Armin van Buuren Shares His Trance Treasures | Discogs Listening Room

“I’m still a vinyl fan and I was one of the last ones to give up playing vinyl” begins Dutch DJ and producer @arminvanbuuren. Since 2001, van Buuren has hosted the weekly radio show "A State of Trance," broadcast to nearly 40 million listeners in 84 countries on over 100 FM radio stations. An early orchestrator of the trance movement in the late ‘90s and early ‘00s, van Buuren’s weekly radio show helped to cultivate an interest in trance music throughout the world. As an artist and DJ, van Buuren has been nominated for multiple Grammy Awards, and holds the record for most entries (21) on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart. “But I’m very nostalgic for vinyl, that’s why I can’t throw anything away,” he adds. “And some of these records bring up fond memories.” In this video, Armin van Buuren opens up about the tracks that formed the foundation of his career, spinning everything from his own era-defining classics ("Blue Fear," "Burned With Desire," and the euphoric Gaia anthem "Tuvan") to the deeper cuts that shaped the early Trance sound. Below are the records Armin van Buuren spins: Li Kwan “Point Zero/I Need A Man” https://www.discogs.com/release/104118-Li-Kwan-Point-Zero-I-Need-A-Man Armin van Buuren “Blue Fear” https://www.discogs.com/release/83942-Armin-Blue-Fear The Martian “Cosmic Movement” https://www.discogs.com/release/2126-The-Martian-Cosmic-Movement-Star-Dancer Darren Tate & Jono Grant “Shine” https://www.discogs.com/release/121786-Darren-Tate-Jono-Grant-Shine L.S.G. ‘Collected Works’ https://www.discogs.com/release/33476-LSG-Collected-Works Sarah McLachlan “Fallen” https://www.discogs.com/release/222371-Sarah-McLachlan-Fallen Armin van Buuren Feat. Justine Suissa “Burned With Desire” https://www.discogs.com/release/216423-Armin-van-Buuren-Feat-Justine-Suissa-Burned-With-Desire Gaia “Tuvan” https://www.discogs.com/release/35077778-Gaia-Tuvan William Ørbit “Barber's Adagio For Strings” https://www.discogs.com/release/67443-William-%C3%98rbit-Barbers-Adagio-For-Strings Armin van Buuren on Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/artist/9070-Armin-van-Buuren For this edition of the Discogs Listening Room, the following equipment was used: AlphaTheta Euphonia 4-Channel Rotary Mixer, Pioneer DJ PLX-1000 Turntable, and @Ortofonofficial VNL DANCE cartridge (https://ortofon.com/products/vnl-dance) Hosted by Carl Loben of DJMag 01:15 The record that got Armin into trance music 04:05 Listening to an original pressing of "Blue Fear" on Cyber Recordings 04:50 Armin's first royalty statement 08:00 The romance of going to a record store 12:05 Why "Let The Light Shine In" is considered a trance classic 13:15 How "A State of Trance" reached New Zealand in the early '00s 17:30 My favorite trance track of all time is... 21:00 How Armin van Buuren used to track BPM and minor chords 22:20 Armin's breakthrough track in the U.S. 26:00 How ADE has helped the Dutch music scene 27:15 Playing sets on the beach, keeping vinyl sand-free 28:00 The origins of Gaia, Armin's alter ego -- Unlock the ultimate record collecting experience: https://www.discogs.com/about/get-started/ SUBSCRIBE: youtube.com/discogs Check us on Social @Discogs: Follow Discogs on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/discogs Follow Discogs on X: https://twitter.com/discogs Follow Discogs on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/discogs Follow Discogs on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@discogs Follow Discogs on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/discogsofficial.bsky.social #vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity