Albums

This is an album that stands ready, poised for that time when the global order to dance is given again.”

If ever there was a moment for Pure Trance to take a year off, it has to have been the least dancefloor-friendly one of the last century.

Having released the - by degrees - clubbier and more immediately Khvaleev-esque ‘Inhale’ in October, November 26 sees the yang to its living & breathing yin arrive.

Arriving a full decade after his last LP (2011’s ‘To The Point’), ‘Origins’ - released Oct 1, is the third album from UK artist Rob ‘Activa’ Stevenson.

Authored by Dutch writer Arjan Rietveld, and based on three years of exhaustive research and interviews that sit alongside his personal reflections on the subject, the book is the most definitive account yet of the music’s history.

It’s here - the first Chapter of Cosmic Gate’s new dual album release drops onto stores and streams today. Following the release of their ‘20 Years – Forward Ever, Backward Never’ LP in 2019, the GRAMMY nominated duo are again set to challenge the conventional thinking of what Cosmic Gate ‘are’.

Right on cue, August 27 saw the musical mark of high-summer return, and ready to soundtrack peak season with three more sunrise-portraying mixes!

On August 20, Cosmic Gate will release the first stage of their hotly anticipated new artist album. Trailed throughout the early parts of 2021 by vanguard single releases and stunning live streams, ‘MOSAIIK’ will platform nine sensational cuts from the GRAMMY-nominated duo.

Given its ‘Chapter 1’ prefix, at least something of what was to follow could be divined. With Mr. Fleming playing most of its cards chest-close though, the track’s arcane meaning still had a whole lotta unknown to it.

When it comes to premium music-compilation series, there are few better indicators of merit than hitting double digits. Prizes, praises and plaudits all have their place, but in the realm of mixcomp, nothing beats enduring popularity.