Wait, has “Year Zero” by Andy Moor ever been released on anjunabeats? I only knew it was on AVA.
My Anjuna25 - Your top 25 tracks from the label(s)
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on that list there are some tracks that weren't originally released on Anjuna but got licensed for some Anjuna VA releases (compilations etc) later, I guess they just loaded the entire Anjuna discography in there and never excluded such tracks
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The overall fan top 25 was a very interesting list. Stacked full of A&B originals - but which tracks?
25. Gabriel & Dresden feat. Sub Teal - Only Road (Cosmic Gate Remix) [2018]
24. Seven Lions & Jason Ross feat. Paul Meany - Higher Love (Original Mix) [2017]
23. Lane 8 feat. Solomon Grey - Diamonds (Original Mix) [2014]
22. Above & Beyond - Sun In Your Eyes (Original Mix) [2011]
21. Above & Beyond feat. Richard Bedford - Northern Soul (Extended Mix) [2017]
20. Above & Beyond feat. Zoë Johnston - Quicksand/Don’t Go (Extended Mix) [2025]
19. Above & Beyond & anamé feat. Marty Longstaff - Gratitude (Extended Mix) [2022]
18. OceanLab - Sky Falls Down (Armin van Buuren Remix) [2003]
17. Above & Beyond feat. Zoë Johnston - We’re All We Need (Original Mix) [2014]
16. Above & Beyond feat. Zoë Johnston - Good For Me (Above & Beyond Club Mix) [2006]
15. Ben Böhmer & Nils Hoffmann feat. Malou - Breathing (Extended Mix) [2019]
14. Super8 & Tab - Helsinki Scorchin' (Original Mix) [2006]
13. Above & Beyond feat. Richard Bedford - Alone Tonight (Above & Beyond Club Mix) [2006]
12. OceanLab - Satellite (Original Above & Beyond Mix) [2004]
11. OceanLab - Sirens of the Sea (Above & Beyond Club Mix) [2008]
10. Above & Beyond feat. Ashley Tomberlin - Can’t Sleep (Original Mix) [2006]
9. Above & Beyond vs. Andy Moor - Air For Life (Original Mix) [2005]
8. Above & Beyond feat. Richard Bedford - Thing Called Love (Original Mix) [2011]
7. Arty & Mat Zo - Rebound (Original Mix) [2011]
6. OceanLab - On A Good Day (Original Mix) [2008]
5. Above & Beyond feat. Zoë Johnston - No One On Earth (Gabriel & Dresden Remix) [2004]
4. 16BL - Deep In My Soul (Original Mix) [2014]
3. Nox Vahn & Marsh - Come Together (Extended Mix) [2020]
2. Luminary - Amsterdam (Smith & Pledger Remix) [2005]
1. Above & Beyond feat. Richard Bedford - Sun & Moon (Above & Beyond Club Mix) [2011]
The overall fan top 25 was a very interesting list. Stacked full of A&B originals - but which tracks?
25. Gabriel & Dresden feat. Sub Teal - Only Road (Cosmic Gate Remix) [2018]
24. Seven Lions & Jason Ross feat. Paul Meany - Higher Love (Original Mix) [2017]
23. Lane 8 feat. Solomon Grey - Diamonds (Original Mix) [2014]
22. Above & Beyond - Sun In Your Eyes (Original Mix) [2011]
21. Above & Beyond feat. Richard Bedford - Northern Soul (Extended Mix) [2017]
20. Above & Beyond feat. Zoë Johnston - Quicksand/Don’t Go (Extended Mix) [2025]
19. Above & Beyond & anamé feat. Marty Longstaff - Gratitude (Extended Mix) [2022]
18. OceanLab - Sky Falls Down (Armin van Buuren Remix) [2003]
17. Above & Beyond feat. Zoë Johnston - We’re All We Need (Original Mix) [2014]
16. Above & Beyond feat. Zoë Johnston - Good For Me (Above & Beyond Club Mix) [2006]
15. Ben Böhmer & Nils Hoffmann feat. Malou - Breathing (Extended Mix) [2019]
14. Super8 & Tab - Helsinki Scorchin' (Original Mix) [2006]
13. Above & Beyond feat. Richard Bedford - Alone Tonight (Above & Beyond Club Mix) [2006]
12. OceanLab - Satellite (Original Above & Beyond Mix) [2004]
11. OceanLab - Sirens of the Sea (Above & Beyond Club Mix) [2008]
10. Above & Beyond feat. Ashley Tomberlin - Can’t Sleep (Original Mix) [2006]
9. Above & Beyond vs. Andy Moor - Air For Life (Original Mix) [2005]
8. Above & Beyond feat. Richard Bedford - Thing Called Love (Original Mix) [2011]
7. Arty & Mat Zo - Rebound (Original Mix) [2011]
6. OceanLab - On A Good Day (Original Mix) [2008]
5. Above & Beyond feat. Zoë Johnston - No One On Earth (Gabriel & Dresden Remix) [2004]
4. 16BL - Deep In My Soul (Original Mix) [2014]
3. Nox Vahn & Marsh - Come Together (Extended Mix) [2020]
2. Luminary - Amsterdam (Smith & Pledger Remix) [2005]
1. Above & Beyond feat. Richard Bedford - Sun & Moon (Above & Beyond Club Mix) [2011]
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that modern-ish anjunadeep stuff feels so out of place here, especially #4 by 16bl and #3 by nox vahn and marsh, they must've ran their entire fanbase voting
also Sun and Moon must be by far the most overrated trance track of all times
JohnnyBarefoot1992
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Ok, regarding this list:
It's not that this list is necessarily a bad list. To be honest, most of the tracks are actually really good and a considerable amount of them I would say they are or have become classics on their own merits, but I have to admit that there is a specific problem with this list which is a certain amount of recency bias.
I mean, let's face it, neither "Only Road" nor "Higher Love" are that great to be considered part of the Top 25 Greatest Anjunabeats tracks of all-time. I mean, for once, neither of those two tracks are even ten years old, and even if they were already, they're just simply not that great to be considered among the Top 25 Greatest Anjunabeats tracks of all-time. It just doesn't make any sense to. And the same goes to "Diamonds" which is pretty good but not that great to be Top 25 of all-time.
As for other tracks, "Gratitude" is definitely a great track and it's one of the tracks I put the most on my Instagram stories when I want to thank people for something, but to be one of the Top 25 Anjunabeats tracks of all-time it's kind of too much I think. Being from 2022 the track will next year start its process of becoming a classic since its turning three years old which is in my opinion the time when the track stops being recent and enters the process of becoming a classic which only becomes complete when the track reaches its twelfth anniversary, so, I think it's kind of too much to see this track on this list no matter how great it is. But I think the most glaring example of this is "Quicksand (Don't Go)". I mean, it's definitely one of the greatest tracks of the year, but it was just recently released, it's not even one year old, it's months old therefore it makes absolutely no sense to be on this list.
The Ben Böhmer track once again is by no means a bad one, but seriously? Does it realistically make any sense for it to be above tracks like "Sun In Your Eyes", "Sky Falls Down" and "Good For Me"? I mean, let's face it, as good as it might be, and I myself enjoy the track, does it realistically make any sense for it to be above tracks that actually are already established classics? I mean, I don't even know if people will remember this track in a few years from now. I mean, it's nice, I don't dislike it at all, but it in no way has timeless classic potential, it's good for its time, but in a few years from now I highly doubt it will stand out as a proper actual classic.
Regarding "Deep In My Soul", I love that track. I used to listen to it a lot back in 2014 and I still listen to it nowadays from time to time. It's definitely one of the most memorable releases of Anjunadeep, especially during that era, but number 4 of all-time? Really? I mean, it's pretty good and it's ageing really well, but I wouldn't consider it a timeless classic, at least not in the same vein as other more well-established proper classics, I mean, all tracks that were between numbers 14 and 5 are far more memorable and way more established classic material than "Deep In My Soul" which is pretty good and next year it will most likely earn the title of "classic" as it will turn twelve, but number 4 of all-time is way too much, in my very honest opinion.
As for "Come Together", I honestly didn't know about this one until I heard it yesterday, and while it is pretty good from what I heard, I mean, let's face it, it's not top 3 of all-time material, it's not even that old! It will turn six next year, it's barely something. It's not an established classic, and as good as it might be I wouldn't say number 3 of all-time makes much sense.
As for the huge number of Above & Beyond tracks on the list:
To be absolutely honest, that does not surprise me, and it doesn't bother me that much because even I voted on 16 tracks which had their name in some form there, so I can't really say I don't understand why the overwhelming majority of the tracks are by them, after all, they are the biggest name on the label and they were the ones who created it in the first place, so, it makes sense that people would vote en masse on many of their tracks, especially because most of them have actually aged really well and have become timeless classics on their own merits, so that really doesn't bother me much although I would never vote neither for "Gratitude" and even less for "Quicksand (Don't Go)" because not only those tracks barely have a history as they're incredibly recent, especially the second one, but also because they're not even among the greatest of the greatest Above & Beyond tracks, at least not in my very honest opinion.
As for Sun & Moon being voted the greatest Anjunabeats track of all-time:
I understand the controversy, after all, it is a pretty poppy tune, but you'll have to admit, the track has aged really well, I mean, the track was released almost 15 years ago and it still sounds as fresh as it did back then, it has barely aged, in my very honest opinion. And even if it is a bit too poppy, at least it's a well-executed pop(py) track, the production is pretty good, the way it develops is well-done, Richard Bedford does a phenomenal job on vocals, and pretty much everything in it works. It might not be the tranciest track there is, but you cannot deny that it is an extremely well-produced track, so I kind of understand why it won, even I voted for it!
So, yeah, with all this said and done, I would say that this is in no way a bad list but it does suffer from some problems, in particular the recency bias which made some still not quite classics and even some just downright recent tracks enter the list in lieu of some other proper classics that would make much more sense to be on the list.
As much as I agree on the recency bias thing, even though it seems to work mostly for Anjunadeep stuff, and A&B own tunes (kind of proving that modern Anjunabeats is shite), if I wanted to argue I could say that we tend to romanticize the classics, adding sentimental value upon the music itself. So it works both ways.
Also I wouldn't agree that CG remix of Only Road is there because of that. It's been nominated for Grammy for a reason.
JohnnyBarefoot1992
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The whole Grammy nomination is a bit generic and even inconsistent in that department. I mean, "Who Let The Dogs Out" actually won a Grammy for best Electronic/Dance track against "Porcelain" by Moby, so, can we really take it that much seriously?
I'm not disregarding the Cosmic Gate Remix of "Only Road" in any way, I'm just saying that a Grammy is not necessarily an award for actual musical excellence, but rather to something that is more popular and more well-known.
As for us romanticising the classics, it depends on the classics, some have aged better than others, that's for sure, but I think for the most part Anjunabeats material from 2001 to 2010 has aged far better and have become much more of a reference musically speaking than most post-2010 stuff of the label, that's not necessarily because I think there hasn't been good music being released on Anjunabeats since then, but it's mostly because for me those classics have and will always have a longer-lasting impact than most of their post-2010 catalogue.
Jetflag
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Ah yes, sun and moon..
where “me” is cleverly rhymed with “me”
and “tonight” with “tonight”
genius
where “me” is cleverly rhymed with “me”
and “tonight” with “tonight”
genius
marcopm
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recency bias + songs with vocals bias + a&b (in this case) bias.. I'm not particularly surprised, unfortunately that's how it goes with charts based on the listeners' choice.
The other charts posted here are way more interesting and well-thought
The other charts posted here are way more interesting and well-thought
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Exodom
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I'm the mood for making lists after the Trancefix vote, so here's one for my favorite label of all time.
1. P.O.S - Gravity (original or Arksun remix)
2. Taurine - Alto
3. Smith & Pledger - Amsterdam (original or S&P remix)
4. Oceanlab - Satellite
5. Mat Zo - Synapse Dynamics
6. Epic - Rusch & Murray
7. Above & Beyond - No One On Earth (G&D Remix)
8. Above & Beyond - Surrender (Tranquility Base)
9. Alt 4- Alt4
10. Amnesia - Nitrous Oxide
11. OceanLab - Breaking Ties (Analog Haven Mix)
12. Epic - Rusch & Murray
13. Super8 - Alba
14. Oliver Smith - Nimbus
15. OceanLab - Sky Falls Down (Armin van Buuren Remix) [2003]
16. Matt Hardwick - Connected
17. Smith & Pledger - Forever
18. Oliver Smith - Cirrus
19. Mat Zo - Lucky Strike
20. OceanLab - Sirens of the Sea (Above & Beyond Club Mix)
21. Mat Zo - Lucky Strike
22. Above & Beyond feat. Ashley Tomberlin - Can’t Sleep
23. Thrillseekers - These Shoulders (Club Mix)
24. Above & Beyond - Alchemy
25. Above & Beyond - Sun In Your Eyes (Original Mix)
I would love if the forum here had a community results list for the Anjunabeats label like it does for the end of years. I have a feeling the list produced would be much more representative of what I think to be the labels best tracks, compared to what we got with the official one. I also think Anjunabeats and Anjunadeep should not have been combined.
1. P.O.S - Gravity (original or Arksun remix)
2. Taurine - Alto
3. Smith & Pledger - Amsterdam (original or S&P remix)
4. Oceanlab - Satellite
5. Mat Zo - Synapse Dynamics
6. Epic - Rusch & Murray
7. Above & Beyond - No One On Earth (G&D Remix)
8. Above & Beyond - Surrender (Tranquility Base)
9. Alt 4- Alt4
10. Amnesia - Nitrous Oxide
11. OceanLab - Breaking Ties (Analog Haven Mix)
12. Epic - Rusch & Murray
13. Super8 - Alba
14. Oliver Smith - Nimbus
15. OceanLab - Sky Falls Down (Armin van Buuren Remix) [2003]
16. Matt Hardwick - Connected
17. Smith & Pledger - Forever
18. Oliver Smith - Cirrus
19. Mat Zo - Lucky Strike
20. OceanLab - Sirens of the Sea (Above & Beyond Club Mix)
21. Mat Zo - Lucky Strike
22. Above & Beyond feat. Ashley Tomberlin - Can’t Sleep
23. Thrillseekers - These Shoulders (Club Mix)
24. Above & Beyond - Alchemy
25. Above & Beyond - Sun In Your Eyes (Original Mix)
I would love if the forum here had a community results list for the Anjunabeats label like it does for the end of years. I have a feeling the list produced would be much more representative of what I think to be the labels best tracks, compared to what we got with the official one. I also think Anjunabeats and Anjunadeep should not have been combined.
So here's my list. I submitted it late, so none of it made the final poll (though it wouldn't have affected the results anyway).
I decided to open my mind to this list and I thought to myself: "If possible, what Anjunabeats release has been your favourite for each year." This kind of worked, but ofc the label didn't have frequent releases when it came out and there were some years I preferred tunes to others. So there are bits where some years have nothing at all whereas other spots may have two or three releases from one year. All tunes are in order of year, so not specifically Number 1 etc. They were all worth the same point regardless on where you placed them anyway. So yeah a slightly weird way of doing it but I guess it works for me.
The other thing is that I only started listening to Trance in 2007 when I was a young teen. I was mostly listening to a lot of classic compilations (one of them being Anjunabeats Vol. 5), instead of actual tracks, so a lot of the older classics that have been mentioned I never heard growing up. It wasn't until mid 2010 that I began following the scene so I've grown up with a lot of the Trance since then. I would follow Anjunabeats on and off, but I got hooked with them again just after COVID I would say, and I went to my first Anjuna event (Creamfields 2021), though then again I don't go to many gigs in general. So that's why there's a mix of classics and modern stuff in my list (Feel free to roast me!) but I can confirm that all tunes mean something to me and bring back good memories and some recent ones too!
There's also some great lists in here as well from everyone! Mostly the earlier years which is totally understandable. A few of them I've never heard so I'll be sure to check them out!
(Also I made a booboo when making this list: Endre - Kallocain should be the Robert Nickson Remix)