Menno de Jong brings you a fantastic 3 CD set of his collected works. Many of these are beauties as featured in his Intuition Radio Show that used to be available for download here at Crystal Clouds. A collecting well worth picking up! Tracklist Disc 01 01. Menno de Jong – Sunleaf (Intro) 02. Menno […]

This year hasn’t necessarily been the best generally and we are all definitely bored of the “C” word – but what were your highlights of the year for Trance? Head on over to the forums to discuss more! https://www.crystalclouds.com/topic/your-thoughts-on-2020/

Since the birth of Skullduggery three years ago the brand has gone on to many great heights showcasing some of the finest cutting edge music in the scene. With a string of chart topping records, killer live shows globally, street fashion and an ever growing community of Skullduggery fans it has been an epic journey […]

Sneijder brings the latest edition of the hugely successful Afterdark compilation series with a visit down to Belfast and a superb guestmix from Billy Gillies! Tracklist Disc 01 – Mixed by Sneijder 1. Sneijder – Chuck Norris 2. David Nimmo – What Goes Up Must Come Down 3. Shugz – La Bomba 4. Nick Callaghan […]

Just a quick thank you message to all those who have donated recently and continue to keep Crystal Clouds alive. Without your support, we would be unable to continue this project. Apologies for the slightly slower uploading recently, we have a new puppy and seem to spend all day long chasing that! As a reward, […]

Here was a nice surprise on the recent VII Volume 2 CD. Sean Tyas snuck this in towards the end of CD and it blew my mind. Massive uplifting track and easily the stand out track of the compilation. Our hats off to Asteroid on such a good job! Blurb Here is my brand new […]

“Nocturnal Knights” is an all new, fresh and forward-thinking brand to hit the music scene. This new platform is a creation by Dutch artist RAM, who brings 25 years of experience alongside the assembled knowledge from his previous label work and improves it with a necessary professional touch. Missioned to create a 360 platform that […]

Will Atkinson; the 24 year old responsible for over 100 Radio 1 airplays since 2008, the man who engineered over 90 records between 2011 and 2013, the teenager who began producing at 14 and the boy who began mixing records at the age of 7… His work has claimed numerous Number 1 spots on Beatport […]

Here we go again with the latest volume of this excellent compilation series. Talla 2XLC teams up with Xijaro & Pitch to create this one! It looks like it could be an uplifting monster though, with tracks highlighted from Sean Tyas, Darren Porter and presumably some productions from Talla 2XLC and Xijaro & Pitch themselves! […]

I think most of the trance community has been waiting for the release of this one in 2020. It’s already in the top 10 charts for Beatport, so let’s keep the support growing for Aly & Fila! A superb uplifting trancer with beautiful lyrics from Plumb. This one is sure to get stuck in your […]

Indecent Noise recently announced the release date for his debut artist album “Everything Is Connected” along with some Due to be released digitally and on CD from the 9th of October, this will surely be an epic slice of all kinds of trance! Indecent Noise · Scarlet Indecent Noise · Sunglasses at Night (Extended Original […]

Markus Schulz brings a new artist album at the end of September including his recent hit “In Search of Sunrise” and many collaborations with the likes of Haliene, Jes and Roxanne Emery. Tracklist 01. Escape 02. Feel Alive (with London Thor & Valentino Alessandrini) 03. Turn Me Down (with Singa) 04. Make It Last Forever […]

Four unique styles, four unique sounds, one overall ethos – to bring you the very best trance from all sides of the genre. Packed with over70 tracks – including 50 exclusive tracks that will only ever be available as part of this album package – VII Vol II is a veritable oasis of high quality […]

Again, I went for something different this week. Something a bit harder with plenty of tech sounds and an electrifying atmosphere. The Paul Denton remix in particular is my favourite! Billy Gillies · Buenos (Paul Denton Remix) Related Links https://www.beatport.com/track/buenos-paul-denton-remix/14070882

What did you do during the big stay-home? Solarstone wrote himself an album – an unplanned one obviously, and one – by his own acknowledgment – he wouldn’t have gotten to write in more conventional times. ‘A lockdown album’ by any other name – not the first and undoubtedly not the last. ‘island’ started with […]