A State of Trance

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A State of Trance
Genre Trance, Progressive, and Electronic Dance
Running time Two Hours
Country Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands
Home station Slam! FM (Broadcasted Worldwide through other stations)
Starring Armin van Buuren & Various Artists
Creators Armin van Buuren & Armada
Air dates June 1, 2001 to Present
No. of episodes 353
Website
http://stage.arminvanbuuren.com/index.php?id=37

A State of Trance (often abbreviated as ASoT or ASOT) is the title of a weekly radio show hosted by popular trance DJ Armin van Buuren. First airing in March 2001 on ID&T Radio (the predecessor of Slam!FM), the show takes the format of a two hour mix in which he plays new trance music, both promotional and commercially released. Selected tracks are announced during the show in order to help promote new artists and releases. Its radio-show/website combination has proven popular internationally, as fans — while listening to the radio-show — will converse in the website chat-rooms and forums, such as DI.FM, during the broadcast. Internationally, the show attracts more than 6,000,000 listeners each week.

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[edit] Broadcasts

When ID&T Radio changed genres at the end of January 2005, A State of Trance was removed from their line-up. The show is currently broadcast on the following radio stations[1]:

[edit] On Demand

DI.FM hosts each weekly A State of Trance show for their On Demand service. The show is streamed in multiple formats: 192 kbit/s (MP3), 128 kbit/s (AAC), 128 kbit/s and 64 kbit/s (Windows Media), 64 kbit/s and 32 kbit/s (AAC+) for users with the paid Premium package, and free at 96 kbit/s (MP3), 24 kbit/s (AAC+), 40 kbit/s (Windows Media).

[edit] Specials

Occasional episodes feature guest DJs and/or live broadcasts. These were known as 'XXL' episodes, due to their longer than usual length.

  • Episode 053: Live, featuring guest mix by Airwave
  • Episode 058: Live, featuring guest mix by Ferry Corsten
  • Episode 064: Live, featuring guest mix by Kid Vicious
  • Episode 076: Live, featuring guest mix by Signum
  • Episode 090: Live, featuring guest mix by M.I.K.E.
  • Episode 095: Live, featuring guest mix by Misja Helsloot
  • Episode 100: Live from Bloomingdale with guest mixes by Marco V, Jon 0 Bir, and Harry Lemon
  • Episode 104: Live, featuring guest mix by Harry Lemon
  • Episode 113: Live, featuring guest mix by DJ Stuart Lange
  • Episode 117: Live, featuring guest mix by Gabriel & Dresden
  • Episode 122: Live, featuring guest mix by Markus Schulz
  • Episode 126: Live, featuring guest mix by Above & Beyond
  • Episode 130: 4 hour mix
  • Episode 134: Live, featuring guest mix by Ben Lost
  • Episode 138: Live, featuring guest mixes by Ton TB and Mark Norman
  • Episode 142: Live, featuring guest mixes by Yves de Ruyter and Airwave
  • Episode 147: Live, featuring guest mix by Rank 1
  • Episode 151: Live, featuring guest mix by Marco V
  • Episode 155: Live, featuring guest mix by John 00 Fleming
  • Episode 159: Live, featuring guest mix by Markus Schulz
  • Episode 171: Live, featuring guest mix by DJ Precision
  • Episode 173: 2004-11-04 7 hour show from Panama, Amsterdam with Armin Van Buuren and special guest Matthew Dekay
  • Episode 182: Yearmix 2004 (2 hour megamix of trance tunes released during the year)
  • Episode 200: 2005-06-02 4 hour show:
    • Hours 1 and 2: A State of Trance 200 megamix of most requested tunes
    • Hour 3: Guest mix by Gabriel & Dresden
    • Hour 4: Armin van Buuren live at Museumsquare Amsterdam
  • Episode 229: 2005-12-29 Yearmix 2005
  • Episode 250: 2006-05-25 8½ hour show live from Asta, The Hague, Netherlands
    • Hour 1: A State of Trance Classics
    • Hour 2: Guest mix by Jonas Steur
    • Hour 3: Guest mix by M.I.K.E.
    • Hour 4: Guest mix by John Askew
    • Hours 5 & 6: Live mix by Armin van Buuren
    • Hour 7: Guest mix by Rank 1
    • Hour 8 1/2: Guest mix by Menno de Jong
  • Episode 259: Live from Amnesia, Ibiza
  • Episode 280: 2006-12-21 2006 Top 20
  • Episode 281: 2006-12-28 Yearmix 2006
  • Episode 300: 2007-05-17 Live, 7 hours from Pettelaarse Schans in Den Bosch, The Netherlands. Featuring Live DJs Armin van Buuren, Markus Schulz, Menno de Jong, Marcel Woods, Sean Tyas and Aly & Fila.[2]
  • Episode 331: 2007-12-20 2007 Top 20
  • Episode 332: 2007-12-27 Yearmix 2007
  • Episode 350: 2008-05-01 Special live edition in the Noxx club in Antwerp, featuring DJ Shah, M.I.K.E., Nic Chagall, Aly & Fila, John O'Callaghan, Markus Schulz and Armin van Buuren himself (8 hours set).

[edit] Playlists

Playlists for every episode can be found at the Playlist Section of Armin's website (Requires Flash).

[edit] Regular features

Each broadcast features three songs selected as Tune of the Week, Future Favourite, and ASOT Radio Classic.

[edit] Tune of the Week

The Tune of the Week is selected by Armin van Buuren as his personal choice of best new tune in the show.

[edit] Future Favourite

The Future Favourite is voted for by listeners from a list of new tunes from the previous week's show. The poll takes place at Trance.nu. This is equivalent to the "Web Vote Winner" feature of Above & Beyond's Trance Around the World radio show.

[edit] ASOT Radio Classic

The ASOT Radio Classic track has been part of the show since episode 284. Armin selects a track from past years of trance and briefly describes what made the track a classic. It is played as the last track of the show.

[edit] Compilation series

Armin van Buuren also regularly releases double mix CD "A State of Trance" compilations, as listed below:

[edit] References

  1. ^ A State Of Trance Radio
  2. ^ Armada's announcement of ASOT 300

[edit] External links

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