ALPHA 9‘s story dates back to 2009. While simultaneously releasing under his primary handle of ARTY, Artem Stolyarov set out to construct an alter-ego to freely tap into the universe of progressive trance that he grew fond of growing up. And while he conceived a long-player under the ARTY umbrella in 2015—Glorious—the same wasn’t able to be said for ALPHA 9. That was until 2022 when the seeds for an extended ALPHA 9 effort were planted through ALPHA 9: The Story So Far, a three-disc compilation that took a journey down nostalgia lane which. Not even a…