Monday Choon: Armin van Buuren & Hardwell - Follow The Light

 

It feels like dance music fans have waited an eternity for this one, Armin first dropped this one at Ultra Miami back in March. Since then, both him and Hardwell have been dropping it in their sets all over the world but kept us waiting for the official release. Well, last week Friday they finally released it and it was worth it. Following their 2015 collaboration 'Off the Hook', which became a global hit with over 100 million streams, the two superstars fuse their respective styles once again, blending Armin's signature euphoric trance melodies with Hardwell's cutting-edge big-room techno to deliver a powerful festival anthem that will undeniably thrill fans. Already a popular track in both artists' sets throughout 2024, the legendary pair teased the collaboration earlier this year during a special back-to-back set at A State of Trance Rotterdam, sparking a frenzy of excitement from fans both at the event and online.

Monday Choon: Hardwell - ZERO GRAVITY

 

Robbert van de Corput, better known as Hardwell was one of those DJ's we didn't hear much from during the dark days of lockdown, but this wasn't to say he wasn't busy cooking up some new work for us because since late he's been dropping bombs and his return to live shows proved that his work during lockdown was worth waiting for and to experience live in person rather than an online stream. He's been killing in the festival space, starting from his return to stage last year, to Ultra in Miami and most recently Tomorrowland and we have one of his latest works, Zero Gravity on the blog this week. While there are other tracks that he's released, I think this track personifies the man the best, and lives up to his name Hardwell, dropping that hard notes, from the bassline to the synths. It's a proper song that starts with a launch which leads to pure electronic mayhem, this track and the others he has released form part of his new album Rebels Never Die. 

Monday Choon: Rub!k - Orbit 37

 

We going back to some hard trance this week, and no better way to do it than with London based DJ and Producer Rub!k. If you're an avid listener to many of the popular weekly podcasts such as ASOT, ABGT, FYH and many others than you no doubt heard this one over the past two weeks. Orbit 37 is relentless from the get go, hammering down with a massive bass line with techno beats, Rub!k’s ‘Orbit 37’ is about as forceful as a record can get. From the colossal beat drops to the ever-accelerating plucks and melodic lift-off, this track is an absolute belter of cosmic proportions and it's no wonder why its been so popular with so many since its release. It's proper trance track that really gives off the proper trance vibes and I think that is why it resonates with so many whom have heard it, so crank up the volume and enjoy!

Monday Choon: Gareth Emery - I Saw Your Face (Alex Sonata & TheRio Remix)

 

British DJ Gareth Emery has been busy during lockdown making new music and most of them have been fire! Today's track is one of them and is off his latest album, The Lasers. It has received remix treatment from Alex Sonata and Therio. The track itself has the classic Gareth Emery trademark sounds with a heavy piano and hard-style techo vibe, but Alex and Therio have upped the BPM but also given the track the mellow periods it deserves. There a few remixes for this track but this one is my pick from the bunch as I feel it just hits right and doesn't even feel like its a remix but rather an original. Go ahead and give it a listen and let me know your thoughts on the Instagram page.

Monday Choon: Hardwell & KSHMR - Power (Ultra SA Artist Feature)

With less that 3 weeks to go to the continents biggest electronic dance festival, we have decided to bring to you in the lead up to the event, features of the various headlining artist. Today we have Dutch DJ and Producer sensation Hardwell! Better known to his close family as Robbert van de Corput, he hails from Breda in the Netherlands. He started off by remixing tracks and then progressed by making his own, with Spaceman back in 2013 that really got the worlds attention. He was then vote number DJ in the world by DJ Mag for 2013 and 2014. Now he finds himself as one of the world's most sort after DJ's and has his own record label and radio show.

Today's track of Hardwell's see's him team up with American DJ and producer, KSHMR, in the track titled "Power". It see's the two DJ's, each with their own unique interpenetration of hard style trance, merge their talents and the end product is quite cool. The track has a vocal backing to it, which also helps their two styles and brings the track together quite well.  We can't wait to see this Dutch legend back on our shores in February and I'm sure you can't too!

Monday Choon: Hardwell ft. Jolin Tsai - We Are One

It's been a while since we heard from the former number one DJ in the world, Hardwell's style is quite unique and has been missed but he is back with some fresh music and even dabbling in his hard style roots of recent but that's better left for another blog post. This weeks featured track from the talented Dutch producer see's him team up with Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai for their track "We Are One". It's a great track with the right energy for the drop and in true Hardwell style is carries through and keeps you wanting more. The video we have has been posted by the man himself but he has noted that this is not the official music video but  the song is so fresh we had to feature it in any case. 

Monday Choon: Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike vs W&W - Waves

Tomorrowland 2014 just ended on the last weekend of July, which saw over 400,000 people from all over the world flock to Belgium for the festival. It's been in existence from 2005 and just keeps getting bigger and better. This year the event was held over 2 weekends for the first time and as expected, was more insane and crazier than before. The anthem for the festival is always a banger and this year saw the dutch hard style duo W&W work with Tomorrowland resident DJ's, Dimitri Vegas and Like Mike to co-make it. It's a mixture of both of their unique styles and the music video which was released this past week has footage from the 2014 festival.