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Having stumbled upon (and played live) Humate's amazing remix of Leama's "Melodica" late last year, I was looking for more tracks from them in that vein, and found this - instant classic for me now :) I know everyone loves this guy for "Love Stimulation", but I honestly think this is a far...

I haven't made a NYE mix since 2018, so it only felt appropriate to do it again after my debut year as a DJ! (Also mainly so I could feature that Planisphere track). ---TRACKLIST--- Biologik - Sterling Forest Exoplanet - Even Impermanence Is Transient DNYO - Aquatika Vibrasphere - Autumn...

The closer to Imagine, which (in my opinion) was his second-to-last great album, and possibly his best overall. That album was my introduction to Armin back in high school, so this is super nostalgic for me (I requested it at one of the school dances too). Still holds up very well in my opinion...

Another re-recording, but I like how this one turned out :) --- TRACKLIST --- Leo G - Muttering Retreat Oliver Prime - Resonette Argonout - Your Body Is a Temple The Thrillseekers pres. Hydra - Take Me With You Leama - Melodica (Humate Remix) The Ambush - Acapulco Laura Hickli - Float Away...

I've had this remix idea for a number of years now, and finally brought it to light. Wanted to make it into something that respected the original's ethereal vibe but with a fast-paced beat - I don't really hear 140 bpm progressive trance like this anymore. The original is by a lovely...

One of the best progressive trance tracks of the nineties? Not that I was around for his early impact on the scene (I was born the year before this came out), but he seems to have been one of the pioneers of the trance epic in his early days - 10+ minute tracks that ebb, flow and climax...

Another re-recording, but I'm very proud of how this one turned out :) TRACKLIST BT - Deep Fake E-Spectro feat. Escenda - Choice (K.A.N Remix) Maceo Plex & Gabriel Ananda - Solitary Daze Art of Trance - Seven Sisters Keyworth - Just Us Holden & Thompson - Come to Me Vibrasphere - Ensueño...

Old one-off EP of Fred Baker from 2004, containing (in my opinion) one of the greatest cuts of tech trance ever released. No melody, just atmosphere and pure stomping power. I first came across this in one of Eco's sets when I was in college and have loved it ever since. This was prominently...

Re-recorded because there was a glitch during the show that caused the third track to loop for about 2 mins before I resumed. --- TRACKLIST --- Human Resource - Dominator (Darkboy On the Train Rework) Key4050 - Irwin LOUD - Yeah Blank & Jones feat. Bobo - Perfect Silence (E-Craig's 212...

Solarstone and Ben Lost's goth rock-meets-trance hybrid project Federation burst onto the scene in 2011 with 'Synchronized' and 'Innocent Desire', both on Perfecto Fluoro, but this track was only ever released as a CDR. A damn shame, because as a result I didn't hear of it until nearly a decade...

A promoter in town has asked me to do a tech-trance set next month. My personal taste is mostly progressive-uplifting, so I'm trying to add some juicy tech trance cuts to my crate that I may have overlooked (i.e. not the usual suspects like Patterson, Atkinson, Kearney, Askew, etc.) Any era is...

Tracklist: Lustral - Solace (Matt Cerf Remix) Orkidea & JS16 - Hale Bopp Solarstone & Orkidea - Slowmotion (French Renaissance Mix) Miikka Leinonen - Constellation PQM - You Are Sleeping (Luke Chable Vocal Pass) Orange - Epic People Baltic Sound - Glimmer Steve Brian - Vueltas (Thomas Datt...

The last release by the great pairing of Airwave and Ferry Tayle for more than a decade, and IMO one of the best uplifting tracks of the 2010s. This was the last gasp of Airwave's "proglifting" style that he pioneered throughout the 00s, before he went all-in on the cinematic prog style of his...

The first Solarstone track I heard - I googled "what is the best trance artist" when I was first discovering the genre in high school, saw his name come up, and found this track one night. Despite him personally telling me that he considers this album a "low point" in his career, years later...

I was legit shocked not to find this track already in this section, so I'm amending that now: In my opinion, this is one of the most melancholic trance songs ever made, and is downright perfectly arranged. Everything is layered and looped for the right amount of bars, and the main melody...

One of the best things Benno de Goeij has ever made. Pure trance melancholy. Featured on Tiësto's Magik 3: Far from Earth mix compilation, and the vocal sample comes from Chris Raven's "I Know You Love Me Too".

The last uplifting EP made by Brendan LaBonte before his five year hiatus and return as a progressive producer. It's a shame he never returned to this sound; he had a really unique thing going on that stood apart from the template crowd of the time. Futura is a nice little number that's both...

So to my shock, I just found out Danny Stubbs, whom I first encountered a decade ago when Solarstone featured his progressive sound on his radio show, labels and comps, has passed away of cancer as of yesterday. So to commemorate, here's my favourite track of his: There were a few remixes of...

One of the last perfect tracks he ever made, from his last good album. Featured his brother Eller on the guitar. This track feels wistful, and is perfect for gazing out at the horizon and the clouds on a sunny day, to dream.

When these two work at writing a great melody, holy SHIT can they pull it off! There was a more 2.0 style original mix, but it's not even worth mentioning IMO. This came out the summer I graduated, so it's pretty nostalgic for me ☺️