“In Search Of Sunrise 20” – Mixed by Markus Schulz, Solarstone, York, Airscape, ZOYA, & Super8 & Tab

Including Music From Armin, Above & Beyond, Cosmic Gate, Giuseppe Ottaviani, Ferry Corsten, Ilan Bluestone, Push, Gabriel & Dresden, Chicane and Many, Many More

So here we are … and here it is. 25 years after the first took the mix comp scene by storm and set a new high bar in the process, we’ve arrived at the twentieth In Search Of Sunrise. For a landmark occasion this momentous, an exceptional edition was required, and with a six-mix/disc/DJ odyssey, that’s exactly what series guardians Black Hole Recordings have delivered.

Before all that though, a little history!

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With the millennium on the then horizon, October the 10th 1999 saw DJ Tiësto’s first In Search Of Sunrise touch down into a glowing comp climate. Already trailing heat through his previous series (“Magik”), anticipation was way high. However, its reception outmatched even Tiësto and Black Hole’s expectations, with the Dutchman mixing seven in total, before parting creative ways with the series.

ISOS returned in 2010 under the stewardship of one-time Tiësto protegee Richard Durand, who delivered six editions and introduced co-mixing to its dynamic. Having ‘visited’ India, South Africa and his native Amsterdam, sounds diverged once again and Richard departed the series in 2015, at which point it went on a well-earned three-year hiatus.

Doing away with the city/country hopping, but retaining the co-mixing dynamic, Markus Schulz became ‘Sunrise’s new standard-bearer in 2018. It’s a position he retains to this day, with In Search Of Sunrise 20 marking his 7th (Tiësto-equalling) outing. That DJ democracy has since allowed many other co-spinners to leave their ISOS mark, Gabriel & Dresden, Andy Moor, Jerome Isma-Ae, Giuseppe Ottaviani, Kyau & Albert, and Ilan Bluestone among them.

That brings us then to where ISOS stands in the late summer of 2024, when Black Hole revealed their plans for the 20th “Search.” Solarstone became the first of the six mixers unveiled, with Johan Gielen’s Airscape, Super8 & Tab, York, ZOYA, and (naturally!) Markus followed in weekly succession.

Highest highs amongst its 100+ track highlights then!? Well, that’s a tough one, so maybe better to pinpoint some of the extraordinary legacy moments it’s six mixes touch on. York beginning his mix with his “Reachers Of Civilisation” … as Tiësto did 25 years before him!? Unquestionably classy! Or indeed finishing with “Farewell to the Moon” – possibly the most In Search Of Sunrise title of all time!? Markus seeing out his disc with his ‘lost’ 2019 ISOS remix of Accadia’s undulating “Into the Dawn” – would be another. And who could resist Solarstone calling back “Solarcoaster,” or Super8 & DJ Tab, “Helsinki Scorchin” – prime movers in the “003 – Panama” and “004 – Latin America” editions!? Or Markus and ZOYA’s nods to Chicane, perhaps the most ISOS-embodying producer there is!? We could go on … (and on!) but at its core, In Search Of Sunrise 20 amounts to 6 DJs, 100+ tracks, 450+ musical minutes and 25 years of electronic music history, all celebrated through one milestone release.

The album is available to order now as a six-disc-box set, six-mix digital release, triple-vinyl, and through all good streaming channels.

Tracklist:

Solarstone

1. Soul Alt Delete – You Need to Let Me Go
2. Solarstone – When I Dream (William Byrne Remix)
3. Foxhill – When the Morning Comes
4. Pablo Gargano – Open Up
5. Sinful Biz & Façade – Captivate
6. Orkidea – Dance of Life
7. Sean Tyas & Enigma State – Lately (Azure Mix)
8. Aerium & Julian Del Agranda – Flawless
9. Luigi Di Mare – Infinity
10. Solarstone – Solarcoaster (Aquarius Remix)
11. Slusnik Luna – Let Me Breathe
12. Mario De Caine – Patagonia
13. Effen – Majesty
14. Tom Bro – Balearic Islands
15. Solarstone – Release

Johan Gielen presents Airscape

1. Johan Gielen presents Airscape – Beach Pearl [Robert’s Theme – Intro Mix]
2. Airwave – Caribbean Sunrise
3. Johan Gielen presents Airscape – Love From Above (Airscape’s In Search Of Sunrise Mix)
4. Daniel Wanrooy – Lost Lake
5. Kyau & Albert x John Grand – Under My Skin
6. PARAFRAME – Radiance
7. Mark van Rijswijk – Solaris
8. Daniel Wanrooy & Rafael Osmo – High Tide
9. Johan Gielen presents Airscape – Pacific Melody (Kryder’s Balearic Breaks Mix)
10. David Broaders – Interplanetary
11. Tim Besamusca – Myth
12. Johan Gielen presents Airscape featuring Arkayne – In The Dust Where Love Is Gone
13. Woody van Eyden & Cheryl Barnes – Salty Skin (Woody van Eyden at Sunbreak Instrumental Remix)
14. Northern Project & Abbey8k – Not Going Back
15. Johan Gielen presents Airscape – Piano Del Sol (Airscape’s In Search Of Sunrise Mix)
16. Johan Gielen & Pierre Pienaar – Benguela
17. DJ T.H., Jam Da Bass & Julie Thompson – Oceans

Super8 & Tab

1. maybe – Intoxicated
2. Scorz & Sirolf featuring Diandra Faye – Missing Piece
3. Modera & Andrew Burrow & Susie Ledge – Dominoes
4. Kryder featuring Sarah de Warren – Lights Out (Dominiq Vanquish Remix)
5. John Grand – Ruby
6. Cosmic Gate & Christian Burns – Brave (Sean Tyas Remix)
7. Jesabel – You
8. Super8 & Tab x LÜRUM featuring LYCA – Hold The Fire
9. Kyau & Albert – Cascading Waterfalls
10. Mofasa – Awakening
11. SØNIN & JS – Brighton BOP
12. DT8 Project – Destination (Super8 & Tab Remix)
13. Super8 & DJ Tab – Helsinki Scorchin’
14. ilan Bluestone – Echoes Of Courage
15. Push vs Beico – Enter Your Soul
16. Tim Clark – Feel You Now
17. Super8 & Tab – Flare

York

1. York – Reachers Of Civilisation (In Search Of Sunrise Mix)
2. Above & Beyond featuring Zoë Johnston – Crazy Love
3. Kyau & Albert – Photographs
4. Steve Brian x Torsten Stenzel x Nazzereene – Weighed Down
5. Re:Locate & Simon Anthony – Skylight
6. Gabriel & Dresden – Kinetic Cinema
7. Activa pres. Solar Movement – Eclipse
8. The Space Brothers & DT8 Project featuring Andrea Britton – Never Felt This Good
9. Elysian – Now We Are Free
10. Torsten Stenzel featuring Mahe – Never Give Up
11. Talla 2XLC presents Zyrus 7 – 1998
12. Torsten Stenzel – Interstellar [Cornfield Chase] (York’s Back In Time Mix)
13. Wavetraxx vs. Jaron Inc. – Summerbreeze [PT. 1] (Wavetraxx Mix)
14. Torsten Stenzel featuring Grim Reaper – Sleepwalking
15. York – Farewell to the Moon (Torsten Stenzel Sunset Mix)

ZOYA

1. ZOYA – Crystal Cove
2. Nils Hoffmann & Kasbo featuring Vancouver Sleep Clinic – Running In A Dream
3. Paradoks – Flourish
4. ZOYA – Bright Star
5. Lumïsade – Orange Theme
6. Chicane featuring Moya Brennan – Saltwater (Kryder Remix)
7. Armin van Buuren & AVIRA vs Chicane – Offshore
8. Volaris – Tygar
9. Above & Beyond – Sun In Your Eyes
10. The Thrillseekers – In These Arms (Gundamea Remix)
11. ZOYA – Eternity
12. ZOYA – Gravity
13. ZOYA – Riverside
14. Cosmic Gate & Diana Miro – Nothing to Hide
15. TMPST & Dee Ocean – How You Feel

Markus Schulz

1. Chicane – Sunstroke (DC Symphonic Rehearsal Mix)
2. Late Night Alumni – Empty Streets (Markus Schulz In Search Of Sunrise 20 Remix)
3. Giuseppe Ottaviani & Ferry Corsten – Magenta (Milkwish Remix)
4. Markus Schulz presents Dakota – Stereo 11AM
5. Eelke Kleijn – Lately
6. Siskin – Fly Away (Hel:sløwed Remix – In Search Of Sunrise 20 Revision)
7. Airwave – When The Sun Comes Back (Markus Schulz In Search Of Sunrise Reconstruction)
8. Stereo Underground – The Last Dance
9. Estiva – Via Infinita (Marsh Remix)
10. Tim Besamusca – Prometheus
11. First State featuring Anita Kelsey – Falling (Dave Neven presents OCATA Remix)
12. Mees Salomé – Apart
13. Bart Claessen & Raz Nitzan pres. Who.Is – We.Are (Markus Schulz In Search Of Sunrise Remix)
14. Rex Mundi – Opera Of Northern Ocean (Mike EFEX presents Sun Theory Remix)
15. BLR – My Precious
16. The Quest – C Sharp (ALAT Remix)
17. Daxson – While We Wait (In Search Of Sunrise 20 Revision)
18. The Thrillseekers presents Hydra – Affinity (Markus Schulz In Search Of Sunrise Reconstruction)
19. Markus Schulz & Emma Hewitt – Safe From Harm (William Schneider Remix)
20. Accadia – Into the Dawn (Markus Schulz In Search Of Sunrise Remix)