KUALA LUMPUR, May 11 — Currently on their Reformation tour worldwide, Super8 & Tab are looking forward to their show here.

The Finnish duo pinpoint a particular appearance in the country as one of their best gigs ever since they started their journey back in 2006.

The same fiery, trailblazing spirit that came with original debut track Helsinki Scorchin’ has continued up until Reformation, their third studio album that is being released unorthodoxly in two parts.

Miika Eloranta and Janne Mansnerus, known as Super8 and Tab respectively, said their first show in Malaysia five years ago was one of their best to date — not just in the region, but the world.

"We played A State of Trance (ASOT) 600 in Sepang in 2013 where more people attended the event than organisers could handle,” said Tab via Skype call recently.

"There were 15,000 to 20,000 people inside the venue but we heard there were at least 5,000 people outside the gates. They didn’t have tickets but to help manage the chaos they started to let people in.”

"I’ve seen excitement. I’ve seen whole clubs go bonkers. But I’ve never seen an entire field go mad like that,” added Super8.

"Everyone was 100 per cent there in the moment — every single person. That’s one of the best experiences we’ve ever had.

"We’ve toured the world. We’ve played big festivals. But in Malaysia everyone, literally everyone, had their hands in the air jumping.”

Super8 & Tab said they have had nothing but great memories playing here since then, including one Thursday night performance in 2016 that saw a club night packed out to catch the iconic trance pair.

But it was thanks to trance legend Armin van Buuren’s ASOT that upped the ante for their fourth visit to Malaysia this weekend headlining Zouk KL’s indoor trance music festival TranceSylvania.

"The craziest was the ASOT party.,” said Tab.

"Fans had the time of their lives,” he added.

"We’ve always had a great party there, so we expect nothing less from the Malaysian fans,” Super8 said.

For TranceSylvania, Super8 & Tab are bringing their latest tunes to the turntables, some tracks being lauded as their best yet, credit to their switch to Dutch record label Armada Music.

Experimental anthem Mega first hit the airwaves in 2016 followed a year later with standout efforts True Love and Cosmo that recapture their signature sound of old.

"With Cosmo and True Love we really wanted to bring the old Super8 & Tab feel to it from between 2007 and 2010,” said Super8.

"We’ve been doing that sound so long it comes naturally to us now.”

They’ve had to adapt not only their sound, but their approach to releasing a new album too.

Trance duo Miika Eloranta and Janne Mansnerus, better known as Super8 & Tab, have released album Reformation in two parts to ensure each track gets the attention it deserves. — Picture courtesy of Super8&Tab

Reformation is being launched in two parts. Part one of the album, comprising six songs, came out in January while part two, seven tracks, is expected out later this month.

Malaysia will be treated to portions of the largely unheard second half.

"It’s really energetic. There’s a lot of crazy bass lines and melodic breakdowns,” explained Tab.

"It’s a lot of new stuff fans probably haven’t heard yet and some remixes we have been doing.”

The reason behind the two-part release was to re-instill faith in the full-length album.

In an age where music’s shelf-life is dealt with in weeks rather than months, Super8 & Tab believe it is important the music they produce, besides the hits, doesn’t go unnoticed.

"Normally you write 10 to 15 tracks, release the album and you can use four to five singles out of it. The rest of it gets old really fast after the release and all the tracks don’t get all the attention they deserve,” posited Super8.

"Music is consumed so differently these days. Artists need to release new music all the time,” he continued.

With a demand for more updates, naturally, comes constant pressure.

Super8 & Tab look towards previous favourites like Suru, a track they released in 2007 that runs for more than nine minutes. The drop only comes in between two and a half to three minutes.

Now, a club mix will be culminating by the three minute mark.

"It puts pressure, but it’s changed our way of working and made us more productive, in a way,” said Super8.

"Club tracks are much shorter nowadays. For us, it’s better now as the tracks have a faster arrangement. We’ve had to change the way we produce music.”

* Catch Super8 & Tab, KhoMha and Willem de Roo with local acts Boris Foong, Chukiess and Whackboi and DJ Fono at Zouk KL tonight for TranceSylvania.