aname : Old Norse, meaning: to adapt
(ah-nah-meh)
Scandivinavian production duo aname present ‘Anywhere (Road Trippin’)’, the first single from their upcoming debut album on Anjunabeats.
Marcus Schössow and Thomas Sagstad have been planning, plotting and dreaming aname for two decades. First coming together at a house party in Helsingborg, Sweden, the Swede and the Norwegian bonded over a love of artists (Sasha or early Tiesto), labels (Strictly Rhythm, Defected), ethics (“We both wanted to work hard for our dreams”) and ideas.
Described by the band as their take on ‘the electronic love song of the summer’, ‘Anywhere’ (Road Trippin’)' begins the journey towards their yet-to-be-named debut album, announced in a skit filmed in Anjuna HQ. Over the coming weeks and months, the band will be pulling back the curtain on how an album comes together, through their social media channels and on their ‘It’s a Beautiful World’ podcast series.
The track that closed out both of their sets supporting Above & Beyond at Printworks London in April, ‘Anywhere (Road Trippin’)’ drills into the importance of true, bone-deep connectivity: “You can take me anywhere, just as long as you’re with me.”
“This record glues together what we are about. The first time Thomas sent me the ‘Anywhere’ vocal, I was like, wow. It just hits in the heart. And it very heavily emphasises songwriting, which is key to us. We don't just want to make club records. We want to make music that tells a story.” - Marcus Schössow
aname’s ‘Anywhere (Road Trippin’)' is out now on Anjunabeats. The duo join Above & Beyond at their Group Therapy Weekender festivities at The Gorge on July 21-23, and feature at all three Anjunabeats Outdoors shows in New York City, Denver and Montréal this August. Tickets on sale now (anjunabeats.com/events)
Find it here: https://anjunabeats.co/nmnhrdp.oyd
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[item value="10"]Beat and Rhythm[/item]
[item value="10"]Basslines and Groove[/item]
[item value="10"] Melody [/item]
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[item value="10"]Intensity, Drive and Energy[/item]
[item value="10"]Sound-design and Arrangement[/item]
[item value="10"]Overall Atmosphere[/item]
[item value="10"]Goosebumps / Shivers moments[/item]
[item value="10"]Emotional affinity and heartfelt moments[/item]
[item value="10"]Originality and Inventiveness[/item]
[item value="10"]Radio Friendly[/item]
[item value="10"]Vocals & lyrics[/item]
[item value="10"]You can’t get this memorable track out of your head[/item]
[item value="10"]It has potential to become an anthem or a classic[/item]
[item value="10"]aname - Anywhere (Road Trippin') [/item]
[content title="Summary" label="Overall Score"]aname is a superb project that has offered us until now memorable tracks and of course very danceable DJ sets. Now its time for the perfect summer anthem with high class vocals and fantastic arrangement. With slightly organic percussion, pumping basslines, thumping kicks and massive piano chords along with cinematic strings the result is just perfect. If you add on top the absolute highlight that is the fantastic female vocal then u got Anywhere (Road Trippin'). Deep melodic progressive house meets trance via melodic techno packed with influences and infusions Anywhere will do perfect on any dancefloor or home listening. Full of emotional content and truly sensitive touch to remind us about the importance of great quality music! #PureGold Love IT [/content]
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