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Ferry to Armin: Armin @ New Island Festival Governor’s Island

A week from his set at Electric Zoo, New York City had the pleasure of hosting Armin van Buuren again on Saturday on Governor’s Island in celebration of NY400, an event dedicated to the Dutch coming to Governor’s Island 400 years ago.  Being that the #1 DJ in the world is Dutch, ING and a few other corporate sponsors financed the event and made it free for everyone. While Armin’s set at ezoo was significantly shorter and a bit more ho-hum, this one had way more awesome tracks that made the place go crazy.  Top that off with 6 dollar beers, very very strong mixed drinks/drinks on the rocks, and it was one of the coolest venues I’ve seen a DJ at in a long time.  Here’s the tracklist:

1.BT feat. Jes – Every Other Way (Armin van Buuren Remix)
2.Nic Chagall feat. Jonathan Mendelsohn – This Moment (Prog Mix)
3.Michael Jackson – Stranger In Moscow (Jerome Isma-Ae Bootleg)
4.Paul van Dyk feat. Johnny McDaid – Home (Cosmic Gate Remix)
5.Armin van Buuren feat. Jennifer Rene – Fine Without You (Sied van Riel Remix)
6.Oceanlab vs Gareth Emery – On A Metropolis Day (Myon & Shane54 Mashup)
7.Cerf, Mitiska,& Jaren – Beggin’ You (Armin van Buuren Remix)
8.4 Strings – Take Me Away (Re-Ward Dub Mix)
9.Armin van Buuren vs Ali Wilson – Never Say Shakedown (Armin van Buuren Mashup)
10.Armin van Buuren vs Cosmic Gate – F.A.V. Rain (Armin van Buuren Mashup)
11.Randy Katana – You & I
12.Temple One pres. Tu Casa – Betelgeuse (Barnes & Heatcliff remix)
13.Jochen Miller – Brace Yourself
14.Purple Haze – Bliksem
15.Stoneface & Terminal vs Rex Mundi feat. Susana – Stardust Nothing At All (Armin van Buuren Remix)
16.Rank1 – Symfo vs Het Wilhelmus (Armin van Buuren Mashup)
17.Armin van Buuren vs Jochen Miller – In & Out Of Connection (Armin van Buuren Mashup)
18.RAM – Ramsterdam (Jorn van Deynhoven Remix)
19.Roger Shah & Signum – Healsville Sanctuary (Roger Shah Remix)
20.John O’Callaghan feat. Lo-Fi Sugar – Never Fade Away (Giuseppe Ottaviani Remix)
21.Gaia – Tuvan (Original Mix)
22.Alex M.O.R.P.H. feat Ana Criado – Sunset Boulevard
23.John O’ Callaghan & Giuseppe Ottaviani – Our Dimension
24.W&W & Ummet Ozcan – Synergy (Original Mix)
25.W&W – Mainstage
26.Markus Schulz – Do You Dream (Uplifting Mix)
27.Armin van Buuren & Rank1 feat. Kush – This World Is Watching Me (Cosmic Gate Remix)
28.Perpetuous Dreamer feat. Elles de Graaf – The Sound Of Goodbye (ID remix)
29.3rd Moon – Monsun
30.Armin van Buuren feat. Justine Suissa – Burned With Desire (Rising Star Remix)
Encore:
31.John O’ Callaghan feat. Sarah Howells – Find Yourself (Cosmic Gate Remix)

As you can see, the tracklist was significantly more varied, with contemporary remixes of classical tracks like Take me Away, Stranger in Moscow, and The Sound of Goodbye.  The rising star remix of burned with desire was definitely one of the major highlights of his set that I haven’t heard from him live in awhile, and brought me back to circa 2002-2003.  The prince and princess of the Netherlands took their place on stage next to the king of trance at one point in his set, and Armin even let her play with his CDJ’s a bit.  The weather could have been better, but all in all this was an amazing and fun event to go to, with some awesome beats that got the entire crowd (from babies that couldn’t even walk yet to the royal family of the Netherlands) jumping.

Stay tuned tomorrow, as the surprise you all have been waiting for will finally arrive.  To whet your appetite for what’s to come: here’s a peak at the exclusive rare set from Avalon in NYC on October 23, 2004:

Ferry Corsten Live At Avalon NYC 23-10-2004

01. Ferry Corsten - Kyoto
02. Activa - In Essence
03. Young Parisians feat. Ben Lost - Jump The Next Train (Solarstone Remix)
04. Carlos Vives - Como Tu (Paul Oakenfold Dub Remix)
05. Solarstone vs. Scott Bond - The Red Line Highway (Original Mix)
06. Capetown feat. Miss Ann - One Way Roads (Original Mix)
07. Above & Beyond - No One On Earth (Gabriel & Dresden Remix)
08. The Thrillseekers - Synaesthesia (Ferry Corsten Remix)
09. Reflekt feat. Delline Bass - Need To Be Loved (The Thrillseekers Remix)
10. BT feat. JC Chasez - The Force Of Gravity (Ferry Corsten Remake)
11. Ferry Corsten - I Love You
12. DJ Tiesto - Just Be (Original Mix)
13. Mirco De Govia - Voller Sterne (Super 8 Remix)
14. Ferry Corsten - Sweet Sorrow (Ferry Corsten's Flashover Mix)
15. Binary Finary - 2000 (Gouryella Remix)
16. Robert Gitelman - Children Of The Sun
17. Ferry Corsten - Right of Way
18. Marco V - Automanual
19. Airwave - Last Flight To Gaia (Original Mix)
20. Ferry Corsten - It's Time (Ferry's Flashover Mix)
21. Ferry Corsten - Rock Your Body Rock
22. Marco V - Godchild
23. Mojado feat. Mr. Sam - El Toro
24. Ferry Corsten - Cubikated
25. ID
26. Oliver Lieb presents Radical Impression - Traveller 3
27. Fu Man Choo - Outlaw (Praha Remix)
28. Fractal Structure - Lost Sequence (Haak's Subliminal Cowbell Mix)
29. Roland Klinkenberg - Monday Groove
30. Ernesto & Bastien - Darkside Of The Moon
31. Adam White & Andy Moor present White Room - The White Room
32. Jan Gustafsson - Future History
33. Madoka - Afterburner (Max Graham Remix)
34. Li Kwan - Point Zero (Leama & Moor Remix)
35. Aven - All I Wanna Do (Ferry Corsten Remix)
36. Gouryella - Ligaya (Vocal Mix)
37. Push - The Legacy (Original Mix)
38. Johan Gielen - Dreamchild
39. Push - R.E.S.P.E.C.T. (Club Mix)
40. Firewall - Kilimanjaro
41. Rapid Eye - Absolute
42. Albert Vorne - A Leaden Way (M.I.K.E. Remix)
43. Ferry Corsten feat. Elles de Graaf - Show You My World
44. System F - Reaching Your Soul (Original Mix)
45. System F - Underwater
46. System F - Out Of The Blue
47. Alt+F4 - Alt+F4
48. Corderoy - Sweetest Dreams (Ferry Corsten Remix)