Mike Shiver & Elevation Ft. Carrie Skipper-Hurricane (Mike Shiver & Elevation Mix) with Lyrics

Mike Shiver is simply a great uplifting trance producer who always brought shivers to me every time I listen to this if not one of his best vocal trance mixes! Uptempo melody mix session with Carrie Skipper's powerful vocal to add and Elevation's uplifting beatworks. Everything came together as one epic Hurricane production in particularly Mike Shiver Mix as it defines what very uplifting vocal trance is all about. One of my top favorite vocal trance of all time for sure, man I miss these kind of sounds nowadays!

Elevation Mix is another awesome mix, as it bringing that Elevation's beatworks and mesmerizing melody he is known for definitely give the original a great twist and vibe that still able to retain best of Carrie Skipper's vocal and make the original more fun to listen to, nice remix and definitely up there among the greats!

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Gregory Esayan - Impressionism (Original Mix)

Just when I almost out from all the life craziness and distractions, trance pulls me back in...nah once again, I was never out followers! I don't think that I will be ever out until the day I am in heaven and even when I am in heaven, I still rocking the trance! They say that music genere come and go, quite true just look at all the fade like hip hop, alternatives, rap, rock and even some pop, just the other day, I was referring to a music video by Jennifer Lopez which featuring Iggy Azalea for their latest crap calls "Booty", sorry JLO, I really have lost respect to what you have accomplished with your latest nonsense booty shaking garbage, disgraced to the music industry and even more so to all the young fans and music artists looking up to you! I will sadly include the music video on the very far below of my videos here and only to show you how bad it is nowaday with the music industry that they condemn such horrendous small booty crap thrown together! LOL
But you can be sure that trance will be the last one to stay eternal that is why trance 4 life! So be sure that on my blog, only the BEST trance tracks will be recommend by me here!

Ok, it has been such long awaiting for...waiting for that next generation of uplifting trance producers to come along. Today, I am very exciting to introduce this super talented trance producer from Russia, Gregory Esayan who really catched my attention with nearly everyone of his tracks on his latest album "Impressionism" which the goto track "Impressionism"'s built-up to the epic melody and uplifting cloud9 feeling has once again brought back many of great vibe and memory of mine as well as staying true to classic progressive uplifting trance of last generation!

I love the track "Impressionism" so much is probably due to its fantastic build-up and breakdown to that euphoria of heaven in your ear and soul kind of progression lift. It is a revitalization of uplifting trance at its finest and I am just so glad that the trance is continuing to make it leap and bound with such dedicated young producer! Please check out Gregory Esayan's new album "Impressionism"!
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Nitrous Oxide & Dan Stone-Nautica (Original Mix)

Just when I am out, the trance pulls me back in....nah, not really, I was never out, just have been too busy with my career fans. Sorry for such long waiting of next recommendation! But be sure that it will be yet another great one as I will never ever sell trance short...only the best and greatest! ;)

This next trance track isn't totally new but still fresh. Of course, coming from one of my top favorite trance producers and mixers of all time, Nitrous Oxide and Dan Stone command respect and attention for yet another superb uplifting and melodic progressive trance that set the standard of trance classics.

For some reason, "Nautica" got me flashed back to the very early days of my college life when it (Trance) got all started for me...after watching the movie "Hackers" which I loved and its official theme song from Orbital calls "Halcyon On and On" just haunting me for days as I was coding away my class project which got me awarded as best software program in my class which it got me landed on high paying IT job later on, thanks so much "Hackers", haha!


The reason it got my feeling back is probably the melody of trance progression to vivid uplifting synth and beats...you know like a journey of something, be education, career, life...the attention to the details of JOURNEY make them both quite similar and the vibe of feelings that connect the dots of accomplishments as well as failures are what make these tracks my go go tunes for inspiration of focus on what is more important to me than just being successful...the journey!

With "Nautica" totally refreshing and resembles my current state of journey in my life and the tune inspires me and guiding me to the right path and directions...I have to say that it is totally spot on! Now I don't want to get too deep into my philosophical view on "what is success?", but I know that "Nautica" is guiding me to my goals and following my heart is leading me to the right direction in my life. Thank you Nitrous Oxide & Dan Stone for bringing back that inspiration and superior feeling of being journeymen! <3<3<3

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Selena Gomez - Come & Get It (Lyrics & Official Music Video) A Year Without Rain

I love Selena Gomez not just her acting, but also her musics...well her vocal still needs few improvement but what the heck, I am already biased hahaha! I didn't realize "Come & Get It" was her vocal until radio DJ said so for few weeks now and I was like I have to recommend this one now considering the Bollywood Indian musical melody start and dance type of beats throughout. I knew Selena Gomez has musical genres of dance, electronica, trance and techno in her(I included an interview below which she explains her musical directions) from couple of her early career works like this progressive trance, technoish inspired "A Year Without Rain" which was a hit and bunch of other mainstream pop type of hits throughout I know that I have to put her on my trance radar as well! I think "A Year Without Rain" was her first trance/dance aspired track that I liked from her singing career and now with "Come & Get It", I hope that she will perform some vocal trance in the future because I know she will and she can! Lets stay excited and enjoy her latest work, well done Selena and love your choreography too!

PS-Watch her "Come & Get It" official music video set out to released tomorrow 5/7/13 by MTV, can't wait and we will be the first to bring the music video here! :)

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Headstrong Ft. Stine Grove - Love Until It Hurts (Lyrics, Aurosonic Progressive Mix & Karaoke)

It is Valentine's Day and I got just the right uplifting vocal trance for us! :) This superb inspiration went to the trance producer who has the niche of sounding frustration with the emotion kind of vibe and trancified them into progressive lifts. Headstrong who has produced "Helpless" with the vocal of Shelley Harland got him on my radar and today on this romantic day, I would like to recommend Headstrong's best work yet featuring Stine Grove's vocal to "Love Until It Hurts" to Aurosonic Progressive mix! Man, this vocal trance's addicting natural is unparalleled, I have lost count to how many times that I have play it on repeat, never gets old, always better! Fantastic progressive melody, lifts and beats starting the tune, Stine Gove's spot on vocal just top it another notch and making every qualification of great vocal trance classic align. This track has my emotional going up and down like roller coaster good and is it a great pair to what love is all about...

Hope you all enjoy this vocal trance masterpiece by Headstrong and Stine Grove on this special day with special someone and even if you don't have that someone, may the vocal trance be with you forever! :)

Below is my take on an Italian classic, prawn shrimps scampi with linguine

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Hernandes Ft. Stine Grove - Without You (Lyrics, Kyota Remix)

Oh man, its just so heavenly when I discovered another little new gem in the world of vocal trance that had it on repeats that never tire, ever inspiring and always melo and uplift kind of progressive uplifting vocal trance by Hernades featuring Stine Grove calls, "Without You" specifically mixing up by Kyota!

First of all, when I started listen to it, it didn't get that wow factor that I normally get with an instant classic vocal trance type of vibe as I thought in my opinion, Stine Grove's vocal didn't really best used to her ability while lyrics was quite mediocre and off track at best, but as the lift goes on and toward the middle part where one word chorus ensues, I think IMHO this is the cream of cup type of feeling when you know you are tasting your favorite soup, the joyfulness, lifts, happiness, inspiration, relaxation....I don't know, the feeling that I can't possibly describe when I listen to something of the superb melodic lifting trance during the midpart after around 3:00 when piano progression start, with a little of silence from perfect storm mood setting in, I know that I will have a great day kind of feeling, god damn, forget it, just let that pure trance carry on the words that I can possibly describe to its own right! ;) As I shaking along with the grove, I like to thank vocal trance producers and trance industry for paying attention to what make classic trance top notch and continual the great traditions of superb uplifting melody! Thank you!
I was near teary eyes during "My days are passing by with no drive, no desire...without you", it is just so spot on!

Now there is an instrumental version of it for folks simply want to appreciate the trance part of this gem!

Above is dish that I made, without you (da trance), its like great food missing a secret ingredient to me...the journey of making an inspiring recipe is just so much more uplifting with does of trance!

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Pink-Try (Lyrics & Official Music Video)

I love the pop song that has vocal trance lift to it as well as lyrics that inspire and which pop artist gets the nod this time...well, look no further than PINK, yep, the artist that I used to like when I was in college, now I would declare that Pink is back on right track again with this beautifully made vocal and of course exotically choreograph dance routines! I didn't know she can dance like this...next contestant on Dancing With The Stars? ;) Anyway, the very reason I recommend this song not just because of its popularity right now as it plays so often on radio now, but its utilization of once again trance technique that is being put to work in majority of popular pop songs nowadays. The start is melody and with Pink's vocal toward the mid-part where "Gotta get up and try try try" give that uplifting spirit just like every vocal trance would have! Pretty good song from Pink and I hope she sticks with this successful direction of her musical career...

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Ne-Yo - Let Me Love You(Until You Learn To Love Yourself) LFTD Remix & Official Music Video

Finally back to normality after such busy months with life to be able to back on for some recommendations...and today, I didn't have to look further from Ne-Yo who I like alot with his latest trance-inspired hit pop track, "Let Me Love You (Until You Learn To Love Yourself)"! I really like the simplicity of this track and the lifts throughout utilizing progressive trance concept to bring out Ne-yo's emotional feeling! Also a great club track to dance to as well!

Now, as usual, if a pop track that has flair of progressive trance aspiration, I would look for its remixes, unfortunately, most of remixes out are either crap or just not as good as the original with only one exception, LFTD remix, which has nice hiptro, heavier beatworks that get your body moving, but definitely retains the majority of vocal lifts of Ne-Yo as well as midtro to melodic progression of ups! Although, I seek improvement from it, but LFTD remix is definitely the only mix that I can really recommend out of all remixes thus far...

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Katy Perry-Wide Awake (Lyrics & Official Music Video)

I am a huge fan of Katy Perry as she has never disappointed me with most of her new releases which include this latest addition of "Wide Awake" that utilizing progressive trance + houseish style type of instrumental. Katy's vocal make the overall experience just that much more, I wonder if she vocalizes for vocal trance mix, she will definitely be fitting right in! Love the lyrics, vibe and lift that I normal get out of trance and uplifting house tracks, well done again Katy, LOVE and in CLOUD9!!!!

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DJ Greenhead-Crystal (Original Vocal Mix)

Been awhile for awhile, so I have to recommend 2 mixes a day to make up for my missing in action of late. Now, I happen to hear this vocal trance "Crystal" from DJ Greenhead, a not so popular mix for some reason(I was only able to find 1 video on Youtube for it!), but was decent enough for me to recommend it.

So sad Derrick Rose's injury from first game of playoff will take him out off season! I hope da Bulls can still pull it off...

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Tritonal Ft. Christina Soto-Walk With Me (Lyrics, Air Up There, 4AM Dub & Original Mix)

Coming off a very fun Easter weekend with a visit to the Wrigley Field to watch Chicago Cubs winning their first game of the 2012 season vs. Washington Nationals! Now, I couldn't have recommend a better vocal trance mix from Air Up There to compliment what a great season da Cubbies are going to have with Tritonal featuring very lovely vocal of Christina Soto to "Walk With Me", a very reminder that even with such long drought to the championship, we da Chicagoans are still very proud of the team that northsider still have...da Cubs! Although the original is not bad, but I think Air Up There Mix just a superb shout out with a very awesome beatworks, inspiration vocal synth lifts as well as mix euphoria that pumps out sensational feeling of positivity! Could this be the year for the Cubbies? I would hope so and welcome back Kerry Wood to lead a very young and talent cuby bears! Go Cubs!

Also check out 4AM Dub mix of it, very uplifting as well!

PS-Lyrics are kind of different for Air Up There Mix and Original Mix, so I provided both of them for our singing pleasure and also discover a very n, enjoy! :)

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Sunlounger Ft. Zara-Talk To Me (Lyrics, Dance & Chillout Mix)

I need double doses of vocal trance for Monday, so "Talk To Me" by Sunlounger features vocalist Zara should just do it!

 Dance mix is probably the best of all remixes due to the fact that it really gets you moving...love the progressive intro, lyrics and vocal are alright, really all I care about are the beats and lifts despite the vocal.

I added chillout version of mix as alternative and it is certainly more relaxing and lay back kind of vibe.  Somedays, it will do, just not Monday, well at least to me, I need something that can crank up the energy on Monday and dance mix is the only remix that gets me there!

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Martin Roth-Beautiful Life

Couldn't have recommending a better tune to rave up the slow Monday feeling with this new vocal trance hit "Beautiful Life" from Martin Roth. Love the intro beats and the progression of mesmorizing vocal lifts fade in and out in the background. I can definitely listen to this track on repeat all day long that would put me into the zone kind of track!  There isn't much lyrics to write home about, just "beautiful life" vocal throughout so I would still considering this vocal trance, but I am really digging the vibe of beats off this trancegression! Excellent work, Martin Roth!

I took this shot while I was in Taichung watching sunset...

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Will Holland Ft. Jeza-Start Again (Lyrics, Juventa & Original Intro Mix)

March Madness is here again and what better way to pump up the vibe with this sweet vocal trance from Will Holland, featuring angelic vocal of Jeza calls "Start Again"! Now, the original mix is alright, the one that really gets it going and have that madness lift is from Juventa remix which IMHO the best of all remixes! Juventa remix's overall is very good and it is the part of vocal lift by Jeza...oh my, her heavenly vocal during "You've corss my mind..." (I also include a jump version of the video on the Juventa Remix, so you know what I am talking about) that part is like the winning team's journey of sweeping games from round of 64 and all the way to 2012 NCAA men's basketball championship, that team BTW is UNC Tar Heels, BABY! Great remix to start up the March Madness with!

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Gouryella-Ligaya (Lyrics & Extended Vocal Mix)

It is inspirational Thursday for me and I am quite shock that I haven't have the pleasure yet to recommend this vocal trance classic vocal mix of "Ligaya" from Gouryella which I have heard it so many times before! This mix is more of situational inspiring kind of vocal trance...basically, what I meant by this is that although the trance mix is decent, it is the vocal and lyrics that supersede this mix into another atmosphere! This track without the vocal is like space shuttle without enough rocket fuel, the lyrics is what made this trance track so much special! So I would only be recommend the vocal mix version of this track! If there is another sub-genere call Inspirational vocal trance, this vocal mix has the be the very definition of it!

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Mike Shiver VS Matias Lehtola-Nana (Filo & Peri's Big Room Revival, Original & Captured Music Remix)

Back to hear another wonderful and chilling trance mixes of Mike Shiver VS. Matias Lehtola "Nana", although it has vocal, but the lyrics is so simple which only has "Nana" in it which I doubt that it can be consider as vocal trance, but anyway, who cares when the start of Filo & Peri's Big Room Revival mix is so uplifting! Original and other mixes are just as good for different mood, so overall they are just fun to enjoy to, but Filo & Peri's intro...man, that is what uplifting trance is all about! Great mix

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Ridgewalkers Ft. EL-Find (Lyrics, Alex M.O.R.P.H., Russell G, Andy Moor, Kyau Vs Albert & Markus Schulz Remix)

The very reason why I am so crazy about vocal trance is its ability to capture the timeless enjoyment. Take Ridgewalkers's "Find" for example, it released in 2009 and even today that I gone back to listen to some of its original mixes from Andy Moor to Kyau Vs. Albert, they are as fresh and as hip as back then! BTW, this is another of the great vocal trance classic that many trance DJs would love to mark their remixes on and lately by couple more that I thought was great!

First of all, personally I am now really digging Alex M.O.R.P.H. remix as it give up superb synth for the lift and right amount of beat just to keep body movement while Alex really captured vocalist El's heaven voice with the boost and ghostly morphed synth during the midtro, oh my that part is so epic...it is definitely making this remix my top gogo for the day!

Russell G remix is got that club vibe, great and simple beat and synth, I particularly love the synth mix works toward the second half of the mix! Absolutely another great alternative to Alex M.O.R.P.H mix!

Andy Moor Remix is definitely another great one as it is as original as it can get, true classic trance mix!

Markus Schulz makes Andy Moor mix a little more synth lifted on the intro, overall about the same as the Andy Moor mix.

BTW, if you don't already heard about this "Linsanity" who is Jeremy Lin, a Taiwanese American that came out of nowhere in NBA for couple years until last week where he now plays in New York Knicks and helping it wins 7 straight games while accomplishing incredible feat for NBA records!  Way to make us proud, keep up your intensity Lin-credible!

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Cressida Ft. Roxanne Barton-Heart On My Sleeve (Kyau Albert Remix)

Year 2011 is now under my sleeve and well that led to this progressive trance remix by Kyau & Albert that I like to recommend today. Created by Cressida featuring popular trance vocalist Roxanne Barton that came to the inspiration of "Heart On My Sleeve" (Original Mix) which I am not recommending for lack of direction and creativity on its mixing parts!

However, there is only one remix and it is from one of my favorite trance producer Kyau & Albert which brought me to feature it! Overall of remix is decent due to the intro let down where all that beats strutting the vocal in the beginning, it sounds really bad! As it moves on toward the mid-part, beats start to fade and trance melody sweeps in where Roxanne Barton's "heart on my sleeve" powerful vocal chine in....wow, that is the part where uplifting trance is all about, so fantasizing and mesmorizingly vibe that is so groovy! This is the part that really made me to recommend Kyau & Albert Remix. The later part of beatworks came much settler and more easing into which works alright. A decent remix to remind to after long days work knowing hey, I got this remix on my sleeve to relax to!

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Rihanna Ft. Calvin Harris-We Found Love (Lyrics & Official Music Video)

Alrighty, it is Friday and I think that I found that love in that hopeless place again. Right, if you haven't heard this pop track from Rihanna by now, you probably have been living under rock...most likely. It has been on top of chart and too extensively playing on radio and pubs & clubs all over the world!

Now, I have waited this long for me to recommend this progressive house-ish pop track because I am looking for trance DJs to mixing it up, but thus far, I am still unable to find a remix that can fits for my recommendation! Few had close calls, but seriously, they are just not good enough for the tranceverse! The original is by far the best version as of today, shocking right, but the melodic lifting vocal of Rihanna is really hinting me that this can also be a decent trance remix while the beats and mediocre synth works are just enough for this progressive house and dance track.

Now, I love the overall work on the original, but there is one flaw transitional part where I thought was pretty lazily and badly done, @ 0:53 just right after Rihanna finished her vocal, came this really annoying beatstubs that generously going up for almost 10 seconds!!!! Really, I know that you want the lifts while bridging, but that transition is just too out of the context of melody on this track, it sounded like another DJ trying to spin, correction scrach that disc sideways, sounded really bad...now, if they cut that down to the last part like right after 1:08 for like 2 seconds, that would have been way better. So I think that part really annoyed the heck outta me every time I heard it, but seriously this track gets the job done, that is to get you groove on on the dance floor!

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Dreamcatcher Ft. Jesso-I Don't Wanna Lose My Way (Lyrics, Ralphie B vs Suncrusaders, Loverush UK Club & Original Mix)

Right after I heard the remix of Dreamcatcher features vocalist Jesso "I Don't Wanna Lose My Way" by Ralphie B Vs. Suncrusaders, I was stoked that I have to recommend this to our progressive vocal trance fans! Although, the track has been out for awhile ago by different vocalist Emma Finch-Turner of the original which I like much better than the current original mix by Jesso, but most of remixes have done on it so far aren't as dramatically melodified as Ralphie B vs Suncrusaders' remix!

Ralphie B vs Suncrusaders remix really captures the melody of Jesso's vocal and utilities the syth lifts and progression to make this remix that much greater than any of mixes have achieved, another modern vocal tranceformation in the work, great job guys! Now, if you go listen to the original mix by Jesso couple videos down and come back and listen to this remix, I gurantee that you will totally agree with me how much trancequalified this remix has accomplished, it gave me eargasmic feeling for crying out loud!!!! Definitely the best remix of original!

Then comes in with Loverush Uk! Club Mix along with the original by the vocalist Emma Finch-Turner. Both are heavier in beats, but Loverush UK! Club mix is slower in pace than original mix.

Finally, I include the latest original mix by vocalist Jesso. Again, almost the same as the original by Emma Finch-Turner with slight clearer vocal and one very interesting mermaid storytelling official music video! I include it purely for the comparison to how excellent the Ralphie B vs Suncrusaders remix has make the original to listen to!

I took this shot of BMW 325i while riding on the back of scooter, hope you like it! :)

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