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Since the early 2000s or so, dropping the name Tiesto was a superstar representation of an artist at the heart of mainstream dance music, even if his album releases intriguingly bent the rules. He went electro and indie on his 2009 release Kaleidoscope and just chucked the Tiesto name entirely and went as Allure for the lush 2011 effort Kiss from the Past, so don't be surprised that A Town Called Paradise is a return to the center of EDM, although it is fair to be a bit disappointed. After all, the big opener and single "Red Lights," with Michel Zitron, sounds like an Avicii-esque reimagining of the Wallflowers' "One Headlight" with little that's identifiably Tiesto, and these plays for radio don't stop until "Wasted" lands at track eight with a building, stomping beat that's pleasingly different. Still, those radio-worthy bits work better when taken in as 12s or dropped in a mix set, as "Light Years Away," with DBX, is a grand explosion of life-affirming fireworks and standard-issue EDM lyrics ("Satellites, are crashing down/I watch you disappear at the speed of sound"), while the title track is necessary for rolling into Vegas with "Let's wash away the night into a neon scene of light/Away we'll drive into a town called Paradise." Cute how Icona Pop adopt a Latin-like flow on the carnivalesque "Lets' Go," while the cathartic closer, "Set Yourself Free" with Krewella, seems to shoot beach balls, water skis, and vacation plans out of the speakers. Still, with so many blast-drop-build-explode numbers on the track list, and most guest artists acting like they're auditioning for Coldplay, the album suffers from constant uplift and pathos overflow without the benefit of this being a DJ mix. Best to part it out and party, because if there's a blueprint for the vocal EDM album, A Town Called Paradise follows it too closely, spinning through all the usual breaks and drops without pausing to consider the full picture.
© David Jeffries /TiVo
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Carl Falk, Producer, Guitar, Vocal Arranger, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Wayne Hector, ComposerLyricist - Michel Zitron, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tijs Verwest, ComposerLyricist - Rami Yacoub, Producer, Editor, Vocal Arranger, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Tiesto, Producer, MainArtist - Stuart Hawkes, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dean Gillard, Producer, Mixer, Additional Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Ward, Producer, Mixer, Additional Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - John Amatiello, Producer, Additional Producer - Mans Wredenberg, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2014 Musical Freedom Label Ltd, under exclusive license to PM:AM Recordings, a division of Universal Music BV
Tijs Verwest, ComposerLyricist - Tiesto, Producer, MainArtist - Stuart Hawkes, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dean Gillard, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Ward, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ash Pournouri, ComposerLyricist - Brandon Lowry, ComposerLyricist - Freddy Wexler, ComposerLyricist - Justin Prime, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Cruickshank, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Josef Cruickshank, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2014 Musical Freedom Label Ltd, under exclusive license to PM:AM Recordings, a division of Universal Music BV
Sacha Collisson, Engineer, Guitar, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Tijs Verwest, ComposerLyricist - Tiesto, Producer, MainArtist - Stuart Hawkes, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pete Kirtley, Engineer, Piano, Strings, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - James Reynolds, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Nash, Producer, Drums, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Silcox, Producer, Drums, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - DBX, Producer, FeaturedArtist - John James Newman, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2014 Musical Freedom Label Ltd, under exclusive license to PM:AM Recordings, a division of Universal Music BV
Tijs Verwest, ComposerLyricist - Tiesto, Producer, MainArtist - Stuart Hawkes, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dean Gillard, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Ward, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Oscar Holter, Producer, Drums, Engineer, Piano, Additional Producer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Karl-Ola Kjellholm, Producer, Engineer, Guitar, Additional Producer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Matthew Koma, Producer, Engineer, Programmer, Vocals, Production Coordinator, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Dan Book, Producer, Additional Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Shep Goodman, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Aaron Accetta, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Zac Barnett, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2014 Musical Freedom Label Ltd, under exclusive license to PM:AM Recordings, a division of Universal Music BV
Ron Aniello, ComposerLyricist - Tijs Verwest, ComposerLyricist - John Davis, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tiesto, Producer, Recording Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Hardwell, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Matthew Koma, Producer, Programmer, Vocals, Recording Engineer, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Dan Book, Producer, Additional Producer - Robbert Van De Corput, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2014 Musical Freedom Label Ltd, under exclusive license to PM:AM Recordings, a division of Universal Music BV
Hiten Bharadia, ComposerLyricist - Tijs Verwest, ComposerLyricist - Tiesto, Producer, MainArtist - Stuart Hawkes, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dean Gillard, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Ward, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Nash, Producer, Engineer, Guitar, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Andreas Moe, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dave Silcox, Producer, Drums, Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2014 Musical Freedom Label Ltd, under exclusive license to PM:AM Recordings, a division of Universal Music BV
Tijs Verwest, ComposerLyricist - Tiesto, Producer, MainArtist - Stuart Hawkes, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Firebeatz, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Ladyhawke, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Smulders, ComposerLyricist - Jurre van Doeselaar, ComposerLyricist - Phillipa Margret Brown, ComposerLyricist - Tommy English, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Musical Freedom Label Ltd, under exclusive license to PM:AM Recordings, a division of Universal Music BV
Tijs Verwest, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tiesto, MainArtist - Stuart Hawkes, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matthew Koma, Producer, Engineer, Guitar, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Disco Fries, Producer, Engineer, Programmer, StudioPersonnel - Alexei Misoul, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Book, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lewis Hughes, Programmer, ComposerLyricist - Nicholas Ditri, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel Boselovic, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - N Audino, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2014 Musical Freedom Label Ltd
Marcus Sepehrmanesh, ComposerLyricist - Tijs Verwest, ComposerLyricist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tiesto, Producer, MainArtist - Stuart Hawkes, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Oscar Holter, Producer, Drums, Engineer, Guitar, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Alx Reuterskiöld, ComposerLyricist - Karl-Ola Kjellholm, ComposerLyricist - Icona Pop, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Aino Jawo, ComposerLyricist - Caroline Hjeit, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2014 Musical Freedom Label Ltd, under exclusive license to PM:AM Recordings, a division of Universal Music BV
Tijs Verwest, ComposerLyricist - Tiesto, Producer, MainArtist - Stuart Hawkes, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Anders Kallmark, Drums, Engineer, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Wouter Janssen, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Ou Est Le Swimming Pool, FeaturedArtist - Sjoerd Janssen, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Charles Haddon, Engineer, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2014 Musical Freedom Label Ltd, under exclusive license to PM:AM Recordings, a division of Universal Music BV
Tijs Verwest, ComposerLyricist - John Davis, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tiesto, Producer, MainArtist - Jonnie "Most" Davis, ComposerLyricist - Christian Burns, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Disco Fries, Producer, Programmer - Nicholas Ditri, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Bolsevic, ComposerLyricist - Paris Hampton, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2014 Musical Freedom Label Ltd, under exclusive license to PM:AM Recordings, a division of Universal Music BV
Tijs Verwest, ComposerLyricist - Tiesto, Producer, MainArtist - Mick Kastenholt, Programmer, ComposerLyricist - Kaaze, Producer, MainArtist - Simon Christianssen, Mixer, Engineer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Musical Freedom Label Ltd, under exclusive license to PM:AM Recordings, a division of Universal Music BV
Tijs Verwest, ComposerLyricist - Tiesto, Producer, MainArtist - Stuart Hawkes, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sultan & Ned Shepard, Producer, Mixer, Drums, Engineer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Ned Shepard, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Anna Luisa Daigneault, ComposerLyricist - Quilla, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ossama Al Sarraf, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2014 Musical Freedom Label Ltd, under exclusive license to PM:AM Recordings, a division of Universal Music BV
Tijs Verwest, ComposerLyricist - Tiesto, Producer, MainArtist - Stuart Hawkes, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dean Gillard, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Ward, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Wouter Janssen, Producer, Programmer, ComposerLyricist - Matthew Koma, Producer, Recording Producer, ComposerLyricist - Alexei Misoul, Producer, Additional Producer - Dan Book, Producer, Additional Producer - Krewella, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jahan Yousaf, ComposerLyricist - Yasmine Yousaf, ComposerLyricist - Kristopher Trindl, ComposerLyricist - Sjoerd Janssen, Producer, Programmer, ComposerLyricist - Mike Gaydusek, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eva Reistad, Stage Assistant Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Musical Freedom Label Ltd, under exclusive license to PM:AM Recordings, a division of Universal Music BV
Tijs Verwest, Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - John Davis, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tiesto, Producer, MainArtist - MOTI, Producer, MainArtist - Timo Romme, Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Denny White, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2014 Musical Freedom Label Ltd, under exclusive license to PM:AM Recordings, a division of Universal Music BV
Fred Falke, MainArtist - Tijs Verwest, ComposerLyricist - John Davis, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tiesto, Producer, MainArtist - ANDREW MURRAY, Producer, Engineer, Keyboards, Piano, Strings, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Mark Crew, Producer, Drums, Engineer, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Frederick Falke, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Elan Lea, Producer, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Maurizio Irko Sera, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Musical Freedom Label Ltd, under exclusive license to PM:AM Recordings, a division of Universal Music BV
Tijs Verwest, Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - John Davis, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tiesto, Producer, MainArtist - Luis Torres, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Dzeko & Torres, MainArtist - Redhead Kingpin, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Julian Dzeko, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2014 Musical Freedom Label Ltd, under exclusive license to PM:AM Recordings, a division of Universal Music BV
Tijs Verwest, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Tiesto, MainArtist - S. Janssen, Producer - W. Janssen, Producer - Wouter Janssen, ComposerLyricist - T. Olsen, Producer - Thomas Olsen, ComposerLyricist - Kyler England, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - Sjoerd Janssen, ComposerLyricist - Richard Furch, Producer, Additional Producer
℗ 2014 Musical Freedom Label Ltd, under exclusive license to PM:AM Recordings, a division of Universal Music BV
Album review
Since the early 2000s or so, dropping the name Tiesto was a superstar representation of an artist at the heart of mainstream dance music, even if his album releases intriguingly bent the rules. He went electro and indie on his 2009 release Kaleidoscope and just chucked the Tiesto name entirely and went as Allure for the lush 2011 effort Kiss from the Past, so don't be surprised that A Town Called Paradise is a return to the center of EDM, although it is fair to be a bit disappointed. After all, the big opener and single "Red Lights," with Michel Zitron, sounds like an Avicii-esque reimagining of the Wallflowers' "One Headlight" with little that's identifiably Tiesto, and these plays for radio don't stop until "Wasted" lands at track eight with a building, stomping beat that's pleasingly different. Still, those radio-worthy bits work better when taken in as 12s or dropped in a mix set, as "Light Years Away," with DBX, is a grand explosion of life-affirming fireworks and standard-issue EDM lyrics ("Satellites, are crashing down/I watch you disappear at the speed of sound"), while the title track is necessary for rolling into Vegas with "Let's wash away the night into a neon scene of light/Away we'll drive into a town called Paradise." Cute how Icona Pop adopt a Latin-like flow on the carnivalesque "Lets' Go," while the cathartic closer, "Set Yourself Free" with Krewella, seems to shoot beach balls, water skis, and vacation plans out of the speakers. Still, with so many blast-drop-build-explode numbers on the track list, and most guest artists acting like they're auditioning for Coldplay, the album suffers from constant uplift and pathos overflow without the benefit of this being a DJ mix. Best to part it out and party, because if there's a blueprint for the vocal EDM album, A Town Called Paradise follows it too closely, spinning through all the usual breaks and drops without pausing to consider the full picture.
© David Jeffries /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
- Total length: 01:13:11
- Main artists: Tiësto
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal Music, a division of Universal International Music BV
- Genre: Electronic Dance
© 2014 Musical Freedom Label Ltd ℗ 2014 Musical Freedom Label Ltd
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