Armin van Buuren Breaks Genre Barriers with Twenty-First Year Mix: ‘A State of Trance Year Mix 2024’
December 13, 2024 – It’s only human to feel lost and disconnected at times, but what if these moments of uncertainty actually guide us to brighter futures? It’s in this spirit of discovery and stepping outside the comfort zone that ‘A State of Trance Year Mix 2024’ invites listeners on a journey beyond the expected. For the first time ever in an A State of Trance Year Mix, the legendary Moby voices the inspirational intro, urging listeners to break free from self-imposed barriers and embrace the limitless potential of the journey ahead.
Across Moby’s narration and its 113 tracks, this twenty-first year-culminating mix is designed to push boundaries, weaving together the sounds that share a soul rather than a genre tag. Comprising productions from scene favorites such as Armin van Buuren, Ben Gold, Laura van Dam, Paul van Dyk and Aly & Fila, as well as those of Adam Beyer, HI-LO, Joris Voorn and KI/KI, the year mix upholds its trance legacy whilst embracing the sounds that were once given a different label.
“Over the years, I’ve found that the genre tags commonly used to categorize music don’t work for me,” says Armin van Buuren. “What matters is the sound and vibe they embody. Their soul, so to say. So I’d advise anyone who loves music to break down those barriers and embrace that different styles can be very complementary to one another. And I hope this A State of Trance year mix shows that!”
“Even before we started working together on our new version of ‘Extreme Ways’, I’ve had incredible respect for Armin and how he casts his gaze beyond the genre boundaries,” Moby adds. “This mix album embodies that part of him, and I am proud to have been asked to narrate the intro for this year’s installment of the series.”
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31. Armin van Buuren, Ferry Corsten, Rank 1 & Ruben de Ronde - Destination (A State of Trance 2024 Anthem)
72. Armin van Buuren & Ben Hemsley feat. Lucy Pullin - Is It Beautiful (A State of Trance 2025 Anthem)
102. Ben Nicky, Hannah Laing & Paul Findlay x Signum feat. Scott Mac - Coming On Strong (Trance Mix)
Having evolved from a small radio show into a wide-ranging and far-reaching brand with many different spin-offs, ‘A State of Trance’ is one of the world’s biggest and most popular dance music brands. Built from the ground up since the very first episode of Armin van Buuren’s radio show in 2001, ASOT now entails a globally acclaimed label and a breathtaking event series to boot, drawing tens of thousands of music lovers from all over the globe.
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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