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Yomanda - Synth & Strings (Rerecorded) (LAWTON Lick)
Read more . . . →When did a 2000 trance anthem start sounding this fresh again? “Synth & Strings” was a Y2K dancefloor staple, and this rerecorded version with a LAWTON lick hauls it into 2026 without stripping out the thing that made it work in the first place. That string stab is still the star, the same one that lodged in a million heads a quarter-century ago, and hearing it cleaned up on modern production is genuinely emotional if you were around for the original run. LAWTON tightens the kick and gives the low end a contemporary punch, so it hits on a current...
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SUPERSTRINGS - Balearic Temptation
Read more . . . →There’s a guitar line in here, actual plucked strings, sitting right where you’d expect a synth arp, and it reframes the entire track. “Balearic Temptation” is SUPERSTRINGS doing exactly what the name promises, trance with one foot in the Ibiza sunset and the other on a festival mainstage. The build is patient in that classic uplifting-trance way, layering strings and a rising synth over a four-on-the-floor kick until the tension is almost too much, and then it releases into a euphoric lead that goes straight for the throat of anyone who grew up on this sound. I did, so it...
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Crashguard - For A Moment
Read more . . . →Four in the morning, the last hour of the set, and this is the track that either lands perfectly or reads as pure filler depending entirely on the room. “For A Moment” is competent uplifting trance. The build does what builds do, the supersaws stack the way supersaws stack, and the drop delivers its euphoria right on schedule. That predictability is also the problem. Crashguard hits every mark so precisely that the track never once surprises you, and you can call the next eight bars from the first eight, and being right every single time gets a little dull. The...
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Armin van Buuren & SACHA - Everlasting (Rising Star Remix)
Read more . . . →Genuinely did not expect to be moved by an Armin van Buuren mainstage clip in 2026, and yet here we are. This is “Everlasting” with SACHA in Armin’s own Rising Star remix, filmed live on the Tomorrowland mainstage, and the crowd footage does half the work. Trance is all about the breakdown, and this one holds its tension right up to the edge of unbearable before the melody comes crashing back. The man could coast on his catalogue forever, so it’s a small miracle he still builds a drop like he’s got something to prove to somebody. The Rising Star...
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Lucca Saettone - Take Me Deeper
Lucca Saettone's 'Take Me Deeper' is proper uplifting trance, no irony anywhere in it. That supersaw drop is pure emotional blackmail.Read more . . . →Get the tee →Support the blogMade for people who left the room during Yellow. -
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Omar Duro - Over It
Read more . . . →Trance is having a genuine moment again, and tracks like “Over It” are exactly why. Omar Duro built this one for the precise instant at 3am when the lights come all the way up and everyone suddenly remembers why they came out. It’s got the classic uplifting-trance architecture: a long patient build, a breakdown that holds its tension a beat longer than feels comfortable, then a release aimed straight at the tear ducts. The lead melody is huge and shamelessly emotional, the kind of thing that would be corny in any other genre and is the whole entire point in...
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CHANEY - Holding Onto You
CHANEY's Holding Onto You is uplifting trance that goes for the emotional jugular and doesn't apologize for it. We're crying, it's fine.Read more . . . →Get the tee →Support the blogLooks like Helvetica. Sounds like a closing argument. -
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Solarstone - Solarcoaster (SUPERSTRINGS Emotional Rollercoaster Remix)
Read more . . . →Nobody flies the flag for pure trance harder than Solarstone, and “Solarcoaster” is him doing exactly what the name promises. The SUPERSTRINGS “Emotional Rollercoaster” remix leans all the way into the drama — sweeping supersaws, a breakdown that goes full uplifting-trance church around 3:00, and a build so long and patient it borders on cruel before it finally releases. This is old-school, unironic trance for people who never accepted that the genre went out of fashion, and the recent revival has proven them right. The lead melody is the star: simple, borderline naive, and it lodges in your head for...
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Armin van Buuren feat. Josh Cumbee - Sunny Days (Summer Is Calling & Impani Remix)
Armin dusts off 'Sunny Days' for a bigger, cleaner uplifting-trance remix. Predictable as summer itself, and just as welcome.Read more . . . →Get the tee →Support the blogWhat if your laundry was also a personality? -
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SILK x Emie - DAYDREAM
SILK x Emie's 'DAYDREAM' is unapologetic 2010-Armada-style trance with zero irony. Trance snobs will hate it. The dancefloor won't.Read more . . . →Get the tee →Support the blogShips in 3–5 days. The outrage ships immediately.
