TRANCE_REACTION

1 Year into the Pandemic, there has been a lot of loss and grief, but a lot of opportunity to be grateful for what we have while we have life on Earth. Music helps me cope and I hope reinstating this podcast helps someone out there with these productions that never fail to excite and […]

It’s month 7 of the Pandemic in the Unites States and things aren’t changing for the better; However, the music continues. In this episode epic bangers with two massive reworks/remixes of classics from 1999 from System F and Marlo covering Ian Van Dahl’s ‘Castles in the Sky’. Special mention goes to the Mayave Remix of […]

With nowhere to go this Summer, I thought it would be the perfect time to round up some Summer inspired tunes that I’ve heard recently; focusing on more progressive and balearic sounds, along with some classics, one from 2013 from Denis Kenzo with Sunrise and One from 2011, which is one of my favorite trance […]

What a weird year. Still working from home, part quarantined, and trying to make it through this pandemic has been challenging to say the least. One silver lining is that a lot of producers have had the time to release a lot of good music, which helps with the everyday routine most of us seem […]

To say 2020 has been a challenge is an understatement. In the new world of Covid-19 many people are facing unforeseen circumstances world wide which have turned society upside down. After months of trying to navigate the new normal, I’d thought I’d get to mixing again. Music is what has helped me survive these past […]

Time flies when you’re having fun! In this episode leftover gems from 2019 and brand new music from the likes of BT, Grum, and several productions and remixes from Eximinds. [Click Here to Download] Tracklist Gareth Emery feat Linney-Yesterday(Extended Mix) Oliver Smith- Warehouse(Extended Mix) BT-Atari’s Lantern(Extended Mix) Genix-Rave Daze(Extended Mix) Grum ft Jinadu-Running(Extended Club Mix) […]

Coming back after a brief hiatus then end of 2019 is coming to a close with a lot of Uplifting bangers, and remixes of classics from the golden era of trance. In this episode all 138 BPM and above with highlights from Above and Beyond, Bend Gold, and Gareth Emery with his LaserFace Series. [Click […]

Heading towards end of Summer 2019, these outstanding tracks have been rocking my stereo for the past few weeks. A notable and remarkable remake of Galaxy from Ferry Corsten and Kristian Nairn hit the airwaves, along with some amazing progressive tunes from Late Night Alumni and Proff. Finishing off with a chilled uplifting vibe with […]

For the 80th episode we usher in Summer 2019 with all new tracks, celebrating Ilan Bluestone’s ‘We are the Universe’ EP, along with heavy hitters from Andrew Bayer, KhoMha, and Ralphie B with a banging intro in ‘Fury’, topped off with uplifting tracks from Sean Tyas on the remix decks and signing off with a […]

Nothing like Starting off another month then with a fresh set of bangers. Gareth Emery and Ashley Wallbridge continue to impress with their forthcoming productions on the updated Garuda label, Ilan Bluestone is back with two amazing tunes, and two classics, one by Markus Schulz and Saltwater get a remix treatment. Highlighting also an amazing […]

Spring 2019 is here and with it an avalanche of productions from some of my favorite Trance Artists. Gareth Emery & Ashley Wallbridge blow things up with two storming tracks in Kingdom United and Electric Pirates, Above & Beyond produce a beautiful production with Zoe Johnston titled There’s Only You, and Radion6 closes us out […]

Back into the swing for 2019, brand new material from Above and Beyond, Richard Durand, along with excellent remixes of vocal trance hits from Craig Connelly and Giuseppe Ottaviani. We start the year off with a great vocal track from Gareth Emery & Emma Hewitt in ‘Take Everything’, and also enjoy the amazing collaboration between […]

Very few artists come into the Trance music scene and make consistently great music. One of the exceptions to this is Eximinds, hailing out of Russia and into worldwide support for their amazing downtempos and breakdowns. In this podcast, we highlight their work with releases across the many labels they have worked with over the […]

What better way to countdown to end of Summer 2018 with thumping beats in a BPM edition. In this podcast, new music from some lesser known artists but with tremendous talent, along with some of my favorite producers such as Heatbeat gracing us with two features- ‘Bebop’ and ‘SuperSaw’, Armin Van Buuren unites us with […]

In this episode, Summer 2018 brings us heavy hitting hits along with 4 Trance classics. We celebrate 10 years of Mat Zo’s amazing track “Rush” released in 2008, Roman Messer & NoMosk feat Christina Novelli come back with the Cold Rush remix of “Lost Soul”, and Headstrong makes a reappearance from 2007 with “The Truth”, […]

Things are heating up this summer with brand new tunes from your favorite artists. Ashley Wallbridge brings on a stormer from the revamped Garuda label, Armin provides us with the most interesting song of 2018 with Blah Blah Blah, and the ultimate trance classic comes back with Delirium’s Silence remixed by Tiesto 18 years ago. […]

Coming back with another BPM edition, it’s 138 BPMS and soaring. In this episode, John O’Callaghan proves he’s the ultimate master of reinvention and talent, Bakuboy under the Perfecto Flouro label stuns with elaborate piano work on ‘Almira’s Dream’, 3 Classics get the remix treatment, Solis 7  Sean Truby and Ultimate remix DT8’s classic ‘Winter’, […]

Spring 2018 is here, and along with it a ton of productions. In this episode, Standerwick and Haliene return with a smasher on ‘Deep End’, Tom Fall amazes with ‘Divergent’, surely to be a classic for years to come, Exminds is back in the house with a double feature, and DIM3NSION returns with two amazing […]

Few producers have impacted the Electronic Music scene such as Above and Beyond, comprised of Tony McGuinness, Jono Grant, and Paavo Siljamäki. I first heard of them back in 2004 under one of their most recognizable project aliases with singer Justin Suissa as “Oceanlab”, with their break through track ‘Satellite’. Evolving into what is now […]

2018 is here and no better way to start it off than with uplifting tempos and full on pure Trance. In this episode, starting off again with Ferry Corsten with the Ferry Fix of ‘Lonely Inside’, Solis and Sean Truby perform a remix treatment of ‘Wherever You Are’ also by Ferry, a full on Trance […]

Counting down to the end of 2017, excellent productions by Ferry Corsten with Haliene on ‘Wherever You Are’ from his amazing Blueprint Album, Above & Beyond with two massive hits from their forthcoming album- ‘Common Ground’, Steve Brian proving himself as a solid remixer/producer by remaking David Berkeley’s thought provoking song- ‘The Faded Red and […]

Counting down to the end of 2017, theres still a lot of amazing tunes being released from your favorite artists. One notable surprise was Mark Sixma’s remake of Everything but the Girl’s ‘Missing’, 8 Wonders returns with a totally original track, and a 12 year old track that stormed the charts in 2005 by Dogzilla […]

Featuring all new tracks and giving love to all things progressive, this mix debuts Above & Beyond’s amazing new single ‘Tightrope’, the NWYR remix of track of the year contender by Gareth Emery feat Haliene of ‘Saving Light’, along with a throwback to 2009 with the then and still massive Rex Mundi track ‘Nothing at […]

Counting down the days towards the end of Summer 2017, what better way than to go uplifting into higher BPMS and dramatic melodies. In this episode all BPMS 138 and higher with contributions from set names in the scene and some remakes including Planet Perfecto’s ‘Bullet in the Gun’ remixed by long time artist Marco […]

I’ll admit, I’m not the biggest fan of Summer. The heat, the humidity, all of it. However, there’s a part of me that has always appreciated and admired the ocean, and all it’s landscape and wonder. This is why every year I try to capture that feeling through a Summer Special. For 2017, we begin […]

In Episode 63, some stand out favorites from A State of Trance 2017 compilation including the amazing Kyau & Albert tune “Trace”, Ferry Corsten comes back with his alias Gouryella in the wonderful “Venera”, and Aly & Fila proving they’ve never left with the Amazing beyond the lights. Standout breakdown goes to Mark Sixma presents […]

Off and running, Spring 2017 speeding by with awesome beats and brand new tunes from amazing Trance artists. Above and Beyond releasing their most uplifting track in a long time ‘1001’, DIM3NSION is back with an amazing uplifter titled ‘Voorpet’, and Heatbeat appearing twice, with the Trance Reaction Favorite for this episode, Mechanizer. Bonus points […]

A new mix  AND LOGO! for 2017, with some leftover gems from 2016. In this episode we find amazing duos such as Gareth Emery with Standerwick for Saving Light, two Armin van Buuren features with “I Need You” and the official ASOT 800 theme of “I live For That Energy”, rounding it off with a […]

Few Djs have inspired me as much as Armin Van Buuren has. In fact, once I knew I was in for good down the rabbit hole of Trance music, I remember all of the amazing feelings I got after I finished his first compilation “A State of Trance 2004”. From then on, his music has […]

Going into Fall of 2016, time to start thinking about the top tracks this year that have shaped the charts. In this episode, End of Summer tunes to help ease into cooler weather-Above and Beyond surprising us with a remix of Moby’s classic, ‘Porcelain’, Estiva producing a track which is sure to be in this […]

Counting down to the end of Summer of 2016, this mix comes right in the knick of time. Standouts include a new Kyau and Albert with ‘Memory Lane’, amazing flowing beats from Grum with ‘You’ll Know’, and one of my Tune of the Year Contenders by Bryan Kearny with Christina Novelli, ‘By My Side’. Also, watch […]

Straight of the heels of episode 56, Episode 57 comes in Fast and Furious, highlighting hard hitting beats and melodies. In this episode Eric Lumiere serenades us with two recent releases from Capa and Cosmic Gate,  Andrew Beyer and Arty team up for the amazing ‘Follow the Light”, Heatbeat in both remix and producing capacity […]

Beats for the Summer are a requirement. In the 2016 Summer Special, classics and  current chart toppers that capture the beach essence and the feeling of carelessness. Lots of standouts in this episode, which will be more than enough to match the hot temperatures. Enjoy. [Click Here to Download] Tracklist: Soundlift-Sundown(Original Mix) Black Pearl-Bounty Island(Original […]

138 BPM is the theme and all of these tunes are going to knock your socks off. 3 Classics remade-‘Beautiful’ by Ferry Corsten, The 2016 Rework of Robert Nickson’s ‘Out There’, and a surprising remix of Tiesto’s ‘Traffic’ by Richard Durand. Mixed in with new inspiring trance journeys, episode 55 is set to fly. [Click […]

In this episode, uplifting shines but not before being preceded by progressive tunes to set the tone for an overall stormer of a mix. Starting off mellow with Armin’s Heading up High, evolving into a new remix of Luke Bond’s hit “Once More” remixed by Dan Stone, a Paul Van Dyk tribute wishing for a […]

New for 2016, Episode 53 of Trance Reaction contains all new content, featuring a true ‘Treasure’ from Above & Beyond, 2 tracks from one of my favorite FSOE sub labels, ‘Excelsior’ with “Parade” and “Polygons” ending of with the ASOT 750 anthem winner by Ben Gold “I’m in a State of Trance” [Click Here to […]

In this episode, lots of good stuff from both new and mainstay producers in the trance scene, with RAM providing a dramatic intro with ‘Heartfelt’, Mark Sixma with Emma Hewitt’s beautiful vocals in ‘Restless Hearts’, First State updating his classic and best known track ‘Falling’ pulling it forward to 2015 with a brand new remix, […]

Episode 51 kicks off Fall 2015 with Above and Beyond taking us to New York with their latest single “Fly to New York” followed by this episode’s classic which renders a new remix by Sunset & Saad Ayub of “Where do We Begin” by Tenishia, rounding out the mix with two features from the wonderful Eximinds […]

A special 2 hour classics mix celebrating 50 episodes of Trance Reaction. Starting of with a future classic ‘Counting Down The Days’ by Above & Beyond and moving into a journey of some of my favorite Trance Music. This is not by far all of it, but many of these tunes captured my love for […]

For this episode, a Summer 2015 Special filled with both new and classic trance sounds of Summer.  Both Above and Beyond and Lana Del Rey hand over remix duties to Myon and Shane54 for their Summer of Love treatment, Orjan Nilsen and Blake Jarrell delight us in essential island escapes, and DJ Roger Shah fills […]

Spring 2015 saw massive releases in it’s repertoire including the 15′ version of Take Me Away , a 14 year old Trance classic by 4 Strings, the amazing Origami by Dimension under Ferry Corsten’s Flashover record label, and the release of Armin’s A State of Trance 2015 which debuted many amazing tracks including two Gaia productions […]

Back to the beat in 2015 with banging new music from the likes of Above and Beyond with their massive new album, “We are All We Need” making the signature track this episode’s favorite. The return of Ilan Bluestone with his incredible bassline in “Lighthouse” and the updated classic remixed by Markus Schulz of Paul Oakenfold’s […]

Solarstone is a mainstay in the Trance scene. His tracks both inspire and uplift. His recent project PURE can be described as a refreshing influx of melodies and sounds that make you dream, cry, fly, and appreciate the art of electronic music. This hour long mix is merely a snapshot of some of my favorite […]

For the 45th edition of this podcast I decided it was time to kick it  up a few BPMS for a full uplifting mix. It’s really great that high flying synths have made a comeback, or perhaps they never left? Anyway, Full on 138 and above. Enjoy! [Click Here to Download] Tracklist Aly & Fila […]

Celebrating the end of Summer 2014 with great beats and uplifting melodies. Enjoy! [Click Here to Download] Tracklist Phynn- New Beginnings(Original Mix) Oceanlab-Satellite (Ilan Bluestone Remix) Genix & Las Salinas-Arcadia (Original Mix) Saer-Event Horizon(Original Mix) Anry-Rise Up(Original Mix) Alexander Popov-Eternal Flame(Original Mix) Niels Alexander-Paint the Skies(Original Mix) Coldplay-Sky Full of Stars(Beat Service Bootleg Remix) Trance […]

Summer 2014 has officially arrived, and with it the barrage of amazing tunes being dolled out by producers for amazing memories. In this episode, Aly & Fila shine once again with 3 tunes from their Quiet Storm Remixes album, Orjan Nilsen surprises us with a lighter sound from his Label- In My Opinion, and 2 Trance […]

Until episode 41, all podcasts have been enhanced with chapter marks and titles per tracks. Due to the lack and fast loss of support for this enhanced podcast feature, all podcasts will now be high quality audio files. For a complete track list, always visit www.thejrproject.com. Without further a due, in this episode full uplifting […]

Frankly, it’s amazing how fast time flies.  Almost 5 months later and 5 mixing attempts on this podcast, here it is. We begin with a progressive vibe, melding into moving uplifting tunes as Eximinds comes out to rock the house with two amazing tracks on Good Morning and Phoenix.  Solarstone is back with a Pure […]

On the 40th edition of Trance Reaction, remixers shine. Protoculture enhances previous releases by Dash Berlin, Armin Van Buuren, and the new Gabriel and Dresden track, “Tomorrow Comes”.  Jordan Suckley has made a big splash into the scene with original productions and amazing driving remixes such as John O’ Callaghan’s “Out of Nowhere” and Binary […]

Wow, what a Summer full of releases. Producers didn’t lay low this time around and it was increasingly difficult choosing which songs to put in this one as the mix was going on the 3 hour mark. Standouts for #39 include the return of Aly & Fila with a remix of Roger Shah, Brian, Laruso […]

Straight off the heels of Summer, Maor Levi is back to his vocal roots with the amazing “Holding On”, reminiscent of his older tracks such as “Shapes”, Max Graham stuns us with a really amazing production titled “The Evil ID” and we take it back to Summer of 2009 with Sunlounger’s timeless and magical tune […]