Only a select number of modern trance artists can convincingly say they are… Read Full Bio ↴Only a select number of modern trance artists can convincingly say they are taking the sound to the next level. Although the humble, softly spoken duo would never shout it out themselves, Super8 & Tab are undoubtedly among them.

Renowned for their innovative approach and intricate production values, the Finnish producers have stealthily pushed themselves to the front of the trance pack since coming together in 2005.
DJs like Armin van Buuren, PVD, Above & Beyond & Ferry Corsten regularly smash their tracks both club-side and on the radio, while global dance bibles such as Mixmag and DJmagazine laud them with 5 star reviews.

Through their own energising DJ sets, Super8 & Tab themselves have conquered some of the biggest club brands in the game. They headlined the Future stage at this year’s Trance Energy, recently played Australia’s Future Music Festival and have also rocked trance totem poles like The Gallery, Mayday, Godskitchen, Trance Energy and A State Of Trance. On home turf, they command a legendary residency at Helsinki’s legendary Hallmark club and also find time to hold down a regular spot on the monthly Anjunabeats Worldwide radio show.
Now an integral part of the Anjunabeats family, Super8 & Tab first caused a fervour with the breakthrough success of tracks like ‘First Aid’ and the definitive ‘Helsiniki Scorchin’. Since establishing themselves as the label’s best selling artist behind Above & Beyond, the Finnish trailblazers have delivered trance of the highest quality ever since - their ethereal epic ‘Suru’ was picked out by DJmagazine as “the tent-pole release of Anjuna’s summer”, while ‘Elektra’ conquered the download charts and festival stages with equal aplomb in 2008.

In 2009, their star rose further still when German trance godfather Paul Van Dyk requested them to remix both his ‘New York City’ anthem and the equally large ‘Nothing But You’, while Ferry Corsten requested the magic Super8 & Tab touch on his vocal anthem ‘Made Of Love’. Crowning a year of unchecked success, it was little surprise when Super8 & Tab broke into the DJmagazine Top 100 for the first time at #82. They then followed on in 2010 coming in at a massive #60, up 22 places from the year before making them the highest ranking Finnish artist in the poll.

Now with the arrival of their debut artist album ‘Empire’, Super8 & Tab are elevating to the grander stage they were always destined for. Drawing on the diverse vocal talents of Jan Burton, Betsie Larkin, Alyna and Julie Thompson, ‘Empire’s 11-track journey sees Super8 & Tab stamp their distinctive skills on deep, brooding vocal anthems, classy downtempo excursions and futuristic trance fusions – with plenty of their trademark forward-thinking melodic sound besides. On the day of release the album went straight to #1 in the Finnish and #7 in the US iTunes dance charts.
An instant classic it prompted Mixmag to say “It’s a rare and wonderful thing to be blown away by an album on first listen. And that’s exactly what Super8 & Tab’s debut artist album does.”
And with comments like that, maybe they don’t need to sing their own praises after all.

Stardust
Super8 & Tab Lyrics

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And now the purple dusk of twilight time
Steals across the meadows of my heart
High up in the sky the little stars climb
Always reminding me that we're apart
You wander down the lane and far away
Leaving me a song that will not die
Love is now the stardust of yesterday
The music of the years gone by.

Sometimes I wonder, how I spend
The lonely nights
Dreaming of a song
The melody
Haunts my reverie
And I am once again with you
When our love was new
And each kiss an inspiration
But that was long ago
And now my consolation is in the stardust of a song

Besides the garden wall, when stars are bright
You are in my arms
The nightingale
Tells his fairytale
Of paradise, where roses grew
Though I dream in vain
In my heart it will remain

My stardust melody
The memory of love's refrain.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Super8 & Tab's song "Stardust" talks about remembering a past love and the sadness that comes with being separated. The first verse opens with a beautiful image of dusk casting a purple shadow over the singer's heart. The twinkling stars above serve as an uneasy reminder of the distance that separates the singer from their loved one. The second verse touches on the pain of loneliness and dreaming of a song that once represented the joy of their relationship. The melody still lingers, haunting the singer with memories of when love was new and each kiss propelled inspiration. But it's now in the past, and the singer's solace is found within the echoes of a song.

The final verse brings the mood back to the present, where the singer finds themselves imagining a romantic scene with their lover under the bright stars. The song's melody continues to play in their heart, and though the love is gone, the memories of the give and take resonate deeply, like a cherished memory.

Overall, the lyrics of "Stardust" speak to the longing and bittersweet nature of love. It presents a familiar theme that resonates with many who have experienced distance from a loved one or have looked back on past relationships with a sense of nostalgia.

Line by Line Meaning

And now the purple dusk of twilight time
The evening time is upon me with its purple hue

Steals across the meadows of my heart
It engulfs my heart and fills it with longing

High up in the sky the little stars climb
The stars slowly ascend high up in the sky

Always reminding me that we're apart
They incessantly call to mind the physical distance between us

You wander down the lane and far away
You wander off down the lane and out of my sight

Leaving me a song that will not die
That song is your farewell gift, and it will stay with me indefinitely

Love is now the stardust of yesterday
Our love is now a distant memory, like stardust from the past

The music of the years gone by
It continues to linger, reminiscent of bygone years

Sometimes I wonder, how I spend
I ponder how I occupy

The lonely nights
The nights filled with solitude

Dreaming of a song
I dream of the song you left me

The melody
Its tune

Haunts my reverie
It stalks my thoughts

And I am once again with you
And I am reunited with you in my thoughts

When our love was new
Back when our love was fresh

And each kiss an inspiration
Each kiss gave me tremendous inspiration

But that was long ago
But those days are long gone

And now my consolation is in the stardust of a song
And now, the only comfort I find is in the memory of our love and in the song you left me

Besides the garden wall, when stars are bright
In the area parallel to the garden wall, when stars shine bright

You are in my arms
I embrace you physically in my imagination

The nightingale
At night, the bird known as the nightingale

Tells his fairytale
As if it is narrating a fairy tale

Of paradise, where roses grew
Of heaven on earth, where roses used to grow

Though I dream in vain
Although I daydream to no avail

In my heart it will remain
The memory will stay with me in my heart

My stardust melody
The song that you gave me

The memory of love's refrain.
Will keep reminding me of the refrain of our love.

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: CHRISTOPHER GENTRY, JOHN HUTCHINSON DEAN, MATTHEW EVERITT, SIMON IAN WHITE, STUART BLACK

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