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Italian duo Agents Of Time have been incredibly busy over the past few years, from releasing a string of classic singles – including their recent single for Afterlife, “The Mirage”, which earned more than five million views on Instagram – to remixing The Weeknd’s “Take My Breath”, which appeared on his recent Dawn FM (Alternative World). But the biggest news is here now – their second album, Universo, is ready. Elevating their trademark melodic techno with an exquisite pop-ness, Universo has found its ideal home with Kompakt, following their Music Made Paradise 2020 debut EP for the label. It’s a meeting of minds that makes perfect sense.

Andrea Di Ceglie and Luigi Tutolo, the two members of Agents Of Time, used their time during the pandemic to work on Universo, an album loosely conceptualised around their ‘personal universo’, a manifestation of the world Di Ceglie and Tutolo built both within and around their studio. This accounts for the sparkle and brightness of Universo – it’s full of personality, vim and vigour, the duo experimenting with their music, exploring its furthest corners. If you come to Universo expecting just another album of melodic techno, get ready to be pleasantly surprised – there’s a whole lot more going on here, and it’s all equally compelling.

After a typically poetic opening gesture – the swirling, synaesthetic, self-titled intro track – expectations are immediately blindsided with the two-step pop of “Fallin’”, sung with gentle clarity by guest Audrey Janssens, a dream of a song that harks back to the glory days of early ‘00s UK garage. “Interstellar Cowboy” is a confident, lithe, disco-fied strut; the gentle minor-key piano of “Liquid Fantasy” spirals into a gorgeously melancholy techno-pop epic, Vicky Who?’s voice rich with yearning. Janssens also reappears on the electro-swirl of “Poison”; “Dream Vision” revisits their single “The Mirage”, soft with sweeping strings, loaded with drama; “Part Of Life” sashays into view with a schaffel-stomp.

This rich variety throws the more dancefloor-focused tracks, like “Ciao”, into even starker relief – they’re more decisive, streamlined, yet rich with detail, chugging, Moroder-esque bass meeting strobe-lit synths that fire melodies out into the firmament. Universo feels texturally dense, but it still breathes, its sounds so tactile you want to reach out and grab them, its tunes so seductive you can’t get them out of your head. Universo is a fiercely beautiful album, brave in its spirit, a perfectly poised meeting-point of pop melody and stylish, lush techno: Agents Of Time in excelsis.

Universo

Agents Of Time - Interstellar Cowboy

Agents Of Time - Fallin Feat. Audrey Janssens

To Armin van Buuren, the sound of music has become a natural high, a sanctuary, and the stimulus in life. With each year of his career passing, his role in electronic dance music has become more important. If anything, he inspires music lovers with his weekly radio show. Based on that show, is the annual compilation series, loved and anticipated by fans, music lovers and dance addicts. So here it is, A State of Trance 2014, mixed and compiled by no one less than Armin van Buuren.

2014 is going to be a year to remember for the Dutch DJ and his fans. Within the course of 6 weeks, he’ll celebrate the 650th episode of the A State of Trance radio show with no less than 9 events in cities all across the globe. Broadcast live, these celebrations reach out to millions of listeners. Next to that, Armin also hosts his ‘Armin Only – Intense’ world tour this year, with more than 20 dates in cities such as New York, Sydney, Johannesburg, Moscow and more. Next to touring the world, Armin also spends a great deal of time on the weekly A State of Trance radio show. Going strong for nearly 13 years, it was and still is one of the driving forces in his career. So is the award-winning A State of Trance compilation series.

A State of Trance 2014 features a great deal of brand new tracks, exclusive productions and remixes, mixed in only the way Armin van Buuren can. Setting forth the ‘On The Beach’ and ‘In The Club’ themes, Armin features a collab with Andrew Rayel, a brand new Gaia and tracks by Aly & Fila, Andrew Bayer, Gareth Emery, Protoculture, MarLo, Inge Bergmann, Allen Watts, Alexander Popov and many more. New found jewels of renowned names, brilliant discoveries by talents on the rise, you’ll find all of 2014 essentials in trance right on these two mixes. This is 2014, etched into music.

CD 1 On The Beach

01 Adam Szabo & Willem de Roo – Medusa (Intro Mix)
02 Tommy Johnson feat. Nanje Nowack – Burn The Sun
03 Alex M.O.R.P.H. feat. Natalie Gioia – My Heaven
04 Dart Rayne & Yura Moonlight – Athena
05 Andrew Bayer – Once Lydian
06 Aly & Fila feat. Jaren – End Of The Road (Hazem Beltagui Remix)
07 Bogdan Vix & Renee Stahl – Forever
08 Fabio XB & Liuck feat. Christina Novelli – Back To You (Wach Remix)
09 Andrew Rayel feat. Alexandra Badoi – Goodbye
10 MaRLo feat. Jano – Haunted
11 Soarsweep – Between Empires
12 Craig Connelly – Decibels
13 Gareth Emery feat. Bo Bruce – U (Bryan Kearney Remix)
14 Protoculture – Music Is More Than Mathematics
15 Max Graham vs Maarten de Jong – Lekker
16 Markus Schulz – Destino
17 RAM & Susana – RAMelia (Tribute To Amelia)

CD 2 In The Club

01 Armin van Buuren & Andrew Rayel – EIFORYA (Intro Mix)
02 Ørjan Nilsen – The Late Anthem (Way Too Late Mix)
03 Alexander Popov – Quantum
04 Eximinds – Phoenix
05 Gaia – Empire Of Hearts
06 RAM – Kingdom Of Dreams
07 Type 41 – Mythology (Dimension Remix)
08 MaRLo – Visions
09 Inge Bergmann – Oblivion
10 Wach – Carthage
11 Jorn van Deynhoven – New Horizons (A State Of Trance 650 Anthem)
12 Dart Rayne & Yura Moonlight and Katty Heath – Stole The Sun (Allen & Envy Remix)
13 Simon O’Shine & Adam Navel – Marathon (Simon O’Shine Remix)
14 Allen Watts – Blackout
15 James Dymond – Siren’s Song
16 John Askew – Shine
17 Armin van Buuren – Save My Night (Allen Watts Remix)
18 Armin van Buuren – Ping Pong

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Empire Of Hearts

Empire Of Hearts (Johann Stone Remix)

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Hey melodic lovers!
This is my first original set, inspired by love and freedom.

Hope it will touch you, same as it did to me :)

Free with me

Free With Me - Nic Rumi

Many of you have requested the full version of "Electronic Soul" - my original track inspired by the iconic @Bjork and her interview about the soul in electronic music! (part of the interview is also part of the track video).

The famous quote from Bjork during her interview "If there's not soul in the music, it's because nobody put it there" has inspired me to create this track!

The message is that we are the heart & soul of the electronic music.

Electronic Soul

The Architect

Un set producido enteramente por mí, fragmentado y secuenciado para posteriormente presentarlo en un hybrid set, ¡Espero te que te guste!  🔥

Deep Dimension

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After the success of Powers of Ten, Stephan Bodzin's latest and greatest full length, the German tastemaker has now invited a key selection of artists to remix tracks from it. This great collection will be released digitally—with two bonus remixes by Super Flu and Marc Romboy—as well as on vinyl on the 18th December 2015. The original album came in June on Bodzin's own Herzblut Recordings and was a hugely personal affair that has been played far and wide by DJs and danced to by clubbers all over the world. Now breathing fresh life and different perspectives into the original source material are the likes of big name stars Maceo Plex & Shall Ochin, Fur Coat, Extrawelt, long time musical sparring partner Marc Romboy, Pan Pot, Max Cooper, Agents of Time, Dominik Eulberg and many more. Things kick off with Ellum Audio boss Maceo Plex and Shall Ocin, who flip 'Powers of Ten' into a serene and slow burning track full of spiritual synth lines and heavenly pads, before Spanish pair Edu Imbernon and Coyu work their magic on 'Wir' and reimagine it as a sumptuous and slow burning tech track with a droning baseline and cosmic melodies. Influential Crosstown Rebels act Fur Coat then tackle 'Singularity' and cook up a brooding, elongated main room track that locks you into its groove and never lets you go. Next, long time Bodzin collaborator and friend Marc Romboy makes 'Ix' into a tense tech tool that balances on a knife edge as menacing bass roams and rolls below. From there, Cocoon team and live specialists Extrawelt makes 'Blue Giant' into a spooky minimal cut that is full of haunting atmosphere, festival headlining Second State pair Pan-Pot then offer lots of tense groove and sombre machine melodies on their version of 'Zulu.' In the second half there are dark remixes from Max Cooper, intense synth jams from Agents of Time, typically beautiful and musical offerings from Dominik Eulberg, tripped out techno rollers from Gabriel Ananda and two digital only remixes of 'Birth' that are deep and inviting from Super Flu and clean, reflective and soothing from Marc Romboy. Monoloc also comes up with the goods on his deep and dubby remix of 'Singularity'. This collection plays out almost like a mix, taking you up and down and through many different styles of electronic music, each as absorbing and essential as the next, and that's all thanks to the on point and informed A&R of label boss Stephan Bodzin.


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Stephan Bodzin - Zulu (Agents Of Time Remix)

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Continuing his string of impressive releases, Dutch hotshot Husman comes forth with his first vocal track to up the ante. Combining Kelly Sweet’s gorgeous vocal tones with an entrancing ‘Atmosphere’, stunning breakdown, and sumptuous melody, it’s made perfectly clear once again why Husman is one of Armada Captivating’s finest. Don’t forget to check out the tempestuous Fatum Remix while you’re at it. 

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Atmosphere

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Husman feat. Kelly Sweet - Atmosphere (Fatum Remix) (OUT NOW)

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Fallout

Petra

Andrew Rayel Remix of my latest single "The Space Track".
Out 24.09.2012 on Magik Muzik (Black Hole Recordings).

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Bobina - The Space Track (Andrew Rayel Stadium Remix)

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