We’re gearing up for the main song of the leading Trance movement in the world.
A State Of Trance, the gift that keeps on giving. The brand, founded and led by genre pioneer and trailblazer Armin van Buuren, has a strong tendency to crush it year after year, showcasing the past, the present and the future of that sound some hearts beat for. 2025, as we’re now aware, will be no exception.
As it is a tradition by now, each year Armin invites other pillars of the Trance world to craft the corresponding year’s ASOT anthem together. Last year we saw an incredible collaboration which left us impressed from the absolute get-go: ‘Destination‘, a piece 100% engineered by our favourite veterans Armin, Ferry Corsten, Rank 1 and Ruben de Ronde.
One particular aspect that was super interactive and delightful to internauts all over was that the track was crafted live. How, I hear you ask? These guys mounted a livestream setup on the Armada studio while they worked on the song, and attendees could see, quite literally, history in the making. This modality has carried on to this year too.
Armin van Buuren & Ben Hemsley
I cannot believe my words as I’m typing this, but it’s true. Ben Hemsley is the special collaborator of this year’s ASOT anthem. For those of you who haven’t heard of him yet, Ben is an absolute monster. Initially a House aficionado, sometime in the past three years he went all-in on Trance. And not any kind of Trance: Classic Trance.
With incredible anthems such as the by-now iconic ‘Erase Me’ (see above), ‘IBIZA’ and ‘Closer’, he’s cemented himself as the next star of the Trance side of the Dance spectrum, and with good reason. He’s recently played the twelfth — and last — show of his Ibiza Residency of this season, and he’s stepping outside his Bebé Recordings imprint for a collab with the hero of many.
Earlier today, both minds sat together in the studio to craft the beautiful anthem that’s going to soundtrack next year’s ASOT. You can watch the entire 4-hour stream by clicking the player above. We can’t wait for the final version of this beast of a track, which, like last year, spells “Classic” with all its letters.
Born too late to explore the world, born too early to explore the universe. Born just in time to witness Classic Trance return to the masses.
