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Armin van Buuren teases long-awaited new music under elusive GAIA alias

The project with Rank 1's Benno de Goeij is set to return... 

Armin van Buuren has teased new music under his elusive Gaia alias, something fans have been hoping would happen for some time.  

The downtempo, synth-heavy sample shared on socials is backed with live footage from a full Gaia performance and the hashtag #MoonsOfJupiter. Last summer it was suggested via Twitter that an announcement about the project was coming

The concept began life in 2000 as a moniker for the five-time DJ Mag Top 100 DJs poll-winner and our recent interviewee, later expanding into a two-man offering featuring fellow Dutchman Benno de Goeij, also known as one half of Kamaya Painters alongside Tiësto, and for his part in legendary trance duo Rank 1.