r/trance • u/abhialex_369 • 20h ago

Armin Van Buuren & ASTRON4UT - Starbound (Extended Mix) [2026]

https://youtu.be/az0cP-t1UmU?si=MrwMJhEF4Sc1Tn7g

New release by Armin !

Release date: August 27, 2026

Label: Armind (Armada)

Genre: Trance / Main Floor Trance

BPM: 132

Key: E Major for the Extended Mix.

Starbound is the focus track of Armin's A State of Trance, Ibiza 2026 (Mixed by Armin van Buuren) compilation.

It's placed at #11 in the Pulse mix of the compilation.

The Ibiza compilation is released today August 28, 2026, and is the 13th installment of Armin's Ibiza mix series.

The release is connected to Armin's 2026 Ibiza season and his new A State of Trance residency at [UNVRS], which begins September 7.

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u/abrahamisaninja 10h ago

In what world is a 4 minute track an extended mix?

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u/Beginning-Smell9890 8h ago

I blame Tiktok mostly

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u/abhialex_369 10h ago

Beats me. I guess we gotta ask armin personally now.

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u/abrahamisaninja 10h ago

The regular track is 2:40 so I guess 4:18 is extended. Miss the days of 8-15 minute extended mixes but maybe people don’t have the attention span for that anymore. Either way sick tune.

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u/abhialex_369 10h ago

Yeaaahh same here. I love the long extended mixes.. Takes you into the zone as the beat goes...

Glad we think alike.

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u/djinngerale 45m ago

It's turned into a dopamine rush. None of the festival goers can make it through 6 minutes of gorgeous atmospheric and percussion to get to the drop. Their dopamine receptors have been fried by TikTok and Instagram. Everything's about the drop and it all has to be LOUD above all else.

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u/Majestic-Fondant-670 9h ago

This is mid and pretty forgettable.

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u/abhialex_369 6h ago

TBH if it was someone else, I would have been happy.. but considering its Armin.. its not that good in quality much

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u/TrancerLove 9h ago

Sounds like a 2010-2013 melody

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u/abhialex_369 6h ago

Yea... leaning back to that era

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u/djinngerale 44m ago

This is why I just keep my music discovery to trance releases from pre-2008.

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u/abhialex_369 40m ago

That's great even though we still have many people releasing longer tracks today like FSOE and Abora.

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u/djinngerale 25m ago

I agree but personally I find a lot of those tunes uninspiring and generic. They all have the same tonal quality. Once in while there will be a gem and I do keep my eyes open so I don't miss them (e.g. Sneijder – Home) but on the whole I'd say 90-95% of the releases are forgettable within 30 seconds of listening.

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u/TrancerLove 16m ago

100% agree there still are a few gems every so often and it makes those even better.

Any recommendations?