Events, Trance | ASOT 600 NYC Lineup & Ticket Info Announced
Posted by Middy on January 17, 2013
Taking place in historic Madison Square Garden, Armin van Buuren is bringing his world renowned A State of Trance celebration to New York City for the first time in 3 years and is bringing along some of his along friends for the ride. He will be joined by legends Markus Schulz, Ferry Corsten, Alex Morph & rising stars W&W for what should be an unforgettable night. Ferry Corsten & Markus Schulz will be going B2B, making the night that much more special. Pre-sale tickets go on sale Wednesday the 23rd at 10am EST and at 12pm EST for general public, so for those of you who still have not signed up for the pre-sale, do so here. Markus Schulz & Armin van Buuren have collabed to create the theme for ASOT 600 this year, following up W&W’s effort last year, so preview it below before its release on the 28th.
Progressive House, Trance | Armin van Buuren’s 2012 Yearmix
Posted by Spice on January 7, 2013
For some reason I’m only just getting to the magnificent feat of editing and mixing that is Armin van Buuren’s 2012 Yearmix. Armin spent close to a month chopping and refashioning 101 of the year’s top trance tunes into one blissful, continuous two hour mix that aired on A State of Trance at the end of December. Diehards will have already heard this in its entirety, but I’m calling your attention to it now in the event that it got lost in the holiday shuffle because it’s not something to miss. Not only does it provide an excellent and diverse cross section of the year in trance, but Armin’s unparalleled technical mastery is on display to the fullest extent (I cannot stress enough how agile, seamless, and creative his transitions are — if you have any sort of familiarity with these tracks, he’ll have you in total awe in about three minutes). Check it out below and be sure to take a look at the full track list after the jump.
Events | ASOT 600 To Take over Madison Square Garden
Posted by Middy on January 5, 2013
The information has slowly been coming out about the expedition’s arrival to New York, but now we finally have some concrete info about the show and it could not be better. ASOT 600 makes it arrival in New York at Madison Square Garden, transforming it into palace of trance, much like when SHM turned it into a nightclub a year ago. We have waited 3 years since the last time ASOT was in NYC and with Madison Square Garden the destination, it was definitely worth the wait. Further info on lineup and ticket sales are coming soon, so stay tuned. Mark March 30th on your calendars and sign up for the pre-sale tickets below because this will sellout quickly.
Events | Ultra Music Festival Phase 1 Trailer
Posted by Middy on January 5, 2013
Ready for Miami yet? Well here is the trailer for the complete first lineup announcement after Avicii leaked the original about a week ago. This announcement comes with a few new additions in Rudimental, Disclosure, Major Lazer and Modestep, rounding out what should be an excellent balance of all genres and live performances. The trailer uses “Everyday” so that means that they have to get the melodic master, right…. right? Also something I failed to inlcude last time was that ASOT leaked its ridiculous lineup of Above & Beyond, Armin van Buuren, ATB, Cosmic Gate, Dash Berlin, Ferry Corsten, Markus Schulz, Norin & Rad, Paul van Dyk, Tritonal, W&W, which makes you wonder, when do you ever leave that tent? Hit the jump for the full lineup.
Progressive House, Trance | Middy’s Top 12 of 2012
Posted by Middy on January 5, 2013
2012 was a crazy year. ASOT 550, Sensation, E Zoo, Inox, Prydz, seeing some of the best DJs in the world two, three, four, five times. It was fun. This was not easy at all and I could go back and forth on this at any moment, but these are those tracks that you could go back to at any moment and be more than happy. They are the ones that have a place in the timeline of the year. This is very separate of what is to come in the next few days — the official best and biggest tracks of 2012.
Events | Ultra Music Festival Phase 1 Lineup Announcement
Posted by Middy on December 29, 2012
UMF, the crowned jewel of the American festival circuit, now in its 15th year making a historic shift going to 2 weekends, has announced many of the headliners for the festival in the first phase of artists announcements. Some of the big names include, Avicii, Armin van Buuren with ASOT 600, Above & Beyond, Fatboy Slim, Bassnectar, Carl Cox (who will be hosting his own arena), Kaskade, Deadmau5, who is returning after blasting them for a whole host of things last year, and SHM ending their one last tour with shows on Sundays of both weekends. A couple other pieces of info we do know about UMF is that ASOT will be on Sunday the 24, or the second weekend only, though Armin may be there both weekends, Deadmau5 is preparing something unique for this occasion and with live performances from guys like Matt & Kim & Boys Noize, this should be special UMF. If you are feeling nostaligic or are already gearing up to go this year, watch some of the recaps from last year on UMFTV.
Trance | Mark Burton vs. Sunlounger & Zara Taylor – Try Understatement To Be Love (Armin van Buuren Mashup)
Posted by Spice on November 19, 2012
Armin van Buuren’s uplifting mashup of “Try To Be Love” and “Understatement” has been everywhere lately — Universal Religion Chapter 6; live sets; his guest mix on ABGT 002 — but now the mastered, full length studio version is here and it’s just as massive as you’d expect. Mark Burton’s rippling, dynamic instrumental is a perfect complement to Zara Taylor’s warm vocals and the lyrics catapult this to rave anthem level. This is feel good party music at its best.
Beatport: Mark Burton vs. Sunlounger & Zara Taylor – Try Understatement to Be Love (Armin van Buuren Mashup)