Totally forgot ASOT Top 20 comes out on Christmas Eve.
Been following ASOT since 2006. And while I really look forward to the Top 20 every year, honestly I think they've been dropping in quality.
Like Top 20 of 2007 and 2008 are still GOAT tier. Every song was awesome. Then 2009 and 2010 the top 3 songs were kind of alright. 2011/12/13 was just continuous drops. Picked up a bit in 2014 where 6 or 7 songs in Top 20 were good.
Looking forward to this year's, though.
Also, looking at last week's episode, didn't know Dash Berlin made an official remix for the Heroes of the Storm game!
Yeah it's always been like that. The top20 is voted by viewers every year and I think there's another episode where it's his top20Ughh... Seriously? -__-
I thought 12 and 13 were alright. 14 was pretty neat too. As for quality, I think it's all listener votes and Armin has nothing to do with how the set flows if that's what you're getting at. It's one of those where I think he doesn't care how the set progresses as it's just a list. I think there was a part last year where he said his Top 10 was very different than the listener Top 10.
Myon and Shane have a 5 hour set...is there ANY chance they are going to have another megamix??? Their megamix is by far the most impressive thing I have gotten out of trance. They are just godlike.
We can only hope! Love a good megamix.
*currently listening to the 8 hour History Of Trance megamix*
I just got done watching Paul van Dyks Dvd "Global" it was a pretty neat movie that is a mix of tour footage, traveling, and a couple music videos. It also is played over a pretty good mix of songs. I would recommend watching it you are a fan of Paul van Dyk.
His "Politics of Dancing 3" mix earlier in the year was one of my most listened albums on Spotify this year. So good
I hope someone has been keeping count of how many times Anahera has been played during the EOYCs.
Can someone recommend me artists or songs that make this style of trance?
Sea of Voices (Falcon Remix)
Altra (7 Skies and Static Blue Remix)
Can someone recommend me artists or songs that make this style of trance?
Sea of Voices (Falcon Remix)
Altra (7 Skies and Static Blue Remix)
I've been listening to Trance Mixes on YouTube (Uplifting, Melodic) and I don't know what it is, but I'm just not fond of most modern trance music. Seems like they've borrowed a lot from the large House boom and now it's just deep plucks and everything sounds so similar.
I really like atmospheric trance songs and things that just sound really "full" if that makes any sense. Unusual melodies (like Altra) are also cool and I can appreciate classic trance tunes like Children, Pulse, Angel Falls, etc. However, I do enjoy A&B's Love is Not Enough. It's quite generic, but everything meshes so well together and the vocalist has a very unique voice.
So guys, what's your favourite track of 2015?
I've had almost no time to keep me updated this year with new releases,i don't want to miss out something
Outer Pulse - Gravity Lights
The way it reminds me of old trance basslines, and its originality made it my number 1 this year.
Also, a friend of mine said that there was a Mass Effect sample in it, but I never played the series so I wouldnt know lol
Hello again, Happy New Year to everyone out there and wishing you the very best for 2016..
The beginning of each annum presents a huge personal project on the immediate horizon. Somethng I know many of you anticipate every single year - the Global DJ Broadcast Classics Showcase. And for 2016, the eleventh edition.
When I was growing up and getting lost in music on the radio, some of my fondest memories involved listening to all the classic songs that would be played, particularly on New Year's Day. So the idea of doing a classics showcase once a year on GDJB was born out of those feelings.
It's always one of the most mentally challenging and emotionally demanding sets to put together, because somehow you want to create a journey that will be magical for everyone to listen to - regardless of how long you have been listening to all things electronica. For many of you, there will be a whole host of iconic tracks you will be hearing for the first time, and maybe even unearthed gems for the more seasoned folk.
So hopefully there is a nice spread of years represented throughout, and this is something that will resonate with you for some time to come. As a new year dawns, we can take a moment to celebrate the tunes and moments that define our era.
Hope you have a wonderful 2016, and with a new artist album and extensive touring, I hope even more that we can create some magical memories together.
WIth love,
Markus x
Global DJ Broadcast January 7th 2016 (Classics Showcase)
https://soundcloud.com/markusschulz/classicsshowcase2016
01. Faithless - God is a DJ (Monster Mix)
02. Way Out West - Ajare
03. Perry O'Neil - Wave Force
04. Greg Murray - I Feel Loved
05. G.D. - Choral Reef
06. Hidden Logic - Time (Envio Remix)
07. Kosmas Epsilon - Innocent Thoughts
08. Guru Josh Project - Infinity (Jerome Isma-Ae Remix)
09. BT vs. Sasha - Remember Magnetic North
10. Sander Kleinenberg - Sacred
11. Mr. Pit - Love You More
12. Lucas & Beltram - Trust Me
13. Piece Process - Solar Myth (Markus Schulz Breaks Mix)
14. Velvet Girl - Walking in Sunshine
15. Niklas Harding pres. Arcane - Blue Circles
16. Andy Moor vs. Orkidea - YearZero (Andy Moor's First Light Mix)
17. Chicane - Red Skies
18. Kamaya Painters - Northern Spirit
19. James Holden - A Break in the Clouds (The Lamb Chops Whaddayamean it's Supa Tigga Rigga Wigga Mix)
20. Above & Beyond pres. OceanLab - I Am What I Am (Lange Remix)
21. B.B.E. - Flash (Club Mix)
22. BT & Paul van Dyk - Namistai
23. Mekka - Diamondback
24. Corderoy - Sweetest Dreams (Ferry Corsten Remix)
25. Paul van Dyk feat. Hemtock & Jennings - Nothing But You (Super8 & Tab Remix)
26. Jam & Spoon - Odyssey to Anyoona
27. Mother's Pride - Floribunda (Big C Remix)
28. Vincent de Moor - Fly Away (Cosmic Gate Remix)
29. Markus Schulz - 65.4Hz
30. Binary Finary - 1998 (Matt Darey Remix)
31. Lemon & Einar K - Anticipation
32. Zirenz - Edge of Space (Whiteroom Remix)
33. Elevation - Biscayne
Check out Genix, Super8/Tab, Nitrous Oxide and Dan Stone. Think you'll like Ferry Tayle too.
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That's pure old Anjunabeats style. Super 8, Daniel Khandi, Nitrous Oxide, old Above and Beyond stuff.
I'm a big fan of old Super 8 tracks. Sadly they also changed a lot
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Get off is simply too good.
Tracklist
Highlight Tribe - Free Tibet (Vini Vici Remix) [Iboga Records]
Orla Feeney & Kriess Guyte - Nebula [Damaged Records]
Jean - Michel Jarre & Armin van Buuren - Stardust (Rising Star Remix)
Paul van Dyk & Jordan Suckley - City Of Sound (Liquid Soul Remix) [VANDIT]
Coming Soon!!! & Bryan Kearney - Anti Social Media [KEARNAGE]
A & Z vs. Amir Hussain - Dizzy Heights [WAO138?!]
Denis Kenzo feat. Sarah Lynn - Ashes (Cold Rush Remix) [Sir Adrian Music]
Liquid Soul & Zyce feat. Solar Kid - Anjuna (Jordan Suckley Remix) [Iboga Records]
Signum - First Strike (Indecent Noise Remix) [White Label]
Andrew Bayer feat. Asbjorn vs. Cold Blue - Super Wonderfall (UCast Mashup)
EverLight - Our World [Dark Soho]
Indecent Noise - Come Get Some [Mental Asylum]
Armin van Buuren feat. Cimo Fränkel - Strong Ones (Jase Thirlwall Remix) [Armind]
John Askew - Shine (Sean Tyas Psy Remix) [WAO138?!]
Unbeat - The Beast [Critical State]
Alan Morris - Born [Monster Pure]
Armin van Buuren pres. Rising Star - Clear Blue Moon (Will Rees 2Bootleg Remix) [WAO138?!]
Tune Of The Week: Simon Patterson feat. Lucy Pullin - Now I Can Breathe Again [Armind]
Andrew Bayer vs. Sylvermay - Nobody Told Redlight (Giuseppe Ottaviani Mashup)
Photographer - Atlas [Monster Tunes]
Ace Ventura vs. The Thrillseekers - Neurothesia (RAMashup)
Armin Van Buuren feat. Nadia Ali - Who Is Watching (Paul Denton Rework) [Armada]
Allen Watts - Flashback [Monster Force]
Coming Soon!!! - Innocence Lost [WAO138?!]
Armin van Buuren feat. Ray Wilson - Yet Another Day (Ucast Remix) [Armada]
Maximal - Why [Monster Tunes]
Yuri Kane - Right Back (Nivaya BootlegDedication Mix) [Free Download]
Armin van Buuren pres. Gaia - Carnation (Abstract Vision & Aimoon Bootleg) [Armind]
Too Much Artists - Alone To Love A UFO (Standerwick Mashup)
ASOT Radio Classic: Dogzilla - Dogzilla (Simon Patterson & Richie Kayvan Remix)
Oooh thanks for posting. I'll check this out tonight. Don't really listen to ASOT anymore.
Aly & Fila doing an Essential Mix Feb. 13th!
Not sure. Pete Tong is in LA now, but it doesn't really matter where it comes from with the internet.Was a pretty good episode. Although I'm really digging this 2016 Classics Showcase from Markus. Good stuff in here.
Alot of PSY in the 138 episode, which I'm not a fan of live but it's not bad when I'm in my seat doing work.
This sounds awesome. Essential mixes are coming from LA now arent they?
I really wonder what Ferry is going to do with Gouryella.
I mean, a System F/Gouryella only set would be probably good enough, but not enough for all "Gouryella" set. I think he got into a problem himself. The Gouryella moniker is bigger that he think it is IMO.
What do you mean? I think he will just play a bunch of Gouryella classics and some other similar songs like Dimension's Origami. Going to be an epic set.
Sure, but I mean, it's worth all the fuss about the first ever Gouryella set? Couldn't he do the same as Ferry Corsten?
Atleast Armin did something "diferent" with Gouryella, with all the religious motif (and god forbids I put Armin above Ferry, I think Ferry is waaaay better producer than Armin when he puts some effort). Let's see anyways, I'm really looking forward to the first Gouryella set. Probably what you said will be enough to make an epic set. Hell, his System F set on that japanese club a couple of months ago was crazy good-
I'm incredibly sad I'm going to be missing out on Beyond this year, especially since last year's Beyond was the first rave I ever attended. Fortunately I attended both Dreamstates so I got to see a lot of the artists already. Hopefully Ultra's trance lineup will be good.Fuck the lineup to Beyond Wonderland is so good
Gouryella, Myon and Shane54 Trance Showcase, PureNRG, Paul Van Dyk, Jorn Van Deynhoven, Will Atkinson, and maybe more I forgot. I hate the venue though...decisions decisions
I'm incredibly sad I'm going to be missing out on Beyond this year, especially since last year's Beyond was the first rave I ever attended. Fortunately I attended both Dreamstates so I got to see a lot of the artists already. Hopefully Ultra's trance lineup will be good.
How many of you guys go to shows alone? Last year i said fuck it, and if no-one else wanted to go, i went anyway. Best year ever. Easily something every 3 weeks, highlight being the 1 day trip over to Amsterdam for Solarstones open2close ADE boat party! (1 of 7 times i saw him last year!). Met so many people over the past year that im now good friends with.
This year is off to a pretty damn good start, too. Last week was Kearnage at Rong in Manchester.
Tonight is Digital Society's 9th Birthday in Leeds - Menno, Morph, JOC, Sherry, Standerwick and a boatload more. Cant wait!
Got a few other things lined up on top of that already for the year, both alone and with others.
Trancecoda Birmingham - PVD, John Askew, Ben Nicky etc
Trancecoda Coalville - Pure Trance - Solarstone, Gai Barone etc
Above & Beyond Acoustic II, Royal Albert Hall, London
XStatic Summer Festival, Solarstone, Giuseppe Ottaviani, Andy Moor etc
Godskitchen The Last Dance, Birmingham
Mint Festival, Leeds
ADE Amsterdam, 4 nights!
Gonna be a damn good year.