CD - Armin Van Buuren - Imagine

Reviews, By DanM82, 8th May, 2008

To prepare the world for his upcoming international Armin Only tour, the current world number one DJ, Armin Van Buuren, has released the follow-up album to the highly acclaimed success Shivers. Van Buuren is known for weekly radio programme and CD series A State of Trance. His Armin Only tours are sell out events with partygoers gearing up for their favourite DJ to do a nine and a half hour set. Now he unleashes his third studio album of original material.

Imagine is just as dynamic and sensational as any of his previous releases. His signature trance style flows throughout the entire album with guest vocalists appearing on eight out of the eleven tracks. The first single lifted from the album is Going Wrong and is just a small taste of what is to come from this triumphant release. The surprise vocalist on this album is Sharon Den Adel who is known world wide from her work in the band Within Temptation. Going from new-age goth/rock to trance maybe a huge step for some but it is a superb collaboration between Sharon and Armin.

The instrumental tracks including the title track Imagine, Face to Face, and Intricacy are all ground stomping brilliance that will be at the home at any club or major dance event. Van Buuren obviously keeps his ear very close to the club dance floor and sees what gets people moving and hits the target dead on. With a use of not just synthesizers, Van Buuren is also classically trained in several instruments and uses them all in each track.

The album is just the latest addition to what is already a phenomenal career for Van Buuren. His sounds are distinct, his hooks memorable and his ability to make music that appeals to so many is undeniable. Imagine is a solid peace of musical triumph that is perfect to set the mood for a big night out in a club or even to just play to lift your mood and chase away those apathetic days.

Armin Van Buuren – Imagine is out now through Central Station Records.

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