A State of Trance

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A State Of Trance

A State of Trance Logo
Genre Trance, Progressive, Uplifting Trance
Running time 2 Hours
Country Netherlands Netherlands
Home station Digitally Imported/Radio syndication
Starring Armin van Buuren & Various Artists
Creator(s) Armin van Buuren & Armada
Air dates since 1 June 2001
No. of episodes 613
Website A State of Trance

A State Of Trance (often abbreviated as ASOT) is the title of a weekly radio show (every Thursday at 20:00 (CET), 7pm (UK Time), 2pm (EST)) hosted by prominent trance DJ and producer 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 Digitally Imported, during the broadcast. The success of the show has also spawned to include several dance events around the world.

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Broadcasts [edit]

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]

On Demand [edit]

DI.FM hosts each weekly A State Of Trance show for their On Demand service. The show is streamed in multiple formats: 256 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).

Digitally Imported postponed the development of its onDemand feature as of 10 August 2010. This service is therefore currently unavailable. However, they do have plans to bring it back in the future as a more substantial service.[3]

Episodes of A State of Trance are also widely recorded and redistributed in MP3 format on filehosting websites such as Rapidshare, YouTube, private FTP servers and BitTorrent sites. File quality ranges from 192 kbit/s to 320 kbit/s (source file), however, 192 kbit/s is the most common due to the wide (and free) availability of 192 kbit/s source streams as well as the relatively small file size (~180 mb per episode).

Special episodes [edit]

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

Episodes 000-100 [edit]

  • Episode 013 (2001-09-14): Featuring guest mix by Vincent Van Tongeren
  • Episode 020 (2001-11-01): Live at Scanners, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 27 October 2001
  • Episode 023 (2001-11-22): Live at Golden, Stoke-on-Trent, UK, 17 November 2001
  • Episode 024 (2001-11-29): Live at Passion, Coalville, UK, 17 November 2001
  • Episode 028 (2001-12-27): Top 20 of 2001
  • Episode 039 (2002-03-14):
  • Episode 043 (2002-04-11): Live at Passion, Coalville, UK, 30 March 2002
  • Episode 052 (2002-06-13):
  • Episode 053 (2002-06-27): Featuring guest mix by Airwave
  • Episode 055 (2002-07-11): Live from Godskitchen at Code, Birmingham, UK, 5 July 2002
  • Episode 058 (2002-08-08): Featuring guest mix by Ferry Corsten
  • Episode 059 (2002-08-15):
  • Episode 061 (2002-08-29):
  • Episode 062 (2002-09-05): Live from Godskitchen at Eden, Ibiza, Spain, 27 August 2002
  • Episode 064 (2002-09-19): Featuring guest mix by Kid Vicious
  • Episode 066 (2002-10-03):
    • Hour 1: The Newest Tunes Selected
    • Hour 2: Live from Godskitchen at Eden, Ibiza, Spain, 10 September 2002
  • Episode 067 (2002-10-10): Live at Glow, Washington DC, USA, 7 September 2002
  • Episode 068 (2002-10-17):
    • Hour 1: Ferry Corsten Non-stop in the mix (Re-run of Episode 058)
    • Hour 2: Live from Godskitchen at Eden, Ibiza, Spain, 27 August 2002 (rebroadcast of hour 1 of Episode 062)
  • Episode 076 (2002-12-12): Featuring guest mix by Signum
  • Episode 078 (2002-12-26): Top 20 of 2002
  • Episode 079 (2003-01-02): Live at Club Eau, The Hague, The Netherlands, 28 December 2002
  • Episode 087 (2003-03-06): Live at Glow, Washington DC, USA, 22 February 2003
  • Episode 090 (2003-03-27): Featuring guest mix by M.I.K.E.
  • Episode 095 (2003-05-01): Featuring guest mix by Misja Helsloot
  • Episode 096 (2003-05-08): Live at Passion, Coalville, UK, 4 May 2003
  • Episode 100 (2003-06-05): Celebrating 100 Episodes. 5 hour special Live from Bloomingdale, Bloemendaal aan Zee, The Netherlands
    • Hour 1: The Newest Tunes Selected
    • Hour 2: Guest mixes by Jon O'Bir and Marco V
    • Hour 3: Guest mix by Harry Lemon. Best of A State of Trance
    • Hour 4: Best of A State of Trance
    • Hour 5: Armin van Buuren Non-stop in the mix

Episodes 101-200 [edit]

  • Episode 104 (2003-07-03): Featuring guest mix by Harry Lemon
  • Episode 105 (2003-07-10):
  • Episode 109 (2003-08-07): Featuring guest mix by DJ Remy
  • Episode 113 (2003-09-04): Featuring guest mix by Lange
  • Episode 115 (2003-09-18):
    • Hour 1: The Newest Tunes Selected
    • Hour 2: Live at Exposure Festival, 5 September 2003
  • Episode 117 (2003-10-02): Featuring guest mix by Gabriel & Dresden
  • Episode 118 (2003-10-09): Non-Stop In the Mix
  • Episode 119 (2003-10-16): Live at The RA, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 8 October 2003
  • Episode 122 (2003-11-06): Featuring guest mix by Markus Schulz
  • Episode 126 (2003-12-04): Featuring guest mix by Above & Beyond
  • Episode 127 (2003-12-11): Live at Asta, The Hague, The Netherlands, 28 November 2003
  • Episode 129 (2003-12-25): Top 20 of 2003
  • Episode 130 (2004-01-08): 4 hour special
  • Episode 131 (2004-01-15): Featuring guest mix by Perry O'Neil
  • Episode 132 (2004-01-22): Featuring guest mix by M.I.K.E.
  • Episode 133 (2004-01-29): Non-Stop In the Mix
  • Episode 134 (2004-02-05): Featuring guest mix by Ben Lost
  • Episode 138 (2004-03-04): Blackhole special. Featuring guest mixes by Ton TB and Mark Norman
  • Episode 141 (2004-03-25):
  • Episode 142 (2004-04-01): Bonzai Special. Featuring guest mixes by Airwave and Yves Deruyter
  • Episode 143 (2004-04-08): Live at Spundae, San Francisco, California, USA, 2 April 2004
  • Episode 147 (2004-05-06): Featuring guest mix by Rank 1
  • Episode 151 (2004-06-03): Featuring guest mix by Marco V
  • Episode 155 (2004-07-01): Featuring guest mix by John '00' Fleming
  • Episode 159 (2004-07-29): Live at Bloomingdale, Bloemendaal aan Zee, The Netherlands, featuring guest mix by Markus Schulz
  • Episode 161 (2004-08-12): Live at The Pavilion, Nicosia, Cyprus, 4 August 2004
  • Episode 169 (2004-10-07):
  • Episode 171 (2004-10-21): Featuring guest mix by DJ Precision
  • Episode 173 (2004-11-04): Featuring guest mix by Matthew Dekay Live at Club Panama, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Also, an Armin's mix Live at Club Panama
  • Episode 175 (2004-11-18): Live at Colors, Helsinki, Finland, 5 November 2004
  • Episode 181 (2004-12-30): Top 20 of 2004
  • Episode 182 (2005-01-06): Yearmix 2004 and final episode to broadcast exclusively on ID&T Radio as the show was unexpectedly cancelled after the station decided to change its music policy.
  • Episode 183 (2005-02-10): After a month off the air, ASOT returned on Internet radio station ETN.fm for 2 episodes. To better suit an international audience, Armin switched from presenting in Dutch to English.
  • Episode 185 (2005-02-24): The show moved from ETN.fm to DI.fm and began to become synchronized across many national radio stations.
  • Episode 200 (2005-06-02): 4 hour special

Episodes 201-300 [edit]

Episodes 301-400 [edit]

Episodes 401-500 [edit]

A State Of Trance 500 [edit]

For the celebration of the 500th episode, the show has taken place in 5 different countries across 5 continents:

Episodes 501-600 [edit]

A State Of Trance 550: Invasion [edit]

During ATB's set, Armin was scheduled to play the main stage at the Ultra Music Festival. This set was broadcast following the conclusion of ATB's set.

A State Of Trance 600: The Expedition [edit]
  • Part 3 SAO PAULO, BRAZIL (2013–03–01): Live at Espaço das Americas, Sao Paulo, Brazil. All times listed are BRT (UTC–3)
  • Part 12 DEN BOSCH, THE NETHERLANDS (2013-04-06): Live at Brabanthallen, Den Bosch, The Netherlands. All times listed are CET (UTC+1)
    • Main
    • Turn The World Into A Dancefloor
      • 21:00 – 22:15 Beatservice
      • 22:15 – 23:30 Ummet Ozcan
      • 23:30 – 00:45 Chris Schweizer
      • 00:45 – 02:00 Heatbeat
      • 02:00 – 03:15 Tenishia
      • 03:15 – 04:30 Ben Gold
      • 04:30 – 05:45 Solarstone
      • 05:45 – 07:00 Mark Sherry
    • Who’s Afraid of 138?!
      • 21:00 – 22:15 James Dymond
      • 22:15 – 23:30 Arctic Moon
      • 23:30 – 00:45 Aly & Fila
      • 00:45 – 02:00 John Askew
      • 02:00 – 03:15 John O'Callaghan
      • 03:15 – 04:30 Armin van Buuren
      • 04:30 – 05:45 Bryan Kearney
      • 05:45 – 07:00 Indecent Noise
    • Expedition
      • 21:00 – 22:00 Rex Mundi
      • 22:00 – 23:00 Juventa
      • 23:00 – 00:00 Estiva
      • 00:00 – 01:00 Craig Connelly
      • 01:00 – 02:00 KhoMha
      • 02:00 – 03:00 Faruk Sabanci
      • 03:00 – 04:00 Fabio XB
      • 04:00 – 05:00 Matt Darey
      • 05:00 – 06:00 Sneijder

Episodes 601 and onwards [edit]

  • Episode 605 (2013-03-21):
    • Hour 1: The Newest Tunes Selected
    • Hour 2: Live from A State Of Trance at Mumbai, India, 16 March 2013
  • Episode 609 (2013-04-18): Who's Afraid Of 138?! Special
  • Episode 611 (2013-05-02): Armin van Buuren's "Intense" Album Release Special

Playlists [edit]

Playlists for every episode can be found at the Episodes Section of Armin van Buuren's A State of Trance website.

Regular features [edit]

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

Tune of the Week [edit]

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

Future Favorite [edit]

The Future Favorite is voted for by listeners from a list of new tunes from the previous week's show. The poll takes place at A State of Trance.

ASOT Radio Classic [edit]

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. Armin also played a classic track on each of the first 16 episodes in the early days of the radio show. These tracks were productions from the 1990s and showcased some of the very earliest pioneers of the Trance genre.

Compilation series [edit]

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

Armin van Buuren also regularly releases double mix CD "A State of Trance Year Mix" compilations. The Yearmix 2004 (Episode 182) was not released:

  • A State of Trance Year Mix 2005
  • A State of Trance Year Mix 2006
  • A State of Trance Year Mix 2007
  • A State of Trance Year Mix 2008
  • A State of Trance Year Mix 2009
  • A State of Trance Year Mix 2010
  • A State of Trance Year Mix 2011
  • A State of Trance Year Mix 2012

A release of 4-CD unmixed compilations of "A State of Trance Classics" has occurred annually since 2006:

  • A State of Trance Classics (2006)
  • A State of Trance Classics Vol. 2 (2007)
  • A State of Trance Classics Vol. 3 (2008)
  • A State of Trance Classics Vol. 4 (2009)
  • A State of Trance Classics Vol. 5 (2010)
  • A State of Trance Classics Vol. 6 (2011)
  • A State of Trance Classics Vol. 7 (2012)

These consist of unedited, full length tracks, in either the original or most popular mix, and state that they are from "uncompressed masters". Despite being called "Classics", the criteria for inclusion weighs heavily towards the difficulty of finding uncompressed digital copies of tracks and as such relatively recent tracks which were vinyl-only or on small record labels have featured.

See also [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ A State Of Trance Radio
  2. ^ http://www.radiofg.com/Radio FG DJ Radio Programmes
  3. ^ DI.FM a state of trance On Demand[dead link]
  4. ^ corstenscountdown.com

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