The much awaited A State Of Trance Top 20 tracks of 2012 has been released and we have Gareth Emery taking away the plaudits with his track “Concrete Angel” taking away the first spot.
Looking at the big picture – this track has clearly shown how the year of 2012 has been for the EDM music fraternity. No matter how much you deny it, but having a mainstream influence in your track will certainly add towards the beauty of the tune. Essentially, “Concrete Angel” is how a perfect trance track is being heavily supported by a strong set of emotional vocals.
We have British singer-songwriter Christina Novelli whose honest vocals are a fine juxtapose to the vibrant and upbeat beats of Emery. As far as trance music goes, the nineties will surely be seen as the genre’s decade but what Gareth Emery has done in “Concrete Angel” is reinvent the genre with the addition of Novelli.
My take away on all of this is that pop music fans will pick out the well-crafted musical harmonies of the track whilst the more niche dance music fans will be rejoicing the uplifting melodies of trance music that will once again be defining the EDM scene next year as well!
On another note, the top 20 list of has a couple of Armin Van Buuren’s big hits from earlier this year as well. We have his collaborations with Ana Criado “I’ll Listen” and “Suddenly Summers” at number 2 and 6 respectively. There is special recognition for the likes of Omnia and Ira, Aly and Fila, Paul Van Dyk, and Markus Schulz, W and W, Solarstone, and many others making the list as well.
A State of Trance Top 20 of 2012
1. Gareth Emery featuring Christina Novelli – Concrete Angel
2. Armin van Buuren featuring Ana Criado – I’ll Listen
3. Omnia & IRA – The Fusion
4. Gaia – J’ai Envie De Toi
5. Andrew Rayel featuring Jano – How Do I Know (Club Mix)
6. Armin van Buuren featuring Ana Criado – Suddenly Summer
7. Andrew Rayel – Aeon Of Revenge
8. Aly & Fila meet Roger Shah featuring Adrina Thorpe – Perfect Love
9. W&W – Invasion (Club Mix)
10. Andrew Rayel – 550 Senta (Aether Mix)
11. Paul van Dyk featuring Plumb – I Don’t Deserve You (Giuseppe Ottaviani Remix)
12. Ferry Corsten & Armin van Buuren – Brute (Armin’s Illegal Drum Edit)
13. Solarstone with Clare Stagg – The Spell (Solarstone Pure Mix)
14. Jorn van Deynhoven – Headliner
15. Armin van Buuren – We Are Here To Make Some Noise
16. W&W – Moscow
17. Tenishia – Where Do We Begin (Andrew Rayel Remix)
18. Aligator featuring Daniel Kandi – The Perfect Match (Club Mix)
19. Simon O’Shine – Your Distant World
20. Markus Schulz featuring Ana Diaz – Nothing Without Me
We salute Gareth Emery for taking up the number 1 position and congratulate all of other artists who have made this prestigious list!
Click play below to get a feel of this Gareth Emery classic!
[youtube=http://youtu.be/0dFz10R529g]