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This is the 2nd installment of my new mix series, “ A Tribute To...”, a series where I select one of my favorite labels and create a mix with only tracks from that label.
(These are all LIVE mixes. No preplanned tracklists or editing/cutting etc...)

This is my tribute to the UK super label, Anjunabeats, run by none other than trance superstar trio, Above & Beyond. This is one of the strongest trance labels around right now, known for classic anthems and also for new cutting edge tunes. I am known for weaving Anjuna tracks into my sets so I felt it only made sense to do a tribute and go back to some amazing tunes that have been forgotten.
In case you care to read up on how Above & Beyond got the label together, who their artists are, and what they are about, I have included some info at the bottom.

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The History Of Anjunabeats

Anjunabeats is the UK’s fastest growing dance label and home to acclaimed producers/DJ’s Above & Beyond (Jono Grant, Tony McGuinness and Paavo Siljamaki) and their many alter egos.

Anjunabeats was formed when Jono Grant and Paavo Siljamaki met at Westminster University and discovered a mutual love of electronic music. The pair kicked off the label in 2000 with ‘Anjunabeats Volume 1’, a massive club success which instantly ear-pricked the likes of Pete Tong, Paul Oakenfold and Paul van Dyk. The bomb had dropped and the Anjunabeats name was firmly on the map.

Soon afterwards Jono and Paavo became friends with fellow producer Tony McGuinness and together the three went on to form Above & Beyond. When the Above & Beyond remix of Chakra ‘Home’ reached number one in the UK club charts, the trio had many of the world’s leading labels knocking at their door, offering some interesting remix opportunities. The most exciting came from Madonna, who invited the boys to give ‘What It Feels Like For A Girl’ the Above & Beyond treatment.

As Above & Beyond’s profile as artists grew, so did the Anjunabeats label. It provided the perfect outlet for their numerous production projects – Oceanlab, Aalto, Freestate, Nitromethane, POS, Rollerball and Tranquillity Base – and every release was warmly received by elite DJ’s and club-goers across the globe.

More recently, with James Grant on board as A&R and all round bossman, the Anjunabeats collective have been busy signing a series of fresh artists to the label. Rusch and Murray’s much talked about ‘Epic’ – a track made entirely across Internet forums by two producers who’ve never met – was released in late July 2003 (with an Above & Beyond remix to boot) and was heavily supported by the likes of Armin van Buuren and Paul van Dyk. Other new signings have included Finnish trance maestro Super8, Swedish production prodigy ‘Endre’, and Dutch Deep Tech Genius, Stephen J.Kroos.

Talented UK duo Smith & Pledger have also been snapped up by the label, with their November 2003 collaboration with Matt Hardwick released hailed by DJ Magazine as "the biggest instrumental trancer of the year". Meanwhile the follow-up, 'Connected' is lodged in the DJ boxes of Judge Jules and Armin Van Buuren.

In the last eighteen months Anjunabeats has emerged as one of the most influential labels in dance music today, and in response to demand, the label has recently embarked on an Anjunabeats world tour. The tour will showcase Above & Beyond DJ sets / Live, Oceanlab Live with Justine Suissa on vocals and Aalto Live with Paavo Siljamäki and Miika Eloranta, plus DJ sets from the newer Anjunabeats artists. So we’ll hopefully see you soon at a venue near you, but in the meantime, we’ll let these people have the final word:

“I can’t remember my last set that didn’t have an Above & Beyond production in it. They sound great on the radio and rock any dancefloor. I think all the Anjunabeats tunes are in my box at the moment.” – Armin van Buuren

"The future of UK trance" - Judge Jules, Radio 1

“The UK's new trance superstars” – Pete Tong, Radio 1

“Anjunabeats is building an impressive head of steam” – DJ Magazine

“One of the top trance labels out there” – Ferry Corsten

“They are a great team and have released some fantastic tunes” Paul Van Dyk
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