In 2021, GRAMMY-nominated dance trio Above & Beyond kicked off the 10th-anniversary celebrations of their critically-acclaimed second studio album, ‘Group Therapy.’ To mark the occasion, an eclectic selection of acts took on the challenge of remixing ten iconic tracks from the 2011 album. The first part of this cross-genre remix compilation included reworks from ilan Bluestone, Oliver Heldens, Spencer Brown, CRi, Kasablanca, Manila Killa and more.
For part two of the ‘10 Years of Group Therapy’ celebrations, twelve more remixers have stepped up to the plate, including Maor Levi, William Orbit, Fehrplay, Nourey, Etherwood and more. The package also includes Sunny Lax’s mix of ‘Sun In Your Eyes’, the closing track on Anjunabeats Volume 15, and Blastoyz’ psy-trance remix of ‘Sun & Moon’, played by Above & Beyond in their Group Therapy 400 celebrations.
Alongside these digital remix albums, Anjunabeats is releasing a limited-edition ‘10 Years of Group Therapy: The Singles Collection’ vinyl box set, which sees six iconic singles from the album released on vinyl for the first time: ‘Sun & Moon’ feat. Richard Bedford, ‘Thing Called Love’ feat. Richard Bedford, ‘Love Is Not Enough’ feat. Zoë Johnston, ‘On My Way To Heaven’ feat. Richard Bedford, ‘Sun In Your Eyes,’ and ‘Prelude’ are included in the box, alongside B-side remixes from ilan Bluestone, Oliver Heldens, Hybrid Minds, Seven Lions, and William Orbit. The vinyl box set also includes a special ‘10 Years of Group Therapy’ slipmat as well as 12"x12" matte-finish prints of each single artwork. This box set is a limited, hand-numbered edition and is expected to ship in autumn of 2022. Pre-orders are available now at the Anjuna Music Store. Every box set comes with a digital download of the original album and all remixes on the ‘10 Years of Group Therapy’ digital compilation. Buy here
Above & Beyond are all set for an iconic show in Los Angeles this weekend for Group Therapy 500. In celebration of a milestone moment in the history of their coveted Radio Show, they’ll be joined by Anjuna mainstays OLAN, ALPHA 9, Mat Zo, Andrew Bayer, and Grum.
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[item value="10"]You can’t get this memorable track out of your head[/item]
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[content title="Summary" label="Overall Score"]The legendary trio Above & Beyond released the brilliant 10 Years of Group Therapy (Part 2) that include amazing new versions of their beloved anthems. For the lovers of quality electronic dance music you can expect top remixes. Fehrplay takes in the melodic feeling good progressive house direction You Got to Go. William Orbit builds ambient soundscapes for Sun In Your Eyes, Etherwood transform Giving it Out into a magnificent tripping out drum'n'bass journey. Sun In Your Eyes take the stunning epic hands in the air proglifting mega trance direction from Sunny Lax. Nourey provides her deep melodic dream house version for Only Few Things. Maor Levi brings chunky electrified beats with his big room trance makeover of With Your Hope. Nox Vahn, Khen, A.M.R provide the deep sensual relaxing versions. Blastaboyz and I_O create psy trance and prog house anthems to drive the crowds go ballistic. All the current styles beautifully are catered for allowing all the eternal tracks to shine bright once again! #PureGold Love IT[/content][/review]
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