January 12, 2024 – “There’s more to breathing in than simply inhaling oxygen. Beyond the former, it’s about appreciating the moment and what’s about to happen, and about seeing the light in others. Taking a breath means forcing yourself to be in the here and now, accepting and respecting what’s in front of you, welcoming the outside influence and establishing a deeper connection with everything, or everyone, around you.” Fallen from the lips of Armin van Buuren himself, these words drive the Dutchman’s ninth studio album, ‘Breathe In’, released today on Armada Music.
Written over the two-plus years following the end of the pandemic and inspired by being back on dance floors, ‘Breathe In’ is the next step in the narrative that started with ‘Feel Again’. Whereas ‘Feel Again’ explored Armin van Buuren’s journey of re-establishing a connection with himself and the music he loves, ‘Breathe In’ shifts focus to the connection he has with his fans.
“In sound, soul and spirit, ‘Breathe In’ reflects and underlines music’s ability to unite whilst urging listeners to celebrate life, see the light in others and (re)connect on dance floors,” said Armin van Buuren. “I urge everyone to focus on the wonder around them, inhale and let it shape a deeper understanding for one another. Just ‘Breathe In’.”
The album is spearheaded by a contagious debut linkup with fellow-Grammy-nominated and chart-topping act Goodboys: ‘Forever (Stay Like This)’. The track draws from Guru Josh’s 1990 hit ‘Infinity’ whilst bearing all the hallmarks of a melodic banger, setting the tone for the album’s more positive sound and an overall higher bpm.
The remainder of the twelve tracks, including ‘God Is In The Soundwaves’, ‘Love Is A Drug’, ‘Lose This Feeling’ and ‘Bed Of Rain’, radiate positivity, open-mindedness and unity, presenting a multidimensional snapshot of who Armin van Buuren is right now as a person and producer.
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Armin van Buuren has long been a global ambassador for electronic music. He currently has nine full-length artist albums to his name — ‘Breathe In’ included — and continues to cultivate a massive worldwide following through his weekly A State of Trance radio show, event series and album series, reaching 40 million listeners from 80 different countries on a weekly basis. Armin van Buuren headlines tens to hundreds of shows per year at leading festivals and venues around the world, including Electric Daisy Carnival (Las Vegas, New York), Ultra Music Festival (Miami), Lollapalooza (Chicago) and Tomorrowland (Belgium) plus residencies on Ibiza and in Las Vegas. Past summer alone, he reconnected with fans through over thirty shows, including the ‘Feel Again’ shows in the Ziggo Dome, Ultra Europe, Tomorrowland, Parookaville, Creamfields, Electric Zoo and his summer residencies at Hï Ibiza and Ushuaïa.
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