Station To Station - The Drums / Caramel [Anjunabeats]

[Mikey]

The Drums:

Caramel:

Station To Station release their debut double-A side 'The Drums / Caramel', out now on Anjunabeats.

Italian trio Station To Station recently dropped their thumping debut track ‘SKR’ as part of the Anjunabeats Rising EP series, which Above & Beyond spun to 13,000 fans at their Group Therapy 600 celebrations at Hipódromo de las Américas, Mexico City. The track has totalled over 100K streams so far, receiving support from the likes of Suzy Solar, Genix and Tritonal.

Now, the trio are back with their first standalone single, 'The Drums / Caramel'. The double-A side features two new trance tracks replete with uplifting melodies and driving rhythms, as well as the edit of their debut track 'SKR'.

The single arrives following Station To Station’s first official shows at the Anjunabeats Rising Anjunakitchen as well as our Lost in Light Anjunabeats Rising Showcase in Shoreditch at the end of last year.

A new trio from Italy put together by TheRio, with their first release SKR played by A&B during their ABGT600 set. Really liking The Drums, has a little bit of a mix of modern and classic Anjuna in there I'd say (some may disagree which is also valid!). Quite high BPM for an Anjuna tune nowadays too! Caramel is a more groovy progressive tune but also enjoyable, lovely break too

 

[Mikey]

Out today! First post updated

 

[Progrez]

Nothing really memorable just a very plain and flat repetitive melody during the breakdown.

 

[Z Dobrej Woli]

Yeah, The Drums are interesting; what’s more interesting - Jonathan Grant (Jono from A&B) is in the credits of this track

 

[Mikey]

Yeah, The Drums are interesting; what’s more interesting - Jonathan Grant (Jono from A&B) is in the credits of this track

The trio did confirm that Jono listened to early stage demos so he’s probably helped the three out with The Drums

 

[Localized]

The Drums reminds me of The Drill, which is a good thing. The production quality is too clean and both sound like they're trying too hard to be "retro", but not bad at all. The visual rebrand is super refreshing after the garish colors of the last 8 years.

 

[NameLessYet]

The Drums feels like a track in the nowadays Tranquility Base EPs of Above & Beyond been sped up to 137.

 

[BS_BlackScout]

The Drums reminds me of The Drill, which is a good thing. The production quality is too clean and both sound like they're trying too hard to be "retro", but not bad at all. The visual rebrand is super refreshing after the garish colors of the last 8 years.

The intro bassline as well. It's almost the same as Different Ways (Dirt Devils Remix).

The trio did confirm that Jono listened to early stage demos so he’s probably helped the three out with The Drums

Riccardo helped with "Hackney Siren", which sounds... exquisite.

Yeah, The Drums are interesting; what’s more interesting - Jonathan Grant (Jono from A&B) is in the credits of this track

Dude (JG) was yapping about 138 "not having enough space between the grooves" (???) when they dropped the 20th Anniversary Extended Interview video on their channel. Of course now that high tempo is becoming "mainstream" again he changes his mind?

Extra info if you care below.
Don't give it too much thought as this thread probably isn't the place for such discussion.
However, I am just too much of a fan to not know or notice some things:

Mind you, this is coming from the very same guy (JG) who back around 2013 or so would argue [pointlessly, really] with people in the Anjunaforums (server now down, there's only recounts of it in another unofficial anjuna forum Home | AnjunaLounge and MAYBE web.archive.org) about the change in direction for A&B.

Actual quotes from the story begins here: General attitude of Anjuna fans | AnjunaLounge if you are interested.

I sometimes wonder if it was really just "eh, we're moving on" or what. Why bother wasting that much time like he did?
Then again, he never recalled those times or told the story after years passed, maybe I am being harsh on the dude.

But man, I can't help but feel like his stuff isn't very inspiring at all [ahem one of his solo earlier productions was just a ripoff from Happiness Happening (Lange Remix)].
All A&B tracks that have some attribution to him are somewhat bland and it's always the COMPLETE opposite when it's Paavo (hell check his POS alias music). Then he (J) also seems to have some weird feelings towards the old days/138 as if it's some forbidden fruit. I don't get it really.

Hence why I say Hackney Siren is a complete troll track, it's like he is still upset, in 2024, about this whole situation. It's more than obvious it was Jono due to the cross-credits between A&B and Station to Station.

 

[Freezer]

Already loved their SKR track, both iof these are also enyjoble and somewhat refreshing
7/10 for both