Sound of You Armin van Buuren & Rob Swire

This Week's Dancefloor SMASHER: Sound of You

Ladies and gentlemen, audio aficionados, prepare for a sonic detonation. We're talking about 'Sound of You', the track that's just dropped, and let me tell you, it's not messing around. This isn't just a tune; it's a festival-grade, high-voltage weapon, primed to ignite dancefloors and open-air arenas alike. Imagine, if you will, the sheer force of Armin van Buuren, a maestro of trance, joining forces with the inimitable Rob Swire, a vocal powerhouse whose return has been eagerly anticipated. The result? A shimmering, modern anthem that's as captivating as it is explosive.

Swire’s vocals, that unmistakable, raw energy, are layered over a heart-racing build, a crescendo that threatens to lift you right out of your seat. Then, the drop hits. And when it does, it's a seismic event, a rush of pure, unadulterated energy that's destined to become a summer soundtrack staple. This isn't just conjecture, either. 'Sound of You' debuted at Ultra Music Festival 2024, and the reaction was immediate, a groundswell of fan adoration that's been building ever since. Now, it's finally here, ready to infuse your summer with its unique blend of charm and mainstage intensity. This track is more than just a release; it's a statement, a declaration that summer's about to get a whole lot louder, a whole lot more vibrant, and a whole lot more unforgettable.

Welcome back, Audiojacked listeners! This is your sonic sanctuary, your digital dancefloor, and this week, we're diving headfirst into a track that's practically bottled sunshine. Get ready to bathe in the radiant glow of our Track of the Week: 'Sound of You' by the titans of trance and electronic music, Armin van Buuren, featuring the unmistakable vocals of Rob Swire.

Now, let's talk about the architects of this masterpiece. Armin van Buuren, a name synonymous with trance, a legend who's consistently redefined the boundaries of electronic music. He’s not just a DJ; he's a curator of emotions, a master of sonic landscapes. With a career spanning decades, Armin's impact is undeniable. From his groundbreaking 'A State of Trance' radio show, which has become a global phenomenon, to his countless chart-topping hits, he's a force of nature. His ability to blend intricate melodies with powerful rhythms has cemented his place as one of the most influential figures in dance music history. Think of tracks like 'Communication', 'This Is What It Feels Like', and 'Blah Blah Blah', each a testament to his versatility and genius. He is known for his long sets, often playing for hours, and his ability to connect with his audience. His productions are known for their high production values, and his use of cutting edge technology. He has won numerous awards including the number 1 spot in the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs poll a record breaking 5 times.

Then, we have Rob Swire, the voice that cuts through the noise. Co-founder and lead vocalist of Pendulum and Knife Party, Rob's vocal prowess is nothing short of iconic. His ability to deliver raw emotion with a crystalline clarity makes him a sought-after collaborator. Pendulum, with their fusion of drum and bass, rock, and electronica, reshaped the sound of modern dance music. Tracks like 'Watercolour' and 'The Island' remain anthems for a generation. And Knife Party, his collaboration with Gareth McGrillen, brought a harder, more aggressive edge to the electronic scene with hits like 'Internet Friends' and 'Bonfire'. He has a very distinctive vocal style that is recognisable in any track he is featured on, that ranges from smooth and melodic, to powerful and distorted. He is known for his complex song writing and production skills.

Now, let's dissect 'Sound of You' itself. From the very first note, you're hit with an undeniable wave of positivity. The track opens with Rob Swire's captivating vocals, drawing you in with a sense of warmth and anticipation. The lyrics, imbued with a hopeful, almost euphoric quality, resonate deeply, speaking to the universal desire for connection and the joy found in shared experiences. The melodies are crafted with meticulous care, building layer upon layer of uplifting soundscapes. Armin's signature trance elements are present, but they're refined, polished, and perfectly balanced with the pop sensibilities of the vocal arrangement. It's a masterclass in blending genres.

The production is nothing short of pristine. The synths shimmer and soar, creating an atmosphere that's both expansive and intimate. The bassline provides a solid, driving foundation, propelling the track forward with unstoppable momentum. The drop, when it arrives, is a moment of pure release, a burst of energy that's impossible to resist. It's designed to lift you up, to make you forget your worries, and to embrace the sheer joy of the moment. Imagine yourself on a sun-drenched beach, surrounded by friends, as this track fills the air – that's the feeling 'Sound of You' evokes.

What makes this track so special is its ability to transcend genres. It's not just a trance track, or a pop track, or a vocal track. It's a seamless fusion of all these elements, creating something truly unique and unforgettable. It’s a track that will work just as well on a festival main stage, as it will on a summer road trip. It is a track that is made for those moments where you want to feel good, and let go of any stress. The track has a very wide appeal, and is perfect for both long time fans of both artists, and new listeners alike.

So, whether you're looking for the perfect soundtrack to your summer adventures, or simply need a dose of positivity to brighten your day, 'Sound of You' by Armin van Buuren and Rob Swire is your answer. It's a reminder of the power of music to uplift, to connect, and to inspire. It’s a track that will be played for many summers to come.

That's it for this week's Track of the Week. Tune in next week for another sonic adventure. Until then, keep your speakers loud, your spirits high, and remember to live life to the fullest. This is Audiojacked, signing off.

Full playlist found below:

Name	Artist	Composer	Album	Genre
Sound of You	Armin van Buuren & Rob Swire	Armin van Buuren, Rob Swire, Johnny Newman, Raffie van Maren, Max Adrian & Jim Van Hooff	Sound of You - Single	Dance
Rhythm of the Night	Audio Jacked	Audio Jacked	Rhythm of the Night - Single	House
Blindspot	GOODBOYS, Nu Aspect & AVAION	AVAION, Josh Grimmett, Sam Higgins & Holly Nikita Quin Ankrah	Blindspot - Single	House
Move Like This	Bad Computer	Craig Colin Ferrier	Move Like This - Single	House
Orbit Motion	Space 92	Mathieu Mourareau	Orbit Motion - Single	Techno
Running Around	Ely Oaks	Ely Oaks & Sebastian Bliem	Running Around - Single	Dance
Drip (feat. Eliza Legzdina)	Eli Brown	Gavin Harris, Eliza Legzdina, Nariman Akrami, Teodoro Cretella & Jaded	Drip (feat. Eliza Legzdina) - Single	Techno
No Joke	Josh Butler	Joshua William Butler	No Joke - Single	House
Friday, I'm In Luv	Alok & Alan Fitzpatrick	Alan Dean Fitzpatrick, Alok Achkar Peres Petrillo, David Robertson, Joseph Richard Doyle, Richard Boardman, Sarah Close & Sarah Elizabeth Blanchard	Friday, I'm In Luv - Single	Dance
Step Away from the Fire	Audio Jacked	Audio Jacked	Step Away from the Fire - Single	House
Need Right	Villager	Alexander Young	Need Right / Dogma - Single	Electronic
Safe & Sound (feat. Moa Lisa)	Mesto	Melle Stomp	Safe & Sound (feat. Moa Lisa) - Single	Dance
Stay	FISHER	Brycen Lynch, Jack Wirth, Joseph Pepin, Justin Shukat, Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn & Paul Nicholas Fisher	Stay - Single	Dance
Tell Me	Sonny Fodera & Clementine Douglas	Clementine Douglas, Ruth-Anne Cunningham, Sonny Fodera & Stuart Crichton	Tell Me - Single	Dance
Weightless	KREAM & Camden Cox	Ben Frank Duncombe, Camden Cox, Daniel Slettebakken, Markus Slettebakken & Sarah de Warren	Weightless - Single	Dance
light years (feat. Inez)	John Summit	John Walter Schuster, Frederik Geuze, Jan Hammele, Andreas Josef Huber, Andrew Douglas Tyler & Inéz Kappenstein	light years (feat. Inez) - Single	Dance
Crash Out	Eptic & Space Laces		Crash Out - Single	Electronic
Neverland (From Japan)	Anyma & Baset	Matteo Milleri & Omar Baset	Neverland (From Japan) - Single	Dance
Set Me Free	Champion, Denham Audio & Bklava	Reiss Domonic Hanson, Peri Ashwood & Lara Sweeny	Set Me Free - Single	Bass
Jericho	Mind Against	Ekela Akeba Dixon, Iniko Ijhara Dixon, Joseph Frank Robinson & LAMAR MICHAEL REYNOLDS	Jericho - Single	Dance
Down to Ride	Vanstone		Down to Ride - Single	House
Sweatbox	Mikey Sebastian & Harry Wills	Mikey Sebastian & Harry Wills	Sweatbox - Single	Electronic
Sunny	Disco Lines & GUDFELLA	Bobby Hebb	Sunny - Single	Dance
Bad Boys	Jax Jones, Rebecca Black & sooyeon	Timucin Lam, Kevin Hickey, Alex Chapman & Maria Hazell	Bad Boys - Single	Dance
La Di Da	Morgan Seatree & Jem Cooke	Morgan Seatree, Jem Cooke, Jon Kong & Sarah Thompson	La Di Da - Single	Dance
Don't Wake Me Up	James Hype	James Edward Lee Marsland, Theo Hutchcraft, Conor Blake Manning, Josh Grimmett & Johannes Wolstenholme Shore	Don't Wake Me Up - Single	Dance
Wherever You Go (feat. EKe)	NERVO & B Jones	Miriam Nervo, Olivia Nervo & Beatriz Martínez	Wherever You Go (feat. EKe) - Single	Dance
Put It Down	Angrybaby	Samuel Charles Agate	Put It Down - Single	House
Are You In?	DJ Seinfeld & sogumm	Armand Jakobsson & Kwon Sohee	Are You In? - Single	Electronic
Runnin'	Tomike & Silva Bumpa	Tomike & Silva Bumpa	Runnin' - Single	Electronic
We're Colliding	NVIUS	Benjamin James Haskett	We're Colliding - Single	Dance
Pony	Control Alt Delete & Don Diablo	Timothy Mosley, Stephen Garrett & Elgin Lumpkin	Pony - Single	Dance
Show Me Love	Felguk	Allen George & Fred Craig Mc Farlane	Show Me Love - Single	Dance
All Across Nations (Edit)	Kolter	Johannes Kolter	All Across Nations (Edit) - Single	Techno
Desire to Stay	X CLUB.	Jesse Morath & Benjamin Clarke	Desire to Stay - Single	Electronic
WHERE DID YOU GO?	LOOSE	Josh Lewis	WHERE DID YOU GO? - Single	House
Stay Here	Rivo	Jennifer Grace North, Toby Scott, Paul Harris, Joshua Peter Record, Olivia Sebastianelli & Deniz Bizarra	Stay Here - Single	Dance
Push	Julian Jordan	Julian Dobbenberg	Push - Single	Dance
Higher Calling	Korolova & Julia Sanina	Emil Vogel, Julia Sanina, JIuliia Bebko, Olga Korolova & Kristine Bogan	Higher Calling - Single	Techno
Quicksand (Don't Go)	Above & Beyond & Zoë Johnston	Zoë Johnston, Jonathan Grant, Paavo Siljamäki & Tony McGuinness	Quicksand (Don't Go)	Trance
LSD	Jackie Hollander & Kamino	Jackie Hollander & Kamino	LSD - Single	Dance
Me and the Boiz	HUSA	Roy van der Zanden	Me and the Boiz & Black Cadillac - Single	Dance
Toxic	Chris Lake & Ragie Ban	Chris Lake, Ragie Ban & Elliott Straite	Toxic - Single	Dance
Remember Me	Don Diablo & Qobra	R. Evans, R. Miller & M. Shaw	Remember Me - Single	Dance
Fade In	LOOZBONE	Jung Hoon Lee	Fade In - Single	Dance
Teardrops	Rebūke & Karin Park	Reuben Keeney, Karin Park & Melissa de Kleine	Teardrops - Single	Techno
Beat Like This	Mr. Sherman	Amal Sherman Sixto Andrea, Albert Harvey & Jeremy van der Hoeven	Beat Like This - Single	Dance
Thick	Lemex & Sam Shelby	Samuel Mota Pereira de Sousa & Matheus De Sousa Costa	Thick - Single	Dance
ibiza is waiting for me	jamesjamesjames & Spring Breaker	jamesjamesjames	ibiza is waiting for me - Single	Trance
Amiga 500	DBN	Jeff Berky & Oliver West	Amiga 500 - Single	House
That's the Way (feat. N2N)	SkiiTour	David Rollinson, Timothy Livingstone & Nick Kolher	That's the Way (feat. N2N) - Single	Dance
Worlds Apart	Marshmello & AR/CO		Worlds Apart - Single	Dance
Petite Etoile (feat. Beth Ditto)	Polo & Pan	Alexandre Grynszpan, Paul Armand-Delille & Mary Beth Patterson	22:22	Electronic
No Pressure	Adam Curtain		No Pressure - Single	House
Give A Little Love	SHAKING	Gabriel Torrone	Give A Little Love - Single	Dance
The Sanctuary (Love Like That)	Eats Everything & HQA	Daniel Pearce, Holly Nikita Quin-Ankrah, Nigel Ipinson-Fleming & Kyle Patrick Kelso	We Lost Ourselves and Found A Family	Dance
Coins	Sasha GiGi, Jaded & Surya Sen	Rana Ali, Sasha Jade Brown, Nariman Akrami & Teodoro Cretella	Coins - Single	Dance
Angels for Each Other	Martin Garrix & Arijit Singh	Martijn Garritsen, ⁠Arijit Singh, Simon Edmund Carmody, Shaun Farrugia, Michel Zitron, JUNO & Paul David Hewson	Angels for Each Other - Single	Dance
Fine	Audio Jacked	Audio Jacked	Fine - Single	House
Emotion Overload	DJ HEARTSTRING	Jonas Hellberg & Leonard Brede	You Are The Sun, I Am The Sky - EP	Dance
Revolver	Airwolf Paradise	Justin Erougian	Revolver - Single	Dance
Throwing Stones	Massano	Sam Rosbotham-Williams, Luke Paget, Evie Plumb & Jamie Walker	Throwing Stones - Single	Techno
One Night Of Love	Marlon Hoffstadt	Marlon Hoffstadt, Boris Wentholt, Max Lorenzo van der Scheer, Renze Michels, Yves Springer & Babs Konijnenberg	One Night Of Love - Single	Dance
Needed You	southstar	southstar	Needed You - Single	Dance
SMOKE THE PAIN AWAY	Calvin Harris	Calvin Harris	SMOKE THE PAIN AWAY - Single	Dance
Wired	Audio Jacked	Audio Jacked	Wired - Single	House
Alive	Audio Jacked	Audio Jacked	Alive - Single	House
Hit Me	Audio Jacked	Audio Jacked	Hit Me - Single	House
funk yeah	Audio Jacked	Audio Jacked	funk yeah - Single	House
Break It Down	Audio Jacked	Audio Jacked	Break It Down - Single	House
Every Night	Audio Jacked	Audio Jacked	Every Night - Single	House
Lost	Audio Jacked	Audio Jacked	Lost - Single	House
My Life (Extended Mix)	Audio Jacked	Audio Jacked	My Life - Single	House
Beyond (feat. Robbie Hutton)	Audio Jacked	Audio Jacked	Beyond (feat. Robbie Hutton) - Single	Electronic
Take It Over	Audio Jacked	Audio Jacked	Take It Over - Single	House
Set This House On Fire	Audio Jacked	Audio Jacked	Set This House On Fire - Single	House
Bassline Pumping	Audio Jacked	Audio Jacked	Bassline Pumping - Single	House
Born Crazy (feat. Joe Bills)	Audio Jacked	Audio Jacked	Born Crazy (feat. Joe Bills) - Single	Dance
Divine	Audio Jacked	Audio Jacked	Divine - Single	House
Bring in the Bass	Audio Jacked	Audio Jacked	Bring in the Bass - Single	House
Gimme Something	Audio Jacked	Audio Jacked	Gimme Something - Single	House
Love What You See	Audio Jacked	Audio Jacked	Love What You See - Single	Pop
Push the tempo (feat. Honey B Sweet)	Audio Jacked	Audio Jacked	Push The Tempo (feat. Honey B Sweet) - Single	House
Feel The Beat (feat. Felicia Catharina)	Audio Jacked	Audio Jacked & Felicia Catharina	Feel The Beat (feat. Felicia Catharina) - Single	House
Shivers	Audio Jacked	Daniel Puddick	Shivers - Single	House
Breathe	Audio Jacked	Audio Jacked	Breathe - Single	House
Find the Love Tonight	Audio Jacked & Robbie Hutton	Daniel Puddick	Find the Love Tonight - Single	Dance
Feel This High Forever (feat. Robbie Hutton)	Audio Jacked	Audio Jacked	Feel This High Forever (feat. Robbie Hutton) - Single	Dance
Light Up My Night	Audio Jacked	Audio Jacked	Light Up My Night - Single	Dance
Lose Control	Audio Jacked	Audio Jacked	Lose Control - Single	House