Masterclass Armin Van Buren

Stop for just a second. Cast aside whatever has your mind racing and close your eyes. Now picture yourself on any of the White Isle’s stunning beaches, each footstep willing the sand to tumble down over your toes as you walk along the sun-glistened waters. Beyond the sound of the waves gently lapping at the shore, the pulse of dance music grows louder. And before you know it, you’re right there dancing and living in the moment to your heart’s content. That is what you get with the tenth Ibiza-themed installment of Armin van Buuren’s esteemed mix album series: ‘A State of Trance, Ibiza 2024’.

Stop for just a second. Cast aside whatever has your mind racing and close your eyes. Now picture yourself on any of the White Isle’s stunning beaches, each footstep willing the sand to tumble down over your toes as you walk along the sun-glistened waters. Beyond the sound of the waves gently lapping at the shore, the pulse of dance music grows louder. And before you know it, you’re right there dancing and living in the moment to your heart’s content. That is what you get with the tenth Ibiza-themed installment of Armin van Buuren’s esteemed mix album series: ‘A State of Trance, Ibiza 2024’.

Armin van Buuren has remained one of trance and progressive house's most successful and influential figures since the late 1990s. Establishing a cinematic sound influenced by synth pioneers like Klaus Schulze and Jean Michel Jarre, he achieved chart success with early singles like 1997's "Blue Fear" before he initiated his extensive run of mix CDs.

One day, you wake up with a cloud in your head. You feel out of place and uninspired, and juggle so many worries the balance is skewed. That was Armin van Buuren three years ago. He put so much love and passion into his work and found it hard to cope with the fact that not everyone can be pleased. Something needed to change. So he reformed his life routines, took up meditation to calm the storm and did everything he could to negate the numbness. And what he ended up with was a newfound love for music and an incredible three-part album: ‘Feel Again’.

As some may recall, there used to be a time when trance music was stylistically boxed in. Either it fit the predominant view of high-energy uplifting to a tee, or a barrage of "this is not trance" comments would be imminent. But over time, even the most headstrong purists came to realize that trance music can't, won't and shouldn't be pigeonholed. It's about breaking the mold instead, to capture that particular feeling no matter the tempo or the sound. And that notion is echoed by the twentieth installment of his A State of Trance mix album series: 'A State of Trance 2023 (Mixed by Armin van Buuren)'.

A State Of Trance Armin van Buuren DESTINATION official album is out!

There's more to breathing in than simply inhaling oxygen. Beyond the former, it's about appreciating the moment and what's about to happen, and about seeing the light in others. Taking a breath means accepting and respecting what's in front of you, welcoming the outside influence and establishing a deeper connection with everything, or everyone, around you. And that's what drives Armin van Buuren's ninth studio album.

There’s more to breathing in than simply inhaling oxygen. Beyond the former, it’s about appreciating the moment and what’s about to happen, and about seeing the light in others. Taking a breath means accepting and respecting what’s in front of you, welcoming the outside influence and establishing a deeper connection with everything, or everyone, around you. And that’s what drives Armin van Buuren’s ninth studio album.