Ilan Bluestone
Above & Beyond Celebrate 10 Years of “Group Therapy” With Remix Album
Above & Beyond are getting ready to honor their most iconic release in a huge way. It’s hard to believe that it’s been 10 years since the legendary trance music trio dropped Group Therapy. Since then, we’ve seen them produce countless originals, remixes, and collaborative works all while reinforcing their position as one of the leading figures in trance music. Longtime fans have kept the massively popular album that would go on to become the name of their long-running radio show in a special place in their hearts. In honor of this, Above & Beyond have called on some of their favorite dance music producers to reimagine some of their biggest tracks for an upcoming two-part remix album. Recommended Articles Some of the artists who’ve lent their talents are ...
Ilan Bluestone Drops New Single and Announces Sophomore Album, “IMPULSE”
As one of the more popular trance acts on the revered Anjunabeats label, Ilan Bluestone has consistently managed to stay at the forefront of progressive and trance music for nearly a decade. His 2018 debut album Scarsencapsulated the high-energy sounds Bluestone produced alongside soulful and emotional poetic writing. Three years later, Bluestone is aiming to recreate that success with his follow-up album, Impulse. Set to arrive in May 2021, Impulse will find Bluestone at his most personal. “This album is an 18 track voyage through my impulsive thought process of production & sound design, feelings and emotions that guided me to create it,” he wrote in an Instagram post. “I grew up producing music on ‘Impulse Tracker’; software which was beyond my comprehension at the...
Mad Zoo Announces Minecraft Festival Featuring Darude, Ferry Corsten, Tritonal, More
Mat Zo‘s independent label Mad Zoo is venturing full speed ahead into the world of virtual events with their debut festival announcement. The venerated imprint has undertaken its biggest project yet with Stratosfest, a forthcoming ticketed event taking place inside Minecraft. The Mad Zoo team has set the bar high with an impressive talent lineup that includes ATTLAS, Darude, Ferry Corsten, Gabriel & Dresden, HELLBOUND!, Ilan Bluestone, Jordin Post, No Mana, Olan, Qrion, Tritonal, and of course an appearance from the creative force behind Mad Zoo himself, Mat Zo. Tickets to next month’s event are on sale now starting at $10. The virtual world will also include the ability to enjoy VIP upgrades for an incremental purchase. Stratosfest will incorporate an addit...
Ilan Bluestone, Maor Levi, and Emma Hewitt Unveil Debut EP as Elysian, “Water”
Back in April, Ilan Bluestone, Maor Levi, and Emma Hewitt unveiled their collaborative project Elysian with their first single “Moonchild.” Today they’ve released their first EP as a trio, Water, out via Anjunabeats. Water is a perfectly executed 4-track EP that highlights the unique sound the super-trio has put together. Both Ilan Bluestone and Maor Levi show masterful production skills and attention to detail on each of the four tracks, while Emma Hewitt’s gorgeous vocals add yet another layer of intrigue to the EP. The title track, “Water,” is an excellent introduction to Elysian. Crisp synths follow Emma Hewitt’s intro, building into a high-energy, upbeat drop. “Beyond The Comfort Zone” sets a darker and broodier to...
Seven Lions Announces Forthcoming Livestream with “Classic Trance Set”
OG Seven Lions fans should be whipping out their calendars and marking next Thursday down with a thick Sharpie because he just announced some big news. The electronic kingpin took to Twitter today to announce the third iteration of his biweekly “Visions” livestream series in which he will be performing a “classic trance set.” While he has strayed from his signature trance style in recent years, its influence in his current sound is unambiguous. Whether its a melodic dubstep jam courtesy of his Ophelia Records imprint or a rave-ready psy-trance behemoth from his Abraxis side project, he imbues each release with the euphoric sonic flair of the genre that initially inspired him. Joining Seven Lions for “Visions #3” are fellow trance heavyweights I...
