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British dance act serve up theme to SpaceShipTwo plus exclusive DJ set at launch event

When Virgin Galactic were looking for some atmospheric music to herald the launch of their ground-breaking ‘SpaceShipTwo’ this week, they turned to the UK’s biggest DJs, Above & Beyond.

At an event hosted by Richard Branson in the Mojave Desert, the track chosen to accompany the official unveiling of SpaceShipTwo was Above & Beyond’s club anthem ‘Buzz’, which samples Buzz Aldrin’s original moon-landing dialogue. To mark the occasion, guests were also handed a special ‘Galactic Grooves’ USB wristband, featuring a selection of Above & Beyond’s songs.

After the unveiling and naming by governors Richardson and Schwarzenegger, Above & Beyond performed an exclusive DJ set in front of an audience of 800 dignitaries, celebrities and soon-to-be astronauts, plus the assembled global media.

Jono Grant from Above & Beyond said: “We’re big fans of all things space-related and so in terms of dream gigs, this is up there alongside our performance in Rio to 1million people. We’re now hoping to persuade Richard to let us DJ on the first Virgin Galactic passenger flight into space!”

The launch party also featured the first ever ice bar in the desert, hosted by Absolut and Swedish IceHotel, and all the guests were protected from the desert cold by designer space jackets supplied by PUMA. Finally, to close off the celebrations, all the guests were given the opportunity to view the stunning night skies using specialist telescopes supplied by Ron Dantowitz of the Clay Observatory, whose unique tracking cameras followed SpaceShipOne into space during the epic flights of 2004.

Virgin Galactic is the world’s first consumer space travel operator, with flights costing $200,000. Check www.virgingalactic.com for details.

PAUL OAKENFOLD

PERFECTO LAS VEGAS

LABEL: NEW STATE MUSIC

The king of dance music is back! Perfecto Las Vegas is a double CD set consisting of 25 exclusive tracks, selected and mixed by the legendary Paul Oakenfold, which focus on the less pop-leaning, more ‘classic Oakey’ sound that you have been asking for since his highly successful, Grammy-nominated 2004 release Creamfields.

Paul Oakenfold has been hailed as one of the world’s leading DJ/ remixers by some of the most respected titles including CNN, BBC, Rolling Stone, BPM, Remix and more. Whether its producing countless film scores including the latest offering from Jerry Bruckheimer ‘G-Force’ to producing on Madonna’s latest release Celebration, Oakenfold is one of the most versatile and busiest forces in the music scene today.

A life-changing break to Ibiza back in 1987 saw Paul discovering Balearic music in clubs such as Amnesia. This inspired Oakenfold to DJ and promote parties in this style and in the late eighties Perfecto Records was born, releasing countless high profile releases and remixes in its path. During the late 90s, Paul helped to popularize trance and has become one of the best-known DJs in the world, graduating from house towards a melodic, commercial style of trance. Holding residencies at Amnesia and a Perfecto residency at Pacha, Paul also opened Ministry Of Sound in London and was their first resident, also holding a famed residency at the UK’s northern superclub Cream that is celebrated through the Grammy nominated 2004 compilation Creamfields, (also being nominated in 2007 with album A Lively Mind).

Over the past year Oakenfold has held a Perfecto residency at the Rain Nightclub, the legendary 25,000 square-foot nightclub and concert venue in Las Vegas. The only place in America that can legally hold parties 24-7 due to its licensing policy, Oakenfold describes Vegas as:

‘The new Ibiza of America. It used to be somewhere families went but now it’s the playground for partygoers who come for a long weekend. It’s been so good, I’ve just renewed my residency for another year and play most Saturdays. I did have options for residencies in New York, Miami and LA, but for me Vegas is the future’.

The Perfecto night is a fully produced show with 75 circus performers and cutting edge visuals and special effects, giving the 3,000-strong crowd a clubbing experience like no other. Due to demand, British Airways have now started flying direct from Heathrow, putting Vegas officially on the map for Brits who like to go further a-field for their party experiences.

Perfecto Las Vegas is a collection of records hand picked and mixed by Oakenfold that go back to his trance roots but are still influenced by his current Vegas soundscape. Including the new Paul Oakenfold track, Buenos Aires plus a 2009 remix of Taste Experience’s Summersault, the compilation also includes Shawn Michaels & Kenneth Thomas Funktion Won, Shannon Let The Music Play (David Delano, Dirty Lou & Swedish Egil Remix), Robert Vadney Away From You, Adam White’s Perfecto remix of Nat Monday Flammable, Elucidate Carousel and Torn Schmitt’s remix of The Fraction Awaken.

In the USA, digital sales of Perfecto Las Vegas beat the late and legendary Michael Jackson to the #1 spot on iTunes’ dance chart and #1 on the Amazon digital album, coming No 66 in the US Billboard Top 200 (beating David Guetta in the process). Oakenfold has surprisingly still found time to remix Michael Jackson classic Dancing Machine, become a Berklee UK Scholarship Honoree, Sell out two nights at the Hollywood Bowl (30,000 punters in total) AND open up for Madonna on all of her Sticky & Sweet UK and European dates. With new artist album Pop Killer to be released next year featuring The Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Gnarls Barkley and OneRepublic, Perfecto Las Vegas serves as a reminder that Oakenfold is still at the top of his game.

For those who can’t get to America any time soon, there will be a Paul Oakenfold 12-date tour around the UK to celebrate the release of Perfecto Las Vegas. For further information visit:
http://www.pauloakenfold.com/

http://www.newstatemusic.com/

To purchase this release from WalMart, click here.

Paul Oakenfold – Perfecto Las Vegas – Tracklisting

1. Armin van Buuren [non-mover]
2. Tiesto [non-mover]
3. David Guetta [up 2]
4. Above & Beyond [non-mover]
5. Paul van Dyk [down 2]
6. Deadmau5 [up 5]
7. Ferry Corsten [down 1]
8. Markus Schulz [non-mover]
9. Gareth Emery [up 14]
10. Sander van Doorn [up 3]
11. ATB [up 14]
12. Infected Mushroom [down 2]
13. Sasha [down 6]
14. Axwell [up 6]
15. Andy Moor [up 3]
16. Bobina [up 12]
17. John Digweed [down 8]
18. Carl Cox [down 6]
19. Cosmic Gate [up 43]
20. Steve Angello [up 43]
21. Roger Shah [up 37]
22. Aly & Fila [up 9]
23. Paul Oakenfold [down 9]
24. John O’Callaghan [up 36]
25. Sebastian Ingrosso [new entry]
26. Benny Benassi [up 13]
27. Laidback Luke [up 19]
28. Richie Hawtin [down 13]
29. Fedde Le Grand [non-mover]
30. DJ Feel [up 25]
31. Lange [up 6]
32. Hernan Cattaneo [down 16]
33. Daft Punk [up 5]
34. Eric Prydz [down 13]
35. Bob Sinclar [up 5]
36. Joachim Garraud [down 9]
37. Kyau & Albert [down 15]
38. James Zabiela [down 21]
39. Umek [down 6]
40. Christopher Lawrence [re-entry]
41. Eddie Halliwell [down 22]
42. Simon Patterson [up 22]
43. Offer Nissim [up 8]
44. Judge Jules [down 12]
45. Sean Tyas [up 9]
46. Dubfire [down 16]
47. Martin Solveig [up 5]
48. Sven Vath [down 24]
49. Richard Durand [up 17]
50. Marco V [down 6]
51. Kaskade [new entry]
52. Tydi [new entry]
53. Erick Morillo [up 17]
54. Matt Darey [down 20]
55. Astrix [down 12]
56. Menno de Jong [down 8]
57. The Thillseekers [down 12]
58. Nick Warren [up 26]
59. Dirty South [up 15]
60. Roger Sanchez [down 3]
61. Mark Knight [down 19]
62. Wally Lopez [up 13]
63. Leon Bolier [down 32]
64. Blank & Jones [down 3]
65. Justice [up 8]
66. Laurent Wolf [up 1]
67. Astral Projection [up 27]
68. Boys Noize [new entry]
69. Ronski Speed [up 28]
70. Sander Kleinenberg [down 11]
71. Ricardo Villalobos [down 35]
72. Chuckie [new entry]
73. Sharam [new entry]
74. Marcel Woods [up 9]
75. Lisa Lashes [up 2]
76. Moonbeam [new entry]
77. Rank 1 [re-entry]
78. Sebastien Leger [up 11]
79. Marcus Schossow [new entry]
80. Steve Lawler [up 11]
81. Skazi [re-entry]
82. Super8 & Tab [new entry]
83. Pete Tong [down 5]
84. Tocadisco [up 14]
85. Sied van Riel [new entry]
86. Tiga [re-entry]
87. Daniel Kandi [new entry]
88. Mike Koglin [down 1]
89. Luciano [re-entry]
90. Yahel [down 34]
91. Myon & Shane 54 [new entry]
92. John B [new entry]
93. Simon Posford [new entry]
94. Fatboy Slim [down 2]
95. Robbie Rivera [re-entry]
96. Antoine Clamaran [new entry]
97. Nic Fanciulli [down 1]
98. Gui Boratto [new entry]
99. Alex M.O.R.P.H. [new entry]
100. Andy C [down 50]
101. Greg Downey
102. Talla 2XLC
103. Armand Van Helden
104. Deep Dish
105. Dash Berlin
106. The Chemical Brothers
107. Danny Tenaglia
108. Sesto Sento
109. Peter Rauhofer
110. Dj Vibe
111. Danny Howells
112. John Dahlbäck
113. Showtek
114. David Vendetta
115. Dj Dan
116. Laurent Garnier
117. Magda
118. Crookers
119. Loco Dice
120. BT
121. Chris Lake
122. Anderson Noise
123. Pendulum
124. Chris Liebing
125. Gabriel & Dresden
126. Nitrous Oxide
127. Yoji
128. Marco Carola
129. Chicane
130. Adam Beyer
131. Mauro Picotto
132. Mstrkrft
133. Joris Voorn
134. Jody Wisternoff
135. Bad Boy Bill
136. Stoneface & Terminal
137. Don Diablo
138. Valentino Kanzyani
139. Darude
140. James Holden
141. Tritonal
142. Spartaque
143. Heatbeat
144. Victor Calderone
145. The Bloody Beetroots
146. 2Manydjs
147. Manuel Le Saux
148. Hybrid
149. Lisa Pin-Up
150. Mat Zo

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Above & Beyond launch new iPhone app

Above & Beyond have launched ‘A&B Connect’, a brand new iPhone app enabling fans to stay in direct contact with the band, wherever they are. The app is free and timed to coincide with the iTunes release of Above & Beyond’s new Anjunabeats Volume 7 compilation.

A&B Connect v1.0 gives fans access to latest news, music, tweets, pictures, podcasts, Above & Beyond TV videos and tour info, direct from the band. Using the app’s push notification system, Above & Beyond also plan to send personal messages to app users’ iPhones.

Above & Beyond’s Paavo Siljamaki said: “This is really just the beginning of our plans for the app – future updates will really focus on direct contact with our fans, as well as giving fans the chance to interact with like-minded souls all over the globe via a new community-based platform that we’re cooking up”.

A&B Connect v1.0 includes the following features:

Music

- One click to listen to all the latest Above & Beyond tracks, with the chance to click through and buy from iTunes

- Share functionality with Facebook and Twitter

Video

- Watch the latest Above & Beyond TV episodes and promo videos, streamed directly from A&B’s YouTube Channel.

Feeds

- Read Above & Beyond’s latest News and Twitter posts, view Gig Photos via an in-built Flickr interface, and follow Above & Beyond Tour dates using a GPRS map system

More

- Read the Above & Beyond Biography and link to Above & Beyond’s website, Myspace, Facebook and TATW podcast

A&B Connect v1.0 is available as a free download from the iTunes app store. Click here to get the app now.
URL:

http://www.aboveandbeyond.nu/iphoneapp

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Masoud feat. Josie – Leave it All Behind (Tritonal’s Air Up There mix)

For those that don’t know, Josie’s the the sister of popular vocalist Jaren who made tracks such as Unforgivable and others with Armin.  Her voice suits this track from the up and coming rising star duo Tritonal from Texas, USA.  The two have cranked out over 15 tracks in 2008 and half as many remixes; here at TDM, we pay special homage to those who we feel give the trance dance music scene the dance part of it.  Their music is most similar to Ferry Corsten’s own style, (their remix of We Belong is amazing as well) and this release does not disappoint as well.  We usually put our favorite track at the end of all the reviews, but we thought we’d switch it up this time.  Premiering on ASOT 420, this track may have gone unnoticed to much of the general populace, but definitely not here at TDM.  Check it out today.

John O’ Callaghan feat. Audrey Gallagher – Take it All Away (Sean Tyas Remix)

One of the hit tracks from JOC’s new album: never fade away, this song debuted with a Marcus Schossow remix on ASOT, but the rather lackluster beats of Marcus found its way one end of our ears and out the other.  The track was a bit too bland to be digested, but the core song just needed a remixing artist that knows how to remix (especially in the style of trance he specializes in), and that is the final finished product with the Sean Tyas remix of this track.  It’s great, amazing, and a host of other adjectives.  Cop it today.

DJ Tiesto – Louder than Boom (Extended Mix)

Love the artwork on the vinyl collection.  With that said, Tiesto is back to his King of Tech-Trance ways.  Killer track with an amazing break and buildups + payoffs.  I think that in all honesty, the graphic above says it all about the track.  Grade A track from Tiesto, go find it on iTunes and get it now.

Dash Berlin – Waiting (Vocal Mix)
Dash Berlin – Never Cry Again

These two tracks are the headlining vocal tracks from Dash Berlin’s new album, which has already established vocal trance successes Man on the Run and Till the Sky Falls Down.  The editorial staff here at TDM feels these two are the two that stand out particularly in the album, and apparently so do most other DJ’s and artists (like armin, A&B etc) who have already featured them on their radio shows. If you get a chance, check the album out and especially these two tracks.

Aly & Fila – Khepera (Leon Bolier Remix)

Egypt’s legendary duo Aly & Fila have another hit on their hands with Khepera.  The release is combined with Leon Bolier’s amazing remix of the track.  We prefer the Bolier remix, but both are quite good.  Aly & Fila are two artists that keep pumping out exactly the type of music that we love so much here at TDM, so keep an eye on them and their radio show Future Sounds of Egypt (which also happens to be their record label name)

M6 – Deep Inside (Vocal Tech Mix)

M6 is an alias that pretty much only makes quality tunes, from when he started using the M6 alias and his first couple tracks.  This one is no different.  Beautiful melodic tech trance hit, it definitely warrants some attention for those who like smooth melodic buildups and the grating tech trance sounds we’re so familiar with from Mark Sixma regardless of if he’s producing under M6 or Re:Locate etc.

Sean Tyas – I Remember Now (Original Remix)

Falling in line with what we said earlier about Aly & Fila, Sean Tyas recently completely reworked his old track “Remember” and re-released it as “I Remember Now” under Aly & Fila’s label FSOE.  This isn’t some minor rework or mastering and AR’ing, the only people who will remember his original song from hearing this are die-hard tyas fans.  This track definitely has much more variety and is a very strong case for the ways Tyas’s producing experience has grown.  The release comes with a Push (M.I.K.E) remix, and a Sied van Riel remix, but honestly, Tyas songs are not really meant to be remixed.  His sounds far better than the others, as they should since his songs have a pure dance element to them that MIKE and SvR do not use in their productions.  Don’t get us wrong, some of our favorite songs are plastic boy and push songs, but Tyas really brings an element of pure uplift to trance that really should not be corrupted by other artists.  Definitely a tune to check out.

Lange ft. Sarah Howells – Let it All Out

Leave it all behind, Take it all away, Let it all out?  Is there some kind of trend with female vocalized song names?  All joking aside, this is an awesome vocal track which is the follow-up to last year’s “Out of the Sky”, which in our opinion is one of the top tracks Lange has ever produced in his many many long years of producing.  It’s a tough bar to compare any track to, and on first listen, this song does not compare.  It definitely grows on you though, and is most certainly catchy and worth taking a listen to.  Check it out if you get a chance.

First State ft. Sarah Howells – Brave (Original Mix)

This is the promo song for First State’s new upcoming album, once again with Sarah Howells as the vocalist.  In a bit of a similar fashion, we did not enjoy it that much at first listen; but with a few plays, the song has become incredibly more catchy and great.  First State uses Cosmic Gate’s new bassline sound and a few other things to achieve a harmonious balance between vocals and ambient sounds.  This track gathered the highest margin of Future Favorite on ASOT with almost 50% of all votes, and if you give it a few listens you will know why.

Roger Shah & Tenishia ft. Lorilee – I’m Not God

Yeah, there’s definitely a few artists that we love here and feature all the time (although we are not paid to!).  Roger Shah is one of those whose music does not immediately epitomize Dance Trance Music, but almost all of his beautiful balearic tracks are so melodic and driving that we feel the need to include almost all his new remixes and tracks in our reviews.  This one is no different.  Amazing vocals provided by Lorilee, his collaboration with Tenishia results in outstanding tracks on the release.  We really cannot decide if the Tenishia remix or the Roger Shah remix is better, but this is a good thing because both are great and vastly different in style.  Another magical production from his label Magic Island, get it when you can.

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 Want (Ferry Corsten Remix) (first live song debut)
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)

Enjoy!  Stay tuned, the next installment of the hottest new tunes is gonna include in-depth analysis of some of the newest tracks.  Love the dichotomy between Roger Shah’s melodic and balaeric guitar riffs contrasted with Signum’s signature harsher sound?  We’ll talk about that among other new movers and shakers.  As always, feel free to leave any relevant comments

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)

Electric Zoo as a whole had its ups and downs, but Armin always puts on a good show.  Although the show was a bit dated in terms of tracks (~circa 3-4 months ago), it is common knowledge that Armin plays to the crowd of wherever he goes.  New York City in general is not as into the newest tracks as it is… other pursuits, but he sneaked a few nice gems in the set nevertheless.  As Sirius XM recorded and broadcasted the entire 2 day festival, you can find the sets all over the internet (Google electric zoo [artist] download).  Some of the download links will be expired or taken down because Sirius is serious (pun intended) about their copyright protection.  As such, we will not host such files here, and leave it to the disposable blogs to do so.  Here is the tracklist for his set:

01. Gaia – Tuvan (Intro Mix)
02. Fabio XB & Ronnie Play feat. Gabriel Cage – Inside Of You (Cosmic Gate Remix)
03. Ali Wilson vs. Armin van Buuren feat. Jacqueline Govaert – Never Say Shakedown (Armin van Buuren Mashup)
04. M6 – Opus Sectrum
05. Rank 1 – Symfo
06. OceanLab vs. Gareth Emery – On A Metropolis Day (Myon & Shane 54 Mashup)
07. Temple One pres. Tu Casa – Betelgeuse (Barnes & Heatcliff Remix)
08. Jochen Miller – Brace Yourself
09. Cosmic Gate vs. Armin van Buuren feat. Cathy Burton – F.A.V. Rain (Armin van Buuren Mashup)
10. Armin van Buuren feat. Jaren – Unforgivable (Stoneface & Terminal Dub)
11. Neptune Project – Aztec
12. Roger Shah & Signum – Healesville Sanctuary (Roger Shah Mix)
13. John O’Callaghan feat. Lo-Fi Sugar – Never Fade Away (Giuseppe Ottaviani Remix)
14. Ram – Ramsterdam (Jorn van Deynhoven Remix)
15. Alex M.O.R.P.H. feat. Ana Criado – Sunset Boulevard
16. Stoneface & Terminal vs. Rex Mundi feat. Susana – Stardust At All (Armin van Buuren Mashup)
17. Darren Tate vs. Jono Grant – Let The Light Shine In (Filo & Peri 2009 Edit)
18. ID
19. Guy Mearns – Sunbeam
20. Thomas Bronzwaer – Look Ahead
21. Armin van Buuren – Communication (Part 3)
22. Ummet Ozcan – Timewave Zero
23. 3rd Moon – Monsun

Encore:
24. Jochen Miller vs. Armin van Buuren feat. Sharon den Adel – In & Out Of Connection (Armin van Buuren Mashup)

Some things that jump out at us were On a Metropolis Day, Jochen Miller, Healesville Sanctuary, Ramsterdam (although the original mix is better), Look Ahead, and of course Communication Part 3 has always and will always be an amazing live track.

That said, the rest of the set was a bit uninspired and the encore is an absolutely stupid track.  The entire crew had fun in VIP though, big thanks to all parties involved that made it possible for us to cover the event there.

Ferry Corsten was day 2, and on paper, it looked like day 2 was going to kick some major butt compared to day 1.  A few DJs the first day surprised the crew here pleasantly with some good beats and likewise, day 2 was a bit disappointing as well.  Menno de Jong was probably the only other artist worthy of mention aside from Ferry.  Markus is probably the most overrated and boring DJ’s to listen to.  James Holden, Josh Gabriel, etc are all very experimental in live sets, and do not even get us started on ATB; it might as well have been called the cheese mainstream tent while he was spinning.  Although Holden did not (to our knowledge) play his famous track a Break in the Clouds, that was exactly what Ferry was on that second day – A break in the cloud of horrible sets.

Now, looking at the tracklist we’re about to post, you may think to yourself that it looks more like a promo tape than a varied and awesome set.  Make no mistake, I must admit that I find an artist playing 90% his own tracks and remixes in his set to be quite pompous and arrogant indeed.  The only difference with Ferry is that he is that talented that he can string together a set full of his own productions and remixes and have it come off varied, with fluctuations in flow, style, etc.  so that it does not sound like 1 long uplift or generic trance song.  It is quite arrogant, yet the track selection, mixing, and timing of each track was so spot on we couldn’t help but have it make up for the rest of the lackluster Sunday festival.  Here is Mr. Arrogant, in all his glory:

1. Ferry Corsten – Gabriella’s Sky (Original Extended Mix)
2. Ferry Corsten Featuring Betsie Larkin – Made of Love (Original Extended Mix)
3. Breakfast – Air Guitar
4. Ferry Corsten – Beautiful (Original Extended Mix)
5. Ferry Corsten – Twice in a Blue Moon (Festival Edit)
6. Ferry Corsten – Brain Box
7. Ferry Corsten – Shanti
8. Ferry Corsten Featuring Maria Nayler – We Belong (Tritonal Air Up There Remix)
9. Cataracta – Primitus
10. System F – Out of The Blue (Remix)
11. Bobina – Invisible Touch (Ferry Corsten’s Touch)
12. Ferry Corsten – Radio Crash

The last two get cut off with annoying yelling and interviews, but what a great way to end his set
13. Ferry Corsten – L.E.F.
14. Ferry Corsten – Rock Your Body, Rock

While we did not attend his afterparty at Pacha, we heard from multiple credible sources that he absolutely killed it there as well.  Ferry does not disappoint live.  And to give you a hint, our exclusive offer for our readers we worked out with the staff at a club he played at in 2004 is one of the best live events we had been to, and they have allowed us to bring it to you FREE of charge.  Stay tuned, because Friday you will be rocking your body to an amazing yet rare live set.  You won’t even have to download from some shady site like rapidshare or depositfiles.

Stay tuned tomorrow to see the Ferry to Armin, and then Friday for the exclusive thanks for reading gift to you guys for following us so closely.  Keep the comments and feedback coming.