Dieselboy

A State of Trance, sorry.

It's Armin Van Buuren's weekly trance/progressive radio show. Arguably one of the best trance radio shows around, and probably the most popular.

"claims to have over 30 million weekly listeners in more than 40 countries, which would make it the most listened to radio show in the world." - Wiki :P

FETCHER.

I see I have a subscription. I struggled for a while trying to come up with a possibility. But nothing. Last resort was asking

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LeDiz

Popular, yes, the best - no TBH. Not anymore that is. I have heard every single ASOT up to date and episodes from 100 to let's say about 250 is IMO most epic era of ASOT. Now every week I hear new episode I'm only reminded just how boring the current trance scene is.

Corsten's Countdown wipes the floor with ASOT any day.

Fast Frankie

I like the more progressive side of Trance, have you checked out Cass?

I was really into trance a few years ago but haven't been digging the scene much lately.


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wickedlk

I beg to differ, I think there's a lot of great stuff out there at the moment and plenty of new talent that keeps pushing the genre forward. People like Gareth Emery, Mat Zo, Ronski Speed etc. have all released some cracking material recently that really deserves credit.

I've never listened to Corsten's Countdown in all fairness so can't really comment and from what I can see, it isn't played on any station in the UK and there's no podcast...

I thought Cass was more a House/Techno producer? I know he does some progressive stuff but it's definitely toward the house end of the spectrum.

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LeDiz

Compared to past glory of ASOT, this is poor. Shiny names mean nothing to be honest, ASOT is NOW mostly about cheesy, repetitive stuff, which is exactly what Armin plays at his gigs. For "World's No. 1 DJ" I'd have expected more.

Armin is people's champion and crowd pleaser, his stuff he plays on gigs and chooses for weekly ASOT is okay - but only if you're casual listener (not meant to offend, BTW).

It seems that many find don't mind the mainstream course that the show took; I take it you have seen ASOT's Top 20 tunes of 2009? You will see exactly what I mean.
Ah, popularity/fanbase doesn't indicate quality. I listen to ASOT by Armin, Trance Around the World by Above and Beyond, Tiesto's Club Life by Tiesto and Corsten's Countdown is by far best weekly show around, regardless of popularity.

wickedlk

Umm, I never actually mentioned the quality of ASoT or Armin's set lists in my post so no offense taken I will endeavor to listen to Corsten's Countdown, it's just a pain to have to stream it because of internet restrictions currently placed upon me.

My initial response was based around your comment that "the current trance scene is boring". I think you only really need to dig just below the surface to find trance music that you can enjoy. There's so much out there at the moment that many people will find a sub-genre they enjoy and there are plenty of younger artists willing to push the boundaries.

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LeDiz

Ah, my mistake in misunderstanding then.

But trust me, I do take great efforts to find songs that are stuck in underground recognition but for past 2 years or so, I don't think I've heard a song that I'd be able to put in my "top 100" trance list. Everything I seem to hear gives off the vibe of "been there, done that" and it really really pisses me off.

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CanwllCorfe

I listen to anything that sounds good. If it's popular, I wouldn't know because I live in the US where we don't even really have a trance scene. I'm into stuff like Andy Blueman and Bjorn Akesson but lately have gotten into Progressive. I've given up on any of the REAL popular producers because to stay afloat they've been combining Electro and House. Tiesto doesn't even hide it. Ferry Corsten is staying closer to the true Trance scene but that's not to say Armin's show doesn't have quality stuff. Call of Loneliness is probably one of the greatest songs I've heard in some time. It walks the line between progressive and epic so well.

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IWP

Ferry Corsten's We Belong is the ****! I think I found a new favorite trance song.

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