New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Plexi PR) Above & Beyond's 2011 has been all about one thing - landmarks. In January they celebrated 10 years of their ever-growing Anjunabeats label, before March's 200th single release on the imprint; the genre defying anthem and Beatport No 1 hit "Rebound" by Arty & Mat Zo.
In April, Jono Grant, Tony McGuinness and Paavo Siljamäki then embarked on their biggest ever tour of the US with a road blocked 22-date stretch, including two sold out shows at LA's legendary Hollywood Palladium, with the first selling out in just 90 minutes - a new record for the legendary venue.
After seeing their "Sun & Moon" anthem playlisted by BBC
Radio 1 and reach the top 15 of the Billboard Dance Charts in the US, the trio were ready to unleash their second artist album - Group Therapy. Earning them a cover star interview with DJ Magazine and described as "stadium dance with an incredibly personal feel" and "artist album of the year" in a Mixmag review, the string-laden album has been praised by critics and fans alike as a masterpiece in emotive, song-based electronic music.
In such a fast moving year, it seems fitting to close on a familiar totem pole in Above & Beyond's annual calendar; their Anjunabeats Volume series. Capturing the sound of a label that has dominated Beatport charts and been supported this year by DJs as diverse as The Swedish House Mafia, Tiesto,
Armin Van Buuren and
David Guetta, Anjunabeats Volume 9 offers 2xCDs of predominantly unreleased, exclusive tracks from artists like Arty, Mat Zo, Super8 & Tab, Andrew Bayer, Jaytech, Maor Levi and
Above & Beyond themselves.
Modern, melodic and emotive, Above & Beyond's Anjunabeats sound remains unrestricted from one-dimensional genre restrictions. From the reflective, filmic pianos of Above & Beyond's own unreleased "
Tokyo" through hypnotic progressive sounds like Jaytech's "
Overdrive" to the synth-frenzy of Nitrous Oxide's "iPeople" and the explosive funk-charged house fusion of Mat Zo and Arty's brand new collaboration "
Mozart", Anjunabeats Volume 9 captures the full emotional intensity of the
Above & Beyond DJ experience.
Also including Above & Beyond's futuristic electro-edged anthem "Formula Rossa", Anjunabeats Volume 9 covers the work of over 20 artists - a testament to the vibrant, tightly bound label family that Anjunabeats has evolved into.
Above & Beyond will be broadcasting the 400th episode of their Trance Around The World radio show via a special live eight hour broadcast from Beirut, Lebanon on 26th November - with guests Gareth Emery, Kyau & Albert, Mat Zo and Jaytech. For full info check out tatw400.com
Above & Beyond 'Anjunabeats Volume 9' Tracklisting:
Disc 1
01
Above & Beyond "
Tokyo"
02 Parker &
Hanson "Afterthought"
03 Breakfast pres. Keyworth "Median"
04 Cramp "RU116"
05 Andrew Bayer & Matt Lange feat. Kerry Leva"In And Out Of Phase"
06
Oliver Smith "New Dawn"
07 Norin & Rad "
Bloom"
08
Above & Beyond "Formula Rossa"
09 Maor Levi & Bluestone "On Our Own"
10 Genix "Higher State"
11
Oliver Smith "Symmetry"
12
Above & Beyond feat. Zoë Johnston "You Got To Go" (Kyau & Albert Remix)
13 Ost & Meyer "Britanica"
14
Oliver Smith "Progress"
Disc 2
01 Tate & Diamond feat. Nicolai "Electrified" (Mat Zo Electrofied Dub)
02 Mat Zo "
Bipolar"
03
Above & Beyond feat. Richard Bedford
"Every
Little Beat" (Myon &
Shane 54 Summer Of Love Mix)
04 Jaytech "New Vibe"
05 Andrew Bayer feat.
Molly Bancroft "Keep Your Secrets"
06 Arty "Kate"
07 Jaytech "
Overdrive"
08
Super8 & Tab feat. Jan Burton "Slow To Learn" (Maor Levi Club Mix)
09 Nitrous Oxide "iPeople"
10 Mat Zo "Frequency Flyer"
11 Mat Zo & Arty "
Mozart"
12 Cramp "Catch The Eye"
13 Sunny Lax "Contrast"
14 Mike Koglin vs. Genix "Dyno"
Listen to Above & Beyond's exclusive "Anjunabeats Volume 9 Mini-Mix" here:
www.mixcloud.com/aboveandbeyond/above-beyond-anjunabeats-volume-9-minimix/
Pre-order
Above & Beyond Anjunabeats Volume 9 CD: https://bit.ly/vol9-cd-preorder
iTunes US/CA: https://bit.ly/vol-9-itunes-us
Above & Beyond Tour Dates
November 12 Buenos Aires, Argentina @ Creamfields
November 18 Chisinau, Moldova @ Pavillion
November 19 Prague, Czech Republic @ Trancemission - 02 Arena
December 28 Goa,
India @ Sunburn Festival
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