Group Therapy

Above Beyond | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 7, 2011)
• Original Release Date: 2011
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Ultra Records
• ASIN: B004XIQJ1Y
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Music
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (43 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #18,642 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Filmic

2. Alchemy feat. Zoë Johnston

3. Sun & Moon feat. Richard Bedford

4. You Got To Go feat. Zoë Johnston

5. Black Room Boy (vocals by Tony McGuinness and Richard Bedford)

6. Giving It Out feat. Zoë Johnston

7. On My Way To Heaven feat. Richard Bedford

8. Prelude

9. Sun In Your Eyes

10. Love Is Not Enough feat. Zoë Johnston

11. Every Little Beat feat. Richard Bedford

12. Sweetest Heart feat. Zoë Johnston

13. Thing Called Love feat. Richard Bedford

14. Only A Few Things feat. Zoë Johnston

15. Eternal

Editorial Reviews

The eagerly awaited second artist album from Above & Beyond, the follow up to the band's acclaimed debut album Tri-State, now widely recognised as one of the landmark electronic albums of the last decade.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Not for everyone, but fantastic vocal trance album. June 12, 2011

By Antonio S.

Format:MP3 Music|Amazon Verified Purchase

I picked this album up before seeing Above and Beyond in concert. This album is fantastic. However, it is different then many of their other albums. Unlike Ajunbeats and their other albums, this album is mostly vocal. If you are vocal trance fan, then this album is a must. If you prefer Above and Beyond's less lyric focused sets, then you may be disappointed. Just keep this in mind if you are thinking about purchasing Group Therapy. If I could do it all over again, I would buy this album again and be happy about it.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Return to a Dreamy Modern Soundscape June 10, 2011

By B. Ackley

Format:Audio CD

Above & Beyond's "group therapy" could easily be considered a sequel to their studio album "tri-state". Vocal collaborators Zoe Johnston and Richard Bedford dive into the lush and dreamy sounds crafted on "Group Therapy" and help make this unforgettable experience. Rather than retread previous works A&B have kept things fresh by adding new sounds and themes without straying from their trademark uplifting trance. Some fans may frown on the numerous vocal tracks found on this album but for me the vocals work here and aren't excessive or off putting. As always A&B albums tend to be a mix of club tracks and down tempo works crafted in the context of a greater work. For those wanting straight club rhythms the album singles with their various remixes will do nicely.

As for the album this is a dreamy trip through a emtional soundscape filled with highs, lows and lots of introspection. The album open with the lush "filmic" - a slice of gorgeous synths, quiet piano and a melody reminiscent of "just listen" from Oceanlab's "Sirens of the sea" album. The track quietly invites the listener in before giving way to the danceable "alchemy". The lion's share of "group therapy"'s dance tracks are what you would expect - uplifting, melodic productions. "You got to Go", "giving it out", "on my way to heaven", "love is not enough" and "thing called love" are all urgent dancefloor fillers complete with euphoric sounds, spirited vocals and insistent beats. There's a lot to love.

To mix things up A&B throw in next single "Thing called love" with it's punchy electronic sounds and Dirty Vegas inspired beats. The song is easily the most commercial track the group has produced in some time. Other songs "Black Room Boy" and "Sun & moon" take a harder trance sound combined with male pop vocals.The result is quite satisfying.

Finally, there are the softer moments on the album. The quiet tracks here make you reflect and think. "Only a few things" invokes the sense of being up in the middle of the night, sad and thinking while the rest of the world sleeps. "Sun in your eyes" with its whispered vocals recalls the dancier tracks like a fading dream. Album closer "eternal" brings the dream to a close as the rich sounds become sparse until finally the fading sound of a harp is all that lingers.

There are lots of artists that make trance music and to the casual listener most of it sounds the same. When one listens to Above and Beyond you realise this isn't just trance music- this is art. Amazing.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Just amazing June 7, 2011

By Kris Gamache

Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase

This is yet another amazing album from Above and Beyond. The vocals are varied, and the songs seem (at first, to me) less thematically tied together as Tri-State, but every one is just as gorgeous and deep. I can tell I'm going to be listening to this for years to come. If you like Above and Beyond, vocal trance, or just great chill-out music, you owe it to yourself to check this out.