Hello and welcome back to an adventure in Trance music land, this is going to be amazing as we look back on the year 2015 and go down memory lane to what was an astounding year for trance music. I do know from experience that listening to the episodes from 2015 was the year that had very different styles of production, progressive trance mixed in with uplifting 138BPM, while big room (heavy loud bass and drums) was still present but just not as wide reaching as 2012-2014 trouse was dissapearing but still there (Trance and House) . 2015 brought in a swashbuckling of new artists and some of the older pioneers of trance music like Paul Van Dyk and Giuseppe Ottavani releasing new artist albums. There was also the return of Armin Only during this year as he released his embrace album during the second half of the year. He had some of the most interesting artist collaborations as he blended in jazz, country, pop and a little bit of rock to his album with Kensington. There also was a return of Ferry Corstens Gouryella alias, which led to another album being released called Gouryella from the Heavens. (You can guess the tune of the year in a quiz below.) Also there’s the fact that this same year, armin came back with his rising star alias after returning from his hiatus from 2004 to 2015. Also this was the year that armin celebrated his 700th Episode celebrations of A State of Trance.
My favourite songs from this year is #OnFire by Abstract Vision, Embrace by Armin Van Buuren, Fireball by Arisen Flame, Don by Orjan Nilsen, Lights by Guiseppe Ottavani and City of Sound by Paul Van Dyk, Panta Rhei by Mark Sixma and Armin Van Buuren.
Here’s a list of all of the completed Spotify playlists that I added on Spotify, all of the world tour events are in Bold including WOA of 138?! and Armin’s Special Recorded live sets. It also includes all of the DJ sets from the 700 celebration events. I added all of the stages from those parties as well into one big playlist. Enjoy!
A State of Trance Episode #
January
ASOT 696: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4Vi0Zb40oHQEE4qLU2TBxX?si=agH0z0aDQxKY9DAWyZH0ug
ASOT 697: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3g3A0t5zZAFhqIn2lVAVpk?si=wFaKlL02SDuy3HeVOnpMxA
ASOT 698 Live at Electrox Festival, Tokyo, Japan (04 January 2015): https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2Fud1hfh2Yuaq5jfrGkS6S?si=jj2jMBoMSSixEzeH9XLcAA
ASOT 699: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1h5tQFCu4Q0WeiDSsX9pDE?si=WvPHi9lAQDmBwR0ePm_kOA
A State Of Trance Episode 700 (Part 1) 01-29-2015: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2vJF4YHG5kBQCMTHpLEPaF?si=zJeAoFj3R4CYLuJJsMRRBA
February 2015:
A State Of Trance Episode 700 (Part 2) [Live from Lunapark, Sydney - Australia] 02-05-2015: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1qhhxXA3pbTpR1v3OEN8UD?si=4uLDn9XuQR2llTXZmqDeJw
ASOT 700 Pre Recording Party from the Grand Ballroom in Sydney, Australia 02-05-2015: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4Cw5mTbbRokUP6asx3RgqC?si=mbfs792QSwWNGubRsShGSA
A State of Trance 700 Live from, Sydney, Australia Stage 1 02-07-2015: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6t56twIW4Cfp0tQIKEdy4a?si=1HAxKPepTyyO5dKY7A_mtQ
ASOT 700 from Sydney Showground, Sydney, Australia (07 February 2015) Stage 2: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2ibe8ZmLbYN0fCFCjgWSzy?si=N2mvkN0qQ82Cec3JNyuQpA
A State Of Trance Episode 700 (Part 3) 02-12-2015: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6NAQ7abpbtc2ibKnuciRrU?si=4ZDtBzM_TQCVC11Esh8TTA
A State Of Trance Episode 701 02-19-2015: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ETG4nNbcDLMsptNvea9AB?si=Y--I4WOnSpSNph2YRvFBGw
ASOT 700 Live from Jaarbeurs Utrecht, The Netherlands Mainstage 1 02-21-2015: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1b6ZrNQwHV6TqtDavUOW7y?si=5Ip5h6j8TfKgGnh1BN_2-Q
ASOT 700 Jaarbeurs Utrecht, The Netherlands Mainstage 2 (02-21-2015): https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1Aa6kOlS1QJxrPUucMyTeU?si=z0FS2GlkR7OIZPF0Qpyopg
ASOT 700 Jaarbeurs Utrecht, The Netherlands Who’s Afraid of 138??!! (02-21-2015): https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1OPDgH8kmPvyzgB2uYzyah?si=OcuP3orHR-m4ALHSYe5hXQ
ASOT 700 Jaarbeurs Utrecht, Talent Stage. (02-21-2015): https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7Jg7wCJABpG2p3m366ivyd?si=Jn0DkXLES-iNdcjUReedyg
ASOT 702: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3dkpcesU9BOKiHEaxthNhJ?si=GuzCF08SRs-hZACkDHNZuQ
March 2015:
ASOT 703: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4F1TKf0guIUVZ8EcgaVLPv?si=cChqlXHGSIe7p-YvCenDug
ASOT 704: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5W22bbykq8bOE5T5SpajLH?si=HicZgz__TDOwa6GAytldrw
ASOT 705: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7Dz0Wq93pkVin6n1AExfeu?si=bbYoQvDLQBeySs5JApUl_A
ASOT 706: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/77OSTSqQhHnD7hKyqwAjd8?si=fpOFUvWpQqO5i1FwP8nEOQ
ASOT 700 Ultra Music Festival Miami, United States (03-29-2015): https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6jzNkOcs6K3dchuBdQIDC2?si=Z9Z_cTtVR2aaXC2cZpkYvA
April 2015:
ASOT 707: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3N2v1ox1idNbtKRbZlhHlI?si=mr5vOJv2S7SanDTHrPv_aw
ASOT 708: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0i9ImI317GH6UVrXB7MA7U?si=dZY3vK6YRh-9fliyQeKeUQ
ASOT 700 Buenos Aires, Argentina 04-11-2015: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1owJxDvMCJWiatZXGWsVLj?si=53hxqwsoQTOVCIR87R5x_g
ASOT 700 Buenos Aires, Argentina 04-11-2015 Who’s Afraid Of 138?! Stage:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/51sRKaoXWFdo2Ka1ijaVkq?si=vNBpjqN2Q1CvykwpJv_TmQ
ASOT 709: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/68DOhKbALYfPgpkq9VAJAz?si=RdFgK07xQ9C_kd1VrgLooA
ASOT 710: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1hre99ODr3lPho9Yljx9fy?si=vk4FhdVSRc2iajGmq0erCQ
ASOT 711: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/28xRUDpd8l9tEfFg2RX4Gy?si=f_95rbU6RRy4Ro8KiDnIiw
May 2015:
ASOT 712: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4LvcdfqDZxWZPvsmYmtgbS?si=4dEnVC0eRvy-2uUmkpvu-Q
ASOT 713: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4MfvG8fTU16scIH5a1LCZ4?si=GDo7SkpbQwKnbm1KznW7ZA
ASOT 714: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4unTafLtQL1T66UnSD8El6?si=L1eMh62RRt6TU4g2v9n8cw
ASOT 715: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7aJtRnwKI8TI23MD4828hw?si=JYXr2oYISk6Tng2IaHOY2Q
June 2015:
ASOT 716: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/40O7CH6zxz624VsxBhgRak?si=Vg_3xKtqRvO7j3QpbtmgwA
A State of Trance 700 Mumbai, India 06-06-2015: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5kTVgJA4PPcj7dg3iOrsEw?si=V4rdhObrRKeKh01xTT_Fsw
ASOT 717: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0xDI1LnUDEn84RVi4dmM6S?si=k-P91NJkR0y69GAbjrqnqw
ASOT 718: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2AEsW49xGQe67GxtqriPYq?si=ZAH1AMCARwyU6Qft7MI5-Q
Armin Van Buuren at EDC Las Vegas 06-20-2015: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2nKVYC0LYRNEdZzrwPqGDT?si=DKarZabcTgq3CDKdfvhHag
Together in A State of Trance Ibiza Opening, Ushuaia Beach Club Ibiza, Spain 2015-06-25: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3VBcVRyIIAp5NznHGNbV6W?si=Ac1bN5k5RIa00E2jfwtUtQ
ASOT 719: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7hZHi3RhuuIo80lQOdoLzk?si=JCNPXBf-TAm-h0IskcKWRQ
July 2015:
ASOT 720: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0dnpWXnosnohBvqLF5uftL?si=xyBIaPmNTPCnzVWsubjvUw
ASOT 721: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/74d8iIEggxjILd0veUqRZZ?si=K2aAeUGJTFyKpX1BSoriCg
ASOT 722: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5Om1LrI1Io9PbkGPb5xgNV?si=R2ccSjKvRU2RZ-lx1DxG0A
ASOT 723: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2ZWW2nwWPPWIJnBysWLC3D?si=92slU3koSaSBK743FbXhHA
ASOT 724: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0cGyIakJe6qE4wF61I8VFY?si=3drbn3nJQcGKxeBr-Nr90g
August 2015:
A State Of Trance Episode 725 (A State of Trance @ Ushuaïa, Ibiza 2015) 08-06-2015: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2p290hkSpJ2iumRB68RRVC?si=gh0qT0aXTFecQaYgkA_rIw
ASOT 726: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4sLxC9VXiu9DbK2QVmJ00f?si=AntTLT89RiONjyM6dvrb4Q
A State Of Trance Episode 727 (A State Of Trance at Ushuaïa, Ibiza 2015, Special) 08-20-2015: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3Toxjv3yP4uMAPNWNz5apt?si=eB6wJH6DTD2TUuismg8zGg
ASOT 728: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3Toxjv3yP4uMAPNWNz5apt?si=eB6wJH6DTD2TUuismg8zGg
September 2015:
ASOT 729: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3fLQsDxChFTRr2qTsRGfVC?si=yQuTVfVhREaT__jLSKOOpQ
ASOT 730: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0p8mhiZ8gPP04M4RHubyXX?si=thHYlnKJSXSSm9Gy3H5hag
ASOT 731: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4HumwPNfy9HrSXqWqBBc8P?si=iksBRxqISTeryp1rLUgQmA
Armin Van Buuren at Ultra Japan 09-19-2015: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2eB9jdQmKMHMgib8WUSDSA?si=PB_ot0F-QIiCeSskAAu6lg
ASOT 732: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7ok0m09GKHQXgcIlz1Ujqx?si=3Wrk5v3ZRCKtaO-Xb9oSqQ
October 2015:
ASOT 733: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3NDjNLk7Xx0Ib3KgkA8ijX?si=P74nchYbQyabudxkxbPlEw
ASOT 734: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7BdyJwoZe98r3X9wz7VkCG?si=PwAXZxaKSRu-I-tumWPU8Q
A State of Trance 700 Mexico City, Mexico 10-10-2015: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5ppDghRhgcEkq2C3GGoI6W?si=hwwcUn0jQoaSzIgFStBk8A
ASOT 736: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5bsUZidrnUOTP6OR28YP1X?si=T7ZFkKkbSea0g4EujlwGbQ
A State Of Trance Episode 737 (Embrace Special) 10-29-2015: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5hJC1zOfW5nf2oNEkD8VMt?si=6gbwudqJRmODRLtFs5cjUQ
ASOT 738: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3cxwHNSeiyS0hoYCA0512A?si=0wpAguKZTVSO97Ydo9TDHA
ASOT 739: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/28cIGCiKlwRiWCwBta9mWt?si=VXXCO5NFTSmY6JRLyHjGXg
ASOT 740: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6uyGdz134NBFPbTHZPPq3e?si=ks0KuO89S2avZFdPtTTARQ
ASOT 741: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6i803SeAUOm0EJFd1yOGm8?si=vBvw1Z9wSAK_JNeJdL9Y2g
December 2015:
ASOT 742: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5fSHsOviwRZ34Bqf5koCdo?si=pYtSe30UR1Sp3zOSdLpNtw
ASOT 743: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2RzLM1T6CO7suT4exdLqSy?si=3Lm-EwvlRrazJBvXqipSRg
ASOT 744: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6BwF0nvgMnBJdFUv3vLT0F?si=_h6MMaJwShWL94sm9ekwTg
A State Of Trance Episode 745 (Top 20 Of 2015) 12-24-2015: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6NSnJo5M6wZQmaCKPrtHrB?si=n78qvnr5Smi02aAkce3W3Q
ASOT 746 Yearmix 2015: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/72xZuHK1j8HmuKuy171HWb?si=Yo83DTdRSgSXhlhDvMzehQ
