Next 100 Alum Above & Beyond – Jono Grant, Tony McGuinness and Paavo Slijamaki – continue to raise the bar on trance, tech-house and deep progressive. These past five years, they have consistently maintained a strong global presence, pushing the boundaries of a genre that, despite being considered corny or cheesy here in the United States, is still the most popular in dance music.
The group created the Anjunadeep sub-label to cover a variety of sounds that don’ t necessarily fit into the trance category. These singles have gained momentum and are being touted by a variety of DJs, including Laurent Garnier, Eric Prydz and James Zabiela, who recently stated, ‘Last night I played four Anjunadeep tracks. I can’t think of any label where I’ve done that.’ Anjunadeep received a nomination for ‘Best Record Label’ at DJ Magazine’ s Best of British Awards 2008. A&B’ s Tony McGuinness said, ‘The road between house and trance used to be a dusty, barren path, visited by only the truly brave, but in the last few years it has become an exciting, bustling place with constant traffic going both ways. Anjunadeep is that lovely, shiny building on the left with all the people looking in the window.’
Above & Beyond’ s latest in a series of hugely popular compilations, Anjunadeep:01 was a long time coming. Out Feb 16 in the U.S. on Ultra Records, the 2-disc set showcases the range of singles released on the Anjunadeep imprint, including tracks from Jaytech, Michael Cassette (aka Komytea), Interplay, Joonas Hahmo and 16-Bit Lolitas. Above & Beyond’ s own remix of Radiohead’s ‘Reckoner’ – officially licensed via XL Recordings – will appear in this physical format only.
The group returns to the U.S. for a major club tour in support of the compilation, with supporting act Jaytech. The early part of their sets will be devoted to that unique deep sound of the label before transforming into that melodic trance sound for which they are best known.
For more information on ABOVE & BEYOND’s North American Tour visit:
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