Anjunabeats 100 + From Goa to Rio

Above & Beyond | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 8, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Ultra Records
• ASIN: B0014DBZQU
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #84,075 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Anjunabeats "Volume One" - Above & Beyond

Editorial Reviews

Voted #6 DJs in the latest DJ Mag Top 100 poll, Above & Beyond are a true dance music success story. As artists, DJs, remixers, and label owners, the group's dedication and independent ethos permeate everything they do. This release is the next installment in a must have series. Two CDs and a DVD packed with unreleased exclusives and future anthems, including several exclusive new tracks from Above & Beyond themselves. The DVD footage includes highlights from an Anjunabeach event in Goa, India and New Year's Eve in Brazil where they played to over 720,000 people.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Trip Down Memory Lane...., April 9, 2008

By 

Rave Till Dawn Jorge "Trance Addict" (Miami, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Anjunabeats 100 + From Goa to Rio (Audio CD)

Let me start off by saying that this new release is not what I was expecting, and that was a next volume to either the popular Anjunabeats series or even to the Anjunabeats Worldwide series. You get neither on this release. Instead this is more of a greatest hits complilation that the Anjunabeats Label has had it's hand in. To some people this might be a major let down if you were expecting new material, but as for myself, I liked siting back and remembering some classic trance tunes from 2000 till 2007.

I can see some reviewers giving this a lower rating, but IMO I cant bring myself to giving this a lower rating. The track selection is flawless and though some of the tracks may be outdated to some, I have no problem remembering the feeling I had when I first heard some of these tracks. A good example for me is OceanLab's "Sky Falls Down". One of my alltime favorites and I'm sure you will all have a bit of the same feeling as well.

Here's the tracklisting
Disc 1

Cara Dillon vs 2 Devine - Black Is The Colour
Super8 & Tab - Helsinki Scorchin'
Above & Beyond - No One On Earth
Boom Jinx feat. Key - Eternal Reminiscence
Tranquility Base - Razorfish
Alt + F4 - Alt + F4
OceanLab - Beautiful Together
Sunny Lax - P.U.M.A.
Rush & Murray - Epic
Daniel Kandi - Child
P.O.S. - Summer Sun
Nitrous Oxide - North Pole
Aalto - Rush
OceanLab - Satellite
Super8 - Alba
Above & Beyond - Alone Tonight

Disc 2

Anjunabeats - Volume One
David West feat. Andreas Hermansson - Larry Mountains 54
Above & Beyond vs Andy Moor - Air For Life
Aalto - 5
Maor Levi - Reflect
Signalrunners - Aria Epica
Luminary - Amsterdam
Endre - Kallocain
OceanLab - Clear Blue Water
Smith & Pledger - Believe
Nitromethane - Time To Die
Above & Beyond pres. Tranquilty Base - Surrender
OceanLab - Sky Falls Down
Jono Grant vs Mike Koglin - Circuits
Matt Hardwick vs Smith & Pledger - Day One

There you go. I hope the tracklisting helps. Oh! Before I forget, the DVD is really nothing to write home about. It's about 45 mins long and the full description of it is in the comments section. Overall it's not a bad deal for 15 bucks to get 2 CD's AND a DVD.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Its a Compilation!, May 7, 2008

By 

W. Webb "Titanic Core Extra" (SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Anjunabeats 100 + From Goa to Rio (Audio CD)

Above and Beyond releases Anjunabeats 100 as a COMPILATION of the best of the FIRST 100 tracks that their amazing label has releases since its inception.
It is stange that some people are dissapointed that no new material is released. It is obvious that they did not read their press release as for the reason of this new cd compilation.

A good buy for people that want a bunch of amazing singles, that have PREVIOUSLY been released.
So, if you already own the tracks, its probably best to skip this one, and if not, get it, after all, it is their milestone album.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Some of the best Trance Music compilations out there, May 18, 2010

By 

M. Munjal "M Munjal" (NJ, USA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Anjunabeats 100 (Audio CD)

I can keep this simple, Above & Beyond are extremely well known (for those who listen to trance & melodic/trance). This is simply a great compilation of 30 of their best songs (chosen by them however, it is not a "fan-favorite" or anything).

For those of you who know them, I highly recommend this if you do not own most of their separate work already. Otherwise, this is a very fast and easy way to acquire some of their best work without buying $100 worth of albums.

For those of you who do not know them, except rich melodic trance and regular trance/dance music. The beats are loud and original, the (female) vocals are entrancing and melodic, and overall, it is just a great value for money. This is a great place to start your trance collection, and start with some of the best. If not, look into Armin Van Buuren or Tiesto, the two main known artists of the genre.