Blink and you'll miss it. Wait too long and they're gone. Close your eyes for one second, and it's easy to forget just how much awe-inspiring music has come out recently. It's time once again for the absolute crème de la crème, and for Armada to do they do best. This is two mixes of pure trance as it was meant to be, focusing on just how amazing the genre has been and will be in 2014.
One of the things Armada has been able to do so well as a label is to keep the perfect continuum flowing between legendary founding artists and young, new talent. Understanding that a healthy scene relies on the right balance of both has been a strong point of Armada, and one of the reasons they've consistently been at the top of the game.
A quick glance at the tracklist will reveal masters like BT, Paul van Dyk, Cosmic Gate, Armin van Buuren, Paul Oakenfold, and Dash Berlin. Looking at the vocalists, we see JES, Christian Burns, Audrey Gallagher — all expert performers at the top of their game. These veterans serve as a constant reminder on this record of the importance key people can have on the shaping of a genre and even an entire scene. They remind the world of what quality means.
Picking up those cues, there is an exciting new breed of up-and-coming producers capable of formulating original and truly inspiring ideas to breathe life into dance music. Fractal, Antillas, and Dart Rayne are just a small sampling of the next generation of super-producers who seem too talented to be human.
Armada Trance 2014 is a veritable "who's who" of the thriving culture of trance, and will remind fans now and forever of the power of one of the greatest trance labels in the world. Dig in to the two mix set, get comfortable, and lose yourself in the capable hands of multiple generations of the best of the best trance producers around.
Dimitri Kechagias review: One of the big supporters of trance music is Armada Music with the biggest and most authoritative trance labels in its family. The top compilation Armada Trance returns for the 1st instalment for 2014 with fantastic tunes and of course many exclusives. Some of those exclusives we have in our hands and we check out for you. First of all the beloved upcoming and quickly rising UK based dj & producer Adam Ellis put his creative hands on John O'Callaghan feat. Audrey Gallager timeless classic Big Sky. If it happens to be present in a trance party that dj drops this tune you will witness something incredible. The crowd comes together and sing a long the lyrics loudly and they seems to be totally in love with this track even after many years. Adam Ellis has the goal to update the track and he manage to complete this mission impossible successfully. His remix is absolutely awesome with headbanging tough drums, huge driving synthy leads, amazing melodies, filthy acid overtones and of course the ethereal vocal of the Irish singer Audrey Gallager. Well composed remix that is full on straight forward uplifting pure vocal trance at its very best. Pumping, banging, pulsating and inspiring trance that can elevate you a little bit higher and make you feel complete. Orjan Nilsen's classic Between The Rays is remixed exclusively by Ali Wilson who does his TEKELEC Remix. He delivers tribal trance at its most pumping, energetic, roof raising and euphoric that you can think off. Ali is a huge talent and he proves it once again as he manage to offer a totally personal point of view on the already huge Orjan Nilsen classic.Top breakdown that allows the original synthy riff to bring some shivers followed by massive blast of energy when the marching drums and drum roll lead us on that tribal dark and techy climax with the massive euphoric synthy on top for those epic trance moments. This is real pure trance with that Ibiza sound to keep the Ibiza clubbers smiling. Lastly the classic Silence in your heart by Dash Berlin is remixed by Antillas and in this compilation you can get the instrumental remix that allows you to focus on the superb soundtrack that the Italian maestro composed for us. Energetic, techy, electro big room trance strictly for mainstage performances. Three top exclusives from this must have legendary compilation. #PureGold Love iT
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