Craig Connelly & Christina Novelli - Black Hole (Jorn van Deynhoven Remix)

Jorn van Deynhoven has been producing some really great music recently, and he must be on the top of the world right now. Just a few hours ago, he track was selected by the fans of A State of Trance to be the anthem of A State of Trance 650. Don't get me wrong, that song is absolutely wonderful. However, it is his remix for Craig Connelly & Christina Novelli's "Black Hole" that I am writing about.

The half Dutch, half German producer puts his magic uplifting touch to an already wonderful summer trance tune. Jorn van Deynhoven does an incredible job with this remix by increasing the pace, and putting the emphasis on the chord progressions while also keeping the beautiful vocals of Christina Novelli. This track has already been recognized by numerous DJ's and is yet another awesome Jorn van Deynhoven production! Enjoy!
 

Matt Bukovski vs. Andy Elliass & Abys - Cheops (Original Mix)

This is a beautiful uplifting trance track that was played by Armin on ASOT 597. Matt Bukovski and Andy Elliass are not names that are usually heard in the EDM scene, but I liked the feel to this track as soon I heard it on ASOT. Enjoy!
 

Tenishia - Where Do We Begin (Andrew Rayel Remix)

Andrew Rayel is unstoppable. His productions recently have been dominating trance charts and podcasts. This remix of Tenishia's "Where Do We Begin" was the Tune of The Week on this week's A State of Trance episode; his other remix of Bobina's "The Space Track" was the Future Favorite. Now, he is set to give away an amazing mashup of W&W's "Invasion" and Gareth Emery's "Sanctuary" as soon as he hits 20,000 fans on his Facebook page. Go support this young Moldavian producer!
 

Andrew Rayel - Aeon of Revenge (Original Mix)

Ralphie B - Icarus (Original Mix)

This was one of the tracks that really stood out to me when I first listened to Armin's A State of Trance 2012 album. Ralph Barendse, producing under the name Ralphie B, is a name that has been around the trance scene for quite some time now. He has produced some trance classics and this track is just as equally incredible. On a side note, this track has nothing to do with Madeon's "Icarus". Enjoy!

A State of Trance 550 Moscow - Dash Berlin

This is by far my favourite set from ASOT 550 so far. Dash Berlin has been making truly amazing mashups recently, which he calls "Dashup"s. One track that really stood out to me was "Man on the Skyfire" where he fitted the vocals of "Man on the Run" onto Shogun's "Skyfire". "Skyfire" has been a song that I absolutely love and the one thing it lacks is good vocals; Dash Berlin fixed that. These "Dashup"s were all played on this live mix as well as some of his recent singles such as "Better Half of Me" and "World Falls Apart". And also, be sure to check out the sets of Armin and many other fantastic DJ's for this massive trance event!



Here is the tracklist:
01: Tiesto vs. tyDi ft. Sarah Howells – Acting Maximal Crazy (Dashup) (Intro Mix)
02: Ost & Meyer – Safari
03: Kyau & Albert vs. John Dahlback ft. Erik Hassle - One Last Love (Dashup)
04: Dash Berlin with ATB (Dash Step Edit) vs. Niki and The Dove - DJ Ease My Apollo Road (Dashup)
05: Kernkraft 400 (Chris Schweizer Remix) vs. Nero - Zombie Promises (Dashup)
06: Norin & Rad vs. Recurve vs. Olive & Cosmic Gate - The You Are Not Alone Gift Theme (Dashup)
07: Dash Berlin ft. Jonathan Mendelsohn – World Falls Apart (Club Mix)
08: Dash Berlin ft. Sarah Howells – Go It Alone (Club Mix)
09: Dash Berlin with Cerf, Mitiska & Jaren vs. Shogun – Man On The Skyfire (Dashup)
10: Victor Dinaire & Bissen ft. Peter Finley - 2nite U R Perfect (Steve Brian Remix)
11: Dash Berlin ft. Band Of Horses – The Funeral
12: Dash Berlin ft. Jonathan Mendelsohn – Better Half Of Me (Club Mix)
13: Dash Berlin vs. Coldplay – Ticking Clocks (Dash Berlin’s Essential 'Warmplay' Rework)
14: Luke Bond ft. Mark Frisch – The Other Side (Jorn van Deynhoven Remix)
15: Above&Beyond vs. Gareth Emery & Dash Berlin ft. Solid Sessions - I’ll Be Waiting In Janeiro On A Good Metropolis Day (Dashup)
16: Dash Berlin ft. Emma Hewitt vs. Above & Beyond ft. Richard Bedford - Waiting To Disarm Your Sun & Moon (Dashup) (Outro Mix)

Armin van Buuren pres. Gaia - J'ai Envie de Toi

Every year, Armin van Buuren releases one or two songs under the name Gaia. It is an instrumental trance side project that he works on and the songs are often featured on the A State of Trance albums. This year, as a follow up to "Status Excessu D" from 2011, Armin produces yet another amazing trance track, "J'ai Envie de Toi". This song was first previewed on ASOT Episode 547.