Two of trance music’s most legendary forces, Paul van Dyk and Aly & Fila, join together for their long-awaited collaboration “Is This Only a Dream?,” arriving November 7, 2025, via Dreamstate Records. Soaring with mirage-like euphoria, the track stands as the official anthem for Dreamstate SoCal 2025.
Crafted by two artists synonymous with uplifting trance excellence, “Is This Only a Dream?” glides through fluttering arpeggios and airy atmospherics, evoking the feeling of drifting through an alternate dimension. Beneath its ethereal vocal layers, chugging rhythms and pulsing low-end textures create an emotional drive that anchors the track’s cinematic energy.
Crowned as “A Dreamstate Anthem,” the single leads the celebration of Dreamstate SoCal’s flagship festival, set to take place at the Queen Mary in Long Beach later this month. It also serves as the centerpiece of the forthcoming 10 Years of Dreamstate compilation, marking a decade of the brand’s pioneering influence in trance culture.
Sharing their excitement about the collaboration, Aly & Fila expressed, “We are very proud to collab with our good friend Paul van Dyk and to release the Anthem for Dreamstate.”
Paul van Dyk, a true innovator of electronic music, has continually shaped the global trance landscape since redefining the genre with his 1990s classic “For an Angel.” The Grammy Award-winning producer and back-to-back World’s No. 1 DJ has released 11 studio albums to date, including his most recent work, This World Is Ours.
Egyptian power duo Aly & Fila—Aly El Sayed Amr Fathalah and Fadi Wassef Naguib—stand as icons within the trance world, steering their Future Sound of Egypt (FSOE) brand, label, and global radio show for over two decades. Their contributions have defined countless dance floors while pushing the uplifting sound to new heights worldwide.
Together, Paul van Dyk and Aly & Fila have created a track that perfectly embodies the transcendent spirit of Dreamstate—a euphoric and timeless anthem that blends nostalgia with forward momentum. “Is This Only a Dream?” captures the emotional core of trance’s golden era while lighting the path toward its future.
Paul van Dyk and Aly & Fila’s new single “Is This Only a Dream?” is out now on all platforms via Dreamstate Records.