Gaia (band)

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Gaia (band)
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Origin Netherlands [ where? ]
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Years active
  • 2000
  • 2009–present
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Members

Gaia is a music group started initially as an alias of Armin van Buuren, which is known for the songs like "Tuvan", "Stellar" and "Empire of Hearts". [1] The current members of Gaia are Armin van Buuren and Benno de Goeij, hence when a Gaia set is performed live, Armin and Benno both take the stage together. Armin has a running joke where he refers to Gaia as 'his friends' in order to not associate himself with the project. [2]

Contents

The first studio album of Gaia was released on June 21, 2019.

Discography

Studio albums

TitleAlbum details
Moons Of Jupiter [3]
  • Release: June 21, 2019
  • Label: Armada Music, Armind
  • Format: CD, streaming services, digital download, limited edition vinyl

Releases

TrackRelease DateWritersLengthNotes
4 Elements1 April 2000 Armin van Buuren 10:00
Tuvan21 September 2009 Armin van Buuren, Benno de Goeij 8:09
Aisha18 October 2010 Armin van Buuren, Benno De Goeij 8:20
Status Excessu D16 March 2011 Armin van Buuren, Benno De Goeij 9:42
Stellar17 October 2011 Armin van Buuren 7:34Also released as part of Universal Religion Chapter 5
J'ai Envie De Toi5 March 2012 Armin van Buuren, Benno De Goeij 8:37Also released as part of A State of Trance 2012
Humming The Lights3 March 2013 Armin van Buuren, Benno De Goeij 6:57Also released as part of A State of Trance 2013
Empire of Hearts10 March 2014 Armin van Buuren, Benno De Goeij, Mark Sixma 6:09Also released as part of A State of Trance 2014
Carnation13 March 2015 Armin van Buuren, Benno De Goeij, Mark Sixma 5:13Also released as part of A State of Trance 2015
In Principio20 April 2015 Armin van Buuren, Benno De Goeij 5:25Also released as part of A State of Trance 2015
Inyathi15 April 2016 Armin van Buuren, Benno De Goeij 7:22Also released as part of A State of Trance 2016
Saint Vitus3 August 2017 Armin van Buuren, Benno De Goeij 6:11Also released as part of A State of Trance 2017
Crossfire25 November 2017 Armin van Buuren, Benno De Goeij 6:22Also released as part of A State of Trance Ibiza 2017

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