With releases across the Armada spectrum, Nate Raubenheimer – he who proclaimed that ‘Music is More than Mathematics’ – is back on A State of Trance. Catching audiences in action-packed crossfire, the classic trance sound from South Africa’s number one DJ is boosted by elements of dubstep’s robo combat, taking breath with a mixture of tantalising voodoo and the captivatingly orchestral, and carrying both a lightness of touch while waging blood and thunder. “Everything he touches turns to musical gold” says Armin van Buuren: with this voyage through the ‘Valley…’, it’s easy to see why.