Rarely does fate smile on an artist to be fortunate enough to enjoy the gift of longevity.  Especially in an industry as relatively new and “here today gone tomorrow” as ours, staying afloat and relevant is quite a task.  Adapting and evolving while not falling victim to growing trends is key.  This, ladies and gentlemen, is the key to aging gracefully.  Nobody has done this in such a noteworthy fashion than German trance duo Kyau & Albert; who happen to be one of TranceFamily SF’s favorite acts.  Recently they have released their “15 Years: The Album” chronicling their long spanning career across two generations of trance music with some of their most famous singles receiving rework treatment from some of today’s trance heavyweights such as Tritonal, Mat Zo, and Arty.  The compilation also includes some of their most recent singles to demonstrate their staying power.

1. Rank 1 – Airwave (Original Mix)
2. Gaia – Tuvan (Original Mix)
3. Delerium feat. Sarah McLachlan – Silence (Tiësto’s In Search Of Sunrise Remix)
4. Dash Berlin – Till The Sky Falls Down (Original Mix)
5. DJ Tiësto – Adagio For Strings (Original Mix)
6. Armin van Buuren ft. Sharon Den Adel – In And Out Of Love (Original Mix)
7. Motorcycle – As The Rush Comes (Gabriel & Dresden Sweeping Strings Remix)
8. Paul van Dyk – For An Angel (Original Mix)
9. DJ Tiësto – Elements Of Life (Original Mix)
10. System F – Out Of The Blue (Original Mix)
11. Gareth Emery feat. Lucy Saunders – Sanctuary (Original Mix)
12. Sasha – Xpander (Original Mix)
13. Armin van Buuren Feat. Justine Suissa – Burned With Desire (Original Mix)
14. Oceanlab – Satellite (Original Above & Beyond Mix)
15. Above & Beyond feat. Richard Bedford – Sun & Moon (Original Mix)
16. Paul Oakenfold – Southern Sun (DJ Tiësto Remix)
17. DJ Tiësto – Traffic (Original Mix)
18. Veracocha – Carte Blanche (Original Mix)
19. Energy 52 – Cafe Del Mar (Original Mix)
20. Armin van Buuren – Communication (Original Mix)
21. Chicane – Saltwater (Original Mix)
22. Andain – Beautiful Things (Gabriel & Dresden’s Unplugged Mix)
23. DJ Tiësto – Flight 643 (Original Mix)
24. Armin van Buuren – Sail (Original mix)
25. Above & Beyond feat. Andy Moor – Air for Life (Original Mix)

Well they’ve had us waiting for some time for this one!  Teasing us at shows with previews and tweeting about it, but it’s arrived and it’s HUGE.  Tritonal has finally released their club mix for their album track closer “Still With Me” on Piercing The Quiet as their latest single and the response has been nothing short of overwhelming.  It’s been out about a little over a week now and since it’s release, it’s hit #1 on Beatport.com’s Trance Chart and doesn’t show any signs of slowing down.  Attribute this to the massive support it has released from the industry’s top leading DJ’s and their radio shows.  ASOT, Global DJ Broadcast, Corsten’s Countdown, Gareth Emery’s Podcast, Trance Around The World, and others have all played the track.  Markus Schulz himself tweeted during his GDJB show: “probably their best work for quite a bit, good vocal too”.  Big compliment from a trance giant.  This just goes to show how much Tritonal’s stock has been rising in the music world with every single they release.  This one is definitely in the Tritonal style of heavy bass synth, melodic breakdown, and the incredibly soothing vocals of Cristina Soto.  It’s always a pleasure to the ears every time those 3 work together.  While this is a remix of the album track, in comparison they seem like two completely different songs.  The feel of the original is a slow, emotional, almost orchestral piece of work while this one is definitely club ready and set to get the Tritonians on their feet with energy.  This one most certainly earns the TFSF seal of approval.  More releases like this one will certainly keep Tritonal up in the ranks with the rest of trance music’s greats.  Be sure to support it and keep it #1 on Beatport’s Trance chart as long as possible, click the link to pick this one up: http://www.beatport.com/release/still-with-me/816819

~Mark

Well, the time has come upon us: LovEvolution is so close the Bay Area can almost taste it!  The glorious return of the premiere EDM showcase in the Bay Area is back and the anticipation is killing us!  I know it’s definitely doing a mind job on all of us here in the TranceFamily SF HQ.  However, before we get to all the fun stuff like contests, promos, interviews, and bracelet giveaways, let’s not forget that today is Trance Thursday and another Throwback is in order.  Since LovEvolution is in t-minus 2 days, let’s take it back to another great Lovefest anthem from back in the day.  Rewind to 2007, the renaissance year of electronic music for me and my first Lovefest ever attended.  Trance was new and exciting for me and one of the first artists I turned to was Ferry Corsten.  His energy and uplifting style immediately grabbed my attention.  Anthem of that year’s event?  The now classic and still highly played “Beautiful”.  While the song first saw the light of day in 2006 on Ferry’s L.E.F. album, a single release and repeated set plays later, it was still going strong in 2007 for Lovefest.  Let’s go back down memory lane and reminisce it in all it’s glory:

Ferry Corsten – Beautiful

Oh mean doesn’t that just bring back so many memories?  Those of you who were at EDC this year for Ferry’s set, you know what I’m talking about.  Or what about those that saw Ferry play at Ruby Skye in September 2010.  Still just as good as the first time you ever hear it.  Let’s bring it back live in 2007:

Never a dull moment with that man let me tell you.  While slightly off subject (but not really), I can’t wait until his new album drops.  What will his next anthem be?  ’

~Mark

@MarkyMark925

@TranceFamilySF

Above & Beyond feat. Zoë Johnston – You Got To Go

Featuring the distinctive vocals of Zoë Johnston, “You Got To Go” is the latest single to be taken from Above & Beyond’s critically acclaimed second artist album “Group Therapy” — described by Mixmag as “the biggest artist album of the year”.

The new music video for the song draws on its optimistic lyrics about seizing the moment and realising your dreams.

Directed by the prodigious Nathan Camponi, the video continues the UK dance act’s tradition of evocative, narrative-based films and focuses on a group of friends embarking on one of Britain’s greatest traditions – the road trip.

“You Got To Go” will be released on 2nd October on Anjunabeats, including remixes from Kyau & Albert, MJ Cole, Dusky and Above & Beyond themselves, plus the A&B vs. K&A Radio Edit, which appears in the video.