Number 8 DJ in the world, Markus Schulz, who’s currently rocking the globe with his ‘Do You Dream?’ album, presents the essential September update for prog and trance fans: ‘Global DJ Broadcast Top 15’. 15 tracks that rocked the weekly radio show of Markus Schulz, listened to by 10 million dance fans. September 2010 features new tracks by Who.Is, Pobsky, Mason, Ashley Wallbridge, Marcel Woods, Mike Foyle, Phynn, Poison Pro and more!

Artists: The spellbinding new artist album… Featuring the club smash singles ‘That Morning’, ‘2099’, ‘Dark Star’ & ‘Shimamoto’ and the latest single ‘By Your Side’ featuring Fisher. 2XCD & DD Through Streamlined/Spinnin’ Records

Leon’s newest album opus is out today and he’ll soon be joining Trance.nu for an in depth interview on the finer points of all things ‘Phantasma’. In advance of that though he has cooked up an excellent Twitter competition in which you could win a meet & greet / overnight stay in hotel / dinner & VIP tickets to one of his parties in the country you live in, plus the opportunity to get hold of signed copies of ‘Phantasma’. Click here: http://twtpoll.com/i18iaa for all the details and don’t delay, the competition closes in 6 days!


Previously on ‘Phantasma’…
Two years after his debut artist album ‘Pictures’ captured the hearts and minds of trance and electronic dance lovers (and scored one direct dancefloor hit after another), Leon Bolier has returned with its sequel.

Over 2 discs, 24 across-the-realm tracks and 150 synth-packed minutes, ‘Phantasma’ delivers a stunning auditory proposition… A filler-free, close to compilation-like listening experience; a potential ‘Pictures-killer’ and one that effortlessly jumps the ‘difficult second album’ hurdle. ‘Phantasma’ will again emphasize Bolier’s reputation as the go-to man for trance… with a twist.

Kicking off with a double single whammy of ‘That Morning’ and his latest Sied van Riel collaboration ‘Dark Star’, Leon begins to flip over the cards in ‘Phantasma’s diverse pack. This is not diversity for its own sake though. This is music resolutely aimed to be played in-club across the whole duration of a night - midnight to 9am music - warm-up, peak-time and even, on occasion backroom chill.

‘Phantasma’ many degrees-of-trance leaves no genre corner unexplored. Those of a more atmospheric, ethereal persuasion are well catered for with the likes of ‘War of the Worlds’ (sampling the infamous radio dialogue), the stark, raging riffs of Marcus Schössow collaboration ‘2099’ and trance-progressive offerings like ‘Creek’ and ‘The Attic’.

Wherever you are in the album though, afterburning floor-threats are never far away - euphorically minded endorphin trip-switchers designed to activate peak-time dancefloor citizens. ‘Don’t Be Afraid’, ‘Highland Walk’ ‘Assembly Line’, ‘Avalanche’, ‘The Knights Approach’ all take their turn under the laser, tearing loose floor-tiles along the way. As with ‘Pictures’ there are also plenty of hi-vis producer team-ups on offer… Dirtier, moodier numbers like the Joint Operations Centre (John O’Callaghan) co-op dovetail with melodic sun-kissed island odysseys like Leon and Roger Shah’s Ibiza-gazing ‘Eden’.

Vocals are rare across Leon’s discography but on ‘Phantasma’ when they do arrive they do so with substantial impact. For ‘By Your Side’ he tracked down the talents of US singer Fisher, who subsequently delivered a heart-stoppingly, elegant vocal core to the track. Elsewhere on the discs, Leon’s new Netherlander discovery Marieke de Kruijff adds her honey-drop tones to ‘Irresistible’ and ‘Substitute’ and Australian singer Alana Aldea lends melancholic lament to ‘The Sweetest Lie’.

Seasoned album buyers will be aware that around the 12 track mark your average artist long-player starts to fade out. As with ‘Pictures’ double-disc bumper edition though, Leon’s second album could very well have been his forth. ‘Phantasma’s second disc ushers in tracks like the Haruki Murakama inspired (and melodically beguiling) ‘Shimamoto’, as well as ‘Saturn’ his anthemic, cinematic dark trance head-to-head-with new Dutch sensation W&W. And on ‘Fly Back to Her’ he re-teams with his ‘Strike One’ sparring partner, Joop for a tech-fried, tightly percussive outing.

Through its run-time ‘Phantasma’ achieves the perfect balance – an album of audacious audio that is equally at home on the car stereo as it is in the clubs making the bass-bins pound and the speakers sweat. It’s out on the 31st of August.

 There's quite a few associations to make when it comes to Pedro del Mar. Not only is he a splendid DJ and producer, he's also the brother of Roger Shah and the Managing Director of Shah Music in Germany. We promise though, after listening to his new track 'Tears Of The Dragon', the first thing that comes to mind when hearing his name, is this new collab with Irish DJ and producer duo Ridgewalkers.

'Tears Of The Dragon' is mellifluous. With its lovely vocal, a tough baseline and dreamy melody, the three producers combine the very best elements within the vocal trance genre into one track.

The very highlight of the track is, undoubtedly, the strong breakdown - connecting mesmerizing synth-sounds with a beautiful guiter-line in an unusual way.

On the remix, Pedro himself presents his 'Analog Mix', which is also available as a dub version. This rework focuses on tough guitar sounds in the back and gives the track a stronger soundscape. British DJ and producer Mike Foyle, last heard on his current release 'Silver Lake', increases the uplifting scale a little and awaits you a great combination of lovely violin- and hammering synth-lines.

Support by:

Paul van Dyk, Ferry Corsten, Markus Schulz, Above & Beyond, Roger Shah, Dave Pearce, Ernesto vs Bastian, Ashley Wallbridge, John O'Callaghan, Gareth Emery, Menno de Jong, Jorn van Deynhoven.

Infrasonic owner MK X returns to the Infrasonic imprint, fresh from the huge success of his debut collaboration with Mike Sonar, which hit the dizzy heights back in May.

Build around a slick atmospheric lead, this track sums up all that we love here at Infrasonic HQ. After already featuring on the forthcoming Digital Society compilation mixed by none other the Activa, this is another sure fire winner from Infrasonic for the summer months!

Thomas Datt makes his eagerly anticipated return to the label and provides another quite brilliant remix this time round. Again the sheer production quality is there for all to see but it is the overall atmosphere and power that he adds that really got us all hot and bothered.  Not to be missed!

Infrasonic favourites Tucandeo and Meridian continue to show why we hold them in such high regard with two more smashing remixes, finishing the package off nicely!

Radio/DJ Support:
Armin (ASOT), Aly & Fila (FSOE), Sean Tyas (Titanium), Andy Moor (Moor Music), Sied van Riel, Activa, Bobina, Dash Berlin, Adam Nickey, Duderstadt, Arctic Moon, Tillmann Uhrmacher, Dj Ange, Andrelli & Blue, Sophie Sugar, Tritonal, Sequentia, Agnelli & Nelson, Jon O'Bir, Danjo & Styles, Sequentia, Pedro Del Mar, Digital Nature, Anhken, Flash Brothers, Estiva, Six Senses, Super8 & Tab, Nitrous Oxide, Ronski Speed, Mark Eteson, Manuel Le Saux, Talla XL, Duende, Ernesto & Bastian, M.I.K.E, Daniel Kandi, Jorn Van Deynhoven, XGenic, Ruben De Ronde, Fast Distance, Vast Vision, Paul Miller, Jonas Hornblad, Haris C, Michael Angelo, Juventa, Sneijder plus many many more...

Heart Stories comes with very nice flow since the beginning and it only gets better as the tune goes further. Build up keeps you focused and full of expectations and when a sip of a main lead shows up you know this is going to be huge. Breakdown smoothly reveals the main riff which will make shivers all over your body and you are ready to burst into dance right before it get to the full.

The remixes are brought you by our artists Sayphonik and Blue Tente.

Sayphonik comes with a remix in a way just as you like him. No boundaries and no respect to the ordinary. His club mix will make lot of people scream for more.

Blue Tente on the other hand brings nicely done remix suitable for any rave event. Nice, smooth and very typical Blue Tente balearic style gives this tune just the atmosphere it deserves.

Tune Of The Week - ASOT 467 - Armin van Buuren

Phillip Alpha's Sudden Changes did some serious damage last summer and his follow up doesn't disappoint one iota!

Built around a quite simply stunning guitar lead, this track sums up what's great about summery trance. A track that's built with Ibiza in mind, it delivers its vision with aplomb - a really outstanding record crowned Tune Of The Week on Armin van Buuren's massive A State Of Trance.

First up on remixes is Enhanced favourite Estiva who's had a fantastic 2010 and he delivers yet another brilliant remix for the label. Adding his trademark groove and sparkly percussion, he harnesses the real soul of the track and takes it in his own unique direction to superb effect - would you expect anything less!

Enhanced newbie Juventa shows why we hold him in such high regard as he grabs the track by the scruff of the neck and takes it skyward with a peak time remix capable of decimating any dancefloor - powerful stuff indeed!

A huge summer trancer!

Enhanced welcomes Russian hotshot Poshout who teams up with Sergey Vegas to produce Afterglow. A super smooth, beautiful trance record packed with energy and built around a slick atmospheric lead.

The remix comes from the on fire Oliver P who crafts yet another stellar remix. Adding groove to the bassline and some cool atmospherics, he adds an extra dimension to the track before unleashing the almightly lead to great effect.

Jordin Post aka Juventa has made big waves in the trance scene in the past few months with his original works and remixes supported by the major players and being released on the likes of Anjunabeats.

Now signed to Enhanced and with two releases planned for the latter half of this year and some outstanding remixes about to drop, we're confident Juventa is one of the next big names in uplifting trance.

The lead track - For That Special Girl typifies what the young Dutchman is all about - super tight, banging trance; massive bassline, huge pads and beautiful leads, backed with lovely production signatures and submelodies to round off an accomplished lead track.

The second track of the EP, Just An Emotion is built around a huge saw style bassline, with lush pads and shimmering lead - another superb floor shaker!

Trust us - this boy is going to blow up big time!!