The Worst Beatle

I remember when Tiësto was DJ Tiësto, and he made “uplifting, epic” trance like this:

Goldenscan – Sunrise (DJ Tiësto Remix)

That Goldenscan remix was in 2003. Time flies.

I was big into trance at the time, and yes, I remember it all pretty well. Tiësto, Ferry Corsten, and Armin van Buuren were the fucking Gods of Trance. The closest thing to a Trance supergroup was probably Gouryella, which if you’ve forgotten, was the alias for a collaboration between Tiësto and Corsten. When you consider that an Armin van Buuren “Rising Star Mix” of Gouryella’s Walhalla existed, there was definitely a time period when all the stars aligned and trance nirvana came to this earth.

Tiësto was not scared by those 10 minute plus, super epic tracks with two huge builds and one teaser. This 2001 remix was massive….

Delerium – Silence (DJ Tiësto Remix)

Now he’s still popular, only by doing what Oakenfold did 7 years ago – making 4 minute “songs” and collaborating with mainstream artists. His album Kaleidoscope was released recently, not that anyone should care.

Paul Oakenfold – Starry Eyed Surprise

Oakenfold made serious money leaving the underground trance scene, and presumably Tiësto will too, although in my opinion nothing in his new album has very much pop potential.

There has been a great remix of the second single, “Escape Me.” The original sucks, but LA Riots turns it into a party starter by upgrading the percussion and putting in a crunchy electro synth that makes the vocals surprisingly catchy.

Tiësto – Escape Me (LA Riots Remix) ♥♥♥