2014 Q4 Trance for now

Here's my new single "Once Lydian", out now on Anjunabeats: http://bit.ly/bp-oncelydian

Once Lydian

Once Lydian (Extended Mix)

First State – Full Circle

In a comparatively short time frame Holland’s Sander van der Waal released his debut album on In Trance We Trust, before changing lanes for the new creative aesthetic of its Magik Muzik follow-up. Now, in 2014, he completes that initial three-album arc with ‘Full Circle’. For this new long-player, the spectrum of Van der Waal’s compound sound becomes ever yet more expansive. Frequency hopping across genre bands - often inside the confines of a single track, it beguiles the audiophile by exploring the EDM route less travelled. The only predictable feature of ‘Full Circle’ is its entire lack of predictability!

Also along for this sonic ride, he’s brought many a standout vocalist, to the album, with performances by international singer-songwriters including Eric Lumiere, Sarah Howells, Relyk, Tyler Sherritt and others. Never knowing exactly what’s around the corner has rarely provided such a thrall-ish, edge-of-the-seat type listening experience!
On the release of his third album, Sander stated: “‘Full Circle’ represents my journey as an artist and song composer, as I feel this album stands for the completion of an era and my development as an artist. With this album I’ve followed my heart and some songs took days while others took weeks or sometimes even months. Even though an album is never finished for a producer until it leaves it’s studio, the same goes for a circle as it has no beginning nor and ending.”

Artistically, ‘Full Circle’ drops its first compass point with the vocoderizing ministrations of ‘I Need Your Love’ - its analogue MOOG-isms bestowing a Mylo-esque driven groove and floor-sense to ‘Full Circle’s onset.

Further in, Sander reunites with the first of several ‘Changing Lanes’ vocal alumni. Paper Aeroplanes front-woman Sarah Howells brings first vocal anthemia to ‘Skies On Fire’, and further in laments the loss of a love supreme on the TKO of ‘Seeing Stars’. Her acoustics initially come accompanied by flecked guitar and pianoforte, before Sander roguishly diverts and subverts them, rolling the snares and space-shot synth lines in underneath.
Another ‘Changing Lanes’ returnee is songstress Kyler ‘Relyk’ England, who etches her soulful burn onto First State’s 3rd. Last heard ruling on Tiësto’s ‘Take Me’ in 2013, she brings her tones and inescapably catchy and empathetic lyrics to ‘Take The Fall’, as Sander stokes the production engine with trance-fired synthery.
Equally accomplished in its vocal-free regions, First State’s instrumentals bring ‘Full Circle’ further sonic grades and shades. An unexpectedly soulful spin to the EDM sound on ‘Lourdes’; old-skool M1 piano uplift on ‘World’s Apart’ and an astonishing sound collage of violins and tech-through-elec grind on ‘Anunnaki’ all interconnect its vocal numbers.

Be in no doubt, the moment you think you have ‘Full Circle’s genre categorized, it will delight in confounding you! Eternally toughened by retro-futuristic chemical FX, ‘Humanoid’ blows back in consciously knockabout fashion to Daft Punk’s ‘Robot Rock’. ‘One Push’ meanwhile aces unchecked frenetic festival-ism: think an on-acid Tangerine Dream or Moroder’s ‘Tony’s Theme’ in a head-on electrode collision with Erol Alkan.
Elsewhere Y chromosome vocalists are every bit as well represented. Across a deuce of tracks, US singer/songwriter Tyler Sherritt further broadens ‘Full Circle’s vocal spread with some indie-rock elements and edges. Introspection, vocal contemplation and lyrical existentialism are quick to hand on ‘Maze’ and ‘I’ll Never Die’. Just as fine is the floor illumination of ‘Glow’, which features the vocals and lyrics of Eric ‘Anthem’/’Love Will Bring It Back Around’ Lumiere.
Drawing on sonic stylistic influences and inspirations from dance music and way, way beyond, ‘Full Circle’ brings a new track collection-come-expedition that through eclectic, amazing tangents and curves, grips the attention from primary beat to terminal point. It’s out March 3rd through Magik Muzik.
Tracklist:
01. I Need Your Love
02. Skies On Fire (featuring Sarah Howells)
03. Worlds Apart
04. Take The Fall (featuring Relyk)
05. Lourdes
06. I’ll Never Die (featuring Tyler Sherritt)
07. Nothing Lasts (featuring Neev Kennedy)
08. Anunnaki
09. Battle Of Hearts (featuring Fenja)
10. Seeing Stars (featuring Sarah Howells)
11. Where You Are (featuring Quilla)
12. Glow (with Eric Lumiere)
13. Humanoid
14. Maze (featuring Tyler Sherritt)
15. One Push
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Where You Are

BUY ON ITUNES

First State ft. Quilla - Where You Are (Full Circle Album)

Download on iTunes: http://bit.ly/TJBTS_iT
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Burn The Sun is also featured on A State Of Trance 2014.
 
Download on iTunes: smarturl.it/asot2014
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Tommy Johnson feat. Nanje Nowack - Burn The Sun [A State Of Trance 656] [OUT NOW!]

Download on iTunes: http://bit.ly/ShogunZanarkand_iT
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Shogun - Zanarkand [A State Of Trance Episode 661] [OUT NOW!]

Download on iTunes: http://bit.ly/OmniaTP_iT
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Tomorrow People

Tomorrow People (Original Mix)

Dash Berlin #WeAre Album on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/we-are-part-1/id888376741
More info about the album: http://dashberlinworld.com/profiles/blogs/dash-berlin-reveals-weare-artwork-pre-order

Never Let You Go

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Dash Berlin & John Dahlback Ft. BullySongs - Never Let You Go  [ASOT678] #WeAre

Beatport: http://po.st/bletgo
Pre-order Super8 & Tab's new album 'Unified':
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iTunes: http://po.st/iunified

Watch the official music video for 'No Frontiers': http://youtu.be/aTY21X78sDs

Premiered on #ABGT096, the new single from Super8 & Tab taken from their forthcoming album 'Unified'.

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Super8 & Tab feat. Julie Thompson - Let Go [Out Now]

Download on iTunes: http://bit.ly/Dragon_iT
Listen on Spotify: http://bit.ly/Dragon_SP
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Shogun has long been revered as one of the most consistent, solid producers to grace the Armind label. A mainstay of A State of Trance, he’s well know for his songs ‘Zanarkand’, ‘Erhu’, ‘Abduction’, and ‘Find Me’ (featuring Tania Zygar).

Now he’s been given the chance to show what he can do in a full length album — ten tracks highlighting the absolute best side of trance, progressive, and electro music. Ranging from vocal bangers like ‘Underwater’ to fierce, beat-driven tunes like ‘Laputa’, ‘Dragon’ is a tour de force work from one of the most inspiring producers in the game.

1. Shogun feat. Adara – Dragon
2. Shogun feat. Susie - When I’m With You
3. Shogun – Zanarkand
4. Shogun feat. Chloe – Underwater
5. Shogun – Laputa
6. Shogun – Abduction
7. Shogun feat. Tania Zygar - Find Me
8. Shogun – Erhu
9. Shogun feat. Emma Lock - Fly Away
10. Shogun – Meteor

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Shogun feat. Adara - Dragon (Taken From ’Dragon’) [ASOT688] [OUT NOW!]

Thanks @john-dahlback for playing our new track Rise on your Mutants Radio! And also Thanks for the kind words! 
More infos about the release soon!

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Rise [Played by John Dahlback on Mutants Radio] [OUT NOW]

The new album ‘100 Reasons To Live’ is OUT NOW! http://smarturl.it/100RTL

Gareth Emery - Drive: Refueled is out now.
iTunes: http://smarturl.it/driverefueled
Beatport: https://pro.beatport.com/release/drive-refueled/1468941

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SPOTIFY

Gareth Emery - Long Way Home (Cosmic Gate Remix)

Download on iTunes: http://bit.ly/Gravity_iT
Listen on Spotify: http://bit.ly/Gravity_SP
Grab your copy on Beatport: http://bit.ly/Gravity_BP

This is a tune that’s guaranteed to put a smile on your face. Fans of the classic sound will delight in the sublime beauty of Allen Watts’ ‘Gravity’, letting the soothing breakdown wash over them before being engulfed by driving bass. This is 138 at its peak of sweetness.

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Gravity

Gravity (Original Mix)

Download WYM Sessions 001 on iTunes: http://bit.ly/WYMS001_iT

Download on iTunes: http://bit.ly/NCTT_iT
Listen on Spotify: http://bit.ly/NCTT_SP
Grab your copy on Beatport: http://bit.ly/NCTT_BP


‘This Time’ the long awaited new Nic Chagall single is finally here!
Nic’s signature sound and the stunning vocals of Jonathan Mendelsohn are setting the bar high for another year of big tracks on Cosmic Gate’s WYM label.

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2014 Q4 Trance for now

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