First played during his Armin Only – Intense shows in Amsterdam, the long-awaited new Gaia tune remained a secret for months, leaving the fans guessing for months until he finally alleviated their growing anticipation.
At A State of Trance 650 in Moscow, he revealed ‘Empire Of Hearts’, and its impact has been unreal. The follow-up to ‘Stellar’, ‘Aisha’, ‘Humming The Lights’, ‘Tuvan’ and the early classic ‘4 Elements’ is every bit unique, carrying that special Gaia sound. It lures in the masses, and takes you when you least expect it.
With a special Gaia set scheduled for Ultra Music Festival in Miami, be prepared for many more of Armin’s Gaia madness to come.
Dimitri Kechagias review: One of the most anticipated tracks in the trance scene finally this week is released. Ahead of its inclusion on Armin's van Buuren legendary compilation ASOT 2014 his side project Gaia strikes back with the brilliant banger Empire of Hearts on his beloved and cherished from many record label Armind.. Once again the trance master who knows better than anyone else the beloved genre has prepared something really special and forward thinking for us. If you were expecting to hear once again something along the previous Gaia releases you will be surprised cause the most hardworking in the music bussiness dj never rests in his glory. As he mentions in many of his interviews he never likes to repeat himself and the new Gaia is a massive modern high class update on the trance sound we know from the past but perfectly remodelled for the future. Empire of Hearts is banging big room euphoric trance with tough drum beats, pumping kicks on the well known dutch trance tradition and the harder rougher basslines that work like a treat on his mainstage performances. When the new generation of trance fans demand harder basslines Armin's satisfies them 100% by servicing what they really need to experience the finest party atmosphere of their life time. The breakdown is absolutely mesmerizing with cinematic atmosphere, floating melodies to drift away for a while followed by the huge burst of energetic hair raising synthy leads and the maddening drum rolls that build the anticipation to the limit. The climax is euphoric and epic but with big room hard foundation and this is for me the big difference with his previous Gaia releases. Straight to the number 1 of the beatport trance chart very soon! Trance Essential Anthem that is considered as Classic already! Looking forward for the Gaia Live Performance at ASOT650 in Miami. #PureGold Love IT
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