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Fabio-XB-Liuck-feat.-Roxanne-Emery-Nowhere-To-Be-Found.jpg youtube.com/watch?v=tCSpKLJnlWA It’s getting to be such a regular occurrence, you could almost call it annual! Fabio ‘XB’ Carrara and Luca ‘Liuck’ Facchini have been back in the studio making more of that musical voodoo that they do! The result of their latest session is another can’t-miss floor-bullet in the form of ‘Nowhere To Be Found’. The track follows 2014’s ‘Back To You’ and last year’s ‘Step Into The Light’, which collectively ho…

Mark-Sherry-Alex-Di-Stefano-Outburst-presents-Prism-Volume-1.png In a touch under two years, Outburst has forged its way to the centre of trance’s agenda. Through sheer force of will, unrelenting quality & quantity of releases and pure dynamism of sound, it’s done what other label start-ups only dream of. It’s signed breakout singles, established new artists, defined its own sound and - in the process -cornered its own market. It’s also proved to be catalytic in the resurgence of its initiator, …

s08017336.jpg youtube.com/watch?v=VvZpqi96Tig It’s January... It’s dark, it’s cold, it’s winter. Everywhere, that is, other than in the mind of Roger Shah. A man for who summer is an eternal proposition, June is right around the corner. While the rest of us are in the throes of snow-season, Roger’s already doing the rounds of the studios, on his yearly quest to seek and sign the hot season-summoning tracks that’ll comprise his annual ‘Magic Island’ excursion. Today, four months later, a good few…

Audio-Noir-In-The-Mix-002.png Following last year’s outstanding, bar-setting series-opener from Airwave, Audio Noir accepts Bonzai’s ‘In The Mix’ baton-pass and heads up their second ‘Progressive Sessions’. Over the last few years, the enigmatic Australian has built up a release-oeuvre that’s been as considerable as it’s been impressive. Most recently, his ‘Progressive Tales 2’ EP proved to be yet another example of both his musical savvy and – across its three tracks - heterogeneous styling. Ha…

reloaded-rielism_9c117bed3ecf00fedb1cd562286e642c.jpg Head-to-head, toe-to-toe, Dutchman-to-Dutchman-to (thinking about it!) Dutchman… Hey, it’s a time-honoured electronic music ‘Mix-Off’! In the blue corner, the recently Reloaded one, Richard Durand, whilst over in the red, boxing clever and keeping matters just as Riel as ever, that man Sied. This month, the two duke it out on the remix of Tiësto’s (per DJ Mag), “artistically seismic” and (per us!) game changing ‘Traffic’. Well, we’re talking …

attachment.php Welcome, music lover… Step a little closer. There are matters to discuss. With the two-album/four-year ‘Scream’ arc concluded, change has been afoot at Casa del Schulz. Priorities have changed, focuses have shifted and new areas have captured the attention of our music creator. Some albums are consumed by high-visibility collabs, others about higher yet concepts, while some merely want to be as instantaneous as possible. ‘Watch The World’ isn’t any of those albums. It is one with …

youtube.com/watch?v=WC777W9Ndao open.spotify.com/album/69xhjzRrAxVum7C29D3kor?locale=es&fo=1 attachment.php With one happening and another, the opening months of 2016 have kept Solarstone plenty busy. His Pure Remix of Orkidea & Lowland’s ‘Glowing Skies’ has just been unwrapped, PureNRG’s ‘Secret Of The Sahara’ took things epically orchestral in Feb and the titan-sized ‘Pure Trance Vol.4’ mix-comp expansion pack has just reached stores. The only thing that’s been missing is a new Solar-single an…

Orla-Feeney-Kristina-Sky-Audacious-VANDIT-Records-400x400.jpg youtube.com/watch?v=4QMZYH-F-fk soundcloud.com/vanditrecords/o…-sky-audacious-radio-edit As individuals, just one of these fierce, ruling trance Queens is enough to comfortably assure a titan singles moment. Together though!? Well, the outcome, is nothing less than… ‘Audacious’! Last seen leading the VANDIT charge with ‘This Moment, the track marked another monster release for producer, DJ & radio host, Orla Feeney. For her next strik…

Chris-Bekker-Goldelse-300x300.jpg youtube.com/watch?v=fkGj0wu-3Z4 soundcloud.com/vanditrecords/chris-bekker-goldelse Maintaining the release pressure, Chris Bekker and production pal Farius made a quick stopover to summon the (Above & Beyond-smashed) ‘London Sunrise’ last month. April though sees Chris back on his home beat, and resuming the serious business of soundscaping the German capital. A Berlin resident for a quarter of a century or more, there are few (if any!) producers better position…

15YVANDIT-Compilation-2016-Vol2-300x300.jpg It’s April and VANDIT are kicking spring up into high gear with a megawatt package of ‘remix-re-visitations’, all drawn from the Berliner’s estimable discography! Continuing their decade-and-a-half milestone celebrations, on offer you’ll find music from (amongst others) Giuseppe Ottaviani, Lange & Gareth Emery and Alex M.O.R.P.H. They have been heartily reworked by some of the label’s next-gen studio-heads, Paul Thomas & Chris Bekker, Dan Stone and Ala…

Corti-Organ-Lumina-Catch-The-Beauty-300x300.jpg youtube.com/watch?v=r3aMLaDzb_k youtube.com/watch?v=rp12QrupcOg Back in 2013, through VANDIT, Alex M.O.R.P.H. introduced Planet Trance to the talents of German-Croat duo Corti Organ. MIXMAG proceeded to hail their co-op ‘Magnum’ as a 9/10-scoring “seriously annihilating piece of floor-flooring gear”, cheekily adding that it was “so tasty you’ll want two of them!” Accruing spins from PvD, Paul Oakenfold, Armin van Buuren, it was followed by more clu…

attachment.php John 00 Fleming is a man with whose electronic music career has been equal parts industrious and illustrious. Now spanning two decades or more, he’s been the driving mix-force behind music compilations, now too numerous to count and – for the larger part - a steadfast advocate of ‘the singles school’ of music release. By contrast JOOF albums have been far more the rarity. It’s only comparatively recently that John has come to embrace them as a platform for his work, first with ‘Ni…

attachment.php Last month, no less than Billboard marked Bobina out as one of their 2016 trance names to watch. Why this year? Well, you’re probably staring a sizeable part of the answer at this very moment. With a history, already stretching back to some his earliest studio times, ‘Speed Breaker’ marks the sixth album to take its place in the Russian’s estimable long-player archive. From 2004’s ‘Catchy!’ through to last year’s ‘#Uplifting’, its supplied the collections of fan’s around the world…

MarkusSchulz-468x500.jpg Today (22/03/16) Markus Schulz drops the curtain on the 17-strong tracklist for his fast approaching artist album, ‘Watch The World’. Following the chart success of its vanguard singles, ‘Destiny’ and ‘Facedown’ (for which Schulz co-wrote lyrics), it sees the acclaimed producer assume an album songwriting role for the first time. Comprised of a hybrid of vocal numbers and instrumental anthems, ‘Watch The World’ (his sixth long-player; out April 29) features singers both …

youtube.com/watch?v=0IRLE_nWX8g John00Fleming-Chemical-Equilibrium-500x500.jpeg Down in the JOOF undergrowth, something big’s been a-stirring of late… and that something goes by the name of AURA. John 00 Fleming’s box-fresh imprint has formed a new tip to his label spear, bringing with it music of a darker, more absorbing, less phemeral nature. Unto cooler club floors, its opening release salvo has delivered the likes of ‘Dactylion Pt. 2’ from Matt Holliday, Insert Name’s shadow-som ‘Your World’…

Markus-Schulz-Watch-the-World-Album-Art-500x500.jpg Yesterday (02.29.16), Markus Schulz dropped fans a major update on his forthcoming Q2-2016 longplayer. Watch The World was announced as the title of his highly anticipated 6th studio album, which will come through a joint venture between Black Hole Recordings and his own Coldharbour Recordings label. Its cryptic title - suggested to be a reference to the release’s underlying theme - was further reflected by the unveiling of some enigmatically s…

youtube.com/watch?v=26UvntB81UA Betsie-Larkin-presents-Larke-Angels-Humans-Robots-500x500.jpg Known for her emotionally charged writing and vocals across the electronic music’s grand span, throughout her career, Betsie Larkin has developed a stunning collection of original songs. As a touring artist, she has circled the globe numerous times and worked with a veritable Who’s Who of illustrious names. Among them have been the likes of Ferry Corsten, Armin van Buuren, Solarstone, Super8 & Tab, Bobi…

Sean-Tyas-Degeneration-500x500.jpg Highly respected international DJ, studio genius and veteran of the Trance scene Sean Tyas has been pioneering cutting edge sounds for the genre for well over a decade. It may therefore come as a surprise to learn that Degeneration is his debut artist album. Having remixed a diverse range of artists including Armin van Buuren, Moby, Pink, Gareth Emery, Dash Berlin and Bloodhound Gang as well as releasing countless critically acclaimed hits on the likes of ASOT,…

Markus-Schulz-Approved-Photo-2-500x334.jpg ‘Scream’ 1 & 2, ‘Do You Dream?’, ‘Progression’ and ‘Without You Near’: all have come and all have conquered. Now, following that celebrated line of artist albums, comes news certain to delight electronic music lovers of all persuasions... Following mounting fan speculation, today (01/20/16), the two-time DJ Times Best American DJ winner confirmed that 2016 would see the release of his eagerly awaited sixth studio album. The first Schulz long-player to b…

youtube.com/watch?v=yYk0jXAsdWc Max-Graham-Cycles-7-500x500.jpg Man of limitless musical capacities, Max Graham is renowned across the electronic music’s lands for intercutting three of its foremost sub-styles. In that pursuit, his annual ‘Cycles’ compilation docks again this month, delivering another swirling percolation of Trance, Techno & Progressive. Packed to its 80-minute limits with constantly surprising curves, turns, peaks and drops, it’s a forward-thinkers delight that once heard, will…

joof-expansion-lead-image-500x500.jpg Reflecting his musical outlook, January 2016 sees JOOF helmsman John 00 Fleming announce details of an organizational remap for his acclaimed 18-years-&-running label group. The change-up will see the outgoing JOOF V.2 imprint replaced by JOOF Mantra, bringing for the first time a Psy-trance-specific imprint to the label bloc. It will also see the creation of JOOF AURA, which will focus solely on deeper, more open-plan material. This in turn will allow the J…

Damaged-Records-Red-Alert-Edition-500x500.jpg youtube.com/watch?v=JyGt1l9TxvY How do you ‘remix’ the time-established format of the music compilation? Well, if you’re currently one of the hottest, most forward-thinking DJ minds out there (and your name’s Jordan Suckley!), the answer is in fact beautifully straightforward… This year has already seen Jordan drop multiple crowd-thrilling productions, whip-up Beatport chart-topping remixes and ace one Damaged Records floor-whacker after another. To …

POD3-Remixes-Art.jpg In the late spring of 2015, Paul van Dyk brought the electronic music world his third generation of dancefloor ‘Politics’. Through his “captivating” (MIXMAG), “10/10” (FAZE Mag) seventh studio album, in equal measure he enthralled fans and delighted the music press. Containing many a new PvD classic-in-the-making, ‘The Politics Of Dancing 3’ also set in motion the globe-spanning POD3 LIVE tour, which, to-date has reached 30 shores or more. Now, bridging the gap between the a…

Richard-Durand-Art-of-Noise-500x500.jpg “Harder, Faster, Bigger, Bolder… Darker!” – that’s the rally cry! An unstoppable, irresistible force of sonic mass & motion, its result! To scene-wide delight, September saw Richard Durand launch his artistic revolution through a new label; it’s debut single, ‘Face Of Chaos’ and a raft of other musical measures and endeavours! Today, he chambers Reloaded Music’s second round, bringing greater yet perspective to that new audio code. ‘Art Of Noise’ has alrea…

Lyonheart-Amelia-Full-Release-500x500.jpg This autumn, Black Hole Recordings introduces a new vocal name to the electronic music domain. The man behind the Lyonheart mask is by no means though a singing/songwriting tenderfoot. Over the last half-decade or so, he’s notched up club hits alongside the likes of (hey, hint!) BT, Oakenfold, Chicane, MYNC & others. However, with ‘Amelia’, his lead-out single (and into 2016, a full artist album), he’s ushering in a new sound, feel and era to his music. …