Hot on the heels of our frantic summer release schedule and by way of (prematurely) welcoming the Fall/Winter season, we've prepared a little "collection" of our own. Featuring established culprits from the label roster as well as exciting new additions and alliances we proudly present another defining moment in our auditory evolution: "Wake Me Up at 16:05" is a snapshot, a landmark and a sure sign of bigger, harder, faster (maybe not that much) things to come from us. Enjoy!

Suara Showroom comes back with new desing and new talents. It's our #10 and we have to celebrate it! Take this 4 killer tracks and destroy the floor! Played & supported by all the key DJs of the scene... as usual!

Driving with a slightly more tech-edged direction than recent Anjunadeep releases, Stephen J. Kroos' four-track EP is a triumphant return for an artist than came to the fore with his impressive artist album 'Tecktonick' in 2007.
Renowned for his deep command of groove and meticulous sound design, the Dutchman takes us on a driving, dark and hypnotic journey caught somewhere between Detroit techno and classic prog in 'Mnenosyne'.

Equally hypnotic but mellowing out slightly is the spell-binding 'Distentio' - a groove-driven, tripped out gem with some jackin' house style vocals.

Snapping with deep bass and dark tech synths, 'Polygon' is the sort of intense techno beast that wouldn't sound out of place booming from the speaker stacks as Jeff Mills' put them through their paces, while 'Paradox' wraps things up with a eerie, looping piano house groove that locks us in Kroos control once and for all. Four contrasting slabs of groove-laden dancefloor dynamite that will appeal to DJs of all stripes.

The debut-album of Susana, ‘Closer’, has shown how versatile the Dutch singer really is.

She’s worked together with artists like Armin van Buuren, Josh Gabriel, Dash Berlin

and Bart Claessen and is one of the few vocalists in dance industry to have her own album

released. After its release, we now present the full, extended versions of the tracks.

15 tracks with her distinguished voice, a must have for everyone into emotional trance,

deep progressive and everything in between!

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.