Compilation of all compilations is back with yet another series of melodic bangers in its platter served by Markus Schulz who is returning for a third expedition and for the very first time Beatport’s biggest selling trance artist of the last 12 months Giuseppe Ottaviani’s also on board along with the ever-so-chilled Roger Shah who dons his Sunlounger gear to wheelhouse its third disc. Sixteenth installment looks as promising as its being compiled the very first time with the freshness of tunes coming from different parts of the globe to keep us all motivated and to spread the positivity which we all need during these unprecedented times, and of course, we really are in search of that sunrise which will lead us to a new dawn.

Markus Schulz’s gets the ‘Search’ underway with tear-in-the-eye-beautiful opening three ‘ISOS’ minutes ever. ‘Balearic Reflection’ is the track, Johan Gielen its creator and along-with comes a White Isle-facing precedent like no other and taking on from there, well there’s no shortage of highlight supply. Markus’s new ‘ISOS’ take of Late Night Alumni’s ‘Empty Streets’ is quick to the laser, as is his and Adina Butar’s new collaboration, on the eponymous ‘In Search Of Sunrise’. A few tracks further bring in Mr. Flashover Ferry Corsten’s ‘Tomorrow’ increases the heat and tempo, as does Grum & Natalie Shay’s shimmer-some ‘Afterglow’. You’ll also find much freshness from Markus’s Coldharbour cohort, with Dave Neven, Arkham Knights, Daxson, NOMADSignal, and others cold-filtering their ‘ISOS’-themed best in the mix. Markus holds one of his biggest waves back till last, concluding his trip with his own box-fresh rebuild of the Emma Hewitt-voiced/Ilan Bluestone-produced wonder ‘Hypnotized’.

With his disc, the one & only Giuseppe Ottaviani takes the opportunity to reveal some previously hidden artistic dispositions. If you’ve never seen the words ‘Giuseppe’ and ‘groove’ in the same sentence before… well, there you go! His ‘Search’ embarks through the rolling bassy vibes of ‘Carrying The Fire’ from Madis, some new Cressida goodness (on ‘If This Is True’) and The Thrillseekers/Hydra’s ceaselessly epic ‘Take Me With You’. ‘Not One Goodbye’ – Giuseppe’s desk-hot latest with Sue McLaren and his own solo ‘Spellbound’ meanwhile are but two of its midpoint highlights. They’re followed by some Manuel Le Saux majestic (‘Animus’ and ‘Butterflies’), along with some recent GO Music signings, including ‘New Horizons’ from Romania’s Starpicker. Giuseppe concludes his ‘Search’ with his purpose-built ‘Sundown’, and in terms of a ‘handshake’ with the release’s final DJ, it couldn’t be more fitting.

We did suggest earlier that this ISOS was all back to its business-as-usual, however, there’s one thing we neglected to mention. That specifically is the direction Sunlounger’s charted for his disc. Suffice to say if you absolutely, positively have to out-chill every other sunrise-searching mixer ever, there’s really only one way to go. Developing a unique ISOS heat of its own, for his, Roger’s delivered a drum-free hour and twenty. Over its pacific course, you’re going to hear the music of the scene’s foremost at their indolently chilled best. Paul van Dyk, Aly & Fila, The Thrillseekers, Stoneface & Terminal, Cold Blue, and Giuseppe are just a handful of those that have had some languid rework love lavished on them. There’s plenty of Roger’s own productions incorporated too, with his ‘Hello Sunrise’ opening the mix and a new interpretation of last year’s poignantly-on-point ‘Save The World’ supplying ‘ISOS 16’s final word.

‘In Search Of Sunrise 16’ Mixed by Markus Schulz, Giuseppe Ottaviani & Sunlounger will be released on August 7.

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