David Forbes and Lostly combine their strengths on “Echo Burn”, a 140 BPM peak-time Trance weapon that pairs hard-driving Tech Trance energy with a distinctly emotional melodic core. Released via Who’s Afraid Of 138?! on September 25, 2026, the collaboration sits exactly where both artists make sense together: powerful enough for the toughest part of a set, but melodic enough to remain unmistakably Trance.
Hard-driving Trance with an emotional core
At 140 BPM, “Echo Burn” makes its intentions clear. This is music built for momentum, big rooms and the later stages of a Trance set rather than for a gradual progressive warm-up.
That intensity fits naturally with the Who’s Afraid Of 138?! identity. The Armada imprint was created around the faster and harder side of Trance, and “Echo Burn” comfortably belongs in that world.
What stops the collaboration from becoming purely functional, however, is the melodic dimension associated with Lostly. His music has long balanced powerful rhythm sections with emotion and progression, and that sensibility gives the track another layer beyond straightforward peak-time impact.
The result is a convincing midpoint between Tech Trance pressure and melodic uplift. There is force, urgency and forward motion, but also enough emotional character to give the record an identity beyond its BPM.
David Forbes and Lostly are a natural combination
David Forbes has spent decades moving comfortably between tougher Trance, Tech Trance and more driving electronic styles. Lostly approaches the genre from a similarly energetic direction, but his productions often place greater emphasis on melody and emotional tension.
“Echo Burn” works because neither side overwhelms the other.
The tougher framework gives Lostly’s melodic instincts more physical impact, while the emotional side prevents Forbes’ peak-time drive from becoming one-dimensional. It sounds like a collaboration rather than one artist simply appearing on the other’s record.
There is another interesting detail behind the release. The track appears to have been circulating for considerably longer than its September 2026 release date suggests. A David Forbes guest mix on A State Of Trance 1227 in May 2025 contained the collaboration in a section still presented as IDs in the official ASOT archive, while later tracklists identify it as “Echo Burn.”
Its eventual appearance under its final title on A State Of Trance 1296, one day before release, closes a surprisingly long road from ID to official single.
TranceAttack verdict
“Echo Burn” feels like one of those collaborations that makes immediate sense on paper and delivers for exactly the same reason.
David Forbes supplies the uncompromising peak-time mentality. Lostly brings the emotional counterweight. Together they create a record that has enough muscle for the Who’s Afraid Of 138?! crowd without sacrificing the melodic identity that makes Trance more than simply fast dance music.
The fact that the track appears to have spent well over a year being tested before its final release also works in its favour. “Echo Burn” does not feel designed simply to fill another release slot—it feels like a club record that was allowed to find its form before finally being released.
It may not radically redefine the 140 BPM formula, but it executes that formula extremely well. Powerful, melodic and immediately usable, “Echo Burn” is a strong meeting point between modern Tech Trance aggression and the emotional side of the genre.
⭐️ Rating: 9 / 10
🎧 Perfect for:
- Peak-time Trance sets
- 138+ sessions
- Festival closing stretches
- High-energy workouts
- Fans of driving Tech Trance with a melodic edge
Release details:
Artist: David Forbes, Lostly
Track: Echo Burn
Style: Tech Trance
BPM: 140
Label: Who’s Afraid Of 138?!
Release Date: September 25th, 2026
Get your copy here: https://armada.lnk.to/EchoBurnWA
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