Ian Van Dahl on the pressure & reality of making timeless dance music
Ian Van Dahl on the pressure, politics, and reality of making timeless dance music
Few tracks define an entire generation of club culture quite like Castles in the Sky. For many, it was a soundtrack to first nights out, Ibiza summers, and the emotional peak of late-90s and early-2000s trance.
In this episode of The Dexter Jones Podcast, I’m joined by Ian Van Dahl to revisit the story, sound, and legacy behind one of the most influential dance music projects of its era.
We explore the rise of euphoric trance at a time when clubs were built on emotion, release, and collective energy. From early…
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