Tiesto
to Release "Elements of Life" "I am very excited about my new album and the new single from the album called "In The Dark". It's a very experimental piece of work and combines the style of rock with trance and electronic. The vocals are done by Christian Burns who I met through Myspace. This is the first time that I have combined these different genres, I have always liked rock music so it made sense."— Tiësto
His 2001 debut album 'In My
Memory' included the hits 'Flight
643', 'Suburban Train' and 'Lethal
Industry.' His 2004 follow-up 'Just
Be' was just as strong with the singles 'Traffic', 'Love
Comes Again' and 'Adagio For Strings'. The
sound of this new album has certainly progressed
from Tiësto's former productions, incorporating
more house and vocal elements,
crafting real electronic songs instead of purely focusing
on hit tracks for the dance floor.
The album includes already familiar tunes, such as
the worldwide phenom, 'Dance4Life,' co-written
with Maxi Jazz, one half of the renowned duo Faithless. The
single was released in 2006 to create awareness among
young people of the AIDS/HIV epidemic, with all the
proceeds benefiting the Dance4Life organization. Dance4Life is
a growing, worldwide project
to promote awareness of HIV and AIDS by summoning the
active involvement of all young people to dancefor
life on a global scale. 'Elements Of Life' features
renown guest vocalists such as innovative producer
and previous Tiësto collaborator BT
a.k.a. Brian Transeau, who delivers his trademark
vocals on a brand new love song,'Break My Fall'.
Independent singer/songwriter Charlotte
Martin, whose voice and spirit are often compared to
the likes of Kate Bush and Tori
Amos, can be heard on the haunting 'Sweet
Things.' The deeply hypnotic track 'Can
You Feel Me,' allows Julie Thompson, best
known from the hit 'Nothing'
by Holden & Thompson, to entrance the listener
into a state of pure unadulterated pleasure. The other
male vocal on the album [is from] can be attributed
to U.K.-based Christian Burns, formerly
of the band BBMak and currently making new noise around
the world with his band Inhaler. He
is featured on 'In The Dark,' the
first new single from 'Elements Of Life.' It is a song
described by Tiësto as 'Rocktronic,' a
mix of electronic music and rock, and will get the
remix treatment from Carl B. and Dirty South,
accompanied by a forthcoming video. Also featured on
the album is JES,
famous from her tracks 'As The Rush Comes' by Motorcycle
and 'Like A Waterfall', bringing her celebrated style
to the new hit 'Everything'.
'Elements Of Life' also highlights
instrumental dance floor stompers 'Ten Seconds
Before Sunrise', 'Carpe Noctum' and 'Bright
Morningstar,' which are all trademark Tiësto
material. Eleven tracks with one bonus will make 'Elements
Of Life' one of the top electronic albums of 2007.
In support of the album, Tiësto will embark upon
an "Elements Of Life" world tour for a year. This uniquely
elongated tour, afforded by his top DJ position, will
consist of distinctive events comparable to the highly
successful "Tiësto
In Concert" shows. While the former shows were
recognized worldwide as state-of-the-art, the events
comprising the "Elements Of Life" world tour will
be something never before witnessed…an utterly
mind-blowing experience.
Two featured stops will be the Ultra
Music Festival in Miami on March 23rd where Tiësto will
co-headline with The
Cure, and then close out the Main Stage on Saturday
night, April 28th at Coachella 2007, following the Red
Hot Chili Peppers.
The "Elements Of Life" tour concept features the four
elements of life; air, water, earth and fire. Each
of these will be seamlessly integrated within the shows
to create an unforgettable and highly incomparable
experience. Although venue sizes and capacities may
vary, the look and feel of each "Elements Of Life" show
will remain consistent throughout the tour. As Tiësto
is an artist not to be missed, do not let one of his
sets pass you by…
