Hello Trancefam! Please forgive the nature of this post as it has been flagged editorial because of the obvious self-promotion! Writing about one’s home town is always a bit hard. However, if you listen to ‘Maple Valley’ (out now on Rielism Records) then you will experience the track named after a town I grew up in. The song is a collaboration between XiJaro & Pitch featuring Artifi, including vocals from
Celebrating 250 episodes of Above & Beyond‘s Group Therapy radio show, ABGT250 will take place September 16th and 17th at the 25,000 capacity Gorge Amphitheatre in central Washington State, 150 miles outside of Seattle. Above & Beyond‘s annual ABGT celebrations are always breathtaking affairs. Past venues have included Madison Square Garden, The Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam, and Sydney’s Allphones Arena. The lineup this year features some of the biggest names from the Anjunabeats and Anjunadeep family. Seven Lions will go back to back
With Future Sound of Egypt taking the stage at the Tacoma Dome late last March and Above & Beyond: Group Therapy 250 throwing its first two-day outdoor escapade at The Gorge Amphitheater later this summer, it is without a doubt that trance in the Pacific Northwest has made 2017 its year. But let’s not forget the OFFICAL USC trance event-of-the-year that made its debut last year. AWAKENING AGAIN, this year,
THINK YOU’VE HAD ENOUGH OF HOLIDAY MUSIC?? THINK AGAIN! It’s that time of year again! We are well into the month of December, and you know what that means: holiday music… everywhere. Holiday music on the radio, holiday music at the grocery store, holiday music being sung by your kids at home, holiday music playing at the department store you work at during your 8 hour shift… you can’t escape
November has finally come to an end and everyone has already begun to throw on their footsie pajamas, sing along to holiday music, drink egg nog, and lounge around in their festively decorated house with the Hallmark Channel constantly playing in the background. With this being said, this is not quite the image we get from the EDM lovers of the Pacific Northwest. Music festival attendees are gathering their rave fam,
ARMIN HAS BEEN LEAVING HIS FANS IN SUSPENSE. HERE’S WHAT HE HAS TO SAY: Yesterday morning, Armin van Buuren released a video onto his social media to tell the world that he had a big announcement that he would be sharing with the world within the next 24 hours. The video featured clips of the legendary DJ back from when he was first declared as the No. 1 DJ of the
[wp_ad_camp_2] [wp_ad_camp_1] Luke Bonaro: “I seek structure in a track just like an architect who seeks structure in a building” Morior Invictus Recordings recently released “ A Magic Story “ by “Luke Bonaro “. The executives at Morior Invictus confirmed that they were really impressed with uniqueness of the track and moved ahead with signing the Italian. Talking about his early years, Luke, an Italian, a Milan native says –
[wp_ad_camp_2] [wp_ad_camp_1] TERNARY DEFINES THE TONE! Rising titan label Ternary Recordings delivers their first influential and stunning mix compilation “Ternary Volume 1”. Having already forty-five unique releases in two years, Burak & Emre, half of the founders of Ternary Records, have decided to put the label’s enthusiasm and futuristic vision on to one mix. From modern trance to classic trance, big-room to progressive house, Ternary Volume 1 brings seventeen exclusive
[wp_ad_camp_2] Post by Kyau & Albert. [wp_ad_camp_1] KYAU & ALBERT ARE ABOUT TO RELEASE THEIR NEW ALBUM DISTANT LIGHTS. WE HAD A CHAT WITH THEM Your new album is called “Distant Lights”. How did you come up with the title? Ralph: As always we both had a list of ideas for an album title. On our last 3 albums we never used an album song name as album title, like
[wp_ad_camp_2] [wp_ad_camp_1] After the first two singles “THE SEVENTH KINGDOM” and “GATES OF PERSEPOLIS” TASADI’S album ‘THE ANCIENT REALM‘ is out NOW! The album received excellent reviews in its pre-run. Dimitri Kechagias of Flux BPM ONLINE said this about the work: “Tasadi is considered as one of the most important trance artists with many high class underground trance releases on top label like Sedna. Now on Lunary records presents his
[wp_ad_camp_2] [wp_ad_camp_1] “Gates of Persepolis” is the second single taken TASADI’S forthcoming album ‘THE ANCIENT REALM’. The particular track signifies not only the power and magnitude of the Persian Empire, but still its inner beauty. The fusion of the two attributes can be heard with powerful peak-time beats and melodies during the main course of the track, and smooth, encapsulating sounds in the breakdown. ‘THE ANCIENT REALM’ is a unique themed album in
[wp_ad_camp_2] – When did you initially start producing? I started producing in 2009. At first I was only learning and practicing, until I started releasing tracks starting 2011. – What fascinates you about trance? It’s hard to specify what exactly fascinates me about Trance music. I mean, everything in it has something special! When I first heard some Trance tracks, I was hooked! Everything in Trance is beautiful: the melodies,
[wp_ad_camp_2] [wp_ad_camp_1] How was Judgement Fridays this year? Firstly, a brand new venue, refurbed from top to bottom to the level of being unrecognisable, including a sound system so awesome it literally blows your mind. And a brand new concept, recognising the fact that a large volume of Ibiza clubbers now come for long weekend breaks, making Friday a very significant day. And, of course, or well-honed ability to throw
[wp_ad_camp_2] [wp_ad_camp_1] In a world where it’s hard to differentiate oneself within the global DJ scene, ROGER SHAH has done just that. His performances never fail to amaze as he merges the art of DJ-ing together with live arrangement. With one hand he plays his wireless keyboard and with the other he mixes a selection of roof-raising releases. His natural ability to blend mesmerizing melodies, pulsating basslines and groove filled
