Melodic ambience

1. Lucas & Beltram - Trust me (Original Mix) [new]
2. Solarstone - Eastern Sea (Photo Electric Mix) [1]
3. Aalto - Resolution (Original Mix) [new]
4. Ija - You are here (Original Mix) [2]
5. Mirco de Govia - Vital spark (Original Mix) [4]

1. Solarstone - Eastern Sea (Photo Electric Mix) [new]
2. Ija - You are here (Original Mix) [1]
3. Nautical Imagery - Distant Dreams (Alex M.O.R.P.H. Mix) [new]
4. Peter Dafnous - From here to eternity (Original Mix) [2]
5. Mirco de Govia - Vital spark (Original Mix) [4]

No charts last week. Basically because it would have been the same charts as the one from before - I didn’t have much time to listen to any new stuff.

1. Ija - You are here (Original Mix) [new]
2. Peter Dafnous - From here to eternity (Original Mix) [1]
3. Thomas Datt - Alone (Inertia Remix) [new]
4. Mirco de Govia - Vital spark (Original Mix) [2]
5. First State - First State (Original Mix) [5]

1. Peter Dafnous - From here to eternity (Original Mix) [1]
2. Mirco de Govia - Vital spark (Original Mix) [3]
3. Epos - Vivagio (Danjo & Styles Remix) [4]
4. Will Holland - Timeless (Deepwide Mix) [2]
5. First State - First State (Original Mix) [re]

1. Peter Dafnous - From here to eternity (Original Mix) [new]
2. Will Holland - Timeless (Deepwide Mix) [new]
3. Mirco de Govia - Vital spark (Original Mix) [2]
4. Epos - Vivagio (Danjo & Styles mix) [1]
5. Jono Grant vs. Mike Koglin - Sequential (Original Mix) [5]

A short while ago I read an interesting question at the Anjunabeats Forum: Will Trance ever be “in” too, be the hip music style and will it have more commercial success? My answer is a definite “No”

While dance music always was big, it seems to me that we are in a retro wave again. Madonna’s current single for instance seems to be a successful try to turn back the wheels of time since it comes in a 70/80’s disco style and one can only imagine how many artists will now jump on that train and produce similar stuff too.

Beside that most of the trance tracks that are around are instrumental - no singing - and instrumental tracks always had it difficult to be sold to a wider audience. Of course there were some exceptions to the rule - for instance Chicane or Paul van Dyk - but the vast majority of trance tracks didn’t make it into the charts. Even very melodious vocal trance tracks had only small success before.

So, as much as I wish that Trance would become more popular the chances for that aren’t big. Which has its positive aspects too.

1. Epos - Vivagio (Danjo & Styles Remix) [new]
2. Mirco de Govia - Vital spark [1]
3. First State - First state (Original Mix) [new]
4. Mark Norman - Fading ground (Original Mix) [new]
5. Jono Grant vs. Mike Koglin - Sequential (Original Mix) [new]

1. Mirco de Govia - Vital spark [new]
2. Goldenscan - Only with you (Original Mix) [1]
3. Mark Otten - So serene (Menno de Jong Remix) [3]
4. Skyform - Infinite (Original Mix) [2]
5. Menno de Jong - Tundra (Original Mix) [5]

I’ve been listening extensively to the trance stream of ETN.fm since the beginning of the year and I have to express a big “Thank you” to the people behind it. In my view it is the ultimate source for listening to the finest Trance music and the best DJ’s in the world This especially since I do not go to clubs at all (too smoky, too loud, too old for that) and most of the radio stations in Berlin play basically crappy teen charts - the only good electronic music show is the one from Paul van Dyk at Fritz.

Additionally ETN.fm needs to be praised for being a non-profit radio station which is based on the enthusiasm of a few people and on donations.
There is not many (internet) radio stations around that offer such a good quality program.

1. Goldenscan - Only with you (Original Mix) [new]
2. Skyform - Infinite (Original Mix) [1]
3. Mark Otten - So serene (Menno de Jong Remix) [new]
4. Peak vs. JPL - Mistake (Original Mix) [2]
5. Menno de Jong - Tundra (Original Mix) [4]