OLIVER HELDENS FINALLY RELEASES HIS MOST ANTICIPATED TRACK OF 2018 – ‘FIRE IN MY SOUL’

During Miami Music Week this past year, I somehow managed to see Oliver Heldens 4 separate times over the course of 4 days. He just seemed to be everywhere…and if he wasn’t billed on a particular event, he would end up there as a special guest. Through the many shows I saw him play, he dropped an unreleased nasty little vocal tune which I immediately fell in love with. Today, that track, ‘Fire In My Soul’ has been officially released.

Oliver Heldens – ‘Fire In My Soul’
‘Fire In My Soul’ is a wonderfully complex track that incorporates a range of influences to create something powerfully unique and special. The record starts out with a driving steady beat, then latin drums are layered on top as well as vocals by Shungudzo.

The vocal hook is not only hypnotic and ridiculously catchy, it almost helps elevate the track past being just another house record. Oliver Heldens is still killing the game and is arguably one of the most talented producers on the scene at the moment. While we all wait for more excellent content from the future house pioneer, enjoy ‘Fire In My Soul’ below.

MARTIN GARRIX (#1), HARDWELL (#3), ARMIN VAN BUUREN (#4), TIESTO (#6) ALL HAVEN’T EVEN ACKNOWLEDGED THE DJ MAG TOP 100, SO WHY SHOULD WE?

I was just looking on Instagram and noticed that DJ Mag #1 DJ Martin Garrix hasn’t even mentioned anywhere on his socials about being #1 on the DJ Mag poll and that seemed kind of odd to me, so I decided to look at a few more of artists social accounts to see if they acknowledged their placements, and boy was I shocked.

Martin Garrix (#1), Hardwell (#3), Armin van Buuren (#4), & Tiesto (#6) all haven’t even ACKNOWLEDGED the DJ Mag Top 100 list, and I only have looked through the top 6. Other massive DJ’s such as Laidback Luke, Gareth Emery, Dillon Francis, Diplo, 3lau, Deadmau5  & more have all openly bashed the credibility of the poll, some even refusing to partake in it all together.

I don’t remember a year where this poll has ever been as useless. Call me crazy, but maybe we stop doing these stupid DJ ranks? What other music genre ranks their artists by some ridiculous poll that has no data or facts behind it? Why is this ACTUALLY needed? All it does is divide fans, lead to disheartened DJ’s who didn’t make it, and promotes false success through purchased votes and vote manipulation.

I honestly think DJ Mag, Billboard, reddit & everywhere else should stop ranking DJ’s. I know this won’t ever happen, but it for SURE seems like people are caring less and less about these polls. You can’t “rank” a techno DJ up against a dubstep DJ, and you can’t rank a house DJ up against a hardstyle DJ as their scenes are completely different.

What do you think?

ARMIN VAN BUUREN RELEASES THE EUPHORIC ASOT 900 ANTHEM – ‘LIFTING YOU HIGHER’

Armin has had quite an interesting year in 2018. The legendary trance producer has worked outside of his comfort zones, producing tropical house to piano ballads. Across the board, fans have approved of Armin’s work outside of trance as he is capable of instilling palpable emotion into every record he produces. Today though is all about Trance.

Armin van Buuren – ‘Lift You Higher’
The ASOT 900 anthem is true to its moniker: it is going to put you into a state of trance. ‘Lift You Higher’ is a euphoric roller coaster ride that lasts just under 3 minutes. While there was never a discussion on whether Armin could produce some of the best Trance around, it is incredible to see him return to the genre after a handful of experimental releases.

Take a listen to ‘Life You Higher’ below and get ready for ASOT 900 which is set to take place in Utrecht on February 23, 2019.