Paul van Dyk Shares Insights on the Future of Trance 🎶
Discover Paul van Dyk's thoughts on the evolution of modern trance, building a lasting legacy, and his latest album. Don't miss his expert perspective!
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13.0K views • Oct 29, 2025
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Paul van Dyk, the German legend talks about the state of modern trance, what it takes to create a legacy and writing his most recent album.
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Poll the average dance music fan and they'll have almost certainly heard of Paul van Dyk. The German DJ and producer is so synonymous with trance that it's impossible to talk about the genre's history without mentioning his name. He's also been one of the most successful electronic artists full-stop since the '90s, when he first started touring around Berlin. His 1994 hit "For an Angel" launched him into the limelight, and he's been selling out clubs and arenas ever since.
In this RA Exchange recorded at the Berlin Synth Museum, he reflected on the current state of trance and how its modern DJs are missing the mark; his lifelong engagement with politics and his efforts to enlist Americans to vote alongside Bono; his experience growing up in East Berlin; and a life-threatening accident he suffered at a festival in Utrecht, which left him with multiple spine and brain injuries. He said the experience taught him to cherish every part of life, and that love is the greatest and most healing power that exists.
Van Dyk's most recent album is called This World is Ours, and in this conversation he unpacks the accompanying tour and some of the key themes that run through the tracks—namely, the rise of AI and our need to unite in the face of a non-human ruling elite.
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03:11 - Trance music
06:24 - "Foreign Angel"
09:54 - "This World is Ours"
15:00 - Politics
17:31 - Recovering from injury
22:27 - Last dance song
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Poll the average dance music fan and they'll have almost certainly heard of Paul van Dyk. The German DJ and producer is so synonymous with trance that it's impossible to talk about the genre's history without mentioning his name. He's also been one of the most successful electronic artists full-stop since the '90s, when he first started touring around Berlin. His 1994 hit "For an Angel" launched him into the limelight, and he's been selling out clubs and arenas ever since.
In this RA Exchange recorded at the Berlin Synth Museum, he reflected on the current state of trance and how its modern DJs are missing the mark; his lifelong engagement with politics and his efforts to enlist Americans to vote alongside Bono; his experience growing up in East Berlin; and a life-threatening accident he suffered at a festival in Utrecht, which left him with multiple spine and brain injuries. He said the experience taught him to cherish every part of life, and that love is the greatest and most healing power that exists.
Van Dyk's most recent album is called This World is Ours, and in this conversation he unpacks the accompanying tour and some of the key themes that run through the tracks—namely, the rise of AI and our need to unite in the face of a non-human ruling elite.
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Website: https://ra.co
Follow us:
https://www.tiktok.com/@residentadvisor
https://www.instagram.com/resident_advisor/
https://www.facebook.com/residentadvisor/
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03:11 - Trance music
06:24 - "Foreign Angel"
09:54 - "This World is Ours"
15:00 - Politics
17:31 - Recovering from injury
22:27 - Last dance song
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Published
Oct 29, 2025
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