Preview, Progressive House, Trance | Arty – When I See You (Preview)
Posted by Middy on November 9, 2012
As first previewed by Refune label head Sebastian Ingrosso several months back on Refune Radio (when is the next one Ingrosso?), Arty is now set to unleash one of his many unreleased tracks on the world. This one sticks to the formula of blissful synths and soaring melodies that has made Arty a favorite of so many. Though many may not be satisfied until they have “Together We Are”, this track is definitely another gem from Arty that must be treasured. It is set to be released on November 23rd on the aforementioned Refune Records.
Trance | Kaskade ft. Skylar Grey – Room For Happiness (Above & Beyond Remix)
Posted by Middy on November 7, 2012
After playing this out for the past several months and getting its TATW premier a few weeks ago, Above & Beyond returns the favor to Kaskade on remix duties and gives us a heavenly remix of his single “Room For Happiness”. The remix takes full advantage of Skylar Grey’s vocals and adds the emotive trance qualities that this track was almost begging for in the first place.
This release comes on the heals of their announcement of the rebranding of their 9 year tenured radio show Trance Around The World, which will now be called Group Therapy Radio. The announcement to end TATW suddenly at the end of episode 449 came as a shock to many and fueled speculation as to what was going to happen, but this rebranding gives them the opportunity to do play what they wish uninhibited by genre or name. It will continue after TATW 450, which you can hear live this Friday.
Beatport: Kaskade ft. Skylar Grey – Room For Happiness (Above & Beyond Remix)
Trance | Cosmic Gate – Calm Down (Remixes)
Posted by Spice on November 5, 2012
German trance duo Cosmic Gate just dropped the full package for their single “Calm Down,” and while you’ve probably been hearing the original in some iteration for the better part of a year, solid new interpretations from Omnia, Ost & Meyer, and Zetandel (and an extended mix to boot) make this a nice treat for early in the week. Omnia’s remix has already been making the rounds, getting airtime on ASOT #583 and in Thomas Gold’s latest essential mix , and if you’re a fan of the young Ukrainian’s driving progressive style then you’ll definitely enjoy his latest handiwork. Ost & Meyer take a more restrained approach than Omnia but weave in big room synths that strike just the right balance. Rounding out the package is Zetandel, who pulls a Kaskade and furnishes us with a chillout mix that’s reminiscent of the latter half of Fire & Ice.
Fun fact: Omnia’s real name is Smirnov Evgeny Aleksandrovich. Now say that five times fast.
Trance | Lights Above – The Route
Posted by Mach on November 3, 2012
What can I tell you about Lights Above…. absolutely nothing besides this is an amazing Trance track. All I know about who ever this is that they have about 13k follows on a Soundcloud account with only this track. No name, no Facebook, no Twitter, and Miami, Florida. I have a feeling I will find out soon enough after this post. With all that said, this is old school Trance styling, a simple yet elegant style and it is incredible. Click play, and turn your head to the Lights Above.
UPDATE: Well Lights Above removed this track, he did happen to send me a message thanking me for the post. He/she is very mysterious and already has a new track uploaded. Definitely someone worth following.
Trance | Rank 1 – 7 Instead Of 8
Posted by Middy on November 1, 2012
We are getting trancey on this Thursday, first with the Andrew Rayel release and now this Rank 1 track. Rank 1 is much like Dash Berlin & Benny Benassi where there is one producer (Benno De Goeij, two in the case of Dash Berlin) who is making the tracks behind the scenes and one DJ (Piet Bervoets) who is the face of the group, though these lines can be blurred with Benno De Goeij appearing behind the decks for some shows and Piet Bervoets having his hands in productions. Benno De Goeij has been responsible for countless other collabs and co-productions with Armin, Jochen Miller etc. They rarely make singles on their own and since they set the bar so high with one of the biggest trance tracks ever in “Airwave”, having one from them is special. “7 Instead of 8” does not disappoint so get on this right away.
Beatport: Rank 1 – 7 Instead Of 8
Trance | Andrew Rayel feat. Jano – How Do I Know
Posted by Middy on November 1, 2012
Moldovan trance producer Andrew Rayel has exploded onto the scene this year with a prolific remix output and tracks like “Source Code” and “Aeon of Revenge” with that dancing piano melody. “How Do I Know” has the been the culmination of his ascent in 2012 with its soaring melodies, angelic female vocals from Jano and fast moving bass line. As first premiered on Armin’s Universal Religion 6, we are finally gifted with the single release of what is sure to be one of the bigger trance tracks of the year. Also do not sleep on the club mix and the experimental mix that adds a little dub flavor to it.
Beatport: Andrew Rayel feat. Jano – How Do I Know
Trance | Above & Beyond – Tokyo
Posted by Middy on October 30, 2012
Above & Beyond are champions of emotional trance music and following their previous free track “Small Moments” (get ready for the emotional roller coaster), they release the first track on Anjunabeats Vol 9, Tokyo. This illusive track has been something fans have wanted for an incredibly long time with its blissful melodies and emotive strings. A free track from Above & Beyond is something that you absolutely cannot miss.
On November 10th TATW 450 will be taking place in Bangalore India with Mat Zo, Norin & Rad, Jody Wisternoff, and Andrew Bayer. It will be broadcasted live, so be sure to tune in for that.
Download: Above & Beyond – Tokyo