ASOT: Top 5 Trance Tracks

A STATE OF TRANCE

Armin Van Buuren and his label, festival and podcast series, A State Of Trance, brings together over 25 genre-defining trance pioneers and some of the scene’s rising stars for an all-day trance marathon across three stages at Silverworks Island. Evolving from a small radio station created with his co-founder Ruben de Ronde, Armin’s international imprint is well-recognised for world-class production at some of the biggest festivals around the world.

Set on the edge of the River Thames with a unique industrial setting, Silverworks Island is an outdoor festival space like no other, offering the perfect backdrop for ASOT's first-ever UK showcase.

Trance fans from all over Europe can easily fly into London City Airport, which is conveniently located just one stop away from the venue by public transport.
Internationally acclaimed Dutch DJ and producer Armin Van Buurren has become one of the most influential figures in electronic music over the course of his career. Having received multiple Grammy-nominations, Armin's talent and passion has retained his position as DJ Mag’s number one DJ for five consecutive years.

As the flag-bearer of the trance movement, Armin will be joined by a selection of mainstays that represent different facets of the genre, including psytrance duo Vini Vici, progressive selector Trance Wax, German duo Cosmic Gate as well as ASOT regulars Gareth Amery, ARGY, Pretty Pink and many more.

We’ve highlighted some of the genre’s era-defining tracks from some of the artists that will be performing at Silverworks Island:

  • SHIVERS - ARMIN VAN BUURREN

    Released in 2005, ‘Shivers’ remains an international favourite. Featuring Susana’s haunting melodic vocal, it has been chosen as ASOT’s top track in the 20 year history of the show.
  • SAVING LIGHT - GARETH EMERY

    Reaching over 21 million streams, Emery’s collaboration with HAILENE has become a cult classic 6 years after its release.
  • SEVEN CITIES - SOLARSTONE

    13 years on from its initial release, Solarstone’s Balearic classic ‘Seven Cities’ has now seen 4 brand new remixes come to life.
  • AM2PM - COSMIC GATE

    Piecing together modern trance elements with minimalist harmonic melodies, the duo Cosmic Gate create an energetic, uplifting and emotional track.
  • VINI VICI X ARMIN - GREAT SPIRIT

    Finally, our 5th track is a collaboration between Armin and Vinic Vici - one of the fastest rising psytrance duos that the genre has seen.