In My Memory was the first album released by Tiesto. This album launched his career as a trance DJ. Released on April 15, 2001 with a label from Black Hole Recordings, the album contains 9 tracks and another 10 on the Limited Edition Bonus Disc. The album has 68:19 minutes and features the vocals of Jan Johnston, Nicola Hitchcock and Kirsty Hawkshaw.
Performer Background
Born in January 17,1969, Tiesto is a trance DJ from the Netherlands who has become one of the premier DJ's in the world. In 2008 he received a Grammy nomination for his record Elements of Life. http://www.mahalo.com/ti-sto.
After releasing In My Memory, the album reached Netherlands Album Chart on position 25, and in 2003, Tiesto received numerous awards:
- "World Dancestar Award U.S.A. Best International DJ"
- "ID&T Dutch DJ Award Best Dutch DJ by professional jury"
- "ID&T Dutch DJ Award Best Dutch DJ by audience"
- "Radio 538 Dance Award Radio 538 Dutch Audience Edison"
- "TMF Award Holland Best Dance Act National"
- "TMF Award Holland Best National DJ"
- "TMF Award Belgium Best Dance International"
- "MTV Europe Music Award Best Dutch Act"
- "BG Magazine Award Best Club/Trance/Hardhouse DJ"
- "DJ Mag Top 100 Number 1 Position"
- "Mixmag Award Best Resident Ibiza"http://www.tiesto.com/
Reviews
"In My Memory is a fine debut album by a man who looks set to follow his friend and contemporary Paul Oakenfold to massive success. Anybody who's not a fan of trance and dance music in general will be left cold, especially by the more specialized remix disc. As with most dance albums, it's best listened to in a club or a field at full volume rather than In a bedroom. With the festival season just around the corner however, this is a prime contender for the soundtrack of the summer."—Musciomh.comhttp://www.musicomh.com/albums/dj-tiesto.htm
"The album is strongest on the dance-floor anthems, like the minimalist progressive house number "Obsession" and the techno-trance dance piece "Dallas 4 P.M.," with its sparse, low-end synth work. The closing tack, "Suburban Train," is full of lighter, more interesting melodies, even if it does get into a bit of that Euro-trance cheesiness. He also composes a surprisingly good trip-hop track on "Battleship Gray," a tune reminiscent of Portishead, with the best vocals on the album (courtesy of the song's co-writer, Kirsty Hankshaw). In My Memory fails to connect on the opener, "Magik Journey," which starts with a nicely dark ambient intro but unfortunately moves into more banal progressive trance territory. The down-tempo "Close to You" grates with an overly sweet female vocal, while the hard, machine-like noisiness of "Flight 643" simply doesn't work. This one goes out strictly to the fans. If you're not already one, you may want to wait for the singles." —Amazon.com Reviews http://www.amazon.com/My-Memory-DJ-Ti%C3%ABsto/dp/B00005QK9U
Track Listings
"Magik Journey"
"Close To You" (Lyrics: Jan Johnston)
"Dallas 4PM"
"In My Memory" (Lyrics: Nicola Hitchcock)
"Obsession"
"Battleship Grey" (Lyrics: Kirsty Hawkshaw)
"Flight 643"
"Lethal Industry"
"Suburban Train"
