Vocal Trance Tonight And Forever - Episode 29 (2025)

Martin van Zeelandt / TCD
2 days ago
3 min read

It's the last Sunday before Christmas. And I bet you my life that the shops are all busy right now. Or the Amazon drivers are clogging up the roads with all the deliveries. I could not imagine anything worst to do right now: shopping must be horrendous. A horrendous experience no-one wants to witness or go through. Best to stay at home and listen to a mix I was informed about a couple of days ago. Much better, and much cosier too. It is raining outside too, so stay warm and dry inside.

And have this blasting out loud. It's yet another mix by bbtomie, and this time the focus lies with tracks which contains good vocals. Vocals make or break a song, right? And when it comes to Trance music, the vocals can take it all the way up, way up in the stratosphere. Or plummet it all the way down, to the deepest depths of Hell. Trance vocals always seem to be more emotional, if you compare it to other genres/styles, such as Hardstyle, House, Hardcore, and more.

I can have it either way: with or without vocals. A good Trance track does not need vocals, but when it does, it becomes even better. This hour long mix contains only 10 records, and they all have fantastic vocalists on each of them. And it is really needed to hear good Trance anthems: I'm getting a bit annoyed, hearing those Christmas anthems. Much rather prefer this over any Christmas song.

So what's in store? Well, these anthems:

Reflekt feat Delline Bass - Need To Feel Loved (Thrillseekers Remix)
Lange feat Kirsty Hawkshaw - Sincere For You (Thrillseekers Remix)
Matt Hardwick vs Smith & Pledger - Connected
Davy van Eynde feat Fara - Irawadi (I'm Leaving) (Duderstadt Vocal Mix)
Chicane feat Bryan Adams - Don't Give Up 2004 (Alex Gold & The Sound Xpress Mix)
Tenth Planet - Ghosts (Vincent De Moor Remix)
Koris vs DJule - Sensor Of Time (M.O.R.P.H. vs Scirocco Remix)
Tilt - Invisible (Lost Tribe Vocal Mix (Matt Darey & R. Jerry))
Signum - Come Around Again (DJ Danjo & Rob Styles Remix)
Above & Beyond - Far From In Love

It's another solid mix. With only 10 records in this mix, it's a short one, but very powerful mix. The tracks on their own are very good, but put together, it gives you an hour of pure bliss.

This is the kind of Trance I really like. Good vocals, and good tracks. The hour has gone by without hesitation. And each track has left a mark on my brain, especially the biggest track of them all. Those vocals, by Bryan Adams, were EVERYWHERE when it was released. You could not put on a radio show without hearing him blasting out the words ''Don't Give Up''. And that's already 2 decades ago?! My God, where has the time gone.

''Need To Feel Loved'' is also a fantastic anthem. A good track to start with, that's for sure. But the one that did the most damage, because of the vocals, has to be 'Come Around Again'. Sweet Lord, what an anthem. The original was great, but this remix is also very excellent.

bbtomie's mix is yet another wicked one. Hope he does more of these vocal ones, as there are millions of awesome records out there, not discovered yet, or forgotten about, which deserve more credits. But for now, put this on instead of Christmas songs. You'll thank me later!