Not feelin it this year
3
By Reynard the Fox
I don't know what happened this year for Armin. He picked some pretty great tunes over all, but the mixing wasn't there. It's like he dropped them into it with out any thought. One song has a high tempo, then the next slow with lyrics, then back up to a faster tempo. Maybe he was facing a deadline? He has a lot of alubms due out this year, maybe that was it. Sigh. At least there is always next year for ASOT...
Bored
3
By Minetti182
This is trance bored...
Beautiful album!
5
By Originaluser10000
I'm a long time fan, I love this album, one of the best! Beautiful songs, great vibe, thanks for putting in the hard work for our enjoyment! 😃
Refreshing
5
By VikMan1
This is one of the best albums of the year. For those of u that think this is not trance your obviously young and a newbee. This touches a range and variety of music. And is emotionally pleasing to hear
Not Bad
4
By Michael hinc
Not to bad 4 of 5 I'll give it. Not a power house but a above average effort
Wanted to give a chance, but sadly couldn't
1
By Tranceaddict
Just like the title says I really had high hopes for this one considering the last 5 or 6 have been bland, play by numbers EDM-pop with a slight smitthering of trance. There is very little trance. I know it's good for artists to expand their musical base but not to completely go a 180 and not do what he used to do, seamlessly mix in progressive house, electro house with uplifting, melodic trance gems. Think ASOT 2004, as he gradually built the mix up on both discs and didn't just play 140 BPM trance. That's what he used to do,and do it well. Even to a point of using Ableton Live to essentially re-work or re-master existing tracks. He's more or less a celebrity DJ now, and this series should be renamed. Trance isn't just a particular sound, it's an aesthetic and this lacks that aesthetic or atmosphere.
Yoel Lewis!!!
5
By hallow6
Yoel killed it with his two songs!!! Bravo good sir, bravo.
🔥🔥🔥Armin van Buuren🔥🔥🔥
5
By ImNotTheOnlyJuan
REMEMBER: These are tracks from other artist he puts together for a state of trance, don't take it out on our man AvB. He works hard to make us satisfied, and this should be 4-5 stars: 1) do the math of how much each song would cost @ $0.99 lowest and the amount of songs, and 2 epic mixes by our Trance Dj. Give AvB some credits guys :)
ASOT 2016!!!
5
By 古辉扬
Always the best Armin!
I wish it was still the late 90s or circa 2004
1
By DJ Manny K!
Those wwere some great years when DJs/Producers actually made music because they loved it not because of money and that is what EDM is which what this album is A State of EDM not Trance. ASOT 2004-2008 were the best albums of Progressive Trance/ Trance and I am missing them. Like Tiesto, Armin Van Buuren is going to the same direction of selling out and no longer putting some pation into TRANCE music. Maybe only under Gaia is the only thing that would ever be Trance sadly that alias are just single or EPs AVB should really consider going as Gaia and make a mix like he did at UMF2014 now that was what we called Trance.
