Known for creating hypnotic electronica in which fragments of airy female vocal melodies weave through pulsating layers of rhythms, Dutch Master DJ Tiesto is one of the most noted producers/remixers in progressive dance music. JUST BE continues Tiesto's forays into beat-based trance music, and his trademark sonic elements--floating vocals, eerie synth textures, and incessant, high-energy beats--are all present and accounted for. "Forever Today," which opens the album, features a building, swelling orchestral fanfare before launching into a flurry of breakneck beats. Surging compositions (particulary "Love Comes Again" and "Nyana"), complete with the requisite electro-hi-hat, conjure visions of late-night ravers contorting wildly, their waving hands illuminated by psychotropic light displays. The real surprise comes with the ghostly, lovely "UR;" the closest Tiesto gets to conventional song structure, this track recalls Japan, Nick Drake, and Radiohead, while still maintaining his lush electronica sound. A clever, twitchy reading of Samuel Barber's "Adagio for Strings" closes things out, putting a cap on 78 minutes of innovative DJ music.

Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Forever Today
2. Love Comes Again
3. Traffic
4. Sweet Misery
5. Nyana
6. UR
7. Walking On Clouds
8. A Tear In The Open
9. Just Be
10. Adagio For Strings

Disc 2:

1. Love Come Again (Mark Norman Remix)
2. Traffic (Max Walder Remix)
3. Traffic (DJ Montana Remix)
4. Nyana (T4L Remix)
5. UR (Junkie XL Air Guitar Mix)
6. A Tear In The Open (Leame & Moor Remix)
7. Just Be (Antillas Club Mix)
8. Adagio For String (Danjo & Styles Remix)