REVIEW: Above & Beyond - A.I. out on Anjunabeats

There are few acts that can match the work rate of Above & Beyond at the moment. While the tail end of 2015 saw a Grammy nomination for single ‘We’re All We Need’, a sold out live radio broadcast from Sydney’s Allphones Arena and the release of their iTunes #1 dance compilation ‘Anjunabeats Volume 12’, Jono, Paavo and Tony look to raise the bar once again in 2016 with a return to their Acoustic project and much loved OceanLab alias.

Their first release of 2016 is a return to innovative instrumental club music which has been at the centre of their Anjunabeats label for the last 15 years - specifically the darker journey of ‘A.I.'

Debuted by the band at their Group Therapy 150 broadcast, ‘A.I.’ is as gnarly and industrial as the name suggests, full of space-age sounds and synthertic hits. Set to be a formidable feature in Above & Beyond’s DJ sets throughout the year, there are echoes of ‘Walter White’ in the jekyll and hyde structure; warming brass chords in the breakdown betraying the cold, minimalistic drop. It’s a heads down, dance hard moment.

With their Acoustic album and accompanying world tour set to kick off this spring, including shows at the Hollywood Bowl, London’s Royal Albert Hall and the Sydney Opera House, Above & Beyond are once again commanding attention in both the electronic and acoustic worlds.

Dimitri Kechagias review:
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 [item value="10"]Beat and Rhythm[/item]

 [item value="10"] Melody [/item]

  [item value="10"]Breakdown[/item]

  [item value="10"]Climax  / Drop / Crescendo / Pay off moment[/item]

  [item value="10"]Goosebumps / Shivers moment[/item]

  [item value="10"]Sound-design and Arrangement[/item]

  [item value="10"]Atmosphere[/item]

  [item value="10"]Dancefloor / Festival Arenas Effectiveness[/item]

  [item value="10"]Emotional affinity[/item]

  [item value="10"]You can’t get this track out of your head because it is so memorable[/item]

  [item value="10"]It has potential to become an anthem or a classic[/item]

  [item value="10"]A.I.[/item]

  [content title="Summary" label="Overall Score"]Above and Beyond provide a powerful mainstage trance tool with memorable synthy hooks, uplifting floating melodies and basslines that are intense and rough while the beat is smashing indeed with crunchy delicious edge. Love It[/content]

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