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Pure Trance Volume 8 Mixed By Solarstone & Activa

Solarstone brings you the latest edition of "Pure Trance" with guest mixer Activa on board to complete a stunning two disk compilation.

We can't wait for this one - it will hit the shelves over at the Magik Muzik Shop from the 29th of November 2019.

Tracklist

Disc 1 - Mixed by Solarstone
01. Super-Frog Saves Tokyo - Beautiful Surfaces (Solarstone Ambient Intro Version)
02. Stoby & Coulter featuring Liz Cirelli - Sun is High (Solarstone Dubby Retouch)
03. New Ordinance & Gozzi - Aho (Vocal Version - Solarstone Retouch)
04. Allende - Essence (Solarstone Retouch)
05. Claudiu Adam - This Side of Paradise (Solarstone Retouch)
06. Oliver Imseng - New Dawns (Solarstone Retouch)
07. Solarstone - Take Me On Your Flight PT II
08. Orkidea vs. Dinny Ward - Forward Forever Out of the Screws (Solarstone Edit)
09. Men-D - Sarmale (Pure Trance 8 Version)
10. gardenstate - Bloom (Solarstone Retouch)
11. Obie Fernandez - Todo Para Mi (Pure Trance 8 Version)
12. Sam Mitcham - Amarula (Pure Trance 8 Version)
13. Solarstone - Rain Stars Eternal (Robert Nickson’s RNX Remix)
14. Ehren Stowers vs. Elizabeth Fields - Mandela Effect Speak in Sympathy (Solarstone Edit)
15. The Blizzard - Blue Hour (Solarstone Retouch)
16. Solarstone & Future Disciple - Monkey Mia (Stripped Mix)

Disc 2 - Mixed by Activa
01. Tony Anderson - Immersion (Intro Version)
02. Activa - Midnight
03. Way Out West - Mindcircus (Solar Movement Remix)
04. Stephens & Green - Lexicon
05. Sector7 - Cherry Blossom (Stephens & Green Rework)
06. Solar Movement - Pure Soul (Dark Mix)
07. Robert Nickson - Journey To The Deep
08. Jamieson & Lamb - Frost
09. Starpicker - The Traveller II
10. Dan Stone - Novo
11. New Ordinance - Beyond Gravity (Factor B Remix)
12. James Kitcher & Adam Taylor - Utopia at Midnight
13. Solarstone & Activa - Spirit
14. Simon McLeod - Recall
15. Factoria - Enlivened Frequencies
16. Sector7 & Niko Zografos - Efforia
17. G&M Project - Sunday Afternoon (Jaron Inc. Remix - Activa Rework)
18. Activa & Julie Thompson - When The Mask Falls

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Please Help Crystal Clouds Stay Online!

The team at Crystal Clouds needs your help once more!

It's been nearly 18 months since the previous post like this, but we are now at a point where we desperately need your help. We now only have enough funds for the month of December and that is it. Only once in the last 6 months have we reached our donation target, which has resulted in a decline of built up funds from the previous fundraiser.

We reach out to all members who can afford to help us keep the project online by donating what they can, but in the same sentence entirely respect the massive effort already undertaken by some users who already donate regularly.

We recently updated the text on the donation page as below, which will hopefully inspire some donations that we are eternally grateful for.

Crystal Clouds loves Trance music and has been lucky enough to support our wonderful genre independently for over 15 years now.

During the course of this time we have seen the rise of websites like MixCloud, SoundCloud (etc). Many of these are in the game as a business and can potentially force adverts on you, resell your data or similar.

Crystal Clouds is a not-for-profit project ran by supporters of the genre who have no requirement to make money from invasive adverts or use your data for any malicious reason. We even respect the right for anonymity, so that you can simply enjoy the music.

Therefore, we ask kindly that our hardware overheads of approximately $100 monthly are contributed to by our users in order to keep the project online. If this is not possible, we do not stop you from enjoying the music, but we restrict your access to locally hosted data with a download limit of 10 downloads daily.

All users that do donate towards these costs are rewarded with extra download tokens - up to 200 daily, as a thanks for your support!

You can find the PayPal donation form to the right hand side of the website currently, it only takes a few moments to process.

Rest assured, we do not profit or receive commercial incentives from any of our content. Donations received are used solely for the hardware required, content is chosen to suit the project. It is not possible to pay to be hosted in our content, now or ever.

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Misja Helsloot – WhatTheHelsloot

It looks like one of the legends of trance - Misja Helsloot - is gearing up to release an artist album soon, as he posted a teaser mix on SoundCloud.

Featuring a mixture of sounds and styles, Misja teams up with the likes of fellow legends Woody Van Eyden, Fred Baker and many others to create what looks to be another 2019 hit of an album.

More details as soon as we have them!

Tracklist

01) DJ Misja - E-mocean (Misja Helsloot deep remix) [ITWT]
02) Sean Dexter - Synthetica (Misja Helsloot deep remix) [Black Hole]
03) AxelPolo & Misja Helsloot pres Dark Echo - Apache [Serendipity Muzik]
04) Misja Helsloot & Cari - See the Sun Again [Black Hole]
05) Misja Helsloot - WhatTheHelsloot [Grotesque Music]
06) Woody van Eyden & Misja Helsloot - Liquid Dinner [Licentie above all]
07) Misja Helsloot - Anatidaephobia [Universal Nation]
08) Misja Helsloot - Zoom [Grotesque Music]
09) Misja Helsloot ft Natalie Gioia - Higher [Grotesque Music]
10) Misja Helsloot - Different Cookie [Licentie Edge One]
11) Misja Helsloot & Fred Baker - Manos Aribba [Grotesque Music]
12) Misja Helsloot & XiJaro & Pitch - Moving Souls [FSOE]
13) Misja Helsloot - Hey Yourself [Grotesque Music]
14) Misja Helsloot & Lumin-8 - Above the Clouds [Grotesque Music]
15) Misja Helsloot & XiJaro & Pitch with Cari - Power of Love [ITWT]

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The Thrillseekers Present Hydra – Altered State

The Thrillseekers bring you the debut album of the "Hydra" alias entitled "Altered State".

Tracklist

Disc One
01. Standing On The Edge Of Space
02. Chemistry
03. Take Me With You
04. All That Matters
05. After The Rain
06. Crystalline
07. Aurelia
08. The Last Time (Hydra’S Altered State Mix)

Disc Two
01. Where Oceans Meet (Part I)
02. Where Oceans Meet (Part II)
03. Where Oceans Meet (Part III)
04. Where Oceans Meet (Part IV)
05. Where Oceans Meet (Part V)
06. Where Oceans Meet (Part VI)
07. Pinter Moment

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Resonate 10 Mixed By Signum & Nicholson

One of Tidy’s most loved compilation series, RESONATE, reaches its landmark 10th edition with a blistering double mix album provided by Trance legend SIGNUM and one of Tidy’s unsung hero producers, (Carl) NICHOLSON! The Resonate album series first started in 2002 and is credited by many as being one of the driving forces behind the meteoric rise of Hard Trance in the UK from the early 2000’s into the present day. Featuring the biggest artists and anthems from across the genre, Resonate captivated the euphoric yet brutal sounds of Hard Trance and helped showcase a genre of music that has maintained it’s presence as one of the best loved forms of harder music in the world!

This edition of Resonate features one of the producers credited with creating some of the biggest anthems ever released on Tidy, Signum, provide a no holds barred showcase of the Hard Trance anthems currently rocking the dancefloors around the world featuring music from Bryn Kearney, Marco V, David Rust, Mark Sherry and more!

Disc two sees a man behind the anthems ‘Blueprint’ and ‘Shining’ step up for his first ever Tidy album mix! In recent years Nicholson (formerly Carl Nicholson) has rebranded and represented himself as one of the shining lights in UK Hard Trance music. With so many remixes and DJ edits being created by Nicholson, we chose his disc of the album to be an exclusive ‘Remix Showcase’ mix featuring some of the best loved anthems given a formidable Hard Trance refresh by one of the most exciting UK artists around at the moment!

Tracklist

DISC 1: SIGNUM

01. Signum – Intro
02. Bryan Kearney pres Karney feat. Shugz – Floorburn (Original Mix)
03. Mark Sherry & David Forbes -Yerba Del Diablo (Extended Mix)
04. Will Rees – Purple Urkle (Extended Mix)
05. Aimoon & Offshore Wind – Generate (Extended Mix)
06. Marco V – U.M.O. (Extended Mix)
07. NG Rezonance & PHD – Worlds Collide (Signum Remix)
08. Mark Sherry – Triquetra (Extended Mix)
09. Kinetica – Major Tom
10. Gentech – Feel My Love
11. Walt – Let The Music Play (David Rust Remix)
12. Billy Gillies – Listen Up
13. Tempo Giusto – Connection Failure (Extended Mix)
14. Richard Durand & Marco V – Vortex (Extended Mix)
15. David Rust – Rebellion (Original Mix)
16. Jordan Suckley & Kutski – Ecstacy Love (Original Mix)
17. Shugz & David Rust – State of Emergency (Original Mix)
18. Billy Gillies – Hit The Floor

DISC 2: NICHOLSON

01. Jonesey – Independence (Nicholson Remix)
02. 99th floor elevators – Hooked (Nicholson Remix)
03. Pants & Corset – Malice in Wonderland (Nicholson Remix)
04. SJ & Baby doc – Fever (Nicholson Remix)
05. Baby Doc – Loverman (Nicholson Remix)
06. Quake & Rob Tissera – The Day Will Come (Nicholson Remix)
07. Tony De Vit – Give Me a Reason (Nicholson Remix)
08. Marmion – Schoenberg (Nicholson Remix)
09. Hampshire & Weatherley- Breathless (Nicholson Remix)
10. Quench – Dreams (Nicholson’s Cathedral Remix)
11. Bulletproof – Mistakes (Nicholson Remix)
12. Rafferty & Kershaw – We Are Connected (Nicholson Remix)
13. Tony De Vit – The Dawn (Nicholson Remix)

Related Links

Resonate 10 – CD Album

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Cold Blue – Winter

Now if Winter has you minded of an album that sits at the deeper, darker end of trance’s atmosphere, well, think again.

In title as in tone, it categorically spans the spectrum, but on balance, is far more absorbed in spirited elevation than other ethers. For every track with a more peak-time conviction (‘In Madness’ by way of example) there’s two like ‘Winter Gates’ or the recently DJ Mag Money Shot-scooping ‘Golden Leaves’ who chart a melodic course. Likewise, piano-led poignancy like ‘November Rain’ always comes counterweighted by numbers like (lead single) ‘Shine’, ‘Colors’, ‘Ode To The Sun’ and others.

As with his disc on last year’s’ Subculture’ compilation (and some might say a debut Cold Blue album in all but name), the release is created & served to flow like a DJ set. (Indeed digital formats include a continuous mix of the album). Notable only by their absence are co-writers & collaborators. All eleven of ‘Winter’s desk-fresh tracks have been produced exclusively and singlehandedly by Cold Blue. A conscious decision from its outset, it’s allowed him the tight reins needed to cast winter not in a new light, but, for him, in the right light.

Tracklist

01. In Peace
02. Shine
03. Winter Gates
04. Golden Leaves
05. November Rain
06. Frozen
07. In Madness
08. Colors
09. Recovery
10. Ode To The Sun
11. Reflections

Related Links

https://blackhole.complete.me/winter

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Free Track: Bullet For My Valentine – Waking The Demon (Arctic Moon Extended Remix)

Producers are keeping up the excellent stream of free track downloads - this time courtesy of Arctic Moon.

Remixing an unusual track for many, Arctic Moon's version of metal group Bullet For My Valentine's "Waking The Demon" is a high octane trancer with masses of power and aggressive sounds to get your heart pounding.

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Aly & Fila – It’s All About The Melody (Album)

Aly & Fila are proud to present their sixth studio artist album, “It’s All About The Melody” which will be released on Monday 25^th November this year on their label Future Sound Of Egypt. Two years have passed since the trance pharaohs released their last long player, meanwhile the duo have been hard at work in the studio creating a formidable array of 15 dance records. Their vision for this stunning piece of music is as simple as the title suggests; to produce and mix melodious dance music that centers on their melody and musicality.

The album features many Aly & Fila hit singles such as the vocal sensations “Gravity” with Deirdre McLaughlin and “Breathe” with Chris Jones, but it also yields ingenious instrumentals like “Te Espero Aqui” and the ultimate track “Finally”. “It’s All About The Melody” doesn’t shy away from collaborations either as Aly & Fila have teamed up with some of the most respected artists in the industry from James Dymond on their track “Wasteland” to songstress JES for “I Won’t Let You Fall” in the incredible uplifting mix.

Aly & Fila have certainly proven their ability not only as international, world class DJs but one of the best production duos of today.

Tracklist

01. Aly & Fila – It’s All About The Melody
02. Aly & Fila – Sands Of Time
03. Aly & Fila with Deirdre McLaughlin – Gravity
04. Aly & Fila – Plucked
05. Aly & Fila – The Walk
06. Aly & Fila – Remember When
07. Aly & Fila – Mesca Beach
08. Aly & Fila – Te Espero Aqui
09. Aly & Fila with Kyau & Albert – Come Home
10. Aly & Fila with JES – I Won’t Let You Fall
11. Aly & Fila with Sue McLaren – So Protected
12. Aly & Fila vs. The Noble Six – Moonlit
13. Aly & Fila with James Dymond – Wasteland
14. Aly & Fila with Chris Jones – Breathe
15. Aly & Fila – Finally

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Future Sound Of Egypt 600 Mixed By Aly & Fila, Ciaran McAuley

As the sands of time fall through the hourglass, another year passes and more lifelong memories are made. The Egyptian Trance pharaohs Aly & Fila celebrate their latest milestone, 600 episodes of their weekly radio show “Future Sound Of Egypt” and as tradition dictates it is marked with a compilation of the very finest in progressive and trance. Featuring more than 30 tracks across 2 discs, Future Sound Of Egypt 600 – Sands Of Time is the ultimate dance compilation of 2019.

Aly & Fila transfer their skill of captivating live audiences in their sublime mix (Disc 1) which includes records from none other than John O’Callaghan, The Thrillseekers, Ferry Tayle, Factor B, Paul Denton, Stoneface & Terminal and of course Aly & Fila themselves amongst others. Meanwhile Ciaran McAuley’s mix (Disc 2) is reminiscent of one of his live shows, taking listeners through a rollercoaster of emotional and uplifting trance from the very start to final beat. RAM, Roger Shah, Dan Stone, Susana and Rapid Eye are all names to look out for on this immense CD which is filled to the brim with exclusive music just for you.

Future Sound Of Egypt 600 – Sands Of Time will be available on 2x CD format as well as at all digital download portals and streaming platforms. Be sure to pre order your exclusive limited physical CD now from the FSOE web shop to guarantee your copy.

Tracklist

Mix 1 by Aly & Fila
01. The Noble Six – The Prophecy
02. Andrea Ribeca – Romanticosm
03. Aly & Fila – Sands of Time (FSOE 600 Anthem)
04. Magnus & Costa Pantazis – The Proposal
05. Aly & Fila – It’s All About the Melody
06. Philippe El Sisi & Omar Sherif with Cari – Shine Through
07. Sean Mathews – Claire
08. John O’Callaghan – Hammers At Dawn
09. Ahmed Romel with Simon O’Shine – The Love Potion (Aly & Fila Rework)
10. Arctic Moon – Quantum Realm
11. Stoneface & Terminal with Roger Shah – Controverse
12. Nikolauss & Starpicker – Arya
13. Greg Downey – Infinity
14. Aly & Fila with Chris Jones – Breathe
15. Paul Denton feat. Paul Skelton – The Great Beyond
16. Kinetica – The Rattler
17. Corin Bayley – Find the Light
18. The Thrillseekers & Factor B – Immerse
19. Ferry Tayle & Clara Yates – Find Your Paradise

Mix 2 by Ciaran McAuley
01. Shogun feat. Emma Lock – Save Me (Ciaran McAuley Remix)
02. Peter Steele – Red Dragon
03. Atlantis – Fiji (ReOrder Remix)
04. Dan Stone – Tmrw
05. Ram & Susana – Northern Star (Ciaran McAuley Remix)
06. Asteroid – Koh Phangan
07. Andre Visior & Kay Stone – Sunrise (Ciaran McAuley Remix)
08. HØLY WATERS – Times Like These (Ronski Speed & DJ T.H. pres. Sun Decade Remix)
09. Rapid Eye – Circa Forever (Sean Tyas Remix)
10. Roger Shah & Natalie Gioia – Save the World
11. Paul Denton – Back to Bloemendaal
12. Ciaran McAuley & Clare Stagg – All I Want
13. Ciaran McAuley – Our Last Train Together
14. Talla 2XLC & Taucher – Electric Dreams
15. HØLY WATERS – Little White Lies (Ciaran McAuley Remix)

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In Search Of Sunrise 15 Mixed By Markus Schulz, Jerome Isma-Ae & Orkidea

ISOS has changed one aspect for 2019. Its fifteenth musical quest has broken with its well-established release tradition, picking up an autumn spot. Notably along with its November 08 release, it’s also adopted a different aesthetic. Cooler, yet more refined musically? You decide. But in terms of ways to wrap up your 2019, you could hardly ask for more.

Returning after last year triumphant showing, Markus Schulz again assumes responsibility for its opening mix. Taking over from Gabriel & Dresden’s middle disc spot is Jerome Isma-Ae, while Finland’s Orkidea brings his ice-cool nous to the third. As ever, the release holds a spyglass to the mixers’ own release horizons. Alongside is music from a galaxy of ISOS-clued producers - Ferry Corsten, Bicep, Paul Oakenfold, Solarstone, BT, Giuseppe Ottaviani, Jam & Spoon, Yotto and Henry Saiz among them.

In many ways ISOS’s musical ethos is paradox. Chilled yet with a unique energy, never too ‘up’, never too ‘down’, balance (not only a trance cd) its absolute essential, its new format requires its DJs - each with their own identity - to work as one. No small ask, yet miraculously, this year as last, musical alchemy’s occurred.

Tracklist

Mix 1 - Markus Schulz

01. Markus Schulz - Bells of Planaxis
02. Peppemansion & Angelo Di Franco - Mariposa
03. Andretta - North Star
04. Kamilo Sanclemente & Dabeat - Spiral Patterns (Andre Sobota Remix)
05. Lange - Angel Falls (Mike EFEX Remix)
06. Dave Neven presents Ocata - Sirens in the Sky
07. Anske - Space Howl
08. Daniel Wanrooy - Back For More (Markus Schulz In Search Of Sunrise Rework)
09. Ferry Corsten presents Gouryella - Surga
10. Paul Oakenfold featuring Carla Werner - Southern Sun (Markus Schulz In Search Of Sunrise Remix)
11. DIM3NSION - Gaman
12. Markus Schulz - Sunrise Over The Bay
13. Giuseppe Ottaviani - Time Shift
14. Arkham Knights - Renegade
15. Ronski Speed & DJ T.H. presents Sun Decade featuring Ben Lost - Downfall
16. Markus Schulz & Talla 2XLC - Mainhattan
17. Daxson - Sonder
18. Markus Schulz & HALIENE - Ave Maria (In Search of Sunrise Outro Mix)

Mix 2 - Jerome Isma-Ae

01. Kiasmos - Looped
02. Armen Miran & Hraach - NowHere
03. Giovanna - Dreamworld (Tom Demac Remix)
04. Klunsh - Manoir
05. Jerome Isma-Ae & Alastor - Kubrick
06. Betoko & Alex Kaspersky - Pluttonya (Wally Lopez Remix)
07. George Absent - Who U R (Bonaca Remix)
08. Tarasy Melanzu - Vidi
09. 8Kays featuring Diana Miro - Inside (Jerome Isma-Ae Remix)
10. Rue & Alastor - Untethered (Jerome Isma-Ae Remix)
11. DAVI - Two Suns In The Sky
12. Michael & Levan and Stiven Rivic - Stardust (Jerome Isma-Ae Remix)
13. Jam & Spoon - Follow Me (Jerome Isma-Ae Remix)
14. Orkidea - Nana (Jerome Isma-Ae In Search Of Sunrise Remix)

Mix 3 - Orkidea

01. Barry Jamieson - Stars (Ambient Mix)
02. Henry Saiz - I Can Feel It Coming
03. Yotto - Odd One Out
04. Trilucid - Lumina
05. Mr.A - My Religion
06. Fonzerelli - In My Dream
07. Orkidea - Metta
08. Solarstone - Solarcoaster (Gundamea Remix)
09. Paul Oakenfold - Stonehenge (Club Mix)
10. Andre Sobota - People
11. BT & Matt Fax - The Noetic
12. Orkidea - One Man’s Dream
13. JES - Two Souls (Andy Moor Remix)
14. Ticon - 1987
15. Bicep - Glue

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