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#A State Of Trance
Essays about ASOT: the show, the Top 1000, the label, and how it kept classic trance alive for 25 years.
Apr 11, 2026 · 7 min
ASOT And The Invention Of A Genre Brand
How a weekly radio show became the operating system that classic trance still runs on twenty-five years later.
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Is Trance Still Popular? Yes, And Here Is What The Scene Actually Looks Like Now
Classic trance stopped being commercially dominant around 2005. It never stopped being a live genre. Here is what the touring circuit, the labels and the audience look like in the mid-2020s.
Read →Jul 1, 2026 · 12 min
A State Of Trance — The Complete Guide To Armin's Radio Empire
The weekly radio show, the record label, the world-tour brand and the Top 1000 vote — a full guide to the twenty-five-year institution keeping classic trance alive.
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