In a world full of mainstream pop, you may have come from a place where all dance music was simply called ‘techno’ no one seemed to understand the art form, and no one seemed to care. Perhaps in a previous time, you weren’t even a lover of music, because what you were hearing on the radio simply didn’t do anything for you…

For many of us, we can distinctly recall a moment where our ears were opened — where we first discovered that music could be so much more than what it had been. For millions of people, artists like Armin van Buuren, BT, Paul van Dyk, Above & Beyond, and Chicane opened the door to a world of sound that had never existed. Great songs will always remain great songs, but what about that first time you put on headphones and learned that sound design and synthesizers could make an experience far more visceral and poignant than any acoustic instrument?

The songs on this album were chosen by ASOT listeners from around the world. Armin van Buuren asked his 20 million strong listener base, coming from over 74 countries, to send suggestions for their favorite classics of all time. From this list, this album was born!

The ‘A State of Trance’ Classics series is a chance to remember just how life-changing the art form has been and will continue to be. Volume 9 contains four discs worth of groundbreaking content, spanning the most influential years of trance music. Remember that trance isn’t a genre, it’s a way of looking at music and life!

Pre-order your copy today.

Release Date: July 25th, 2014.

Disc 1:

1. Darude – Sandstorm (Original Club Mix) (07:23)
2. Armin van Buuren feat. Racoon – Love You More (Extended Vocal Mix) (08:59)
3. Tiësto feat. Kirsty Hawkshaw – Just Be (Antillas Club Mix) (09:48)
4. Above & Beyond presents Tranquility Base – Surrender (Original Mix) (07:33)
5. BT – Godspeed (BT 12 (09:20)
6. Dash Berlin with Cerf, Mitiska & Jaren – Man On The Run (Original Vocal Mix) (09:00)
7. Mauro Picotto – Pulsar (Picotto Tea Mix) (07:33)
8. W&W – Mustang (Original Mix) (06:32)
9. Paul van Dyk feat. Johnny McDaid – Home (Cosmic Gate Remix) (08:11)
10. Chicane – Poppiholla (Club Mix) (08:46)
11. Svenson & Gielen – The Beauty Of Silence (Original Mix) (09:15)
12. Aquanuts – Deep Sea (Original Mix) (09:38)
13. Aly & Fila vs FKN feat. Jahala – How Long? (Original Mix) (08:27)
14. Ferry Corsten presents EON – Pocket Damage (Original Extended Mix) (07:37)
15. Delerium feat. Nerina Pallot – Truly (Signum Remix) (08:04)
16. Shane – C’est Musique (Armin van Buuren Mix) (11:09)
17. Cosmic Gate feat. Tiff Lacey – Should’ve Known (Original Mix) (09:17)
18. Orjan – Arctic Globe (Original Mix) (08:02)

Disc 2:

1. Jurgen Vries – The Theme (Original Mix) (09:30)
2. Signum – First Strike (Original Mix) (07:21)
3. Wippenberg – Chakalaka (Original Mix) (08:15)
4. Armin van Buuren presents Rising Star – Startheme (Thank God For Music) (Original Mix) (07:31)
5. Andy Moor vs Orkidea – YearZero (Original Mix) (08:35)
6. Aria – Willow (DJ Tiësto’s Magikal Remake) (08:47)
7. Solarstone & Scott Bond – Red Line Highway (Original Mix) (11:51)
8. Rank 1 – It’s Up To You (SymSonic) (Extended Mix) (06:43)
9. Free Radical – Surreal (En-Motion Remix) (06:50)
10. Mr. Sam – Lyteo (Rank 1 Remix) (06:17)
11. Basic Dawn – Pure Thrust (NU NRG Remix) (07:02)
12. Joker Jam – Innocence (Paul van Dyk TPOD Remix) (08:24)
13. DJ Sakin & Friends – Protect Your Mind (Braveheart) (Lange Remix) (09:30)
14. Out Of Grace – 140 BPM (Original Mix) (08:28)
15. Mario Più aka D.J. Arabesque – Serendipity (Mas Mix) (08:48)
16. Mesh – Purple Haze (Original Mix) (07:32)
17. Rapid Eye – Santa Cruz (R.E.mix) (07:33)
18. Control Freaks – Subspace Interference (Original Mix) (06:35)

Vegas Vibe caught up with Armin van Buuren in Sin City! Armin will be playing at Marquee in Las Vegas TONIGHT as part of Electric Daisy Carnival, June 19th, 2014. He will also be playing the mainstage at EDC tomorrow!

Get a sneak peak behind the scenes of the incredible 4-month process behind creating a wax replica of Armin van Buuren.

He may be all the way in South Africa, but that didn’t stop Armin from celebrating the big Dutch win over Spain (and Robin van Persie’s epic goal) in style!

#persieing in South Africa #WK2014 #worldcup http://t.co/tvHLFhWiyr

— Armin van Buuren (@arminvanbuuren) June 16, 2014

For the fans of the pure stuff… the mainline… the real deal…the true power of trance. Who’s Afraid of 138?! holds a special place in Armin’s heart, and these tunes always play a valuable role in his shows. Listen to favorites from the Armada label chosen by Armin himself! Listen now.

¡Viva México!

After an incredible 5 week tour through North America, Armin and his crew descend down to sunny Mexico for a show in Monterrey and Mexico City. This episode gives you a unique glimpse of the technology and work involved in the visuals shown throughout the show. From snowy mountain tops to hidden easter eggs, the visuals are truly one of a kind and helped make Armin Only Intense the incredible show that it is.

Show night in Mexico: The Mexican crowd goes ecstatic as Eller sounds in ‘Zocalo’ on his guitar, a song originally composed as a tribute to the Mexican fans. A crowd so crazy, even Armin’s DJ booth bounces along the music…

For more info and tickets for Armin Only visit www.arminonly.com.

Are you listening to A State of Trance Radio on Spotify yet?? ASOT Radio is your #1 source for the biggest and best tunes in the world and the hits of today and tomorrow. What are you waiting for, give it a spin!

Listen now on Spotify.

Check out Armin’s favorite deep tunes of the moment, only on Spotify.

To all the ASOT fans – with the ‘beast’ of an episode 666 behind us (but it is still Friday the 13th, so we’re not completely out of the woods yet!), we turn to number 667. With two tunes from Cosmic Gate’s upcoming album ‘Start To Feel’ and a Dash Berlin original taken from his upcoming album ‘We Are’, there are a lot of exciting things on the horizon. See you next week!

Listen now on Spotify.

You asked for it, and now it’s here! The best of the best of ASOT June. 20 tracks (and one bonus track), including the Ben Gold remix of Armin van Buuren & Andrew Rayel ‘EIFORYA’.

Download on iTunes: http://bit.ly/AvBRadioJune14_iT
Listen on Spotify: http://bit.ly/AvBRadioJune14_SP
Grab your copy on Beatport: http://bit.ly/AvBRadioJune14_BP

Tracklist:

1. Armin van Buuren & Andrew Rayel – EIFORYA (Ben Gold Remix)

2. Jorn van Deynhoven – New Horizons (A State Of Trance 650 Anthem) (Mark Sixma Remix)

3. Gareth Emery feat. Krewella – Lights & Thunder (Omnia Remix Edit)

4. Andrew Bayer – Bullet Catch (Original Mix)

5. Aly & Fila feat. Karim Youssef – Laily (Photographer Radio Edit)

6. The Thrillseekers vs Sam Mitcham – All The Little Things (Original Mix)

7. Tenishia with Jonathan Mendelsohn – A New Dream (Original Mix)

8. Tommy Johnson feat. Nanje Nowack – Burn The Sun (Radio Edit)

9. Soarsweep – Between Empires (Radio Edit)

10. Vadim Zhukov – Moscow Morning (Ultimate Remix)

11. Solid Stone – For The Moment (Radio Edit)

12. Dan Thompson – Altitude (Radio Edit)

13. Simon O’Shine & Ahmed Romel – Absente (Radio Edit)

14. Amir Hussain & Allen Watts – Step Into My World (Radio Edit)

15. Aly & Fila and Giuseppe Ottaviani – Brilliant People (Mark Sherry Radio Edit)

16. Ferry Tayle feat. Erica Curran – Rescue Me (Suncatcher Remix)

17. Thomas Bronzwaer – Shadow World (2014 Original Mix)

18. Cold Blue – Black Rock (Radio Edit)

19. John O’Callaghan – One Special Particle (Radio Edit)

20. Aly & Fila – City Of Angels (ReOrder & Ian Standerwick presents SkyPatrol Edit)

21. Gaia – Tuvan (Andy Blueman Radio Edit) [Classic Bonus Track]