The worlds of Trance and Techno have by no means been nearer, and the newest proof comes from the studio of two titans. Following their explosive Face2Face efficiency at A State of Trance Mexico in late 2025, Armin van Buuren and Lilly Palmer are formally dropping two huge new collaborations: ‘Ayi Giri‘ and ‘Dopamine Machine.‘
Premiered throughout their electrical back-to-back set at ASOT Mexico Metropolis and teased all through the 2025 pageant season at AMF, these tracks symbolize the “Transformation” period of A State of Trance. The sound is more durable, sooner, and unapologetically engineered for peak-time warehouse vibes.
‘Dopamine Machine’ :This monitor is a masterclass in industrial type vitality. Constructed round a relentless, driving kick drum and a hypnotic vocal loop “dopamine machine”, it captures Lilly Palmer’s signature type it’s meant for a techno membership.
‘Ayi Giri’: Taking a barely extra tribal and mystical strategy it’s a distinctive sound, ‘Ayi Giri’ leans into heavy percussion and darkish, atmospheric layers with the the excessive vitality BPM, it reminds you of a psy-trance sound much like his tracks like ‘Nice Spirit‘ with Vini Vici. It’s the proper weapon for pageant moments.
“Working with Lilly is at all times about pushing the tempo,” Armin shared in a current interview. “She has this unbelievable capacity to make a monitor really feel harmful and delightful on the identical time.”
Their first main connection got here when Lilly Palmer remixed Armin’s iconic pageant anthem, “Blah Blah Blah.” * Premiere: Armin first performed it throughout his set at A State of Trance (ASOT) 2024 in Rotterdam.
