Derek Ryan and Sarah de Warren join forces for an emotional journey that's at once both cosmic, and grounded and human, with Starts Tonight.

Under a bed of scintillating synth-stars, Sarah weaves a story with words and timbre of love, dissolution, and forgiveness, set to epic uplifting rhythms to move your feet and your soul.

Starts Tonight is a triumph for the dance floor and a sojourn for the heart.

Turn it up and play it loud!

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Derek Ryan feat. Sarah De Warren - Starts Tonight (Original Mix)

Tokyo-based Codeswitch make another bombastic progressive breaks entry on Ascent for their third single, TLC.

A pairing of funky drive and melodic bliss, TLC blends styles and textures, embracing bass, motif, and enveloping landscapes for a unique and amped slice of dancefloor slam.

On remix duties, Derek Ryan ups the tempo into a pulsating and rolling uplifting mix, adding a flowing countermelody to take the original to even greater heights.

For the chill end of the spectrum, Aerial Structures refolds the original into a stellar and spacious downtempo mix, scintillating with starlight by the warmth of the fire.

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Codeswitch - TLC

Illustrious UK dance music producer Dave Parkinson joins us as Revolution 9 with 'Tundra,' his debut release on Ascent Recordings. The uplifting original mix soars over the landscape at high altitude with vocal chops, incredibly unique and punchy uplifting stab melodies and countermelodies powered by an epic acid progression line that's sure to get the dance floor moving.

Tokyo-based production duo Codeswitch augment the original with a fresh progressive breaks remix riding on choppy percussions, dominating fat bass lines and a twist on the original melody.

Finally, this triple scoop release also features a chillout mix from the mysterious Aerial Structures which appreciates the full nature of the body of sounds that gently lands us back on the plains.

Revolution 9 - Tundra (Original Mix)

Hit the flux capacitor. 06R resets the clock with the energetic and innovative Chapter 0!

With a throbbing electronic vibe underscored by slamming glitch, sweeping strings, and absolutely cinematic percussion and guitars, Japanese artist 06R fuzes a perfect balance of classic appeal and modern punch in a breakbeat tapestry, ready to take you back to the past while catapulting you into the future.

San Francisco uplifting trance legend Niko Zografos brings expansive emotion, texture, and ACID as we step up our journey through time to plaid speed. An absolutely slamming groove breaks through the sound barrier into an open starscape with epic pads and absolutely perfect trance vibes, only to accelerate back through the time tunnel with a vengeance and a chord lead that will send you to the farthest reaches of the universe.

Turn it up, and see you in 2077.

06R - Chapter 0 (Niko Zografos Remix)

Angels unite! A soaring new cover of "Spread Your Wings" by System F and Morgan Jalsing is brought to life by Japan's own Dominant Space and Jennifer Sumire.
This track took Japan by storm and was a huge driving force behind the 'cybertrance' movement of the 2000s, spawning superclubs and events across Japan and producing sounds heard round the world.

The collaboration between Dominant Space and Jennifer Sumire is a match made in heaven. Dominant Space, comprised of Osaka-based Yuji Ono and Nagoya-based Masaya, have established themselves as the forerunners in uplifting, psy and tech trance throughout the Japanese electronic music scene with epic releases on GO, High Voltage, Ascent, and more. Hawaiian-born, half-Japanese Tokyoite Jennifer Sumire, in addition to her recorded pop works on top Japanese major labels, is a premier performer in Japan's musical theater scene, captivating audiences nationwide on stage.

The original fast-paced trance version of this classic tune is an electrifying auditory experience that will make your heart race and your feet move. Percussive, sweeping, and most of all soaring, Jennifer's emotion-soaked and expansive vocals merge with Dominant Space's signature epic melodics to make this a feast for the senses. An absolute explosion of joyous energy, punctuated by the theme that will take you back while your body moves you forward.

The remix by Codeswitch adds another layer of depth and complexity to the already infectious tune. With their signature sound, Codeswitch alter the flight path through darker skies, while keeping the emotion upfront. A must-listen for fans of progressive breaks.

Don't miss out on this exhilarating new release from Dominant Space, Jennifer Sumire, and Codeswitch. Get ready to Spread Your Wings and soar to new musical heights!

Dominant Space & Jennifer Sumire - Spread Your Wings (Original Mix)

Undoubtedly one of the most talented producers hailing from Iran, RELEJI makes his debut on Ascent with "Home."

Showcasing a beautifully balanced soundscape and not a beat wasted "Home" somehow manages to be melancholy and comforting at the same time. Ride along the gliding pads, bouncing countermelodies and through haunting vocal chops as "Home" takes you on the journey back to where you belong.

RELEJI - Home (Original Mix)

Get ready to fly the skies again as Spread Your Wings returns to Ascent!
Following up on the heels of the original remake by Dominant Space and Jennifer Sumire are two killer remixes ready to send you straight to heaven!

Hide your halo and put on your horns to burn through the night with Sam Laxton's epic take!
The banging melodic maestro comes in with a rework that walks the line between ravey tech and feel good uplifting with a stabby and punchy groove and an absolutely massive take on the original melody. Spicy, spankin, and firey, this mix will set the dark ablaze as you re-enter the atmosphere from orbit.

On the flip, Dominant Space's own Yuji Ono and Masaya return under their progressive aliases for a beautiful and introspective mix that envelops you with divine magic and pops that halo back on. Both gentle and epic, this mix will help you greet the sunrise as you glide back down from your fireball reentry and soar. Sweeping legato leads, gentle breezes of melodies, and space all around will bring you home.

Ready for takeoff!

Dominant Space & Jennifer Sumire - Spread Your Wings (Yuji Ono & Masaya Remix)

Dominant Space & Jennifer Sumire - Spread Your Wings (Sam Laxton Remix)

Releji is back on Ascent with an absolutely huge vocal uplifter!

Acids that hit like a truck and wash away all doubt, ethereal vibes in space, sine leads on the edges open up our senses to perceive the subtle emotion and pure joy in this massively positive uplifter.

Classic and modern combine for an absolute storm of a chorus melody that will knock your socks off, and on top of it all, an incredible and unique vocal with just the right amount of twang and a sweet tinge of effervescent harmony.

Turn it up to 11 and we promise you won't be Sorry!

RELEJI - Sorry (Original Mix)

Spike your senses and reboot your processors as Derek Ryan returns to Ascent with Mnemonic.

EMP waves of stomping bass meld with melodic biofeedback, punctuated with data streams of house inspired vocal hits, building to an explosive climax in your neuroreceptors.

Are these your memories or did they come from over the wall?

Mnemonic

Derek Ryan - Mnemonic (Original Mix)

As the year turns, welcome in the new by remembering the future as Revolution 9 makes his triumphant return to Ascent with the incredible Remember!

This tale is an instant classic, combining the best elements of old school melodics with pristine and beautiful sound design and energy.

Lush and beautiful, effervescent and moving, detailed and satisfying, Remember is a journey through the skies and the oceans as we come back to exactly what made us fall in love with trance in the first place.

Remember

Revolution 9 - Remember (Original Mix)

The skies are electric as Sancar and Cenk mark their return to Ascent with color and light. Our favorite Turkish duo team up with UK songwriter and vocalist Ren Faye for an emotional journey told in watercolor and sound. Abstract hues of thumping groove mix with azure highlights of vocal magic and a pastel palette of contrasting harmony to form a fresco you'll not soon forget! Come paint the air with us!

Paint The Air

Sancar Yildirim, Cenk Eroge & Ren Faye - Paint The Air (Original Mix)

Like hiding from a storm, When It's Over is a refuge from the cold outside in warm safety, with a unique and emotional vibe you're not likely to forget soon. Expansive textures layer over a bed of slamming punchy basses as the thunder hits outside, punctuated by warm, analog melodics keeping you from harm. The thunderstorm turns to beautiful spring rain in the breakdown as we expand to a full rainbow of color, led by an incredibly heartfelt vocal from Sarah.

When It's Over

Derek Ryan & Sarah De Warren - When It's Over (Original Mix)

Dream a liquid dream as Derek Ryan and Jen Wood team up as Synertia for an expansive melodic journey through analog and digital, hill and valley, blurred edges and sharp curves. Jen's voice leads you through a mystic path back home, weaving across the plains, with a bounce in your step and a hope in your heart. Let the past go and journey towards the future, and turn it up!

Coming Back To Me

Coming Back to Me

Derek Ryan & Synertia - Coming Back To Me

Prepare to fold spacetime as Derek Ryan returns with an epic, driving vocal tune black as the night but scintillating with stars. A strong emotional mood, rocket powered by slamming rhythms and guitars, gets put into hyperdrive by pulsar vocals, and comes home with a supernova of melody. Turn it up!

This Space

Derek Ryan - This Space (Original MIx)

Bring freedom to your soul and your feet as Fros7novA drops Liberty, an absolutely relentless banger with a hard edged groove that will keep you on your toes and an uplift that just won't quit, leading to an expansive and heartwarming melody, touching down to a whole new level of release. Free yourself with this stormer, and turn it up loud!

Liberty

Fros7novA - Liberty (Original Mix)

Ready to experience the night all over again? Stars and scintillating textures abound as uplifting heavyweight Ciaran McAuley reboots Derek Ryan & Sarah de Warren's emotional anthem Starts Tonight into a heartfelt tapestry of light and sound. Ethereal but solid, gentle but fierce, Ciaran's remix brings an almost unplugged caress to the tune that belies an incredibly powerful groove and feel, bringing together a nova that shines in the darkness with boundless energy.

Starts Tonight (Ciaran McAuley Remix)

Derek Ryan & Sarah De Warren - Starts Tonight (Ciaran McAuley Remix)

AVA Night Tokyo 2024

N-sKing @ AVA Night Tokyo 2024

N-sKing's stormer is back with a trio of fantastic remixes to keep things fluid and dynamic!

First, we welcome Korea's blazing comet of uplifting to Ascent with a powerful and energetic dancefloor beast. Full on awesome plus that intro melody! Fire, frost, stabs, acid, piano and the epic theme all combine for a cosmic event of a remix!

Next up, Damian Wasse delivers a haunting and beautiful rendition as a moving progressive journey through sound. Touches of the exotic and melancholy flavor make this a great pick as Damian effortlessly weaves a tapestry of night.

Last up, label head Derek Ryan pours gasoline on it and lights it on fire for an absolutely radioactive breakbeat remix with hardcore and rave influences.Fusing electric trance with chonkers of beats and reese all day every day, this one is sure to wake you up.

All together, a package to move your soul, and get you shaking!

N-sKing - Dynamica (Remixes)

N-sKing - Dynamica (Casepeat Remix)

We're ending the year with an incredible bang here at Ascent as we celebrate the close of 2024 with none other than Revolution 9, coming in with an absolutely meteoric uplifter of a release.

Full of energy and positivity, New Life is a journey through melodic textures and rhythm in the way that only Dave Parkinson can do, and this time in the most anthemic release he's done as Revolution 9.

Perfectly balanced with just enough acid, just enough drive, and oodles of serious vibe.

Usher in New Life for your holidays and new year!

New Life

Revolution 9 - New Life (Original Mix)

Titans collide as two of Japan's rising stars of uplifting cross in an epic battle royale. Both fan favorites on Ascent, U-G and N-sKing have been responsible for incredible melodic output across many releases from both Ascent and other top tier labels worldwide, and now they come together with massive energy.

Don't Come Back to Me is a 10-kiloton uplifter that takes the popular vocal snippet and reworks it into an explosion of uplifting color, with a relentless groove, soaring melodics, and a main melody that just won't quit. The perfect combination of both U-G and N-sKing's styles, this tune is both pretty and emotive, but also thunderous and racing.

We can't think of a better way to start off 2025 here at Ascent then with this absolute beast of a tune. Turn it up and enjoy!

U-G vs N-sKing - Don't Come Back to Me

Grab your bags, buckle up, and hit the skies for the next destination as Parallel Windows joins the Ascent family with the absolutely electric Itinerary.

Combining a solid chonkin groove with some great acid interplay and a strong sense of momentum, Itinerary delivers the goods with flourish and melodics that are powerful and positive, but never cheesy. And those counter synths that sprinkle down like a cloudburst...chef's kiss. Designed with zero-gravity in mind, this tune is designed to lift you off your feet and take you away!

Parallel Windows - Itinerary (Original Mix)

Explore the vastness of the cosmos as James Dymond puts his signature touch on Kepler for an epic journey through the lights in the darkness. Evoking at once both the deep depths of the universe and endless seas of sand, James transforms the original into a true adventure, filled with tons of energy, sweeping strings, epic acids, tantalizing textures, and so. much. bassline. Not to be missed for all fans of moving melodies and epic energy.

Derek Ryan & Melissa R. Kaplan - Kepler (James Dymond Remix)

Prepare for depth, beauty, and discovery of self as Singapore-raised, Tokyo-based multi-genre artist You Liang joins us with Feel Your Soul.

An absolutely gorgeous slice of progressive trance, Feel Your Soul sets up a unique sonic environment and fills it with pinpoints of cosmic light and nebulas of drifting sound. Centering around both vocal and instrumental hooks, the tune evolves in a way that's both captivating and moving.

We hope this tune helps you to find yourself! It certainly has for us.

Turn it up loud and put the soul in your feet.

Feel Your Soul (Original Mix)

M42 is back on Ascent and boy is he in full form. One of our favorite Korean artists brings his unparalleled sense of epic melody into a whole new zone with the beautify O.E.G.

Layered cinematics and complex textures are paired with a kickin groove and M42's signature vocal hits, culminating in a massive melodic rush that feels like hitting warp in the middle of a starfield and ending up in a technicolor nebula.

M42 brings the heat with this incredible journey through sound and space.

Strap in and turn it up!

M42 - O.E.G. (Original MIx)

Fill your shadows with light with as the new Revolution 9 track takes flight! It's always a treasure to discover a new Revolution 9 track, like a shimmering treasure hidden in the darkness, and this track delivers all the promise of that treasure and more.

Dave Parkinson's immaculate production and melodic sense come together in this absolutely beautiful new tune that's a perfect anthem to close out the spring and kick off the summer.

A beautiful journey, Shadows fuses old school sentiment with modern drive. Arpeggiated and weaving melodics meet sparkling counters, the flowing chord progression meets the powerful main leads, and through it all the rhythm and groove keep everything in peak experience.

An incredibly satisfying tune, Shadows will help you face yours, on and off the dancefloor.

Shadows (Original Mix)

Bring yourself to full awareness as Mark Allen joins the Ascent roster with the flowing, fast paced and relentlessly positive Into The Moment!

Waves of driving acid break out to a wide open field of feel good synths and vocal stabs, crashing upon the shore as it flows into the break, and returning with a tidal force of epic anthemic goodness.

It's impossible to listen to this tune and not want to smile, and move at the same time.

Turn it up and feel the moment!

Into The Moment (Original Mix)

One in a Million

Get ready to move to the next phase of your own personal evolution as LawrenceQ returns on Ascent with an emotional banger.

Pulsing and swirling, We Evolve is a galaxy of light and color of acid and hard hitting synths, vocal hits and pad swells that come together to form a compelling tapestry of sound.

Hues intermix in the darkness as we come through a wormhole to a tannhauser gate into a melodic nebula underscored by choral pads and huge energy, flowing towards a neutron star of a climax.

Journey within yourself and through the cosmos as We Evolve takes you to the next dimension!

We Evolve (Original Mix)

Find your own space in the darkness as North American techno and trance hero Kaeno joins us for a brilliant remix of This Space!

Percussive and textural, banging and smooth, this mix brings a whole new feel with a fusion of melodic tech, house-tinged mainroom, and uplifting flavors together in a melange of sound that's as unique as it is compelling.

Starry and swirling, contrasted with pitch-black night and greyscale city lights, this mix leans into the epic and pulls out a whole gradient of emotions.

Turn it up and groove!

This Space (Kaeno Remix)

One of our absolute favorite producers here at Ascent, Hiromori Aso, is back with a techy blast and a huge, huge impact as Rage Quit explodes out.

Stabby, energetic, and foreboding, but also fun as heck, Rage quit is a hyper cyberpunk adventure of sound that pulsates with massive dancefloor energy.

Hoovers, acid, hardcore tech drive.

We love seeing this new dark side of Hiromori, and we know you will too. Prep yourself for takeoff.

Rage Quit

A Tokyo-based boutique label focused on melodic and emotional dance music, primarily trance and progressive.

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