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Dash Berlin’s Trance Anthem Till the Sky Falls Down Turns 19
Dash Berlin’s Till the Sky Falls Down turns 19, revisiting the story behind the vocal trance anthem, its early support from Armin van Buuren and the track’s lasting place in trance history
Dash Berlin released Till the Sky Falls Down on October 1, 2007, beginning a story that became closely tied to the project’s early years. Released through Captivating Sounds, which later became Armada Captivating, the track quickly reached Armin van Buuren and appeared across major trance compilations of the period. Nineteen years later, its piano melody, vocal and progressive trance production still make it one of the most recognisable records from Dash Berlin’s early catalogue.
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The Story Behind Till the Sky Falls Down
Long before its official release, Till the Sky Falls Down began with Sebastiaan Molijn at home during the autumn of 2006. He later recalled feeling melancholic during that period and thinking about what it meant to deeply miss someone, which became the starting point for the lyrics and melody. Sitting at a white Yamaha piano, he wrote the piano part that would eventually become one of the track’s most familiar elements.
From there, Molijn worked alongside Eelke Kalberg on the writing and production, while Vera Ostrova recorded the vocal heard on the original version. The finished single included both a Vocal Mix and Dub Mix, but its path outside the studio began when DJ Isaac, whose studio was next door, heard the record and encouraged Molijn and Kalberg to send it to Armin van Buuren.
That recommendation quickly took Till the Sky Falls Down beyond the studio. Armin van Buuren included the Dub Mix on Universal Religion Chapter 3, recorded live at Amnesia Ibiza, before it later appeared on A State of Trance Year Mix 2007. The Vocal Mix also finished at No. 3 in the A State of Trance Top 20 of 2007, giving the new Dash Berlin project strong early support within trance.
From an Early Single to The New Daylight
When Till the Sky Falls Down first appeared, Dash Berlin was still a new project involving Jeffrey Sutorius, Eelke Kalberg and Sebastiaan Molijn. Sutorius became the DJ and public face, while Kalberg and Molijn worked on the production behind the music.
As the track gained more attention, it became one of the first records closely associated with the Dash Berlin name. Vera Ostrova’s vocal, the piano melody and the progressive trance production all became central to the record, while Armada Music later referred to it as the track that started the story for Dash Berlin.
That connection carried into 2009, when Till the Sky Falls Down opened Dash Berlin’s debut album The New Daylight. The album also included Man on the Run, Waiting, Never Cry Again and Janeiro, placing one of the project’s earliest records at the beginning of its first full-length release.
Nineteen Years of Till the Sky Falls Down
Over the years, Till the Sky Falls Down received remixes from Kettel, Rowald Steyn and Arnej, while newer versions and reworks continued to appear in Dash Berlin performances. The original remained part of the project’s history as Dash Berlin developed through later releases and different periods.
Nineteen years on, much of what made the track connect in 2007 is still there. Sebastiaan Molijn’s melancholy during the autumn of 2006, Vera Ostrova’s vocal and the piano melody remain at the heart of the record, while Armin van Buuren’s early support helped push it far beyond the studio where it began.
Till the Sky Falls Down remains one of the records most closely associated with Dash Berlin and an important part of vocal trance from the late 2000s.
