Ferry Corsten / System F ‘Out of the Blue’ | The Making of a Trance Classic
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- Опубликовано: 18 июл 2023
- System F, aka Ferry Corsten, gives us exclusive insight into the making his classic trance anthem, ‘Out of the Blue’. Released in 1999 via his own Tsunami imprint, the track reached number 14 on the UK Singles Chart and entered the Top 40 in the Netherlands.
Here, Ferry tells us about making ‘Out of the Blue’, from its roots in Italo and creating the iconic melody on one of the first Roland JP-8000 synths in the Netherlands, to the vinyl pressing’s ransom letter promo campaign, and early radio success with the likes of Judge Jules and Pete Tong.
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Stardust- Music sounds better with you.
Trance never die
Stardust - Music sounds better with you. Good luck though
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TUUUUUNE! This is one of the tracks that defined my youth - too many good memories
A classic!
@@DJMag This and Veracocha - Carte Blanche
Sometime around 2003-2004 Ferry was DJing in Turnmills, London. A big fan of his, in my early 20s, off my face, lost my mates, as you do, I met a lovely couple probably in their 40s. For whatever reason they took a liking to me and we ended up chatting, dancing, to the bar a few times, few drinks etc. After a while the guy said he had to go sort something out and asked me to look after his wife, so we hung out together for a bit and then Ferry came on.
A bit into his set the guy comes back and says my mate said he wants to meet you. I followed him up to the DJ booth and who was his mate? Ferry Corsten. They ushered me into the (tiny) booth to say hi, barely enough room for 1 person let alone all of us. Ferry was so friendly and took time to chat to me in between tunes (I was probably talking a load of rubbish), we all then went back to the dancefloor and carried on with the night, I was buzzing!
I have no idea who these people were or how they knew Ferry. I'm 40 now and this memory still makes me so happy, I cant remember your names, I don't even think I can remember your faces but I remember how much of a good time we had that night and he fact you went out of you way to make that happen for me will stay with me forever. Cheers random couple from Turnmills!
❤
Amazing story!
Beautiful story
Gurnmills. I had so much fun at that place in 99 to 03.
Turnmills perfect little club ... For trance....had a couple of birthdays in there
Think the trance was Saturday
and fabric was Friday for d and b
HOW ARE THERE SO LITTLE COMMENTS ABOUT THIS?! This is arguably the most beautiful melody in the history of trance music. This song is going to play at my wedding.
Hard to say the most beautiful trance ever, but Out of the blue is definetely one of them.
I blame the big room crowd filled with poser, frauds and oppertunists who knew little about the DJ, Club & Rave subculture from 1970's - mid 2000's which peaked. Make it all great again to inspire the next gen of ravers.
I'd like to hear the background of Energy 52 'Cafe Del Mar'.
@@JCymru01#metoo!
@@grambo4436 That's Ishkur talking?
For a period in 1999, every rave ended with this song, and when it ended everyone would throw their glowsticks in the air. I still get the chills listening to it, thank you Ferry and keep doing your thing!
rave scene was over long before 1999 and trance certainly wasn't played at them in 1993
@@soilentgreen7 Uh oh, the gatekeeper has arrived
My favourite trance track…
It has an emotional connection to me my brother was always on his decks in our room I used to always be there watching him mix always with a smile on his face he was amazing on his decks out of the blue was our favourite track
He passed away at 23 coming up my brother 20th anniversary all the tracks he played gives me great memories but non like out of the blue tht was our tune I can’t hold my tears back everytime I hear it see u in Glasgow on the 2nd on March ferry can’t wait 🏴🔈🎶 the King of Trance 👑
That's my absolute favourite trance tune... Still gives me goosebumps every time I listen to it!❤
I love it!
Ah man, the memories. I used to tape Judge Jules' Radio 1 show every weekend and listen to it on the commute to work. The first week he played this he didn't say anything about it, just that it was called Out Of The Blue. As Ferry says it pretty much blew my brains out. The next week he said it was by Moonman, which IIRC was Ferry's first solo pseudonym.
I was 20 years old, living in London, going to the Gallery at Turnmills or Peach at Camden Palace just about every Friday night and a bedroom (well, living room, to be more precise) DJ, and I knew I had to have this record. The following Saturday I went on a pilgrimage around all the Soho record shops trying to track it down. No dice. Finally I went to Plastic Fantastic, which I should probably have gone to first but a) it was last on my route, being a little out of the way compared to the others and b) I'd always found the vibe in there a bit off-putting. To me they epitomised that too-cool-for-school elitism of a specialist record shop.
Anyway I go in, wait my turn at the counter and ask the guy serving me if they had the new Moonman in. He goes, what's it called? And I say Out Of The Blue. And the guy pauses. He leans forward over the counter, looks me up and down, sizing up whether I'm cool enough for this precious artifact. Then he slowly reaches under the counter, holds up a record and says "£12." I almost squealed. I've since got married, had two kids and had a career that's put me in countless pinch-me situations over the years but I swear down that remains one of the best days of my life. I could have run through a wall for the rest of the day.
Shazam's great and all but man, we used to have adventures.
Trance never die trance forever
Blessed to have my own music played by Ferry on his radio shows. I've met Ferry in person as well and he's such a chill and down to earth guy. Truly the definition of a legend.
I really love Ferry Corsten, his style of music. Will always remember this special period in music history-late 90s early 2000s... Thank you!
Ear to ear smile right now! This was such a big tune in my world!
Dj mag pls support trance classic and uplifting trance
Next story: Rui Da Silva- Touch me (feat Cassandra fox) OR Underground system of Lisbon- So get up (Rui da silva and DJ Vibe)
Rui da Silva- Touch me
I love these series!!
Thanks!
Greatest trance song of all time!!! Of all time!!!!!!!!
Thank you for posting this. This is HANDS DOWN still my favorite Trance tune of all time, and is the reason I transitioned from playing House to playing Trance. And absolute legend of a track, and still gives me goosebumps every time I hear it. Thank you Ferry Corsten for being the anthem to my life.
Glad you enjoyed this!
@@DJMag More than you know. :D
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Classic! Corsten is amazing, Corsten paired with Tiesto is divine! Gouryella anyone?
Just incredible
Since the first time I heard this song in 1999, and even today when I hear and watch this clip, the energy of this song flows throughout my body, it makes me shiver without understanding why! No other song does that to me. The energy is incomparable to any other song. Thank you Ferry Corsten, for producing Out Of The Blue, the song of my life!
this is the song that we used to run in to the nightclub and hit the dance floor straight away if it was playing... drunk or not drunk, it did not matter... Straight to the dance floor.
The sound of my youth.
Such a classic, will never forget this one.
Ferry is an absolute legend. This man's sound defined a generation.
This man should be bigger than AVB and Tiesto but some how isn’t. He played such a huge part in trance and his back catalogue under many alias’ is mind blowing. So happy to have experienced his music in my teens and early 20s prime.
Started clubbing in the early 90s. The thing is, although this track was massive, we took tunes like this for granted. There were so many great records coming out every week. And evern small market towns on the U.K. had a decent club. So you had these great records and great places to experience them were everywhere. Hard to fathom that now.
I’m loving the 90s influence in a lot of recent tracks but what I’m also loving is going through my old records for more obscure things and playing them again. And old mixtapes and DJ sets from back then. Got quite a few getting a lot of love on my soundcloud page. Great memories!
You guys have done such an awesome job with these videos
Thanks so much!
It’s hard to really choose, but yeah. I think this is my all time favourite track. ❤❤❤
Ferry you are an absolute fricking LEGEND!!!!
Bring me back good memories
Met Ferry couple times, he was really nice and down to earth
Categorically the greatest Trance tune ever made. Absolutely fucking timeless.
Among the very first trance records I ever heard. Siick sick record!
the violin edit of this makes the build so much more emotional and impactful.
still goosebumps
100%
Kippenvel!! :)
I love trance
trance forever
Vote for Ferry Corsten on DJ Mag!!!
A masterpiece of a track, heard it on the radio back in 1999 and still one my favourite songs of all time.
This is the song that got me I to trance music
top 10 pieces of music that have ever graced humanity. I'll never not get goosebumps from this one. Long live Ferry 🩵🩵🩵 (maybe one day we'll get new System F! a guy can hope 😂)
Viva La Trance. 🎶🥺💙
This is my ALL TIME favourite Progressive Trance tune. This tune summed up all the joy and emotion and memories of the era.
To me Out Of The Blue epitomises Progressive Trance. If anyone asked me what Progressive Trance was, I would say, listent to Out Of The Blue.
I also love the unreleased Intentus Remix of this tune. I don't know why it never got released but it was so phenomenal, pure magic. After hearing it at Qlimax 2008 (Mark Sherry's opening set - yeh, a Trance set at a Hardstyle event! Pure magic!!) I always hoped that some day it would get released or leaked on the internet or something.
These mini documentaries are absolutely amazing. I've just binged watched about 7 of them.
Out of the Blue was my fav tune when I was young! I can remember being in my friend's car heading up to Bristol for a weekend of carnage and phoning Galaxy 101 to play this! Awesome awesome tune. Sounds weird but it's such an emotional track....
This is the first song when I discovered classic Trance back in 1999
Just totally rippin dude
Love this track! We mixed it a lot back in the days at the clubs in northern California.
I drove from Washington DC to Philly, listening to this track on repeat the entire way. Too bad I was speeding and thereby reduced the number of times I could have been listening to it. This track still destroys 24+ years on
Awesome music
What a great series! Nalin & Kane - Open your eyes belongs here too!
This track among others from this era have a very special vibe to them. They shift and change. Most music today is a collection of 2-3, 10 second long pieces stitched together with drops in between. I think that's why this music is still touching us 20 years later ...
THE GOLDEN ERA OF TRANCE MID 1990’s to mid 2000’s
*NEVER TO BE REPEATED NEVER TO BE REPLICATED OR REPLACED*
*NEVER TO BE OUTDONE RIP TO THE GOLDEN ERA*
I think it’s more specific, it’s about 94 to 2001, then it was gone.
Ferry really gave birth to the trance scene with this incredible tune. I think he is briljant. Escpecially when you realize he (together with Vincent the Moor) also came up with the epic meledoy of Veracocha - Cart Blance.
Agreed.
Never forget first time I saw Ferry Corsten, the Annexe room at Cream in 1999, I was 17 years old. Take me back :)
This is HIM??? WTF???? Holy moly... Much Love from California man, Love you're music for so long, thank you for being part of my life...
Thank you!!!
This guy is responsible for so many hits
that appregio hits hard
Legend of an artist....tune is awesome every time you here it 👍
Omg. Love this track. Yet another one of these featured tracks I had on cd single
This is a classic Trance song how is it not more known
So awesome!
One of my fav tracks ❤
90s/2000s Trance was quality. The Kevin & Perry soundtrack is a proper showcase, and doesnt even touch the surface
Facts.
What i’d give to go back to that 99/00 era 🙌🏻
until now , this is my favorite track from his career in dance music industry
Such a classic, ❤
it is interesting. haven`t known this track. but love ferry and many tracks of him. and know all tracks of this dj mag`s story, but not that one name... but, listening, while writing, i think, i knew it all my life
Man is an absolute God amongst trance. This man’s the reason why I got into trance at such a young age. Thank your Ferry!!!
BARVO Ferry, I love this song.
One of my fave trance tunes
Thanks Ferry
Legendary tune! ❤
Agreed!
One of the best trance track ever made. Legend. Thank you Ferry, from Russian fan.
was born in '93...never got to experience this song in its prime. one of my regrets. Time machines are almost released for the public tho right?
'Tellurians - The Navigator' is also from Ferry and a couple of friends. More iconic track IMO.
Amazing
Tooop ….this is the music !!!!😢
What a genuine guy. Great attitude
Without a shadow of doubt, out of the blue is the best Trance tune ever produced
it always reminds me of the film human traffic this song. great movie
This is an amazing track… part of my uni years
Top 10 this for me. Too many memories.
Damn! Thats an absolute banger!!!!!!!
Always went down well when I was a DJ at my student union in Sheffield
Last week I was playing Out of the blue on my set
Proper tune!!!
Epic
Gold
Thank you for the soundtrack of a chubby young boy's youth from a small city in the northwest of Argentina
Quite simply the greatest trance track of all time
Still a beast tune, always will be
Absolute class A.
How lucky were we? ✌🏻
love ferry
I saw the title and I was like "System F"... Out of the Blue? Then I see it's Ferry Corsten and then I hear the song and I'm like "OH!!! that's Out of the Blue!" That song used to play a lot when I was growing up, but for some reason I never learned the name and didn't know it was Ferry Corsten. It would be cool to see him talk about Fire or Digital Punk too one day.
Definition of timeless.
Один из любимых треков по сей день!❤ Ферри красавчик который умеет в транс
Have you done 'Paul Van Dyk - For an 'Angel', yet?
This series is overwhelming already - This might be the peak of humanity if they make this episode
😍😍😍❤❤❤
Choon!
5:45 but it came out in 1999. Your best track ( Don't be Afraid) was 3 years old back then :D
Power riff
Still my all time Fav track since i heard it on a local community radio (SSU-PowerHouses 99,2Mhz) in my hometown of Helsingborg, Sweden back in late 90s. To this day i still love it and can just stop with what i am doing to listen to the melody :) All tho the Angelz remix does really sound "PHAT" :D
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