When Jono, Tony and Paavo set up their Anjunabeats label back in 2000, it was mainly an outlet for their own burgeoning productions as (among other aliases) Above & Beyond. There was no masterplan, just a dedication to quality and forward-thinking dance music.

Today, Above & Beyond’s overspilling DJ diary reads like a departure board at Heathrow airport. Their debut artist album ‘Tri-State’ sold countless copies worldwide and became a genre classic. Above & Beyond’s songs are sung back to them by tens of thousands of clubbers at the biggest festival stages on the planet and their flagship gigs include launching Richard Branson’s new SpaceShip for Virgin Galactic, rocking 1million people on Rio’s Barra Beach, and a recent sell-out at Brixton Academy.

Now counting over 200 single releases, an award-winning compilation series and with deeper sub label Anjunadeep in tow, Anjunabeats remains the heartbeat of all Above & Beyond’s activity. Renowned as a taste-making torchbearer for quality uplifting dance music, Anjunabeats has grown into a global label family responsible for nurturing talents like Super8 & Tab, Nitrous Oxide and Mat Zo to both critical acclaim and club supremacy.


For this anniversary release, Above & Beyond look back over the Anjunabeats’ legacy by mixing 10 timeless tracks that remind us just how forward-thinking the label has been over its 10 years. As well as Above & Beyond’s own classic ‘Can’t Sleep’, tracks like Bart Claessen & Dave Schiemann’s ‘Madness’ (I Prefer This Mix), Signalrunners ‘These Shoulders’, Daniel Kandi’s ‘Breathe’ and Smith & Pledger’s ‘Northern Lights’ still sound as visceral, energising and uplifting as they did the first time round.

Of course, Anjunabeats is a label driven by forward motion and it is for that reason that Above & Beyond present a second of disc updated and reinterpreted versions of those 10 classic tracks, with highlights including a melodic house-influenced remix of Mat Zo’s ‘Synapse Dynamics’ by Russian trance prodigy Arty, a dark, throbbing tech transformation of Super8 & Tab’s brooding but euphoric ‘Helsinki Scorchin’ by Bart Claessen, and Super8 & Tab’s respectful, futuristic version of Above & Beyond’s ‘Can’t Sleep’. 



To celebrate this landmark release there will be also be a 10 Years of Anjunabeats party at The Gallery (Ministry Of Sound) on Friday 3rd December featuring an Anjunabeats All Stars line up of Kyau & Albert, Mat Zo, Bart Claessen, Oliver Smith and Nitrous Oxide in the Box, and Anjunadeep favourites 16 Bit Lolitas, Jody Wisternoff and James Grant in the 103.

Leaders Of The New School smashes into 2011 with a bang! Having reached the 50 milestone last year, Toolroom’s hugely popular sister imprint welcomes 123XYZ with his ‘Groove Amigos EP’.

Producing und­­er various pseudonyms, the diverse 123XYZ has enjoyed huge success on Anjunabeats, Ultra Records, Armada and Ministry of Sound amongst others, proving he can turn his hands to almost anything with the results speaking for themselves.

Lead track ‘Groove Amigos’ is a light and lively affair that blends vibrant percussion with cheeky musical loops that are engulfed by a hypnotic vocal – Guaranteed to send the dancefloor into a spin! ‘Maya’s Flute’ fuses tight beats with a delectable groove that flow beneath a delicious flute… perfect for taking you back to those sunset moments on the White Isles.

An outstanding debut on Leaders Of The New School from 123XYZ ear-marking him as a definite ‘one to watch’ for 2011.

Georgian producer Levan Nadareishvili collects all the lights he can find and puts them together in three new productions. Giving the Magic Island that breath-taking sunrise it's known for, he kicks off 2011 with a new Balearic-minded trio.

Going for the ocean-deep sounds of tender progressive and delicate trance, 'Inspiration' flows on an everlasting sound-wave of warmth. 'Green Cape Sunset' starts off more funky and continues to ride a playful, feel-good sound. Though these two will surely move the trance-loving soul, the one that is most outshining is 'Breathing'. Presented in a club-friendly and chill-out version, this collab with talented singer Szen will immediately take your senses. Heart-throbbing piano, hitting all the right notes, tender vocals by Szen and a strong whole of production-skills backing it all up.

Nuera is a name to watch. Before and after sunrise.

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Armin van Buuren, Markus Schulz, Signum, Lange, Myon & Shane 54, Paul Oakenfold, Max Graham, M.I.K.E.!

Hot off their No.1 chart hitting remix of Kamui Achtung! The Organ Donors step up on Marcel Woods Musical Madness and unleesh their very latest remix!

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Beware of our repimp meastro as he’s about to slam your booty! Heavy progressive techy beats and a massive bigroom breakdown. Big stuff, nuff said!

2011 will be the year in which the Czech Republic capital Prague comes into sharp focus under the eyes of every Markus Schulz and Coldharbour follower - and for more reasons than one.

His affections and admiration for the city of Prague will be represented in the 2011 edition of his compilation series. And in anticipation of its release, Coldharbour Recordings presents you a very special anthem; produced specifically for Prague's leading contribution to clubbing.

The annual Transmission extravaganza now stands as one of the premier dance events in the world, and the 2010 concept presented Markus with the challenge of producing a theme for the recent November night - his second such task in the space of only three years. His effort of The New World in 2008 projected him towards the trance elite, and in 2010, as one of the outstanding and consistent performers across the circuit, he took to the stage at Transmission to headline 'Future Cities'.

Already a firm fans' favorite on Global DJ Broadcast, thanks to World Tour plays in the cities of Budapest, Toronto and Bucharest, the 20,000 capacity audience at the O2 Arena channelled their emotions in unison, as Markus opened his performance on the night fittingly with the anthem. A typical driving bassline, soaring sirens and a beautiful uplifting melody embodies the passion of the Prague people, and is one anthem which will be setting many livesets alight in 2011 and beyond.

Markus Schulz presents to you Future Cities. The future is now.

Blending technical futuristic grooves, Julie Thompson’s haunting tones and blissful but bittersweet melodies, ‘My Enemy’ is the latest vocal masterpiece taken from Super8 & Tab’s celebrated debut album ‘Empire’. Edgy, uplifting, full of gritty groove and atmospheric depth, the Extended Mix continues Super8 & Tab’s growing discography of vocal trance anthems. 



Rising to number 60 in the DJ Mag Top 100 poll 2010 and being hailed by Mixmag as “on the cusp of a global takeover”, Super8 & Tab then rework the original’s elements into a deep, driving and epic Club Mix that maintains the edgy atmosphere of the original, but adds an extra acid-tweaked energy and a classic trance touch. 



Adding further clout to an already heavyweight package are legendary Dutch trance outfit Rank 1 who step up with a powerful remix full of drive and hand-raising synths.

Swiss (with Italian roots) trance legend Dave202 debuts on High Contrast Nu Breed with 'Coming Home'. Paul Webster on remix duties stepping things up a gear turning the original into a high energy raver.

He's had his warm-up round of releases, but is now ready to give it his all. Italian producer Fabio Carrara is set for his first Fabio XB solo-release, 'Reflected'. After working together with Yves De Lacroix, Micky Vi, Ronnie Play and Andrea Mazza, 'Reflected' knocks you down with nothing but pure Fabio XB power.

A bolt, deep bass, sweeping melody, outburst of synths in the break and a playful characteristic flow to it all. That's what 'Reflected' is all about. Fabio makes trance mingle with house, progressive and adds a little techno-pinch to it all. What more could a dance-loving soul ask for?

Well, some remixes! The package doesn't only include Fabio XB's own Club remix and more proggy 'XB & DeLaCroix Progressive Rework', it also shakes you down with remixes by Australian mastermind tyDi, Cressida and Albert A-Yellow. Where tyDi expanded the sweeping flow of 'Reflected', taking you on a warm ride into it all, Cressida added a more frisky sound to the track. Albert A-Yellow presents a pounding electro-based remix, to make sure there's plenty of variety!