Always have been one of my favourite tunes ! and this is a proper remix :)
enJoy.
Saturday 24 December 2011
Friday 23 December 2011
ASOT top 20 tunes of 2011
This is far by the Lamest ASOT top 20 tunes ever and the lamest Tune of the year.
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Be your sound, Status Excessu , Skyfire, Between the rays, we control the sunlight, those are the tracks that deserve being on ASOT top 20 tunes , as for the others this is really just a forgery, A track like Brute or better half of me are just damn sucky .. same as Mansion, its just lame, where armin picks the tracks himself =/.
Be your sound, Status Excessu , Skyfire, Between the rays, we control the sunlight, those are the tracks that deserve being on ASOT top 20 tunes , as for the others this is really just a forgery, A track like Brute or better half of me are just damn sucky .. same as Mansion, its just lame, where armin picks the tracks himself =/.
19 - Gareth Emery & Ashley Wallbridge - Mansion
18 - Emma Hewitt - Colours (Armin Van Buuren Remix)
17 - Cold Blue & Dennis Sheperd Featuring Ana Criado - Fallen Angel
16 - ATB & Dash Berlin - Apollo Road
15 - Headstrong Featuring Stine Grove - Tears (Aurosonic Progressive Mix)
14 - Dash Berlin Featuring Jonathen Mendelsohn - The Better Half Of Me
13 - Gaia - Stellar
12 - Andy Moor Featuring Sue Mclaren - Fight The Fire1
11 - Andain - Promises (Everything From Me) [Myon & Shane 54 Summer Of Love Remix]
10 - Bobina Featuring Betsie Larkin - You Belong To Me
09 - Ferry Corsten & Armin Van Buuren Remix - Brute
08 - Cosmic Gate Featuring Emma Hewitt - Be Your Sound (Club Mix)
07 - Arty & Mat Zo - Rebound
06 - Gaia - Status Excessu D [A State Of Trance 500 Theme]
05 - Orjan Nilsen - Between The Rays
04 - Shogun - Skyfire
03 - Above & Beyond Featuring Richard Bedford - Sun & Moan
02 - Alex M.O.R.P.H Featuring Ana Criado - An Angels Love
01 - Aly & Fila Featuring Jwaydan - We Control The Sunlight [A State Of Trance Tune Of The Year 2011] :down:
Friday 16 December 2011
Andrew Rayel - 550 Senta
And the voting started for ASOT 550 Anthem, althought shogun's 550 track is amazing , aswell as w&w's Invasion! but this guys .. is trance
Thursday 15 December 2011
Wednesday 14 December 2011
Guru Josh Project - Infinity
Back in 2008 when everyone listened to infinity 21342345 times a day! miss the good trance days =/.
Armin Van Buuren - Communication part 3
One massive tune .. still banging and believe it or not this is from 2007's releases !
Laura Jansen - Use Somebody (Armin van Buuren Rework)
Im not much into Kings of Leon , but the lyrics of this song is amazing .. aswell the cover by Laura Jansen made the song even much better than the original, and finally Armin decided to add his touch on the song and make one beautiful uplifting track.
Monday 12 December 2011
Wednesday 7 December 2011
Professor Green - Monster (Kamo and Crooked Remix)
Master piece of art .. i actually hate dupstep but this is EPIC!, if you listen to the original you will know the effort they did on the track
Sunday 4 December 2011
John O'Calaghan - Find Yourself Alone
You know what they say .. old is gold and it never gets old , I still get goosebumps whenever i hear this wonderful track, this track was ranked first on the top 20 tunes of 2009.
Tiesto Vs Dj Max vs MHD - No Memory To Love You
I heard this track in Tiesto's Club Life and i never knew its name and then found a friend who has this track under the name "No memory To Love You" Still not sure if this is the name of the track, However this is far by one of the best tracks i've ever heard.
Armin Van Buuren - Blue Fear (Orjan Nilsen Remix)
Not much into armin's music but Orjan never fails to amuse me :)
Deepside Dejays - Never be alone
I never actually hated or disliked any of Romanian trance .. epic as usual
Sunday 27 November 2011
Aly & Fila - It will be Okay (Arctic Moon Remix)
Im not much into remixes but this is one fine progressive track by aly and fila , kinda unusual since most of aly n fila's music are mostly uplifting trance , enjoy :).
Betsie Larkin - You Belong To Me
Thanks to Betsie Larkin for such a voice .. One of the best female vocals
Alex MOrph feat Sylvia Tosun - An Angel's love
One epic tune by the hairy alex morph! it really brings shivers to my body everytime i listen to it.
Saturday 5 November 2011
Voting started.
The voting for top 20 tunes for 2011 has just started .. this year's decision is really hard to make since there is alot of beautiful tracks , most of the best tunes played 2011 were played in the past few months just to be noticed .. while the good ones played in first months of 2011~ were forgotten so make sure u remember all the old ones.
Here is the link for voting http://www.astateoftrance.com/tune-of-the-year-2011/
Those are the ones i voted for:
1-Cosmic Gate & Arnej - Sometimes They Come Back For More
2-Tiesto - Maximal Crazy
3-John O'Callaghan & Betsie Larkin - Save This Moment (Gareth Emery Remix)
4-Myon & Shane 54 - Futuristic
5-Gaia - Stellar
i actually wanted the fifth to be Sander van Doorn - Koko (Nicholas Antony Whistler Remix), but the original is the only one available =/
Here is the link for voting http://www.astateoftrance.com/tune-of-the-year-2011/
Those are the ones i voted for:
1-Cosmic Gate & Arnej - Sometimes They Come Back For More
2-Tiesto - Maximal Crazy
3-John O'Callaghan & Betsie Larkin - Save This Moment (Gareth Emery Remix)
4-Myon & Shane 54 - Futuristic
5-Gaia - Stellar
i actually wanted the fifth to be Sander van Doorn - Koko (Nicholas Antony Whistler Remix), but the original is the only one available =/
Monday 31 October 2011
Cosmic Gate and Arnej - Sometimes They Come Back For More
When two German DJs decide to produce a track .. they make one hell of a tune
Thursday 20 October 2011
Wednesday 19 October 2011
Gaia - Status Excessu D
Uplifting track by Armin .. ASOT500 theme song , i remember listening to this for a whole month when I was listening to ASOT500s episodes live and still cant get enough of it.
Tom Colontonio - Reflection (Heatbeat Remix)
A wonderful track by Tom Colontonio! and a perfect remix by Heatbeat .. this one is just headbangin!
Tuesday 18 October 2011
Alex M.O.R.P.H - An Angel's Love
One of the best tunes i've heard this month .. released about a week ago or two.
AndyBlueMan - Sea Tides
Andyblueman .. king of uplifting melodies , 1st time i heard this tune was in the video regarding the accident that took place in the love parade last year and all my body tingled , this is far by one of the best uplifting tracks i've ever heard and till now its still EARGASMIC
Monday 17 October 2011
Moonbeam - Wanderer
A collab between the Russian Moonbeam and Eitan Carmi feat.Matvey Emerson .. got played
on ASOT 525 and its a breath taking track , and everyone is claiming that this track might win tune of the year 2011 lets see :)
Dub Guru - You got 2 know
Dub guru .. this till now the only track this DJ released in 2 years but its its one perfect tune , tiesto played it and marcel woods played in trance energy 2009, this dude seriously needs to release more tracks. here ya go
Sunday 16 October 2011
Sun is up - inna
Romanians and their weird instruments that end up making beautiful sounds! wish any1 can tell me the secret in it but when a romanian house track is being played .. you just know its romanian!
Apollo Road
Good morning people hows it like to start a day with such an amazing tune, taken from ATB's album Distant Earth .. music that takes breath away thanks for Dash and Andre :).
ATB - Saving Grace
Only a few international artists presenting their own style succeed in having such a lasting effect on the international dance scene for more than ten years, and ATB is one of them .. here is a wonderful track with some amazing lyrics featuring Aruna !
We can officially annouce that "Anjunabeats Volume 9" mixed by Above & Beyond is scheduled for release on 19th November. Comprising of predominantly unreleased and 100% exclusive tracks from the Anjunabeatslabel family, the 9th edition of the series promises to capture the preset and the futue sound of the label - mixed, as always, by the label heads Above & Beyond themselves. The banner above also gives you the first glimpse of the futuristic artwork. More info follow next week :).
W&W - Search for tomorrow
After merely 4 years of warming up, the duo sets things alight with the long-awaited debut album 'Impact' ! and here is one of the best gigs on the album! also you can check the album mix for this song its also mindblowing!
Im telling you this is really EARGASMIC
A state of Trance Radio Top 20 - October 2011 ( Including Classic Bonus Track) and a recommendation list by myself at the bottom
1-Falling Away (Armin van Buuren Remix Edit)
Hannah
2-Mansion (Original Mix Edit)
Ashley Wallbridge & Gareth Emery Remix
3-Futuristic (Green and Falkner Remix)
Myon & Shane 54
4-Fight the Fire (Norin & Rad Remix) [feat. Sue McLaren]
Andy Moor
5-The Sun (Original Mix) [feat. CiBon]
Tom Colontonio
6-Shores of Eden (Original Mix)
Tenishia
7-Breathe On My Own (Daniel Kandi Remix) [feat. Audrey Gallagher]
Mark Eteson
8-World Beyond (Daniel Kandi & Phillip Alpha Remix)
Temple One
9-Chasing Rainbows [Lost Witness Vs. Antillas & Dankann] (Antillas & Dankann Dark Instrumental Mix) [feat. Sarah Jane Neild] -
Antillas, Dankann & Lost Witness
10-Molly's E (Original Mix)
Junkie XL
11-Beta (Original Mix)
W&W
12-Bliss (4 Strings Remix Edit)
Super8 & Tab
13-Songless (Mark Sherry Outburst Remix) [feat. Jennifer Karr]
Lange
14-Frequency Flyer (Original Mix Edit)
Mat Zo
15-Alone With You (Original Mix) [feat. Relyk]
Duderstadt & Nic Chagall
16-Strings (Original Mix) [feat. Fenja]
Andy Duguid
17-Let You In (Megadrive Mix Edit) [feat. Erin Marsz]
Bobina
18-Extravaganza (Talla 2XLC Mix)
Paul Miller & Talla 2XLC
19-I Don't Believe In Miracles (Shogun Remix) [feat. Jess Morgan]
Dark Matters
20-Acting Crazy (Tom Fall Remix) [feat. Sarah Howells]
TyDi
21-Twixt [Classic Bonus Track] (Original Mix)
Plastic Boy
I certainly recommend for you guys Futuristic - Myon and Shane 54 , Fight the fire (StoneFace and Terminal Remix) , Falling Away - Hannah and Shores of Eden - Tenishia ( Mark Sixma Remix)
Enjoy.
Hannah
2-Mansion (Original Mix Edit)
Ashley Wallbridge & Gareth Emery Remix
3-Futuristic (Green and Falkner Remix)
Myon & Shane 54
4-Fight the Fire (Norin & Rad Remix) [feat. Sue McLaren]
Andy Moor
5-The Sun (Original Mix) [feat. CiBon]
Tom Colontonio
6-Shores of Eden (Original Mix)
Tenishia
7-Breathe On My Own (Daniel Kandi Remix) [feat. Audrey Gallagher]
Mark Eteson
8-World Beyond (Daniel Kandi & Phillip Alpha Remix)
Temple One
9-Chasing Rainbows [Lost Witness Vs. Antillas & Dankann] (Antillas & Dankann Dark Instrumental Mix) [feat. Sarah Jane Neild] -
Antillas, Dankann & Lost Witness
10-Molly's E (Original Mix)
Junkie XL
11-Beta (Original Mix)
W&W
12-Bliss (4 Strings Remix Edit)
Super8 & Tab
13-Songless (Mark Sherry Outburst Remix) [feat. Jennifer Karr]
Lange
14-Frequency Flyer (Original Mix Edit)
Mat Zo
15-Alone With You (Original Mix) [feat. Relyk]
Duderstadt & Nic Chagall
16-Strings (Original Mix) [feat. Fenja]
Andy Duguid
17-Let You In (Megadrive Mix Edit) [feat. Erin Marsz]
Bobina
18-Extravaganza (Talla 2XLC Mix)
Paul Miller & Talla 2XLC
19-I Don't Believe In Miracles (Shogun Remix) [feat. Jess Morgan]
Dark Matters
20-Acting Crazy (Tom Fall Remix) [feat. Sarah Howells]
TyDi
21-Twixt [Classic Bonus Track] (Original Mix)
Plastic Boy
I certainly recommend for you guys Futuristic - Myon and Shane 54 , Fight the fire (StoneFace and Terminal Remix) , Falling Away - Hannah and Shores of Eden - Tenishia ( Mark Sixma Remix)
Enjoy.
Be Your Sound
Cosmic gate featuring the blondie with an angelic voice Emma Hewitt im shivering already from her voice.
Saturday 15 October 2011
Orjan Nilsen New Album - In my opinion
After Making alot of Singles Orjan decided to gather all his work in one unique album full of endless amazing tracks truely he is one of a kind.
TRACKLIST
1. The Thunder (feat. Kate Louise Smith)
2. Dominatrix
3. Mjuzik
4. Redemption (feat. Arielle Maren)
5. So Long Radio
6. Le Tour de Trance
7. Anywhere But Here (feat. Neev Kennedy)
8. La Guitarra
9. In My Opinion
10. Between The Rays
11. The Mule
12. Go Fast!
13. Down The Line
14. While I Wait
15. Nocturnal
ITUNES ONLY BONUS TRACKS
16. Gato Negro
17. Rock With Me
18. Black Blue Beautiful
TRACKLIST
1. The Thunder (feat. Kate Louise Smith)
2. Dominatrix
3. Mjuzik
4. Redemption (feat. Arielle Maren)
5. So Long Radio
6. Le Tour de Trance
7. Anywhere But Here (feat. Neev Kennedy)
8. La Guitarra
9. In My Opinion
10. Between The Rays
11. The Mule
12. Go Fast!
13. Down The Line
14. While I Wait
15. Nocturnal
ITUNES ONLY BONUS TRACKS
16. Gato Negro
17. Rock With Me
18. Black Blue Beautiful
Sied for president
Sied after movie of Sied's performance during Pleasure Island 2011 in the Czech Republic. He looks much serious this year than before aiming for a good rank on Djmag top 100 2011 and honestly he deserves it ... name of the song used in the video is a collab between the lady with the sexy voice Betsie Larken along with Sied van riel - The Offering enjoy :).
Friday 14 October 2011
Interview with one of the best of the best Djs ever .. Marcel Freakin WOODS!
Marcel is a dutch DJ/Producer who have been in the field of trance and specially techtrance for a long time .. he made some massive tracks like : Tomorrow , The Bottle , BMP and also some colabs with tiesto (Dont Ditch) and Tulips & Chocolate' (with S.H.O.K.K.). In the last few years he played at some well-known festivals and parties like Trance Energy and Shockers, he is one of the best in his techtrance field.
Trance.nu: First of all, thank you for having us here in your studio.
The summer is almost at it’s end. I’m sure that you had a busy schedule with a lot of DJ gigs. Where have you played in the last few weeks?
Marcel: Last summer I’ve been to countries like Scotland, England, Sweden, Australia, Spain, Switzerland, Belgium, and in the Netherlands on partys like : Defqon 1, Sensation, Decibel Outdoor , Frequence and the regular clubs.
Trance.nu: What was your favorite gig this summer?
Marcel: That was Scotland for sure! The ‘Inside Out’ in Glasgow was awesome! The people overthere are just great and really into the music!
Trance.nu: What do you like most; playing at big festivals like Innercity and Mysteryland or do you prefer DJ-ing in clubs like the Zino and the Matrixx for example?
Marcel: I prefer playing in clubs myself, because you can have more contact with the audience during your set. It doesn’t matter for me which club it is, as long as the people are there enjoying it and make a party, it’s good for me! But however big partys are really nice to.
Trance.nu: Almost every Sunday you play in afterclub Zino in Tilburg, in the South of the Netherlands at 6:00 in the morning. How do you manage to do this, even when you had a gig at Saturdaynight?
Marcel: Most of the time I have a gig at the Saturdaynight too. When I’m ‘early’ at home, around 4 or 5 in the morning, I’m going to sleep for an hour or sometimes for only 30 minutes. Around 5:30 I’m driving to the Zino. In the meanwhile I have a little stop to have breakfast at a tankstation and then I’m driving to the club. It’s just my work, but because it’s also still a hobby it’s still easy for me and looking forward to it each and every Sunday! And I never believed in drugs, it’s just getting your energy from the energy bank I think, and you have to give it back with interest.
Trance.nu: In your schedule I saw that you have gigs planned in countries like Belgium, Turkey, Germany and Estonia. Are there any countries that you never played in before and that you really like to play in?
Marcel: Yes, to be honest I can not wait to play somewhere in the United States. That would be nice in my opinion. I always wanted to go to New York, so who knows!
Trance.nu: At the moment people can vote for the DJ Mag Top 100. What’s your opinon about this list?
Marcel: Normally I’m not so into lists like this, but this year I started for the first time to do something with it at my homepage. It seems that (a lot of)clubs in England only want to book DJ’s that are in the Top 100, so it’s important to be in the list. Furthermore there’s been a lot of talking and discussion about this list, especially in the Netherlands since Tiësto became number 1. A lot of people didn’t even know about the list, but now they do. So that are some reasons why I also mentioned the DJ Mag Top 100 at my homepage. The whole public relations thing, just like interviews and stuff like that is very important nowadays. I became a DJ because I loved the music and not the spotlights. Sometimes it really looks like something else, with all the interviews and stuff like that. I know that it’s just a part of the job. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not that I don’t like interviews, but I prefer DJ-ing and producing music myself. Ofcourse I like to talk about music and the things that I’m doing, but the whole public relations thing and those DJ lists, well… it’s not my favorite hobby!
Trance.nu: How do you prepare for a DJ gig? Do you know before you start which tracks you are going to play or do you decide this just before your set is going to start?
Marcel: I always decide this just before I’m starting. I only planned my first records once. That was when I had to play at Sensation. For that gig I planned my first 3 records. But even then it’s just go with the flow, because you never know what’s going to happen in the crowd before your DJ booth.
Trance.nu: For ID&T you mixed the compilation ‘Hardtrance 4’. There were a lot of good reactions on this CD. Will there be a follow up from this one or will you do another mixcompilation in the near future?
Marcel: Well, I don’t like it when people put me in a box like “he’s a Hardtrance DJ” or something like that. I don’t want to be a Trance- or a Hardtrance DJ. A few years ago I started to use the word ‘Tech-trance’. Some people still think that I’m a Hardtrance DJ, but I don’t think that I’m a Hardtrance DJ myself. So that’s also one of the reasons why I don’t do hardtrance compilations anymore.
Trance.nu: Next to your work as a DJ, you are also an active producer. In the past your releases came out on your own label ‘Rytmic’, but nowadays your tracks like ‘Serenity’, ‘Time Is Running Out’ and ‘Static State’ are getting released on the ID&T label. Can we expect some releases from you again on ‘Rhytmic’?
Marcel: Well, at my own label I don’t release that much stuff anymore nowadays. Mainly because it’s a lot of work. You have to arrange everything yourself; the pressing, the marketing, the promotion etc. It really costs a lot of time and furthermore, it’s not easy with all the downloading and copying that’s happening, to earn the money back that you have to invest to release your productions. ID&T exactly knows how they have to handle with promotion / marketing etc. so that’s why I release the Marcel Woods tracks at ID&T. But there are still some other projects under different names that I release at other labels.
Trance.nu: In the past you worked together with producers like Nico Parisi, Yves Deruyter (Frequence Theme) and S.H.O.K.K. (Woodshokk - Tulips & Chocolate) for example. Are there any plans to work together with other producers in the future?
Marcel: At the moment there aren’t any plans, but when there is a request of somebody that I like to do a track with, then I’m up for it for sure!
Trance.nu: Are there any producers or singers that you would like to work with?
Marcel: I’m not so into producing vocal stuff myself, because I have the idea that it get’s too commercial if a Dutch guy is doing it. I mean, I don’t see nice, vocal, non-commercial dancetracks made by Dutch producers that much. Motorcycle for example, is a typical really cool vocal production. I don’t think that a Dutch producer would make a production like that so easy. I think that you have to be specialized when you do something with a vocalist. But however i just did a vocal production myself, it will be released by Purple Eye (Ferry corsten’s company) so just check it out if I need to do more of this…..ha ha (Babylon feat. Riny with “23 Minutes”)
Trance.nu: You already released some nice productions, are there already plans for a Marcel Woods artist album?
Marcel: No, there are no plans for an album. I think myself that I have to grow for that (as an artist). I need to have my own sound. I know that I’m on the right way, but first I want to be a high quality artist before I’m going to plan a whole album. Okay, we could do an album now, but I don’t want to make an album with all the things that I did, just to show ‘hey, look what I already did!’.
Trance.nu: Can we expect some new productions from you soon?
Marcel: Sure! I’m always busy in the studio, so there will be some new stuff very soon! The new Marcel Woods track is almost finished and furthermore there will be a new track from me called “23 minutes” on the Purple Eye label. I did a Marcel Woods remix from that one too.
Trance.nu: How long do you work on a production normally?
Marcel: Well, most of the time I finish a track in one week, but sometimes it’s faster and sometimes it takes some more time.
Trance.nu: What’s your favorite own production?
Marcel: That’s a good one… That one still has to come!
Trance.nu: What kind of equipment do you use in your studio?
Marcel: The Indigo Virus is my favorite piece of equipment for sure! Furthermore the Andromeda and my mixer the Sony DMX-R 100!
Trance.nu: Do you use only hardware or do you also use software?
Marcel: I almost only use hardware. Software I don’t use that much…
Trance.nu: In the past you remixed tracks from artists like Mike Robbins, Geal, Marco Joosten etc. Can we expect some new remixes from you in the near future?
Marcel: I’m not a big fan of making remixes to be honest. Mostly you will get a lot of requests after you had a hitsingle. For example: after the release of ‘Time Is Running Out’, I got over 10 remix-requests in 2 months time… The problem is that everybody wants to have a remix with the same sounds in it and then I have to mix it with their vocals … I’m not getting happy from that and I don’t think that the original artist will be very happy too. I don’t want to be a copy of myself, so that’s why I don’t do that much remixes and I’m just trying to do my own thing. But when I really like a track, I sometimes ask if I can remix it. For example when I heard the Mike Robbins track ‘Are You A Freak?’. They gave me a CD with the track to test it in my sets. When I heard it I was like ‘Wow! I really like this one!’, so I asked them if I could make a remix. And they liked it, so that was fun to do! But requests… most of the time I have to say no…
Trance.nu: Is there any track that you would like to remix?
Marcel: Hmmm… there is one track… that’s ‘Lyod - Vanquire’. A very old track, but I don’t think that I dare to touch this one…
Trance.nu: Together with Walt you produced a track called ‘Te Quiero’. The style of this track doesn’t really fit in the list of solo tracks that you released on the ID&T label. What is your own favorite style to produce?
Marcel: I personally prefer to produce a mixture between techno and trance. Call it tech-trance myself.
Trance.nu: Do you have any other hobby’s next to your music?
Marcel: Well, there is not much next to music in life, is it? Hahaha!
But most of my spare free time I spend with my girlfriend.
Trance.nu: What can we expect from Marcel Woods in the near future?
Marcel: I keep on going with the stuff that I’m doing at the moment and we will see what’s going to happen. The sky is the limit!
Trance.nu: Where can people see you behind the wheels of steel in the next few weeks?
Marcel: Dance Valley the Winter edtion, the Matrixx in Nijmegen, afterclub Zino in Tilburg and for the rest just check my website!
Trance.nu: Thank you very much for your time and good luck in the future!
Marcel: Thank you too!
http://trance.nu/v4/interviews/marcel-woods-interview
Trance.nu: First of all, thank you for having us here in your studio.
The summer is almost at it’s end. I’m sure that you had a busy schedule with a lot of DJ gigs. Where have you played in the last few weeks?
Marcel: Last summer I’ve been to countries like Scotland, England, Sweden, Australia, Spain, Switzerland, Belgium, and in the Netherlands on partys like : Defqon 1, Sensation, Decibel Outdoor , Frequence and the regular clubs.
Trance.nu: What was your favorite gig this summer?
Marcel: That was Scotland for sure! The ‘Inside Out’ in Glasgow was awesome! The people overthere are just great and really into the music!
Trance.nu: What do you like most; playing at big festivals like Innercity and Mysteryland or do you prefer DJ-ing in clubs like the Zino and the Matrixx for example?
Marcel: I prefer playing in clubs myself, because you can have more contact with the audience during your set. It doesn’t matter for me which club it is, as long as the people are there enjoying it and make a party, it’s good for me! But however big partys are really nice to.
Trance.nu: Almost every Sunday you play in afterclub Zino in Tilburg, in the South of the Netherlands at 6:00 in the morning. How do you manage to do this, even when you had a gig at Saturdaynight?
Marcel: Most of the time I have a gig at the Saturdaynight too. When I’m ‘early’ at home, around 4 or 5 in the morning, I’m going to sleep for an hour or sometimes for only 30 minutes. Around 5:30 I’m driving to the Zino. In the meanwhile I have a little stop to have breakfast at a tankstation and then I’m driving to the club. It’s just my work, but because it’s also still a hobby it’s still easy for me and looking forward to it each and every Sunday! And I never believed in drugs, it’s just getting your energy from the energy bank I think, and you have to give it back with interest.
Trance.nu: In your schedule I saw that you have gigs planned in countries like Belgium, Turkey, Germany and Estonia. Are there any countries that you never played in before and that you really like to play in?
Marcel: Yes, to be honest I can not wait to play somewhere in the United States. That would be nice in my opinion. I always wanted to go to New York, so who knows!
Trance.nu: At the moment people can vote for the DJ Mag Top 100. What’s your opinon about this list?
Marcel: Normally I’m not so into lists like this, but this year I started for the first time to do something with it at my homepage. It seems that (a lot of)clubs in England only want to book DJ’s that are in the Top 100, so it’s important to be in the list. Furthermore there’s been a lot of talking and discussion about this list, especially in the Netherlands since Tiësto became number 1. A lot of people didn’t even know about the list, but now they do. So that are some reasons why I also mentioned the DJ Mag Top 100 at my homepage. The whole public relations thing, just like interviews and stuff like that is very important nowadays. I became a DJ because I loved the music and not the spotlights. Sometimes it really looks like something else, with all the interviews and stuff like that. I know that it’s just a part of the job. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not that I don’t like interviews, but I prefer DJ-ing and producing music myself. Ofcourse I like to talk about music and the things that I’m doing, but the whole public relations thing and those DJ lists, well… it’s not my favorite hobby!
Trance.nu: How do you prepare for a DJ gig? Do you know before you start which tracks you are going to play or do you decide this just before your set is going to start?
Marcel: I always decide this just before I’m starting. I only planned my first records once. That was when I had to play at Sensation. For that gig I planned my first 3 records. But even then it’s just go with the flow, because you never know what’s going to happen in the crowd before your DJ booth.
Trance.nu: For ID&T you mixed the compilation ‘Hardtrance 4’. There were a lot of good reactions on this CD. Will there be a follow up from this one or will you do another mixcompilation in the near future?
Marcel: Well, I don’t like it when people put me in a box like “he’s a Hardtrance DJ” or something like that. I don’t want to be a Trance- or a Hardtrance DJ. A few years ago I started to use the word ‘Tech-trance’. Some people still think that I’m a Hardtrance DJ, but I don’t think that I’m a Hardtrance DJ myself. So that’s also one of the reasons why I don’t do hardtrance compilations anymore.
Trance.nu: Next to your work as a DJ, you are also an active producer. In the past your releases came out on your own label ‘Rytmic’, but nowadays your tracks like ‘Serenity’, ‘Time Is Running Out’ and ‘Static State’ are getting released on the ID&T label. Can we expect some releases from you again on ‘Rhytmic’?
Marcel: Well, at my own label I don’t release that much stuff anymore nowadays. Mainly because it’s a lot of work. You have to arrange everything yourself; the pressing, the marketing, the promotion etc. It really costs a lot of time and furthermore, it’s not easy with all the downloading and copying that’s happening, to earn the money back that you have to invest to release your productions. ID&T exactly knows how they have to handle with promotion / marketing etc. so that’s why I release the Marcel Woods tracks at ID&T. But there are still some other projects under different names that I release at other labels.
Trance.nu: In the past you worked together with producers like Nico Parisi, Yves Deruyter (Frequence Theme) and S.H.O.K.K. (Woodshokk - Tulips & Chocolate) for example. Are there any plans to work together with other producers in the future?
Marcel: At the moment there aren’t any plans, but when there is a request of somebody that I like to do a track with, then I’m up for it for sure!
Trance.nu: Are there any producers or singers that you would like to work with?
Marcel: I’m not so into producing vocal stuff myself, because I have the idea that it get’s too commercial if a Dutch guy is doing it. I mean, I don’t see nice, vocal, non-commercial dancetracks made by Dutch producers that much. Motorcycle for example, is a typical really cool vocal production. I don’t think that a Dutch producer would make a production like that so easy. I think that you have to be specialized when you do something with a vocalist. But however i just did a vocal production myself, it will be released by Purple Eye (Ferry corsten’s company) so just check it out if I need to do more of this…..ha ha (Babylon feat. Riny with “23 Minutes”)
Trance.nu: You already released some nice productions, are there already plans for a Marcel Woods artist album?
Marcel: No, there are no plans for an album. I think myself that I have to grow for that (as an artist). I need to have my own sound. I know that I’m on the right way, but first I want to be a high quality artist before I’m going to plan a whole album. Okay, we could do an album now, but I don’t want to make an album with all the things that I did, just to show ‘hey, look what I already did!’.
Trance.nu: Can we expect some new productions from you soon?
Marcel: Sure! I’m always busy in the studio, so there will be some new stuff very soon! The new Marcel Woods track is almost finished and furthermore there will be a new track from me called “23 minutes” on the Purple Eye label. I did a Marcel Woods remix from that one too.
Trance.nu: How long do you work on a production normally?
Marcel: Well, most of the time I finish a track in one week, but sometimes it’s faster and sometimes it takes some more time.
Trance.nu: What’s your favorite own production?
Marcel: That’s a good one… That one still has to come!
Trance.nu: What kind of equipment do you use in your studio?
Marcel: The Indigo Virus is my favorite piece of equipment for sure! Furthermore the Andromeda and my mixer the Sony DMX-R 100!
Trance.nu: Do you use only hardware or do you also use software?
Marcel: I almost only use hardware. Software I don’t use that much…
Trance.nu: In the past you remixed tracks from artists like Mike Robbins, Geal, Marco Joosten etc. Can we expect some new remixes from you in the near future?
Marcel: I’m not a big fan of making remixes to be honest. Mostly you will get a lot of requests after you had a hitsingle. For example: after the release of ‘Time Is Running Out’, I got over 10 remix-requests in 2 months time… The problem is that everybody wants to have a remix with the same sounds in it and then I have to mix it with their vocals … I’m not getting happy from that and I don’t think that the original artist will be very happy too. I don’t want to be a copy of myself, so that’s why I don’t do that much remixes and I’m just trying to do my own thing. But when I really like a track, I sometimes ask if I can remix it. For example when I heard the Mike Robbins track ‘Are You A Freak?’. They gave me a CD with the track to test it in my sets. When I heard it I was like ‘Wow! I really like this one!’, so I asked them if I could make a remix. And they liked it, so that was fun to do! But requests… most of the time I have to say no…
Trance.nu: Is there any track that you would like to remix?
Marcel: Hmmm… there is one track… that’s ‘Lyod - Vanquire’. A very old track, but I don’t think that I dare to touch this one…
Trance.nu: Together with Walt you produced a track called ‘Te Quiero’. The style of this track doesn’t really fit in the list of solo tracks that you released on the ID&T label. What is your own favorite style to produce?
Marcel: I personally prefer to produce a mixture between techno and trance. Call it tech-trance myself.
Trance.nu: Do you have any other hobby’s next to your music?
Marcel: Well, there is not much next to music in life, is it? Hahaha!
But most of my spare free time I spend with my girlfriend.
Trance.nu: What can we expect from Marcel Woods in the near future?
Marcel: I keep on going with the stuff that I’m doing at the moment and we will see what’s going to happen. The sky is the limit!
Trance.nu: Where can people see you behind the wheels of steel in the next few weeks?
Marcel: Dance Valley the Winter edtion, the Matrixx in Nijmegen, afterclub Zino in Tilburg and for the rest just check my website!
Trance.nu: Thank you very much for your time and good luck in the future!
Marcel: Thank you too!
http://trance.nu/v4/interviews/marcel-woods-interview
BOOST!
A Greek friend of mine is a psy trance freak introduced me to this massive track , im not into psy myself but this is just eargasmic .. Thank you Peter!
Oaky!
One of the best techtrance Djs Paul Oakenfold collaborated with Infected Mushroom and made I'm Alive , I have heard the original mix and its mind blowing but try this remix by Sonic Elements its more uplifting than techy.
Here is a track list for asot 530 with a download link below.
01. David Guetta feat. Usher – Without You (Armin van Buuren Remix)
02. Headstrong feat. Shelley Harland – Helpless (Aurosonic Progressive Remix)
03. Orjan Nilsen – Atchoo!
04. Andain vs. Nadia Ali, Starkillers & Alex Kenji – Promised Pressure (Armin van Buuren Mashup) +
05. W&W – Manhattan (Craving Remix)
06. Delerium Feat. Sarah McLachlan – Silence (W&W & Jonas Stenberg Remix)
07. Sander van Doorn – Outro (EDX’s Fe5tival Mix)
08. Massive Attack – Teardrop (Bart Claessen & Tom Fall Bootleg)
09. BT & Adam K – Tomahawk (Dave Dresden Edit)
10. Mike Foyle & Mat Zo – Simple Things
11. Boom Jinx feat. Justine Suissa – Phoenix From The Flames (Omnia & The Blizzard Remix)
12. Cosmic Gate feat. Emma Hewitt – Be Your Sound [Future Favorite] +++
13. W&W – Impact (MarLo Remix) ++
14. Mark Sherry feat. Sharone – Silent Tears (Orjan Nilsen Remix)
15. Emma Hewitt – Colours (Armin van Buuren Remix)
16. Majai and Garrido & Skehan – Skywalkers (Genix Remix) +
17. Ralphie B – Delphi [Tune Of The Week] ++
18. Ben Gold – Colossal
19. Paul Oakenfold feat. Infected Mushroom – I’m Alive (Sonic Element Remix) +
20. Sean Tyas feat. David Berkeley – Believe
21. Dimension – Crossing Fingers ++
22. Will Atkinson – Breathe It! ++
23. The Matrix – Protect The Innocent [ASOT Radio Classic]
http://www.wupload.com/file/399439537/Armin_van_Buuren_-_A_State_of_Trance_530_WeLoveaTrance.mp3
02. Headstrong feat. Shelley Harland – Helpless (Aurosonic Progressive Remix)
03. Orjan Nilsen – Atchoo!
04. Andain vs. Nadia Ali, Starkillers & Alex Kenji – Promised Pressure (Armin van Buuren Mashup) +
05. W&W – Manhattan (Craving Remix)
06. Delerium Feat. Sarah McLachlan – Silence (W&W & Jonas Stenberg Remix)
07. Sander van Doorn – Outro (EDX’s Fe5tival Mix)
08. Massive Attack – Teardrop (Bart Claessen & Tom Fall Bootleg)
09. BT & Adam K – Tomahawk (Dave Dresden Edit)
10. Mike Foyle & Mat Zo – Simple Things
11. Boom Jinx feat. Justine Suissa – Phoenix From The Flames (Omnia & The Blizzard Remix)
12. Cosmic Gate feat. Emma Hewitt – Be Your Sound [Future Favorite] +++
13. W&W – Impact (MarLo Remix) ++
14. Mark Sherry feat. Sharone – Silent Tears (Orjan Nilsen Remix)
15. Emma Hewitt – Colours (Armin van Buuren Remix)
16. Majai and Garrido & Skehan – Skywalkers (Genix Remix) +
17. Ralphie B – Delphi [Tune Of The Week] ++
18. Ben Gold – Colossal
19. Paul Oakenfold feat. Infected Mushroom – I’m Alive (Sonic Element Remix) +
20. Sean Tyas feat. David Berkeley – Believe
21. Dimension – Crossing Fingers ++
22. Will Atkinson – Breathe It! ++
23. The Matrix – Protect The Innocent [ASOT Radio Classic]
http://www.wupload.com/file/399439537/Armin_van_Buuren_-_A_State_of_Trance_530_WeLoveaTrance.mp3
Another gig by Orj~
The kid lookalike orjan returns with ATCHO! one talented guy enjoy this uplifting melody.
Thursday 13 October 2011
TIesto
Real Name : Tijs Michiel Verwest
Known As : DJ Tiësto, Allure, Da Joker
Born : January 17, 1669 , Breda, North Brabant,Netherlands
Genres : Progressive Trance, House, Electro House
Active Since : 1994
Labels : Black Hole, Ultra Records, Musical Freedom.
Albums:
1-in My Memory era (2001–2004)
http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/3279140
2-Just Be (2004-2007)
http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/3509421
Known As : DJ Tiësto, Allure, Da Joker
Born : January 17, 1669 , Breda, North Brabant,Netherlands
Genres : Progressive Trance, House, Electro House
Active Since : 1994
Labels : Black Hole, Ultra Records, Musical Freedom.
Albums:
1-in My Memory era (2001–2004)
http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/3279140
2-Just Be (2004-2007)
http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/3509421
2-Elements of Life era (2007-2009)
3-Kaleidoscope era (2009-present)
4- Kiss From The Past (As Allure) 2011
http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/6459144/Tiesto_pres._Allure_-_Kiss_From_The_Past_(2011)
http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/6459144/Tiesto_pres._Allure_-_Kiss_From_The_Past_(2011)
Monday 10 October 2011
Cosmic Gate & Emma Hewitt - Be Your Sound.
Yeah I miss you. I miss us. I miss having you to talk to whenever I wanted. But I know I have to move on, because this is pointless
I've always been afraid of losing people I love. Sometimes I wonder, is there anyone out there afraid to lose me?
I hate how we went from telling each other everything to acting like the other person doesn't even exist.
You attract people with similar attitudes and beliefs based on how you act. Be positive and positive things will happen to you.
I'm going to smile like nothings wrong, talk like everything's perfect, act like it's all a dream, and pretend it's not hurting me.
I've always been afraid of losing people I love. Sometimes I wonder, is there anyone out there afraid to lose me?
I hate how we went from telling each other everything to acting like the other person doesn't even exist.
You attract people with similar attitudes and beliefs based on how you act. Be positive and positive things will happen to you.
I'm going to smile like nothings wrong, talk like everything's perfect, act like it's all a dream, and pretend it's not hurting me.
Benny!
Benny Benassi .. i dont even know where to start bottom line this guy said it loud and clear "IM ELECTRO"
For Armin fans
Regarding the DJmag top 100 polls .. after a wild guess about whos gona top it "Armin Van Buruun" of course, but i wonder why people always vote for armin lately? Is it cuz of ASOT? ASOT or a state of trance: is a 2 hour compilation of many tracks takes place on many radio stations every week, Armin is the host BUT every single song played got nothing to do with him. He only publishes the songs for the poor unknown DJs and he takes credit for doing that. Have you guys ever noticed? Hold on a second this strategy is good and its actually working + armin is really good but the people rarely listen to an armin track .. mostly tracks played by armin so he miss guides your given credit not for the DJ who played the track but for armin. The war between 1st and 2nd place is not tense anymore between Tiesto and Armin, people forgot whos the king of trance.
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