One of the most influential young artists and producers, Orjan Nilsen, recently launched his new label. A label purely dedicated to his hit album ‘In My Opinion’ has given its first product telling us that something good is in the air. Carrying the sound of a new movement, it will definitely find its way to the audiences.
Co-produced with a new name in the EDM encyclopedia Fingerling, ‘Fable’ is a new age house track that best fits dance festivals. Powerful banging beats, raw and rough dance basslines with a feel good trancy breakdown makes it an immensely appealing track to be a first single of a brand new label.
Supported by W&W, Hardwell and Nicky Romero, this track is out now and you can buy it here on Beatport
A significant sound, unfolding into 13 originals. An artist album, setting forth something truly unique. For two years, the world has been waiting. And in the summer of 2013, Orjan Nilsen finally hears their call. The #32 DJ in the world and Norwegian studio wizard proudly presents his second artist album. Balancing the power of instinct with the endless options of play, Orjan Nilsen brings us: ‘No Saint Out Of Me’. Continue reading →
A significant sound, unfolding into 13 originals. An artist album, setting forth something truly unique. For two years, the world has been waiting and finally in the summer of 2013, Orjan Nilsen finally hears their call. The #32 DJ in the world and Norwegian studio wizard proudly presents his second artist album. Balancing the power of instinct with the endless options of play, Orjan Nilsen brings us: ‘No Saint Out Of Me’.
Orjan Nilsen is a Norwegian producer who has garnered tremendous amount of attention ever since he set foot in the world of dance music. In 2012, he was ranked #32 in the DJ Mag Top 100 chart. The latest offering from this fine prodigy is titled, “Xiing”, released on Armada Music’s Armind Recordings today.
Premiered on Armin Van Buuren‘s Essential Mix on BBC Radio 1, it makes perfect sense why Armin would choose to include this. An absolute masterpiece, this track encapsulates a harmonious journey through trance music.
A noteworthy mention must go to the trickling melody which is the best way to identify this tune. A subtle bassline may not be loved by many, but it does its job with utmost ease, merging it into a big room sound. Goes without saying, our minds are blown and we can’t stop tapping our feet to this one!
Check it out below and grab your copy on Beatport here!
Orjan Nilsen delivers yet again! Just releasing a new preview of his upcoming track “XIING”, Orjan delivers his patented fat bass lines and melodic chord progressions that you can’t help but get lost in! Here’s a tip, do listen to this one with headphones on to hear the brilliance within the first 30 seconds of the panning synth.
This track will be rocking festivals all summer long and I for one can’t wait to hear the entire track.
Stay tuned for more information on the release date!
Released earlier this year, by the Irish and Norwegian duo is not just some average track, it is “Delicious For The Ear” as the name suggests. It’s smooth and banging simultaneously at every second. This Progressive-Trance track is featured on John O’Callaghan’s Subculture 2013, which is a compilation of the best trance tracks by John, and was featured on A State Of Trance regular episode 596. If you are not a regular of the radio show by Armin Van Buuren, you could still hear it on A State Of Trance podcast episode 255.
The thing that catches the most attention is the name, “Crispy Duck”. Upon being asked, John had an interesting story for the title of the song. Both, Orjan and John, were in Australia on tour, where they had a dish called crispy duck at a Chinese Restaurant. The dish was devoured more often. And rest they say is ‘Awesomeness’. If you are a fan of Orjan’s previous works like Endymion and Copperfield, then you might just have an “Ear-gasm”.
With the controversial rankings of the DJ Mag being endowed with praise and criticism around the world, fans of the biggest global dance poll are in store for a major treat, with 2013 being the 20 Year Anniversary of the infamous ballot. Ministry of Sound and DJ Mag have proudly joined forces for the 2nd year running with an enormous 3CD release including a selection of the Top 100 of 2013 across CD 1 & 2 as well as a never before special edition bonus CD of the best voted DJ’s from the past 20 years. The 3CD package includes all of 2013’s top 10 and all past top 100 winners. With some of the best hits of dance music on this one, you can’t miss out on this one, when it drops on October 25th. Hit past the break to view the track listing as well as the mini mix! Continue reading →
Completing the music collection of trance lovers and providing all essential trance tunes, is the Trance 100 – 2013 series. As we reach the year’s end, it’s time for a musical journey through a trance fuelled 2013, with a special ‘Best of 2013′ edition from Armada!
A 4 CD must have with tracks by the big names and rising talents. Fluently mixed, this is your year’s overview of trance music!
A diverse and eclectic selection of everything that involves trance, coming together on 4 solid CD’s, all part of ‘Trance 100 – Best of 2013′.
Known to be controversial and frequently disputed amongst the global clubbing circuit, the DJ Mag Top 100 DJ’s poll has swiftly grown to be one of the most heavily followed DJ rankings worldwide. This years poll saw a considerable amount of rumours emerge that leading Dutch DJ/Producer, Hardwell had taken the top slot along with last years numero uno, Armin van Buuren coming in second whilst Swedish superstar Avicii taking the third spot just like last year.
@HARDWELL a new champion Introducing the worlds number 1 DJ @HARDWELL massive congratulations—
(@DJmag) October 19, 2013
Check out Hardwell’s first interview immediately after being announced as #1 below.
As tradition holds, there are two simultaneous parties running, one at the main event at ADE and the other at London’s renowned nightclub, Ministry of Sound. Upon being announced as the winner, Hardwell embarks on a whirlwind night which involves him flying between the two by private jet to play at both.
Dyro took the honours of the highest new entrant on the chart this year, debuting at an impressive number 30 and Andrew Rayel had the highest climb, jumping to number 28.
While the results of the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs poll may be often debated, they do serve as a good indicator of trends in the scene. There is a lot of young new talent to make the list this year, and a lot of the past heavyweights continue to slip in the rankings.
Hit past the break to take a look at the complete list of top 100 DJ’s now!
The Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) is possibly the world’s biggest club festival with tons & tons of DJ’s and acts performing in Amsterdam’s finest venues, cafés, record stores, lounges and art galleries. From its humble beginnings as a small-scale industry event, the ADE now hosts thousands of key professionals and a festival audience eager to hear the best that dance music has to offer. It is the world’s leading electronic music conference and the biggest club festival for the many electronic sub-genres on the planet.
The event offers a full program of daytime conferences, including interactive workshops, mentoring sessions, technical demonstrations and in-depth round-table discussions, alongside a nighttime music festival featuring more than 220 events over five days in 52 venues around the city. Each year, the ADE attracts over 3,000 business professionals and 140,000 festival visitors – including 30,000 tourists – from 62 countries.
This year’s Amsterdam Dance Event shall be even more special, as it celebrates 25 years of dance music in The Netherlands. With house music exploding in Holland at the end of 1988, it went on to become one of the world’s leading countries regarding dance music, producers and events such as ADE. As part of the 25-year milestone celebrations, the Dutch language book ‘Mary Go Wild’ which has been compiled by over 80 writers, explores the history of parties in the country as well as interviewing key industry figures of the likes of Chuckie, Fedde Le Grand, Martyn and Nicky Romero.
The event remains extremely crucial to the industry calendar till date. With a largely ‘work’ focused agenda it provides for a packed house of labels, artists and even fans looking to get stuck, in this mecca of dance music. For 2013, in particular, the festival agenda has turned quite a few notches higher. With a record number of parties from across the spectrum set to have you in a fix throughout the conference, We bring you a complete focus on all the events you should be hitting across the five-day event. Hit past the break now!
