Author: Stefan van den Hurk

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Today global online search giant Google has announced its annual year in search list that unveils the most popular names and events searched in 2018. In the category of electronic dance music Armin van Buuren, the Grammy-nominated DJ and producer, has been ranked one of the top 5 artists that people searched on Google this year. The entire list consist (in chronologic order) Swedisch House Mafia, David Guetta, Armin van Buuren, Fatboy Slim, Benny Benassi, Carl Cox, Paul Oakenfold, Laidback Luke, Steve Angello and Marshmello.

With more than 41 million listeners tuning in each week to his SiriusXM radio show “A State of Trance”, Armin van Buuren is considered one of the top DJs and music producers in the world, having been voted as the #1 DJ worldwide five times. Further highlighting his popularity, Armin recently sold out his show in London’s Wembley stadium in less than three hours after tickets went on sale.

Armin van Buuren said, “Wow! This is so cool and such great news to hear; what an honor to make it in Google’s search list of 2018. Behind every search is someone looking for my shows or music. Connecting my music to my fans is the most important thing for me. My thanks go out to Google and even more so to my fans for their amazing support. I wouldn’t be on this list without you!”

This coming Friday, December 14, Armin will release his own annual year in review, his end-of-year compilation of his personal picks from the trance and electronic music releases this year. Armin will unveil his “A State of Trance Year Mix 2018” this coming Friday, December 14th.

For further information on Google’s “Year in Search” 2018 list, please click g.co/2018 to see all of the top searches of the year in different categories. You can find the official artwork Google has created for Armin van Buuren for this announcement below. You can also follow this announcement on social media using #YearinSearch. Collectively, Armin van Buuren has over 14 million social media followers and can be found at Instagram, Facebook and Twitter at @arminvanbuuren.

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As we’re gearing up for the final straws of 2018, Armin van Buuren is still dishing out quality performances left and right. Never one to slow down, he’s been touring through Asia for the Djakarta Warehouse Project, A State Of Trance in Bangkok and Creamfields in Shanghai to give his loyal Asian fans what they deserve! Watch it all in his new vlog!

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Another year went by where we have received SO MANY fantastic stories and song requests from the listeners of A State of Trance. Therefore we have decided to make another FULL episode with your Service for Dreamers songs!

We would love to receive YOUR request through a video shout! Record your story in maximum 30/60 seconds and tell us why we need to play the track that comes along with the story.

How can you participate?

Email armin@astateoftrance.com with a link to your video, make sure that the subject of your email is ‘Service for Dreamers episode’ and write down which song you’d like to hear.

NOTE: Please send us your input before December 31st.

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CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO A STATE OF TRANCE EPISODE 893

Tracklist:

  1. Deadmau5 GG [Mau5trap]
  2. Above & Beyond and Spencer Brown feat. RBBTS Long Way From Home [Anjunabeats]
  3. Steve Brian feat. Christian Carcamo Wait For Me (Taken from Wanderlust) [Enhanced Progressive]
  4. Maryn Azari [In My Opinion]
  5. Sean Murphy & Michele C Wild Things [Garuda]
  6. Ruslan Radriges & Cari A New Day [A State Of Trance]
  7. Marcus Santoro Hijack [Armind]
  8. Rub!k Return To Epoch [Armada Captivating]
  9. Michael Milov Eternity [Suanda Base]
  10. Frontliner I’m The Melodyman (Sander van Doorn Remix) [Doorn]
  11. Theoh feat. Kyler England Anything [AVA]
  12. PROGRESSIVE PICK: Aki Bergen & Richter Adagio For Strings [IHU]
  13. Estiva The Maze [Statement!]
  14. TUNE OF THE WEEK: W&W x Armin van Buuren Ready To Rave [Rave Culture]
  15. SERVICE FOR DREAMERS: Omnia &. IRA The Fusion [Coldharbour]
  16. South Of The Stars Fields Of Elysium [Grotesque]
  17. RAM & Susana Someone Like You (ReOrder Remix) [Grotesque]
  18. Alan Morris & Natalie Gioia Shade By Shade [Grotesque]
  19. RAM & Alex M.O.R.P.H. Youniverse (Grotesque 350 Anthem) [Grotesque]
  20. DT8 Project feat. Carla Werner Pieces [A State Of Trance]
  21. ORAW & Seegmo Protectors [Perfecto Fluoro]
  22. TRENDING TRACK: Ciaran McAuley Never Fade Away (In Loving Memory of Benthe) [FSOE]
  23. Richard Durand Aida [Reloaded]
  24. FUTURE FAVORITE: RELEJI & Katty Heath Butterflies [AVA]
  25. Alex Wright Calypso [Universal Nation]
  26. Danny Eaton Resolution [Who’s Afraid Of 138?!]
  27. John O’Callaghan feat. Deirdre Mclauchlan Stay With Me (Factor B Remix) [Subculture]
  28. Greg Downey Razor (UCast Remix) [Skullduggery]
  29. Chris Schweizer The Order [Who’s Afraid Of 138?!]

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Amidst the preparations for the highly anticipated ‘A State Of Trance Year Mix 2018’, Armin van Buuren still managed to find some time to kick back. After shooting the music video for ‘Ready To Rave’, his new track with W&W, in Zaanstad and Amsterdam, the Netherlands, he took his wife on a nice trip to Venice, Italy. Watch the magic happen!

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Comprising the most popular Future Favorites of the year, ‘ASOT Future Favorite – Best Of 2018’ has emerged to close the year in style. Chosen by the fans and for the fans, this year’s edition of the enduring series includes some of the year’s most impressive tunes as played in Armin van Buuren’s A State Of Trance radio show, including cuts from Allen Watts, Armin van Buuren, Cosmic Gate, Heatbeat, Richard Durand. Roger Shah & RAM, Shane 54 and more. Want to know which cuts are about to go down in history as Trance’s most awe-inspiring crowd favorites? Here you go.

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Tracklist:

  1. Orjan Nilsen The Last Goodbye (feat. Matluck) (Matt Fax Remix) [In My Opinion]
  2. ilan Bluestone feat. Ellen Smith Rival (Rafaël Frost Mix) [Anjunabeats]
  3. The Blizzard & Egera feat. Chris Antoine Luminescence [FSOE]
  4. Alexander Popov, Attila Syah & Natalie Gioia Nothing Is Over [Interplay Records]
  5. Andy Moor & Somna feat. Monika Santucci Free Fall [AVA]
  6. TRENDING TRACK: Cosmic Gate feat. Emma Hewitt Be Your Sound (ilan Bluestone remix) [Wake Your Mind]
  7. Ruben de Ronde X Rodg Whoop (Roovel Remix) [Statement!]
  8. PROGRESSIVE PICK: Genix Kill Switch [Anjunabeats]
  9. Sodality Challenger [Statement!]
  10. Airborn, Bogdan Vix & KeyPlayer feat. Alexandra Badoi Run Away [Armind]
  11. Ciaran McAuley Never Fade Away (In Loving Memory of Benthe) [FSOE]
  12. Paul van Dyk & Delta One Lost Angels [Vandit]
  13. TUNE OF THE WEEK: Ultra Shock The Sound Of E (Jorn van Deynhoven Remix) [Who’s Afraid Of 138?!]
  14. SERVICE FOR DREAMERS: Delerium feat. Sarah McLachlan Silence (DJ Tiesto’s In Search of Sunrise Remix) [Nettwerk]
  15. Temple One Odyssey [Digital Society]
  16. FUTURE FAVORITE: Giuseppe Ottaviani feat. Clara Yates Why [GO]
  17. RELEJI & Katty Heath Butterflies [AVA]
  18. Cold Stone Lone Wanderer [Digital Society]
  19. RAM & Alex M.O.R.P.H. Youniverse (Grotesque 350 Anthem) [Grotesque]
  20. U96 feat. DJ T.H. & Nadi Sunrise Das Boot 2018 (Cyre & Christian K. Remix)
  21. Basic Dawn Pure Thrust (Ferry Tayle Remix) [Grotesque Reworked]
  22. Basic Dawn Pure Thrust (Nu NRG Remix)
  23. Alan Morris & Martin Drake Elysium [FSOE]
  24. Armin van Buuren Be In The Moment (ASOT 850 Anthem) [Stoneface & Terminal Remix] [A State Of Trance]
  25. Tempo Giusto Trance Runner [A State Of Trance]
  26. Theoh & Julie Thompson How It Feels (Sam Laxton Remix) [AVA White]
  27. Will Rees Vitality [Kearnage]
  28. Ralphie B Kingdom [Black Hole]
  29. Photographer Infinity (Steve Allen Remix) [Suanda Dark]
  30. Paul Denton Supernova [Outburst Records]

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It’s almost impossible to put into words just how amazing the year of 2018 has been for A State Of Trance and Trance music as a whole. Between introducing the video broadcast of A State Of Trance to the radio studio set-up and hosting several phenomenal ASOT events in places such as Utrecht in the Netherlands, Melbourne in Australia, Gliwice in Poland and more, we got to introduce loads of new, exciting Trance tunes to the fans and listeners every single week, which got us so many inspiring and unforgettable moments. And now, we launched the one thing able to capture all of those moments in one two-disc album: ‘A State Of Trance Year Mix 2018 (Mixed by Armin van Buuren)’.

The fifteenth consecutive year mix album, ‘A State Of Trance Year Mix 2018’ left no stone unturned to find the tracks of 2018 that mean the most to the loyal Trance fans. Based on the standings of the Tune Of The Year voting halfway in as well as the personal picks of Armin van Buuren himself, the mix album features over a hundred solid records from some of the world’s most esteemed Trance artists, including Giuseppe Ottaviani’s ‘Till The Sunrise’, Richard Durand’s ‘The Air I Breathe’ NWYR’s ‘Wormhole’ and ‘Dragon’, Above & Beyond’s ‘Red Rocks’ and Armin van Buuren’s ‘United’, ‘Blah Blah Blah’, ‘Just As You Are’ and ‘Last Dancer’.

Above all, ‘A State Of Trance Year Mix 2018’ is a way of giving back to the fans who made all of this possible, a way of making sure this amazing year of Trance will be remembered until the end of time itself. And as you close the year in style with this year mix emanating from your sound system, let us raise a glass to the next. Let us welcome another year filled with tons of gorgeous Trance records and another beautiful ‘A State Of Trance Year Mix’ to go with it.

Pre-order/pre-save: A State Of Trance Year Mix 2018 (Mixed by Armin van Buuren)

Tracklist:

1 Armin van Buuren – A State Of Trance Year Mix 2018 Intro: License to DJ
2 Omnia – Cyberpunk
3 Andrew Bayer feat. Alison May – Immortal Lover (In My Next Life Mix)
4 Audien feat. Cecilia – Higher
5 Armin van Buuren vs Shapov – The Last Dancer
6 Super8 & Tab – Blockchain
7 Simon Lee & Alvin with Susie Ledge – Why I Came Here
8 Mark Sixma – Sinfonia
9 Signum feat. Scott Mac – Coming On Strong (Gareth Emery & Ashley Wallbridge Remix)
10 Jeremy Vancaulart feat. Danyka Nadeau – Hurt
11 Super8 & Tab feat. Envy Monroe – True Love
12 Omnia feat. Danyka Nadeau – For You
13 Cosmic Gate & Jason Ross – Awaken
14 HALIENE – Dream In Color (Ruben de Ronde Remix)
15 Above & Beyond feat Richard Bedford – Happiness Amplified (Above & Beyond Club Mix)
16 Loud Luxury feat. brando – Body (Orjan Nilsen Remix)
17 Purple Haze – Bergen
18 Armin van Buuren feat. Sam Martin – Wild Wild Son (Club Mix)
19 Estiva – Bloom
20 Virtual Self – Ghost Voices (Raito Remix)
21 ilan Bluestone with Maor Levi feat. EL Waves – Will We Remain
22 Ferry Corsten & DIM3NSION – Safe With Me
23 ARTY – Tim
24 Fatum – Violet
25 Orjan Nilsen – Savour This Moment
26 KhoMha – Tierra
27 MaRLo feat. Emma Chatt – Here We Are
28 MaRLo feat. Roxanne Emery – A Thousand Seas
29 Denis Kenzo & Sveta B. – Sweet Lie
30 Markus Schulz feat. Nikki Flores – We Are The Light
31 Ben Gold & Sivan – Stay
32 Gareth Emery feat. Evan Henz – Call To Arms (Cosmic Gate Remix)
33 Armin van Buuren feat. James Newman – Therapy (Super8 & Tab Remix)
34 Maor Levi – Light Years
35 Andrew Rayel & David Gravell – Trance Reborn (FYH100 Anthem) [Mark Sixma Remix]
36 NWYR – Wormhole
37 Eric Senn – Inkunzi
38 NWYR – Dragon
39 KhoMha – White Swan
40 Gabriel & Dresden feat. Sub Teal – Only Road (Cosmic Gate Remix)
41 Denis Kenzo, Fahjah & Kate Miles – Who I Am
42 Seven Lions feat. Rico & Miella – Without You My Love (Myon Definitive Mix)
43 Above & Beyond feat. Zoë Johnston – Always (Above & Beyond Club Mix)
44 ARTY – Perfect Strangers
45 ALPHA 9 – Sleepwalker
46 Above & Beyond – Red Rocks
47 Andrew Rayel feat. HALIENE – In The Dark
48 Armin van Buuren vs Shapov – Our Origin
49 Darude & Ashley Wallbridge feat. Foux – Surrender
50 Alex Kunnari – Sundown
51 Beatsole – Pearl
52 Ferry Corsten & Paul Oakenfold – A Slice Of Heaven
53 Venetica – Patterns Of The Soul (Davey Asprey Remix)
54 Alex M.O.R.P.H. – Running For Peace (Club Mix)
55 DJ T.H. & Nadi Sunrise feat. Michele C – See You Again
56 Craig Connelly feat. Roxanne Emery – This Life
57 Bryan Kearney & Deirdre McLaughlin – Open My Mind
58 Roman Messer feat. Christina Novelli – Fireflies (Jorn van Deynhoven Remix)
59 Aly & Fila with Emma Hewitt – You & I (Aly & Fila Club Mix)
60 Ben Gold & Audrey Gallagher – There Will Be Angels
61 Simon Patterson feat. Lucy Pullin – Fall For You
62 Scot Project – D (Don’t Go)
63 Ran-D – Zombie
64 Ben Gold & Allen Watts – Strike As One
65 RAM & Susana – Northern Star
66 Craig Connelly feat. Kat Marsh – Light The Way (Bryan Kearney Remix)
67 Gareth Emery – Long Way Home (Ashley Wallbridge Remix)
68 Mark Sixma & Emma Hewitt – Missing (Jorn van Deynhoven Remix)
69 A.R.D.I. – Army Of Angels
70 MaRLo – Enough Echo
71 Dash Berlin feat. Bo Bruce – Coming Home (STANDERWICK Remix)
72 Armin van Buuren x Vini Vici x Alok feat. Zafrir – United
73 Armin van Buuren vs Alexander Popov – Popcorn
74 Exis feat. Enya Angel – Free
75 Giuseppe Ottaviani – Till The Sunrise
76 CRW – I Feel Love (Omar Sherif Remix)
77 Heatbeat – Stadium Arcadium
78 Armin van Buuren – Be In The Moment (ASOT 850 Anthem) [Allen Watts Remix]
79 Allen Watts – Midnight
80 Paul van Dyk – Music Rescues Me
81 Aly & Fila – Rebirth (Ahmed Romel Remix)
82 Will Atkinson – Seventh Heaven
83 Ferry Corsten feat. HALIENE – Wherever You Are (Solis & Sean Truby Remix)
84 Markus Schulz & Emma Hewitt – Safe From Harm (Giuseppe Ottaviani Remix)
85 Armin van Buuren presents Rising Star feat. Fiora – Just As You Are
86 Roger Shah & RAM feat. Natalie Gioia – For The One You Love
87 Davey Asprey – Alone In The Wilderness
88 Oliver Cattley with Kiyoi & Eky – Zubr
89 Darren Porter – Whiplash
90 Richard Durand & Christina Novelli – The Air I Breathe
91 Avao – Activate
92 Ayla – Ayla (Ben Nicky & Luke Bond Remix)
93 Armin van Buuren – Lifting You Higher (ASOT 900 Anthem)
94 Protoculture – Thirty Three South
95 STANDERWICK – I’ve Been Thinking About You
96 Militia – Take Me There
97 Armin van Buuren – Blah Blah Blah
98 Luke Bond – U
99 Aly & Fila with Philippe El Sisi & Omar Sherif – A World Beyond (FSOE550 Anthem)
100 Billy Gillies – Disturbance
101 Chris Schweizer – The Wolf
102 Ultra Shock – The Sound Of E (Jorn van Deynhoven Remix)
103 W&W x Armin van Buuren – Ready To Rave
104 Splinta – Shock Therapy (Rising Altitude Mix)
105 Armin van Buuren – A State Of Trance Year Mix 2018 Outro: The Verdict

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Tracklist:

  1. John Dahlbäck Voyager [Armada Music]
  2. Proff feat. Cory Friesenhan Consequence of You (Elevven Remix) [Silk Music]
  3. Morgan Page The Longest Road (Steff Da Campo Extended Mix) [Armada Music]
  4. TRENDING TRACK: Audien & ARTY Never Letting Go [Anjunabeats]
  5. Andrew Rayel feat. Lola Blanc Horizon (Aether Mix) [InHarmony]
  6. Sam Laxton & Noire Lee Thunderstorm (GXD Extended Remix) [AVA Recordings]
  7. Venetica Patterns Of The Soul (Davey Asprey Remix) [Synedrion Music Group] vs Gaia Empire of Hearts [Armind] (Armin van Buuren Mashup)
  8. Cosmic Gate feat. Emma Hewitt Be Your Sound (ilan Bluestone Remix) [Wake Your Mind]
  9. PROGRESSIVE PICK: Stoneface & Terminal Avorion [FSOE]
  10. TUNE OF THE WEEK: Sodality Challenger (Original Mix) [Statement!]
  11. Noise Zoo You Wanna Be Someone [Enhanced]
  12. Limelght Don’t Leave Me Now (Tom Fall Extended Remix) [Armind]
  13. Giuseppe Ottaviani feat. Clara Yates Why [GO Music]
  14. Mark Sixma The Clock (Extended Mix) [Armada Music]
  15. SERVICE FOR DREAMERS: Markus Schulz & Emma Hewitt Safe From Harm (Giuseppe Ottaviani Extended Remix) [Coldharbour Recordings]
  16. ReOrder Entropy (Original Mix) (Taken from I AM READY) [Black Hole Recordings]
  17. ReOrder & Emma Chatt Alive Tonight (Taken from I AM READY) [Black Hole Recordings]
  18. ReOrder All Comes Back To You (Original Mix) (Taken from I AM READY) [Black Hole Recordings]
  19. ReOrder Digital World (Taken from I AM READY) [Black Hole Recordings]
  20. Astrosphere What Lies Between the Stars (Club Mix) [Neon Pure Trance]
  21. Allen Watts Algorithm (Extended Mix) [Who’s Afraid Of 138?!]
  22. Goldenscan Halcyon (Adam Ellis Extended Remix) [A State Of Trance]
  23. Luminn Phosphene (Extended Mix) [A State Of Trance]
  24. Radion6 & Davey Asprey Spin-Off (Extended Mix) [A State Of Trance]
  25. FUTURE FAVORITE: Quadraphonic I Can Feel Your Love (James Cottle Extended Remix) [Armada Music]
  26. Sneijder & Nick Callaghan Absorb (Niall McKeever Remix) [Afterdark]
  27. John O’Callaghan and Cold Blue Symmetric [Subculture]
  28. Marcelo Fratini T.O.T [Pharmacy Plus]
  29. Gentech Feel My Love (Extended Mix) [Dreamstate Recordings]