underground with music from some of the scene legends. ISOS forefather Tiësto’s breathtaking ‘Just Be‘ reworked by Kris O’Neil, Andy Moor‘s ‘Fade To Light‘ and ‘Out Of Coverage‘ by Bobina bring full power to his mix right from the beginning. Lange’s own remake of ‘A Different Shade Of Crazy‘ just takes the entire mix off the hook and to name a few artists that shine just as bright are Tangle, Johnny Yono, Danilo Ercole and Dimension with music that define and refine Lange’s ‘Dubai’ vision.
‘In Search of Sunrise 12: Dubai by Richard Durand & Lange’ brings the greatest trance series of them all. It arrives in stores June 2nd.
Check the full track list below and pre-order on iTunes.
Mix 1. (Richard Durand)
01. Richard Durand – Dubai Desert Fish (Intro Mix)
02. Azotti featuring Bagga Bownz – Day And Night
03. Jeremy Vancaulart, Assaf featuring Laura Aqui – The Space Between
04. Talamanca – Ocean Drive (Savid Remix)
05. Somna & Yang featuring Michele C. – Chasing Stars
06. Kam Delight – Whatever You Like
07. Richard Durand & Cynthia Hall – Shield Of Faith
08. NoMosk & Roman Messer featuring Christina Novelli – Lost Soul
09. Sean Tyas – Take A Moment
10. Rafael Frost & Jennifer Rene – Higher (Hazem Beltagui Remix)
11. Driftmoon – Luminance
12. RAM – Epic
13. Ronny K. vs. Ren – Come With Me
14. Richard Durand – Sambuca
15. Faruk Sabanci & James Dymond – Sphinx
Mix 2. (Richard Durand)
01. Richard Durand – Atlantis (Intro Mix)
02. Gai Barone – Eve
03. IRA & Paulina Dubaj – Better In Time
04. Ruben de Ronde – Forever In Our Hearts (David Broaders Remix)
05. Moonbeam featuring Polina Griffith – I Go On
06. Alex O’Rion – Cocoa (Trance Mix)
07. High 5 featuring Nanje Nowack – Ten Thousand Suns
08. Adam Kancerski featuring Aneym – Into The Light
09. Sunny Lax – Karma
10. Roman Messer featuring Ange – Imagination (Cold Rush Remix)
11. Driftmoon – The Inquisitor
12. ReOrder – Beyond Horizons
13. Elfsong – Seldarine
14. Amir Hussain & Allen Watts – Step Into My World
15. Dimension – On Her Behalf
16. Ferrin & Morris – Amatoria
Mix 3. (Lange)
01. Danilo Ercole – Contact
02. Max Freegrant & Matrey – Hussar
03. Tiësto featuring Kirsty Hawkshaw – Just Be (Kris O’Neil Remix)
04. Dimension – Verano
05. Johnny Yono – The Recluse
06. Andy Moor – Fade To Light
07. Bissen – Quantum (Future Disciple Remix I)
08. Michael Badal – Carnivale
09. Tangle – Firebird
10. Lange presents LNG – Hey! While The Sun Shines
11. Andy Duguid featuring Jaren – History
12. Ari Kyle & Audioscape featuring Simon Latham – Never Far
13. Anske – Vilnius
14. Bobina – Out Of Coverage
15. Anske – Dreamcatcher
16. Lange – A Different Shade Of Crazy (Lange vs Refracture Breaks Mashup)
17. Mateusz – Zeal (In Search Of Sunrise Mix)
18. David Gravell – Melbourne
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