Out of the Blue

"Out of the Blue" is a 1999 trance single by Dutch DJ Ferry Corsten, under the alias of System F. It received an original release in the Netherlands under Corsten's own record label, Tsunami, and a full release in the UK with Essential Recordings. It reached number 14 on the UK Singles Chart and entered the Top 40 in the Netherlands. It is often regarded as a seminal release in trance music, and helped shape the genre over the following years. Background Ferry Corsten had been releasing music under various aliases since 1991, many of which were not trance releases. In 1996, he began releasing trance music under the aliases of Ferr and Moonman. He also began releasing trance with other people as a group, typically with Robert Smit, who had co-founded the Tsunami record label with him. Trance music was becoming hugely popular throughout Europe in 1998, with releases entering the top 5 in many countries, and some singles reaching number 1. Up to this point, Ferry Corsten had not had much success in the charts, but had entered the UK Singles Top 100 with 'Air', under his alias Albion and 'Don't Be Afraid', under his alias Moonman. He also produced a remix for 'La' by Marc Et Claude in 1997, which entered the Top 40 in the UK the following year when it was released in that region. Production The track was produced by Ferry Corsten in a couple days, stating that the idea for the song came "out of the blue". The main melody used the supersaw technology from the Roland JP-8000, which Corsten would use in many of his releases following the track. The drums were programmed with a Roland TR-909, with many of the sounds being sampled using an Akai sampler, and the bass with a Yamaha DX-100, which he would also use in the production of the bass for 'Gouryella'.