ABOVE & BEYOND Anjunabeats Volume 9

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 #1 hit Rebound by Arty and 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 26 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

Above & Beyond – Tokyo
Parker & Hanson – Afterthought
Breakfast pres. Keyworth – Median
Cramp – RU116
Andrew Bayer & Matt Lange feat. Kerry Leva – In And Out Of Phase
Oliver Smith – New Dawn
Norin & Rad – Bloom
Above & Beyond – Formula Rossa
Maor Levi & Bluestone – On Our Own
Genix – Higher State
Oliver Smith – Symmetry
Above & Beyond feat. Zoë Johnston – You Got To Go (Kyau & Albert Remix)
Ost & Meyer – Britanica
Oliver Smith – Progress

Disc 2

Tate & Diamond feat. Nicolai – Electrified (Mat Zo Electrofied Dub)
Mat Zo – Bipolar
Above & Beyond feat. Richard Bedford – Every Little Beat (Myon & Shane 54 Summer Of Love Mix)
Jaytech – New Vibe
Andrew Bayer feat. Molly Bancroft – Keep Your Secrets
Arty – Kate
Jaytech – Overdrive
Super8 & Tab feat. Jan Burton – Slow To Learn (Maor Levi Club Mix)
Nitrous Oxide – iPeople
Mat Zo – Frequency Flyer
Mat Zo & Arty – Mozart
Cramp – Catch The Eye
Sunny Lax – Contrast
Mike Koglin vs. Genix – Dyno