Aly & Fila’s last album, titled Beyond The Lights, arrived in its full glory on the 18th of September, 2018. A very very big day for trance music. After a teaser-filled Tomorrowland set, Aly & Fila managed to include a wide and diverse array of vocal and instrumental tunes on the album, each with their own catchy melody. Even though some of the tracks in the album could not be bucketed in the conventional category of trance that these producers are known for, their single release months later was usually accompanied by a club mix which was well in tune with the Aly & Fila sound. In this specific genre of uplifting, sound design can make quite a difference, but the main appeal of the tracks in this genre come through the emotion, largely due to the melody.

Aly & Fila have taken this motto quite literally, as they have chosen to name their next album, due sometime this year, It’s All About The Melody. They are quite right in saying so, and they prove it with the release of the title track from the album. Beyond The Lights’ title track was released in March 2017, so it’s very much plausible that the forthcoming album will see the light of day sometime in the August – September this year, if any parallels are warranted.

While giving a listen to the phenomenal new single of theirs, a few things may strike your mind. Probably the most prominent and noticeable quirk is the length of the melody itself. 8 bar melodies are the norm in EDM, although many producers stray to 16 bar ones to add some flair and variation to their songs. But you would’ve probably never heard of a 32 bar long melody – until now that is. And trust me when I say it’s not one you will forget. It’s very fitting that such a long melody is used in a song named after it.

The cover art is not one to miss either – it’s a portrayal of the MIDI sequence of melodies stacked upon each other. I don’t believe someone has done the decoding, nor do I believe that this sequence represents this song itself, as the notes are too regular and closely spaced to be representative of this song.

If you have 9 minutes to spare, or even if you don’t, I highly recommend checking out the extended mix which literally exemplifies the progressive nature of the trance genre, as you can hear layers being added and removed every eight bars. You’ll hear deep basses come and go, pounding drums fade into the silence and jump out at you again in the drop. Most noteworthy of all is the lead synth, buzzing with echo and reverb.

If songs like these ones take you into an ethereal state with a mystical sense of being, you definitely cannot miss the album that Aly & Fila have prepared for you. Some of it was teased at ASOT900 in Madrid last weekend, and you might care to check out their set here, which includes a couple of unreleased tunes of theirs.