The story behind "Out Of The Blue" by Ferry Corsten a.k.a. System F | Muzikxpress 015
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In this episode Ferry Corsten talks about "Out Of The Blue", a track which he produced back in 1998 under his "System F" alias. "Out Of The Blue" is considered as one of the most famous trance classics of all time and it was a milestone in Ferry's carreer.
In this exclusive interview Ferry tells the story about the mysterious white labels that were send out to promote "Out Of The Blue", the bidding war between labels to sign the track, he explains which equipment he used for the track, his future plans and more!
Enjoy and thanks for watching!
Don't forget to check out all my interviews with Ferry Corsten;
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I recently did another interview with Ferry, this time we did focus on his Gouryella project. In this 30 minute interview Ferry tells about how he and Tiësto met, how the first Gouryella track "Gouryella" was born, more about Gouryella tracks such as "Ligaya", "Anahera" and of course the brand new Gouryella track "Surga". Plus you'll hear more about the System F live shows, his UNITY project, Stillpoint and more! Don't miss this one, uploaded it yesterday! Enjoy!
Why do you have such few followers? You should have a million followers by now
i just give it th 1000st like .i love this track bought it new on maxi cd
Love this!
Thanks Steve!!!
Hey Steve! Nice to see you here :D
Yeah very fascinating this really was a golden era, 98-2001 for trance will never be touched for endless quality.
Just a question was the jp8000 used by all the trance djs of that era ? Or was the jv1080 used just as much ??
What was the most used for lush trance pads ??
Cool haha.
@Southern Hemisphere Check episode 042 for the story behind "The Thrillseekers - Synaesthesia" ;-)
Greatest trance producer of all time. The sheer volume of quality tracks Ferry produced in the early days is staggering
He was a machine and won’t be touched
100% this.
yeah, barbers adagio for strings cannot be topped!
For me, some other absolute classics of his, are:
'Gouryella - Tenshi'
'Gouryella - Gouryella'
'William Orbit - Adagio For Strings (Ferry Corsten Mix)'
'Veracocha - Carte Blanche'
'Ayla - Ayla (Veracocha Mix)'
'Ferry Corsten - Punk'
'Apoptygma Berserk - Kathy's Song (Ferry Corsten Remix)'
'Moby -Why does my heart feel so bad ? (Ferry Corsten Remix)'
'Gouryella - Ligaya'
'Kosheen - Catch (Ferry Corsten Mix)'
'Ferry Corsten - Beautiful'
'Gouryella - Walhalla
'Electrique Boutique - Revelation (Ferry Corsten Mix)'
Almost Every trance tune I bought on vinyl had a remix by one of ferry corstens different project names on the b side in 1999
It's completely impossible to describe to anyone who wasn't around in 98/99 what it was like to hear this track for the first time. It was history. I remember the moment like it was yesterday. The club lost it. No phones, no Instagram, no Brexit, no hard times - just a sea of people in total ecstasy, lost in a moment they will never forget. I miss those days but I'm very grateful I got to experience them so thank you Ferry for creating something that defined an era and made all our lives richer for it.
Joss Price wow, great way to describe it! Thank you for your comment, hope you enjoyed the interview!
muzikxpress - it’s an awesome interview! So good to hear the history of the track
I discovered trance through this track back in 1999.. the rest is history... trance for life ❤️
Same for me. My friend went to uk as a exchange student. When she came back after a year she had a mixtape with diffirent tunes from that year. Out of the blue was one them. Fell in love and rest is history! My first big party was at new years 2000. Had a few wild years going parties after parties.. met my fiance and We had a daughter in 2004. Still together and one of my dreams came true few years ago when ferry came to Helsinki and last november when he was here the last time my friend and I ( who introduced out of the blue to me).. and when the song came we just cried and laughed.
Same here - this and gouryella
one of the godfathers of trance! awesome interview ! thanks
Thank you very much! That white label promo story is so cool right? Hehe
@@muzikxpress for sure, i still have all the artists that i’ve either gotten something signed on or just even a run in quick talk when at venues (haven’t in a good 2-3 years) but ya it’s special. tis why what you do is really awesome and anyone who makes music or loves it should appreciate the fact your giving them thier story to everyone otherwise ya don’t hear it often at least over here in the east coast of united states so it’s much appreciated to learn them on my end. spam ya sooner or later ! adios :b
@@teky haha thanks again!!
Summer 2024 and it still sounds so crisp. Fresh, pure energy classic. Timeless perfection! Where the hell did it all come from... Literally Out of the Blue!
He's the pioneer of the supersaw sound in productions back in the golden trance years❤️ .. A pioneer in uplifting trance, a true hero! Ferry!
Yes he is ;-)
Cause he was one of the first people in Europe to get a JP8000, and in those days nobody in Japan or the US was making Trance. There where lots of techo guys from the detroit area that played around with the Jp8000 but only the trance guys fell in love with the supersaw.
This song is Epic
absolute legend of a man. what would we do without the dutch... england sends all the respects to the dutch djs and producers.
Nobody did trance better than the Dutch in that 90s-00s era.
The ultimate trance-tune
Because of this very classic I’ve became a Trance Music Fan
Introduced this track to a friend, a fighter pilot stationed with VFA-41. He LOVED it, said it fits high speed flight perfectly.
Fucking awesome, really fucking awesome to have the boss sharing all those details about this monster Trance classic "Out of Blue" ! Thanks a lot Boss Ferry Corsten, thanks a lot Twan van Loon, you have scored ! Geweldig ! Dank je wel !
Nothing comes close to Trance Nation 1 - It's an absolute epic and the best compilation of Trance ever compiled.
I remember the first time I heard it on the radio back in 1998 when commercial radio stations in Sydney played Trance. It burst out of the speakers and into my mind. It was so fresh and uplifting and very different to the synthesiser stuff from the 80's that I was use to.
Thank you ferry for a timeless masterpiece that still gives a buzz many years on.
I'm convinced the world genuinely wouldn't be the same without this track. Love your interviews Twan, especially the ones with Ferry. The story of them sending out the records is so cool.
Thank so much Sam! And yeah, this story is so cool right? I will post a new interview tomorrow (with Ton TB) where they did hype his track ("Dream Machine") for almost 9 months as well. Should be a fun story too I think hehe
@@muzikxpress haha looking forward to it!
Want this at my funeral
Out of the blue was the first CD I ever bought and the tune that confirmed my love for trance. Still a classic 20+ years on
It's one of my favourite tracks of all time! Thank you for making this interview. :D
Thank you for watching, more of interviews to come! ;-)
I remeber hearing "Out Of The Blue" for the first time around 1999 on a german compilation called "Dream Dance" (Vol. 12 I think was it...). I was blown away from that sound.
My favourite remix is the remix by Showtek.
Thanks Ferry for this epic track.
I’m honoured to have been part of the trance scene when this track came out. My favourite trance track of all time is the DJ Commie remix of out of the blue. Hearing this track at some of the most famous trance nights Gatecrasher, Cream, Gods Kitchen, Passion, and Golden is a feeling the best generation will never experience !
WOW... Ferry... Out of the Blue is MAGICAL! I love this so much. Twan you rock!
Thank you so much! 🙌🏻
This track kicks the ass of everything....love it to this day...much love from Canada
This is one of my favourite tracks of all time and of course one of my favourite DJs in the world.
Awesome interview. Such a classic and timeless track! Love that melody
Thank you Ronald! And indeed, what a melody!
Thanks everybody for the likes and comments! More interviews have been confirmed, so don't forget to subscribe ;-) Thanks again, much appreciated! :)
EDIT: English subtitles added!
Just come back to watching the rest of this interview after it inspired me to break off and spend the last hour and a half listening to various remixes of this most epic of epic trance tunes!
Gouryella next 🥰
Hope you enjoyed it!
@@muzikxpress excellent interview, legendary producer, looking forward to watching more of your videos when I get the chance
@@mikeoxweld8604 Thank you! And there’s a lot, happy binge watching 😉
That tune! Brings back so many great memories growing up and hearing new trance records. It was Great to see the master 20 years later. Love the MOS trance nation album he remixed!
The fact he produced these gems in 1 - 2 days is mind blowing.
Crazy right? What a legend!
Hey Twan, I absolutely loved this interview you did with Ferry. And I think this was truly one of the best episodes ever! Keep them coming, and I’m thankful that you and Ferry are two of the reasons why I love being a trance DJ today.
Thank you so much! :)
@muzikxpress Sure, no problem! And it was my absolute pleasure. 🤗
Probably my favorite producer of trance and music. His visuals and words about cymatics at the live shows make it a an even deeper appreciation. Can't wait to see his 3 hour set at Luminosity! 😍 "Sound is the basis of form and shape"
Ah, see you there! Should be another great edition of the festival! :)
muzikxpress any one else you're looking forward to seeing?
I can't wait to see Red Jerry, never seen him! Wouldn't mind doing an interview with him either btw ;-)
muzikxpress any good links to share? I'll listen
I love him even more after watching this. Wow he is so down to earth 💯👌❤️
This guy is a genius.
I love this track so much.
Also Made of Love with Betsy Larkin is fantastic.
Great interview!
betty boo thank you very much! FYI I did another interview with Ferry, which is about Gouryella etc. That one is available on my channel as well!
@@muzikxpress I will check that out thank you.I love your channel btw.
betty boo haha great! Happy to read that! More big trance classics interviews will be online soon 😉
Brilliant!! To hear the story behind the track that was basically a soundtrack to my mid teens. I wonder does Ferry realise how big of a part his work plays in peoples lives
I think "out of the blue" influenced the next 10 years of Trance more then any other track. From this point on everyone was trying to get that big sound.
There's so many awesome, humble, regular guys in trance scene. So many great producers who've created epic classics! Ferry Corsten, Benno de Goeij, Steve Helstrip... thank you, pioneers!
Love how he described the bubbling sound of the synth hook leading in to the main riff when he was opening up and closing the filter on the JP8000. Spot on and that sound is his signature which the rest jumped on from there! 🙂
Out if the blue my favourite trance choon ever💙💙💙
Ferry is one of the best trance producers of all time. Love what he says at the end. love this "the story behind" series! you got a sub!
Thank you very much! :)
I only knew this from the Farbrausch 64k demo with the same name. But now I just heard it in a van Buuren video and looked it up. Now I know the original. I love it.
Amazing popup on my YT feed. Haven't seen any of your vid for a while. Even though this is 6yrs old now it still moved me to tears with the wonderful memories.
Glad you enjoyed it! There are a lot of new interviews for you to catch up on btw 😉😂
Thank you. I shall!
Interesting, just saw System F live at Dreamstate last week. It was amazing. Cheers!
Ah lucky! I bet it was amazing indeed! Hope he does some more System F shows, I want to see this show too haha
@@muzikxpress Sounded like this is going to be a thing this year just like what he did with Gouryella.
I'd gotten into clubbing around 1998 so I had bought a few compilations. I randomly bought this single from HMV and slotted it inside my 90's Aiwa stereo with beautiful red and green LED's. What I heard just blew me away and I didn't know it at the time but I had just had my first taste of Trance 99. The sheer amount of AAA titles that year was incredible and it's a moment in time that will always stay with me.
I've heard him say it before, and I agree with how he descibes the System F album(s) as a party album, and "party" is synonymous with "energy"; similarly the Flashover Mix sound. (Perhaps a new FC System F Champions?) But there are a few more emotional tracks sprinkled in there. Insolation, Savannah, The Sonnet, were some of my favorites, and it was great to hear some of those melodies reincarnated under Gouryella.
The Unity thing sounds like a great idea. I'm expecting big collabs with top names akin to NewWorldPunx but trancier! I look forward to that announcement next week.
I like the color blue question; I too feel the same with Blue which usually comes organically to me.
Keep the mystery alive! #OutOfTheBlueprint
Slowly working my way through these amazing interviews. Great stuff.
Thank you! Happy binge watching haha ;-) Working on some names for 2023 already, hope they will all say yes ;-)
@@muzikxpress I'm sure they will. 😊
Another great interview Twan (blame the spelling on the captions!), your access to these musical heroes is enviable, but I'm glad you're putting it to good use! I'd just turn into a fanboy!
Thanks a lot Stewart! :) Ferry is such a legend and he has tons of great stories, so I hope to do some more interviews with him in the future.
Trance music is my life is motivation for me is my everyday I listen other genres of music but I’m a trance music fan 100 💯 percent I don’t know if other people who listen trance music they feel the same way so I thanked all the the Djs who produced and still producing music like this.
Definitely Ferry Corsten the dutch trance master,s greatest trance track of all time a real masterpiece and one of the best trance tracks of all time 🥰💽🎶🎶🎶
Fantastic interview! You do a really great job Twan. I love the story behind it. When Ferry played at Hyperstate 1999 in Oslo he was named System F and not Ferry Corsten, only because of Out Of The Blue. The set from Hyperstate 1999 is still on soundcloud somewhere, and I also have it on a cd in my car. Banging trance set.
I remember when I was part of a duo called Solution Of Strings and we sent off a cdr to Purple Eye in 2001 or 2002, hoping for a letter back from Ferry himself. Never heard anything, but the track got picked up by Michael Splint and Ozgur Can and got played on radio, but never got any release. That track still haunts me today, as I wanted sooo bad to get a release on vinyl. Still is my dream.
Would love to hear your track, is it online anywhere?
Great interview.
Ferry is a fantastic producer, too. I remember receiving this on white label back then. I knew then it was going to be massive… A pleasure hammering this timeless record out on the radio and in clubs 🙌
Thank you ferry, Thank you, for being part of my youth
It's thanks to this track and energy 52 - café del mar (three 'n one remix) that i fel in love with trance. After a few detours in genres i fell in love again with the old-school trance sound. Also a bit thanks to Enigma State. Thanks Twan and Ferry for this interview
Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed it! :)
@@muzikxpress always a pleasure to see and hear your interviews Twan! Like some said already, I don't understand that you don't have more vieuws and subscribers. Anyhow been an og sub for longtime now 😁. Looking forward to the next interviews mate!
Classic story 👌😎💕 going to hmv and 23rd prescient in Glasgow searching for vinyls and white labels and unknowns was the buzz and the ultimate buzz was then playing them in clubs and party's and people getting of with what I played. You'll never beat a rush and feeling like it. Thanks ferry and all the rest of trance legends u made my growing up in late 90s and early 00s the best ever 👍
Thanks for the nice comment! I think back in the day everything was way more exciting and mysterious, these days with the internet almost everything (and all background info) is available to the masses straight away already. I miss the times of not knowing what track a certain DJ was playing for months and then finally finding out what it was and who was behind it. Damn, I'm old! :P
This is really awesome! Really enjoyed this episode. Ferry is a nice guy by the way, he used to buy records at the shop where I worked. I think this was 2002 or something ha ha
Ah cool! And thank you!!
muzikxpress Do you remember BPM Dance record store in Zoetermeer?
Yes I do, I never been to the actual store though (I live in the south), but I think i did order at their online store.
23rd prescient in Glasgow was Scotland no1 vinyl store
A true classic one of my all time favourites
Who would have thought that detuning stacked saw waves would change the dance music landscape so much. Thank you Roland for the JP8000 and thank you Ferry Corsten for this genre defining track
Massive classic right? And yes, that JP8000, what a machine!
LOVED THIS SONG FOREVER. Never knew what it was called and stumbled onto this video this morning. Take me back!!!
Haha glad you finally found it! I hope you enjoyed the interview! BTW there's 2 more interviews with Ferry Corsten on my channel, make sure to check them out ;-)
I can’t really justice to what happened here. I have no idea how I found this. I’m listening to the interview and I’m like ‘this guy is legit’. I keep listening and I’m like hold up... This sounds like THAT song... IT IS THAT SONG. Made a 43 year old man very happy just now. Keep up the good work...
Love that album still😇🙌 especially Indian Summer track😇🙌 Ferry corsten rocks😎👍
Thanks for making these great videos so we can re live an immense era
Thank you Pete!!!
Something special about the tracks and the era when all the synths/samplers were being triggered by midi and running into the mixer at once! In one of your videos Armin said he also worked this way up to 2005. I am not a purist but they sound more alive! 🙂
what was the audio recorded on? back into the computer or DAT or something ?
*The Thrillseekers - Synaesthesia (Ferry Corsten remix)*
impressive!
Few people can say “epic sound” and really mean it. The supersaw is so perfectly finessed. Genius.
My favourite tune of all time
So cool :) interested UNITY idea too 🤗
Man, you do so many incredible interviews that bring back memories of my clubbing days 🥃 This tune is incredible. Keep up the great work!
Thank you Karl! And.... still many more on my wish list ;-) I hope that I will be able to record a lot more in the near future. Early April interview #100 will be posted; the story behind "Massive" with Ralphie B :)
Genius and trance pioneer, I’ve witnessed this tune cause mayhem.
Great job Twan!! awesome
Thanks Sied!!
Got my copy signed by Ferry in a local club named The Dome around 16 years ago :))) Also a nice little chat with him there.
Трек всей моей жизни 😌❤️ Спасибо, Ferry!
First record I ever bought. Absolute banger
Great choice for a first ever record purchase, nice one!
Blank & Jones - Cream was no 2 I think 👌🏻 keep up the good work @muzikexpress
This is a great story about Out of the Blue. Love that they beat up the promo before sending it out. lol
Haha yeah that was a cool thing to do right? Glad you enjoyed it! :)
SSSuuuper Sound Trance music, Great interview
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed the interview! There's actually 2 more interviews with Ferry on my channel ;-)
Greatest trance track of all time...love it
Great interview. Good job :)
I kind of always assumed that after his remix of William Orbit's treatment of Barber's Adagio, that it was his way of saying: "I don't want to just be famous for that remix, so here's an original that's just as powerful."
Charles Somerset That remix was done in 1999, while he already finished “Out Of The Blue” back in 1998.
@@muzikxpress that makes sense, considering that he used the exact same instrumentation for the Adagio, and also that Out of the Blue was probably how William Orbit found him. Thanks for the info. Man, I love what you're doing. Being a producer, I can't get enough of these interviews. Basically all the tracks that were early influences.
@@charlessomerset9754 Thanks Charles! I'm already busy with arranging new interviews for 2020. I already recorded a few interviews with people such as Scot Project, Duane Harden, DJ Misjah & DJ Tim and a few others. Plus more to be confirmed soon hopefully! :)
@@muzikxpress Thanks for these. Especially the Gouryella interview. Made my Sunday. The one I would love to hear about is the back story behind Sasha's Xpander. Or Digweed's Heaven Scent, to continue the theme. I'm sure it's a question of artist accessibility and of course your time, but those are two that I think any old school clubber would love to hear about. Much love and respect. Keep doing what you're doing.
Legend of trance.
I still have his cd sets of trance nation after all these years. Trance Nation 4 was his best compilation of tracks 🔥🔥🔥
Amazing tune. Brings me back to my teenage years 😁
Great questions and also original. I loved it Twan.
You guys rock. And this track is huge, been a fav since its release .
Heel tof, informeel interview Twan! Grappig om te horen hoe de muziekwereld in die tijd werkte toen ik geboren werd :P
Thanks mister! Ja mooi he? haha ;-)
Eternooooo!💫🎼❤️
Great interview, thank you
Thank you!!
Great interview dude!
Thank you so much!
That synth patch sound to me sounds like it wrote itself, wow never heard this track b4 and am in lov3.
Special track ! From a special artist ! Many thanks Ferry Corsten and MuzikXpress for the video!. All the best
I have always wanted to ask him this same question! My fave trance track of all time!
Thank you, hope you enjoyed the interview! :)
muzikxpress loved it!!!
BLUE my fekn mind when i first heard this in a record shop! THE BEST TIME FOR TRANCE MUSIC.
Can i have your email please dude? i've got a trance'ish house track i want you to hear. If you don't mind?
Aww this was a fantastic watch...amazing Twan and great comfortable interview from Ferry 😍
Massive ferry fan love his ❤❤🏴
Happy to read that! There are 2 more interviews with Ferry on my channel btw!
This channel is gold!
Priscilla Asagiri Thank you!
Loved this interview mate ..Ferry ..a totally gentleman everytime 😉👍
Thanks a lot Richard!!!
Twan, I like that you don't ask the obvious questions when you talk to these guys. Knowing what synth and/or what software was used at the time is really interesting to a geek like me lol. Find these interviews fascinating. Good job!
Thank you very much! I have to be honest, I don't know much about producing myself as well, but I know many people (geeks haha) want to know what equipment was used for certain classics, so I always try to ask ;-) Glad you enjoy the interviews! Soon my interview with Orkidea (about "Unity") and Robert Smit (about "The Generator - Where Are You Now?") should be online! And working on some new names for the next months. Hope they will all say "yes" ;-)
@@muzikxpress looking forward to those. Keep up the good work. I'm forwarding the links to these interviews to friends to spread the word.
@@dangermace11 Thanks so much, I really appreciate it!!!
Absolute classic.
nice interview, thanks for making it
Thanks for the comment Remco, glad you liked it!
Fantastic interview! Really cool hearing Ferry's thoughts on trance nowadays as well as how things were much simpler back in the day in terms of producing. I also never really thought about his passion for the color blue :) lol
Lol, its dancemania, aka Twan, great video, bring more interviews, man! Cheers, Anthony aka PlasticSoul.
Haha, more to come later this year for sure! ;-)
Best episode yet! Inspiring stuff. Keep it up :)