A State of Trance

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A State Of Trance
Genre Trance, Progressive
Running time 2 Hours
Country Netherlands Netherlands
Home station Digitally Imported
Starring Armin van Buuren & Various Artists
Creators Armin van Buuren & Armada
Air dates since June 1, 2001
No. of episodes 433
Website A State of Trance

A State Of Trance (often abbreviated as 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 30 million listeners each week[1], making it the most popular radio program in the world.

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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[2]:

[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: 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).

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

[edit] Special Episodes

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

[edit] Episodes 000-100

  • Episode 013: Live, featuring guest mix by Vincent Van Tongeren
  • Episode 020: Live from Club Scanners, Dordrecht, The Netherlands
  • Episode 023: Live from Golden at Stoke-On-Trent, UK
  • Episode 024: Live from Passion at Coalville, UK
  • Episode 028: (2001-12-27) Top 20 of 2001
  • Episode 043: Live from Passion in Coalville, UK
  • Episode 053: Live, featuring guest mix by Airwave
  • Episode 055: Live from GodsKitchen at Code in Birmingham, UK
  • Episode 058: Live, featuring guest mix by Ferry Corsten
  • Episode 062: Live from GodsKitchen at Eden in Ibiza
  • Episode 064: Live, featuring guest mix by Kid Vicious
  • Episode 067: Live from Club Glow in Washington DC
  • Episode 068: Featuring guest mix by Ferry Corsten (Rerun of ASOT 058)
  • Episode 076: Live, featuring guest mix by Signum
  • Episode 078: (2002-12-26) Top 20 of 2002
  • Episode 079: Live from Club Eau at Den Haag, Netherlands
  • Episode 087: Live from Club Glow at Washington DC
  • Episode 090: Live, featuring guest mix by M.I.K.E.
  • Episode 095: Live, featuring guest mix by Misja Helsloot
  • Episode 096: Live from Passion at Coalville, UK
  • Episode 100: Celebrating 100 Episodes. Live from Bloomingale, The Netherlands, featurning guest mixes by Jon O'Bir, Marco V and Harry Lemon

[edit] Episodes 101-200

  • Episode 104: Live, featuring guest mix by Harry Lemon
  • Episode 113: Live, featuring guest mix by Lange
  • Episode 117: Live, featuring guest mix by Gabriel & Dresden
  • Episode 119: Live from The RA in Las Vegas
  • Episode 122: Live, featuring guest mix by Markus Schulz
  • Episode 126: Live, featuring guest mix by Above & Beyond
  • Episode 127: Live from Asta Den Haag - 27 November 2003
  • Episode 129: (2003-12-25) Top 20 of 2003
  • Episode 130: 4 hour mix
  • Episode 131: Live, featuring guest mix by Perry O'Neil
  • Episode 132: Live, featuring guest mix by M.I.K.E.
  • Episode 134: Live, featuring guest mix by Ben Lost
  • Episode 138: Live, featuring guest mixes by Ton TB and Mark Norman
  • Episode 141: Live, first hour live from De Bijenkorf at Dam Square, Amsterdam for promotion of the release of A State Of Trance 2004
  • Episode 142: Live, featuring guest mixes by Airwave and Yves Deruyter
  • Episode 143: Live from Spundae in San Francisco - 2 April 2004
  • 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 from Bloomingdale, Bloemendaal aan Zee, featuring guest mix by Markus Schulz
  • Episode 161: Live from The Pavilion in Cyprus
  • Episode 169: Live, featuring guest mix by Markus Schulz
  • Episode 171: Live, featuring guest mix by DJ Precision
  • Episode 173: Live from Panama in Amsterdam, featuring guest mix by Matthew Dekay
  • Episode 175: Live from Club Colors in Helsinki - 5 November 2004
  • Episode 181: (2004-12-30) Top 20 of 2004
  • Episode 182: (2005-01-06) Year Mix 2004
  • Episode 200: (2005-06-02) 4 hour show:
    • Hours 1 and 2: Megamix of Most Requested Tunes by Listeners
    • Hour 3: Exclusive guest mix by Gabriel & Dresden
    • Hour 4: Armin van Buuren Live from Museumsquare in Amsterdam

[edit] Episodes 201-300

  • Episode 204: (2005-07-07) Modular-One, 1 one hour trancetrack by Ben Liebrand [3]
  • Episode 228: (2005-12-22) Top 20 of 2005
  • Episode 229: (2005-12-29) Year Mix 2005
  • Episode 241: (2006-03-26) Live from Winter Music Conference
  • Episode 250: (2006-05-25) 8½ hour show. Live from Asta, The Hague, The Netherlands:
  • Episode 259: Live from Armada Night at Amnesia, Ibiza - 18 July 2006
  • Episode 279: Live From Mexico
  • Episode 280: (2006-12-21) Top 20 of 2006
  • Episode 281: (2006-12-28) Year Mix 2006
  • Episode 282: Rebroadcast of A State Of Trance Episode 274
  • Episode 300:

[edit] Episodes 301-400

  • Episode 308: Live from Armada at Amnesia, Ibiza
  • Episode 311:
    • Hour 1: Newest Tunes Selected
    • Hour 2: Live at Amnesia in Ibiza
  • Episode 313:
    • Hour 1: Newest Tunes Selected
    • Hour 2: Live at Amnesia in Ibiza
  • Episode 315:
    • Hour 1: Newest Tunes Selected:
    • Hour 2: Live at Amnesia in Ibiza
  • Episode 317: Live, featuring guest mix by Nick Warren & ATB
  • Episode 323:
    • Hour 1: Newest Tunes Selected
    • Hour 2: Live From Amsterdam Dance Event
  • Episode 331: (2007-12-20) Top 20 of 2007
  • Episode 332: (2007-12-27) Year Mix 2007
  • Episode 333: Live At the Sand Amsterdam, The Netherlands - 2 December 2007
  • Episode 340: Live from Club Colors, Studio 51, Helsinki, Finland - 16 February 2008
  • Episode 348: Armin van Buuren's "Imagine" Album Release Special
  • Episode 350: (2008-05-01) Special live anniversary edition from Noxx Club in Antwerp, Belgium:
  • Episode 353: Live from Godskitchen, Air Birmingham, UK - 26 April 2008
  • Episode 358: Start of Summer Special
  • Episode 359: (2008-07-03) 5 hour show. Live from Amnesia, Ibiza:
  • Episode 365: Live from Armada @ Amnesia in Ibiza
  • Episode 370:
    • Hour 1: Newest Tunes Selected
    • Hour 2: Live at Armada in Ibiza - Summer Closing Set
  • Episode 380: (2008-11-27) Live from Club Volume in Seoul, Korea
  • Episode 383: (2008-12-18) Top 20 of 2008
  • Episode 384: (2008-12-25) Yearmix 2008
  • Episode 386: (2009-01-08) Live recording Armin Only on New Years Eve at Together As One 2008/2009, Los Angeles, California
  • Episode 400: 72 Hour show including recorded guest mixes, classic episodes and 3 8 hour live broadcasts: More info on www.asot400.com

[edit] Episodes 401 and onwards

  • Episode 411: Live at the Winter Sound System, Melbourne, Australia.
  • Episode 413: Live from Armada at Amnesia, Ibiza.
  • Episode 416:
  • Episode 421:
  • Episode 424: The Takeover
    • Hour 1: Andy Moor, Taking Over
    • Hour 2: John O’Callaghan, Taking Over
  • Episode 428:
    • Hour 1: The Newest Tunes Selected
    • Hour 2: Live from Godskitchen’s Boombox, Ljubljana 23th October 2009

[edit] Playlists

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

[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.

[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] Competitors

Several trance radio shows compete with A State of Trance, and feature similar characteristics such as fan-voted favorite and a track of the week. Examples include Above & Beyond's Trance Around the World, Markus Schulz's Global DJ Broadcast, and Ferry Corsten's Corsten's Countdown as well as Tiësto's Club Life.

[edit] See Also

A State of Trance (label)

[edit] References

  1. ^ Armin van Buuren Official Site - News
  2. ^ A State Of Trance Radio
  3. ^ [1]
  4. ^ Armada's announcement of ASOT 300

[edit] External links

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