Author: Stefan van den Hurk

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“This year so far has been an incredible journey. We had a blast with A State Of Trance in Utrecht, ASOT stages at Ultra Miami and Tomorrowland and a huge number of other unforgettable festival experiences. It also feels great knowing so many of you loved listening to my singles ‘Therapy’ and ‘Blah Blah Blah’! I’m able to do what I love most every single day, and you’re making this wonderful journey possible. Let’s unite the world through music!”

The voting for DJ Mag’s Top 100 DJs poll of 2018 is now open. Vote for your favorite artists here before it closes on September 19.

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Tracklist:

Hour 1: NWYR

  1. NWYR ID [NWYR Music]
  2. NWYR ID [NWYR Music]
  3. NWYR ID vs. Gareth Emery & STANDERWICK feat. HALIENE Saving Light
  4. NWYR ID [NWYR Music]
  5. NWYR Venom [NWYR Music]
  6. NWYR ID [NWYR Music]
  7. NWYR ID [NWYR Music]
  8. Above & Beyond feat. Richard Bedford Northern Soul (NWYR Remix)
  9. ID ID
  10. Yoji Biomehanika Hardstyle Disco (NWYR Bootleg)
  11. NWYR Time Spiral [NWYR Music]
  12. NWYR Wormhole [NWYR Music]
  13. NWYR Ends Of Time [NWYR Music]
  14. NWYR Dragon [NWYR Music]
  15. W&W Moscow [Captivating Sounds]
  16. Safri Duo Played Alive (NWYR & Willem de Roo Bootleg)
  17. NWYR ID
  18. NWYR ID
  19. SERVICE FOR DREAMERS: Joop The Future [Be Yourself]

Hour 2: MaRLo

  1. MaRLo feat. Roxanne Emery A Thousand Seas (Marcos Santoro Remix) [Reaching Altitude]
  2. Holbrook & Skykeeper Let The Curtain Fall [Reaching Altitude]
  3. MaRLo feat. Emma Chatt Here We Are [Armind]
  4. MaRLo feat. Jano Dreamers (Eric Senn Remix) [Reaching Altitude]
  5. Voolgarizm Warrior [Reaching Altitude]
  6. HamzeH & Myke Bee Spiral Drive [Reaching Altitude]
  7. Splinta Shock Therapy (Bobby Neon Remix) [Reaching Alitude]
  8. Eric Senn Inkunzi [Reaching Altitude]
  9. Sunset Brothers X Mark McCabe I’m Feeling It (MaRLo Remix)
  10. MatricK Ethereal [Reaching Altitude]
  11. Alex Ander Tribe ‘n ’Stuff [Reaching Altitude]
  12. Lightform Asylum [Reaching Altitude]
  13. MaRLo Enough Echo [Reaching Altitude]
  14. MaRLo feat. Sarah Swagger Always Be Around (Pinque Remix) [Reaching Altitude]
  15. Avao Activate [Reaching Altitude]
  16. MaRLo feat. Jano Haunted (Avao Remix) [Reaching Altitude]
  17. Avao Reading Out [Reaching Altitude]
  18. MaRLo & Avao We Are The Future [Reaching Altitude]
  19. Avao A Prophecy [Reaching Altitude]

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With Armin van Buuren being on holiday and all, this is as good a time as any for an amazing vlog recap. From all wonderful moments at Hï Ibiza with Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano to big festival performances to watching the final of the World Cup in Russia, this can only be a kick-ass summary of Armin van Buuren’s tour life, just for you.

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Seeing as both his sound and live sets are staples in the Ibiza club scene, it’s no wonder Armin van Buuren has decided to return to the White Isle with his latest ‘A State Of Trance’ mix album. The fifth installment of the series and a wonderful addition to a summer season that saw Armin van Buuren head up his own Wednesday night summer residency at HÏ Ibiza, ‘A State Of Trance, Ibiza 2018’ strengthens both the Trance genre and the ASOT brand through forty-one sizzling productions in a two-part album ready to rock any electronic music fan’s world.

Selected and mixed by Armin van Buuren himself, the ‘A State Of Trance, Ibiza 2018’ mix album is composed of two parts: ‘On The Beach’ and ‘In The Club’. Through a phenomenal blend of mouthwatering exclusives, gorgeous originals, top-of-the-line remixes and three records from the Dutch Grammy nominee and electronic music icon himself (‘Blah Blah Blah’, ‘Our Origin’, ‘United’), the mix album captures every inch of the Ibiza magic and allows fans from all across the globe to experience the island’s thriving party scene at its best.

The A State Of Trance brand includes not only the award-winning radio show, but also the label, the event series and the A State Of Trance compilation series, which in turn includes the annual year mixes and other mix albums in addition to the Ibiza-themed installments. The radio show is broadcast every week to an estimated 42 million listeners in more than a eighty different countries around the world, and has been pivotal in placing Trance music on the map and keeping it there.

Tracklist
Mix 1 – On The Beach
1. Armin van Buuren vs Shapov – Our Origin
2. Assaf – Trinity (Sound Quelle & Max Meyer Remix)
3. ALPHA 9 – Sleepwalker
4. Probspot – Blueberry (Daniel Wanrooy Remix)
5. Maor Levi – Light Years
6. Armin van Buuren feat. James Newman – Therapy (Super8 & Tab Remix)
7. Denis Kenzo & Sveta B. – Sweet Lie
8. Myon X Late Night Alumni – Hearts & Silence (Myon Club Mix)
9. Arty – Tim
10. Sodality – Challenger
11. Fast Distance – Cosmos
12. D-Mad – Comeback
13. Cubicore & Shane 54 – Budokan
14. Fatum – Petra
15. Jorn van Deynhoven – Fiesta del Sol
16. Henry Dark – Blue Days & Black Nights
17. Omnia – CYBERPUNK
18. Alexander Popov & Ruben de Ronde – Luna
19. Kyau & Albert + Steve Brian – Reverie
20. Maor Levi – Vintage

Mix 2 – In The Club
1. Armin van Buuren x Vini Vici x Alok feat. Zafrir – United
2. Beatsole – Pearl
3. Eximinds & Jean Clemence – Gravitation
4. Super8 & Tab – Blockchain
5. Rene Ablaze & Jam Da Bass – From Dusk Till Dawn
6. Tempo Giusto – Solace In Your Eyes (Decade Mix)
7. STANDERWICK – I’ve Been Thinking About You
8. Ben Gold & Allen Watts – Strike As One
9. Yuri Kane – Right Back (Solis & Sean Truby Remix)
10. Assaf – Heliades
11. The Noble Six – Black Lotus
12. Richard Durand – The Air I Breathe
13. Chris Schweizer feat. Roxanne Emery – Under The Light
14. Moonsouls & Zara Taylor – Let It Go
15. Oliver Cattley with Kiyoi & Eky – Zubr
16. Heatbeat – Stadium Arcadium
17. Allen Watts & Talla 2XLC – Equinox
18. Ultra Shock – The Sound Of E (Jorn van Deynhoven Remix)
19. Perry O’Neil – Wave Force (South Of The Stars Remix)
20. Splinta – Shock Therapy (Rising Altitude Mix)
21. Armin van Buuren – Blah Blah Blah

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Tracklist:

  1. Johann Stone feat. Luke Chable We Are The Brave (Fatum Remix) [Serendipity Muzik]
  2. PROGRESSIVE PICK: Sodality Challenger [Statement!]
  3. Fast Distance Cosmos [A State Of Trance]
  4. TUNE OF THE WEEK: Myon X Late Night Alumni Hearts & Silence (Myon Club Mix) [Ride]
  5. Eximinds & Jean Clemence Gravitation [Interplay]
  6. ALPHA 9 Sleepwalker [Armind]
  7. Probspot Blueberry (Daniel Wanrooy Remix) [Statement!]
  8. Sander van Doorn & D.O.D Let It Go [DOORN]
  9. Genix Mr. H2O [Anjunabeats]
  10. Helix Speed [Eclypse]
  11. D-Mad Comeback [A State Of Trance]
  12. Cubicore & Shane 54 Budokan [Armind]
  13. Super8 & Tab Blockchain [Armind]
  14. Kyau & Albert with Steve Brian Reverie [Euphonic]
  15. Maor Levi Vintage [Armada Music]
  16. SERVICE FOR DREAMERS: Armin van Buuren feat. Ray Wilson Yet Another Day (Rising Star Remix) [Armind]
  17. Armin van Buuren x Vini Vici x Alok feat. Zafrir United [Armind]
  18. Beatsole Pearl [A State Of Trance]
  19. Rene Ablaze & Cari Dont You Remember [AVA White]
  20. RAM & Exis Gladiator [Who’s Afraid Of 138?!]
  21. Tempo Giusto Solace In Your Eyes (Decade Mix) [Who’s Afraid Of 138?!]
  22. Suzanne Chesterton, Richard Lowe & David Forbes Orion (Club Edit) [Pure Trance]
  23. Rene Ablaze & Jam Da Bass From Dusk Till Dawn [A State Of Trance]
  24. Perry O’Neil Wave Force (South of the Stars Remix) [Armada Music]
  25. Ultra Shock The Sound Of E (Jorn van Deynhoven Remix) [Who’s Afraid of 138?!]
  26. Heatbeat Stadium Arcadium [AERYS]
  27. Allen Watts & Talla2XLC Equinox [Who’s Afraid of 138?!]
  28. Moonsouls & Zara Taylor Let It Go [A State Of Trance]
  29. Oliver Cattley with Kiyoi & Eky Zubr [A State Of Trance]
  30. The Noble Six Black Lotus [Who’s Afraid of 138?!]
  31. Ben Gold & Allen Watts Strike As One [Armada Music]
  32. XYZed System Overload [Alteza]

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In the wake of the hyper-successful ‘Great Spirit’ (over 100 million streams combined plus a gazillion plays at the world’s most popular festivals and radio shows), Armin van Buuren and Vini Vici have joined forces again. Alongside Brazilian star DJ/producer Alok, who scored more than 300 million streams with ‘Hear Me Now’ (with Bruno Martini, feat. Zeeba), and singer-songwriter Zafrir, they emerge with brand-new single ‘United’ and its custom-made music video to unite the world of dance music. 

In many ways the ideal successor of ‘Great Spirit’, ‘United’ merges the best from Armin van Buuren, Vini Vici and Alok combined to make the intensity levels go off the charts. Laced even further by the energetic build, thrilling staccato strings, Zafrir’s infectious chants and a monstrous bassline, ‘United’ will make the crowd jump and fist-pump together as one.

For the official music video of ‘United’, fans were asked to submit footage of themselves holding their country’s flag at famous hotspots or big festivals, to show that music truly is a universal language that connects and unites people from all over the world. With all of those fan entrees combined, it makes for a wonderful portrayal of a world where only music matters, not race, origin or descent.

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Tracklist:

  1. TUNE OF THE WEEK: Armin van Buuren x Vini Vici x Alok feat. Zafrir United [Armind]
  2. FloE feat. Kate Miles Make It Last (Denis Kenzo Remix) [Entrancing]
  3. Attila Syah & ENZO Yorkesia [AVA]
  4. Cubicore & Shane 54 Budokan [Armind]
  5. Oliver Smith feat. Natalie Holmes Zero [Anjunabeats]
  6. ASCO feat. Norah B. Lost Again [DOORN]
  7. TRENDING TRACK: Armin van Buuren vs Shapov Our Origin [Armind]
  8. Andy Moor & Alex Ryan Reflect [FSOE]
  9. Maor Levi Vintage [Armada Music]
  10. Thomas Gold & Corey James Orinoco [Size]
  11. ARTY Tim [Armada Music]
  12. MaRLo Lightning (Alex Ender Remix) [Reaching Altitude]
  13. Rank 1 L.E.D. There Be Light (Cosmic Gate Remix) [Be Yourself]
  14. Adip Kiyoi & Christina Novelli Carousel [Suanda]
  15. SERVICE FOR DREAMERS: Armin van Buuren feat. Cathy Burton Rain vs. Cosmic Gate F.A.V.
  16. Adam K & Soha feat. HALIENE & Matthew Steeper Twilight vs Breathe (Reality Test Remix) [Armada Music]
  17. More Analog Kira [Armada Electronic Elements]
  18. Thick As Thieves Jack To The Sound [Techburst Records]
  19. Giuseppe Ottaviani Slow Emotion (Monoverse Remix) [GO]
  20. Arkham Knights Into The Fire [Coldharbour]
  21. Maywave Madura [Euphonic]
  22. FUTURE FAVORITE: Jeremy Vancaulart feat. Danyka Nadeau Hurt (Allen Watts Remix) [Black Sunset Music]
  23. Joint Operations Centre feat. Kate Miles Behind The Silence (Cold Blue Remix) [Subculture]
  24. Lustral Everytime (Sneijder Remix) [Who’s Afraid Of 138?!]
  25. Paul Denton Monkey [Kearnage]
  26. Yuri Kane Right Back (Solis & Sean Truby Remix) [Flashover]
  27. Aly & Fila Rebirth (Ahmed Romel Remix) [FSOE]
  28. Giuseppe Ottaviani & Paul Van Dyk feat. Sue McLaren Miracle (OnAir Mix) [GO Music]
  29. Ruddaz feat. Phoenix-Elise Electronic Playground [A State Of Trance]
  30. Morgan Page Lost Dreams (STANDERWICK Remix) [Armada Music]