ilan Bluestone Returns With Paid For Love
Ilan Bluestone returns with āPaid For Loveā featuring Gid Sedgwick
Our story begins in 2012 when Ilan was introduced to Anjunabeats by Maor Levi. We havenāt looked back since. From his early works like āCape Townā and āBig Benā, to his 2018 album āScarsā, to his recent EP release under new alias Elysian, Ilan always keeps one foot firmly ahead of the pack. His works are ones that will be remembered for ages to come.
Ilan has some amazing works behind him! From Dreamstate to Tomorrowland, A State Of Trance to Group Therapy at Madison Square Garden and beyond, Ilan is a mainstage star who is committed to the craft of songwriting. Above & Beyond rarely play a show that doesnāt feature one (or more) of Ilanās songs. Above & Beyond saw his wonder right away!
2020 has been a difficult, yet productive year for Ilan. There were some amazing tracks that he released this year! He released ‘Black & Blue’ with Andrew Bayer, curated a 20 Years Of Anjunabeats mix, launched a new project, Elysian, with fellow globetrotters Maor Levi and Emma Hewitt, and his 138 Stoneblue alias with debut release āHypnotizedā on Monstercat. Talk about a showstopping year! While all these releases were amazing, I really love his combination with Elysian! Blew me away!
About Paid For Love
āPaid For Loveā is classic Bluestone. The track is vibrant and anthemic. Ilan is joined once again by singer and songwriter Gid Sedgwick, who worked with Ilan and Maor Levi on 2019ās āCan Youā. āPaid For Loveā was handpicked by Above & Beyond for their Group Therapy 400 live stream in September. It’ll get you dancing in no time at all!
Says Ilan, ā āPaid For Love’ is the first track Iāve written where Iāve had a hand in writing the lyrics. The song is about a personal experience I had in a relationship, and I feel like these lyrics speak to people who may have gone through similar experiences. Iāve felt such a strong connection with fans at my shows when theyāve been singing the words back to me. I wanted a vocal in the style of Depeche Mode, and Gid delivered!”
Gid Sedgwick adds, “Paid For Love was the first song Ilan and I worked on together, and actually my first attempt at trance (Tronce) altogether. I’ve not looked back since! Prior to working on the track, Ilan had a clear direction of where he wanted the sound to go and the rest happened very naturally. After only a few tweaks and changes, it wasn’t long until Paid For Love was complete and ready for the big stage!ā
āPaid For Loveā is available to buy and stream November 13, with much more music from ilan arriving on Anjunabeats early in 2021. Can you wait?
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