In My Memory [UK Bonus CD]

DJ Tiesto's In My Memory begins with a series of very fresh and evocative synthesizer chordings, but then, just as the listener begins to bask in the beautifully ethereal sounds, the listening experience is morphed into an experience of brash 4/4 rhythms and passé sounds the likes of which any dance music aficionado, no doubt, can describe by name with each entrance and exit. While the beginning of this recording gets mixed reviews, the recording certainly does pick up and thankfully DJ Tiesto bothers to deviate from the cliché sounds of dance music. DJ Tiesto's In My Memory has plenty of merit, but at times seems to be more of a sonic resumé or a series of recorded experiments that were never quite finished, leaving the recording lacking the cohesion that DJ Tiesto is capable of. [EMI issued a version of the album with a second disc of remixes.] ~ Matt Borghi, All Music Guide