Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike – Wakanda
After their obligatory winter release break, Axtone Records welcomed Belgian brothers & super duo Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike to the label for their debut single on Axwell‘s imprint. ‘Wakanda’ was perhaps a curveball to many fans of Axtone, though anyone who caught Swedish House Mafia on their “One Last Tour” will have experienced first-hand something a little bit like this. With its African chant and rock-solid track, ‘Wakanda’ had captured the imaginations of the global club community both in the clubs and online. This single was released on the 4th of February, 2013.
W&W & Ummet Ozcan – The Code
With an unprecedented amount of artists seeking the formula for club-friendly absolution, Revealed Recordings proudly premiered their first secret weapon of 2013 — W&W and Ummet Ozcan‘s ‘The Code’. ‘The Code’ had been one of the tracks with the biggest buzz around for months in late-2012. Returning hot off the heels from their ‘Trigger’, Dutch duo W&W and their homeland counterpart Ummet Ozcan extended their fusion of progressive trance and big room club fuel. As premiered at ADE 2012 and featured in Hardwell’s Essential Mix, this landmark collaboration sets aside the genre boundaries with intense force, fusing infectious synth hooks and peak stamina into an anthem capable of maximal floor damage right through to the summer festival season. ‘The Code’ set the precedent to an all-time high for Revealed’s output throughout 2013. This anthem was released on the 4th of February, 2013.
Martin Garrix & Sidney Samson – Torrent
For the first Musical Freedom Records release of 2013, Tiesto hand-selected ‘Torrent’ – the big-hitting anthem from veteran Sidney Samson and then-emerging artist Martin Garrix. One of late 2012’s most anticipated tracks, the aptly named ‘Torrent’ is a giant electro wave that comes at you with a constant flow and never lets up, festival music at its finest. This collab was officially released on the 18th of February, 2013.
Calvin Harris & Ellie Goulding – Outside (Hardwell Remix)
After a year that saw him retain his crown of #1 spot for a second consecutive year, sweep in to dominate the festival landscape with colossal peak time performances everywhere from Future Music Festival in Australia to Tomorrowland‘s 10th-anniversary edition in Belgium, as well as releasing his chart-dominating debut artist album ‘United We Are’, Hardwell also found the time to construct yet another dancefloor thriller, this time with his remix of Calvin Harris‘s satiable hit ‘Outside’. Stomping arpeggios followed by spacious break-downs that allows for British starlet Ellie Goulding‘s soaring falsetto to take center stage, Hardwell steers Calvin‘s pop gem into a direction of pure unadulterated dance, complete with big-room drops and an infectiously heavy beat. This remix was released on the 23rd of February, 2013.
Armin van Buuren & W&W – D# Fat
Striving forward in the ever-evolving game of EDM, three visionary producers joined forces. Armin van Buuren paired up with the big boys of W&W. And for the love of musical evolution, big bass, and highlight moments, they brought us ‘D# Fat’. Armin has been a fan ever since W&W burst onto the scene with the seductive sounds of ‘Mustang’. In the meantime, the Dutch rookies have come to take the lead in the next generation of EDM producers and the tunes hit in at warp speed. Following the official ASOT550 anthem, the unforgettable ‘Invasion’, is the next step in their career: to team up with Armin van Buuren. And so they did. This collab was released on the 25th of February, 2013.
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