With Mountain, Cold Blue (Tobias Schuh) returns to the artist-album format in a way that feels both deliberate and deeply personal. Six years after his acclaimed debut Winter, the German producer unveils a longplayer that doesn’t just continue his artistic arc – it elevates it. Mountain is a record shaped by patience, clarity, and a singular creative vision: the ascent.
Where Winter captured the widescreen vastness of the season, Mountain turns the view upward – toward the climb, the struggle, the stillness, and the ultimate rise. It’s an album that plays out like a journey through altitude: atmospheric, refined, emotionally layered, and crafted with meticulous detail.
A personal ascent
Cold Blue has always stood out for his pure, crystalline production style – a sound that balances emotional intensity with technical precision. With Mountain, this approach becomes even more distilled. The album was created over four years, free from the pressure of traditional release cycles, allowing Tobias to pursue an unhurried, deeply introspective process.
As he explains: “Ascending alpine peaks has been a life-long passion… This album expresses my ongoing personal inner mountain journey of growing and healing, of fearing and loving, of letting go and reconnecting.”
This thematic foundation can be felt throughout the record. From delicate atmospheric movements to bold, rising sequences, Mountain moves like a story told without words – a sonic metaphor for climbing toward clarity and self-understanding.
A milestone for the modern trance era
Mountain confirms what many already believe: Cold Blue is one of the most expressive and detail-focused producers in modern trance. His dedication to atmosphere, storytelling, and depth elevates this album far beyond standard dance-floor expectations.
This is more than a follow-up to Winter. It is a creative milestone – perhaps even Cold Blue’s artistic zenith to date. A record sculpted patiently, emotionally, and with profound intention.
Cold Blue’s latest artist album, “Mountain,” will be released on November 14th, 2025.
Listen here: https://coldbluemusic.lnk.to/mountain
Tracklist “Mountain“:
- Cold Blue – We Are Made Of Love
- Cold Blue – Sunday Kiss
- Cold Blue – Storm
- Cold Blue – Into The Rain
- Cold Blue – Without You
- Cold Blue – Escape
- Cold Blue – Into The Wild
- Cold Blue – When Time Stands Still
- Cold Blue – White Lights
- Cold Blue – Into The Sun
- Cold Blue with Nicole Willerton – Radiate
- Cold Blue – For A Miracle
