{"id":399642,"date":"2025-01-15T15:06:45","date_gmt":"2025-01-15T20:06:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dancingastronaut.com\/?p=399642"},"modified":"2025-01-15T15:09:31","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T20:09:31","slug":"above-beyonds-third-act-the-launch-of-anjunachill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dancingastronaut.com\/2025\/01\/above-beyonds-third-act-the-launch-of-anjunachill\/","title":{"rendered":"Above & Beyond’s Third Act: The Launch of Anjunachill"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After 25 years of building one of dance music’s most devoted communities, Above & Beyond <\/strong>is formalizing their relationship with ambient music through Anjunachill, a rebrand of their Reflections imprint that feels less like a business decision and more like a coming home for the trio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The journey to Anjunachill <\/strong>reads like electronic music mythology: three producers who conquered trance (Anjunabeats) and deep house (Anjunadeep) find themselves playing yoga sets at Burning Man’s Robot Heart stage. That 2014 sunrise session sparked “Flow State,”<\/strong> their RIAA Gold-certified meditation album that proved electronic music could heal as effectively as it could move bodies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast forward through 250 releases and 150 million streams under the Reflections banner, and suddenly that spontaneous desert moment ushered in destiny. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now re-named Anjunachill, the refreshed imprint’s inaugural release “Shall We Begin,” <\/strong>was first teased to 15,000 devotees at ABGT600 in Mexico City. The track exists in that ethereal space Above & Beyond carved out with classics like “Sun In Your Eyes” and “Tri-State” – all patient builds and emotional payoffs that hit harder precisely because they whisper instead of shout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The label’s future looks equally compelling: Planet of Souls<\/strong> (a new project from NERD\/Gorillaz collaborator Paul Rogers), South African neo-classical duo Ad Harmonium<\/strong>, and Anjunadeep favorites like Luttrell <\/strong>exploring their contemplative side. Between Glastonbury showcases and BBC 6 Music cosigns, Anjunachill isn’t just preserving dance music’s meditative heart – it’s proving that sometimes the most revolutionary acts in electronic music happen at 0 BPM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Above & Beyond<\/strong> prepares for their Coachella debut this April, Anjunachill feels like perfect timing – a reminder that the same producers who mastered main stage euphoria have always been equally fluent in introspection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n