Monday Choon: Xplode Vs Shelter of Dash Berlin (Armin Mash-Up )

This past weekend saw the first of the ASOT 850 parties which took place in Utrech, Netherlands. Armin and friends performed to thousands who were present in an exhibition of sound, light and pyrotechnics. In celebration of this momentous event, we have a unique mash-up created by Armin himself as our featured track this week. Armin has a knack of created these eargasms for his sets and this is one in particular that he's featured quite often in his live sets, including a couple of weeks back at Ultra South Africa. I'm sure you'll enjoy it as much as I did. 

Monday Choon: Gramercy - Changes

You know when Armada Music puts their name behind an artist it's with good reason. Gramercy, out of New York dropped their latest single "Changes" and it was featured on many podcasts as well as being featured on the set lists of some big names in the EDM world, one of them being David Guetta who you can catch this weekend at Ultra SA!. I first heard it on Tiesto's ClubLife 513 and instantly loved the track. It has an awesome flow, different sound and great beat. Just the sort of song to get your week going. 

Monday Choon: Gareth Emery & Standerwick - Saving Light (feat. HALIENE)

If you're a trance addict or just a fan of Gareth Emery, then you would know the painstaking wait for the official release of this track. Debuted last year in June, Saving Light had many asking who made this song? what is it called? when will it be released? Well we soon found out that it was a track by Gareth Emery and Standerwick. Months went on with no official release date up and until early January when the English DJ notified his fans that the track would be released on the 27th of January along with the official music video. The song is a another fine production by Emery, seriously good trance vibes and something that has been lacking for some time in the industry, Standerwick adds his own uniqueness to the track and the vocals just ices the cake for me. The music video is brilliant as well, highlighting the importance of bullying which is affecting a lot of kids out there. Overall, Saving Light was definitely worth the long wait!

Monday Choon: Armin van Buuren - Ping Pong

He may have dropped down the order in the latest DJ Mag rankings but many still regard him as the worlds best and who's to argue with them. He is one of the biggest names in electronic music and his album Armarda Records is one of the biggest in the industry, his show A State Of Trance recieves millions of listens weekly and his most recent world wide tour "Armin Only Intense" has been selling out in virtually every country. The South African leg was just a few weeks ago and everyone whom attended the show only had great things to say about it. Armin is a pioneer in this genre and he knows what his audience wants and he delivers it every time. Here is one of his latest offerings to get you into a good mood for the week ahead!

Monday Choon: Armin van Buuren ft.Fiora vs Chris Schweizer - Waiting for the reflections (AvB Mashup)

Mashup's are becoming more and more popular in the EDM scene and we've heard quite a few of them this year and there were some damn good ones featured on the blog. Today we've found another one, mixed by the world number DJ himself, Armin van Buuren. Before his set at Tomorrowland, he announced to the crowd that he had just become a father, it was the inspiration for his set and I might I add it was one of the best sets I've heard from the man. This song was featured during it and I just loved it!

Monday Choon: W&W - Lift off

If you follow me on twitter you would already know my love for what Willem and Wardt do. The boys from Netherlands bring such a different energy to EDM, something so different to the usual uplifting beats that we're normally used to. Its pretty evident that many love it as well, their tours have been sell outs and they're by far one of the biggest artists on Armada's list now. Lift off was released in Feb and was their opening track for all their sets in ASOT600, the reception they received in Mexico says it all.