“True (Album)” – Avicii
‘True’ is the debut studio album by Swedish producer Avicii, released on September 13th 2013. Avicii said that sonically, the album would move away from his earlier house music sound and incorporate elements of other genres such as country music which was evident by his single ‘Wake Me Up’. This iconic album debuted at #2 on the UK charts and peaked within the top-ten of over ten countries. The unfortunate passing of Tim Bergling in 2018 sent shock-waves through the music industry and since then, fans of the Swedish sensation have been celebrating his legacy with his previous releases.
“Burn” – KSHMR & DallasK
The road to Amsterdam Dance Event 2014 delivered yet another monumental debut on Revealed Recordings from rising stars KSHMR and DallasK, who took to Hardwell‘s imprint with a mighty first strike amid a year of market domination for its roster. As premiered by Hardwell at Tomorrowland 2014 and mistaken to be one of his own ID’s, ‘Burn’ is high octane big room of the highest caliber from two fast ascending talents, matching upfront festival energy with huge melodic moments to seal yet another fine moment for theand its ever-expanding roster. Just when you thought things couldn’t get hotter for Revealed in 2014, the inauguration of KSHMR and DallasK proved that there is little chance of this international powerhouse cooling things down en route to 2015. This big room anthem was released on the 17th of September.
“Nova” – Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike vs Tujamo & Felguk
As one of the most heralded labels for exciting, emerging dance music, Smash The House continued to step up its game with the release of ‘Nova’ by Dimitri Vegas, Like Mike, Tujamo and Felguk. Premiering this official collaboration on their Smash The House radio show podcast back in July of 2014, the anthem finally followed on from the conversion from sought-after unknown ID to stand-alone banger in its own right, after a summer of anxious waiting from fellow DJ’s and fans similarly. This track was released on the 15th of September.
“ID2” – Dimitri Vangelis & Wyman
Following on from the iconic release of ‘Payback’ together with Steve Angello, Dimitri Vangelis & Wyman made their much anticipated return to SIZE with the spectacular instrumental track ‘ID2’. This single proved to be one of the most successful from the Swedish duo as it became a mainstay in many DJ’s sets, including Steve Angello who played it out on the Tomorrowland main stage for 3 years in a row. This track celebrates it’s birthday on the 22nd of September.
“Rude (Zedd Remix)” – MAGIC!
Zedd is not known for his official remixes but when he does get the go-ahead in the studio, he delivers. This time he remixed the 2014 radio hit ‘Rude’ by MAGIC!. Taking this pop hit and flipping it on it’s head was a risky choice but Zedd delivered with much success as this release had surpassed 10 million streams with ease. This remix was released on the 2nd of September.
“The Dance Floor Is Yours” – Hardwell & W&W
The already known united force of Hardwell and W&W came together one more time in 2014 for a brand new production and exclusive free download ‘The Dance Floor Is Yours’. Born out of a late night studio sessions together in Holland with the two super powers of the electronic scene, Hardwell first premiered this track at EDC 2013, the big-room sound of ‘The Dance floor is Yours’ unmistakably had all the call signs of a Hardwell and W&W classic, readied to set alight festival sets and parties under the Ibiza sun this track had been destroying dance floors for the entirety of the summer season.
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