Thanks to a string of high-profile collaborations, house music has been welcomed with open arms into the mainstream. And judging by his latest album,
Mirage
, it seems like trance icon Armin van Buuren doesn't want to be left out of the inter-genre group hug.
Nestled among tracks featuring the likes of Guy Chambers (a veteran writer who's worked with Kylie Minogue, Tokio Hotel and Robbie Williams) and Nadia Ali is a warm, stripped-down, feel-good electro tune called "Youtopia," featuring Owl City's Adam Young.
Young sings, "I can feel you/ In the rising tide/ Can you feel me/ By the fireside?/ For the moonlight/ Through the cherry trees/ Open the roof and take in the view/ 'Cause you're my sweetest dream come true."
Van Buuren adds an edge that makes the track like an Owl City song on steroids. Young's songs have been frequently remixed in the dance-music world, but Van Buuren told MTV News that he was flattered to learn that the singer/songwriter had named him as an inspiration.
" 'Fireflies' 
was such a huge hit here in Holland," Van Buuren said. "And I thought his sound was very fresh. Very simple. Very sweet. And some of the staff at Armada [Van Buuren's record label] looked at his Wikipedia and they said, 'Did you know that Owl City was inspired by you?' And I was like, 'By me?' He's selling millions of albums in the U.S., and he was inspired by me? That's crazy!
"So I just sent him an e-mail saying, 'Hey man I'm a big fan of your work, and I'm so proud that you mentioned me on your Wikipedia,' " Van Buuren continued. "And he got back to us and we started talking and we made a track together."
"Youtopia" was made through exchanges over the Internet, and the two artists still haven't had the chance to meet in person. Still, Van Buuren is pleased with what they have built together.
"It's very simple yet effective, because it's such a beautiful, sweet little song at the end of the album," Van Buuren said. "It's the sweet dessert at the end of a beautiful meal. That's how I see it."
was "Say Captain Say wot"
a nice dance the song, who entred on Radio Contact Romania Charts at # 20. The album "Top Secret" was finally released but did not have that much success, it even failed enetering the Top 100. Meanwhile, during the summer, a Best Of album
was released in Japan. Thanks to Karine Sanche
(coming with another track of the album Oh La La La).
summer song cover after James "Sugar Boy" Crawford . The new remix from Frankie finnally entred into European charts : on Top 50 Radio Contact Romania and on # 16 in Austria Top Charts. (thanks to Karine Sanche)
( ex O-Zone) is preparing to release in Europe a new hot single, after a hot summer and Chica's Bombs
(A song used by german Tv RTL as ident more) Dan just release in Romania the new single "Justify Sex" and soon will be released all over europe
" a pop dance song with 60's flavours and the last one with Maloy as vocalist. The song was extracted from "The Captain's Revenge
" and was release with a great video shoot in Netherlands. Fans of the Konami arcade game Dance Dance Revolution know them from the numerous songs used by this game.