Above & Beyond Drop Acoustic Album on Anjunabeats/Ultra

Above & Beyond have released their critically acclaimed Above & Beyond Acoustic album, the studio album behind one of the most unique and interesting projects to emerge from the dance music space in recent memory.

Above & Beyond Acoustic – The Making Of The Album

Collecting their best songs and re-imagining them as rich orchestral acoustic arrangements, Above & Beyond Acoustic contains the studio recordings behind their already legendary acoustic shows at London’s Porchester Hall and LA’s Greek Theatre – described by Billboard as “one of the finest shows in dance music history.”

Partnering with VICE on the production and filming of the London shows, the project was spearheaded by a full length documentary concert film. Premiered online last week to a rapturous response from fans and the wider music industry alike, with the film even trending globally on Twitter during the premiere.

Full Concert Live from Porchester Hall

For their acoustic project, Above & Beyond are putting aside the CDJ and lighting rigs to showcase their deeply-rooted musicianship and classical training – inviting comparisons with London Grammar, Zero 7 and Portishead. Working with 3 singers, a string quartet, harpist, drummer and bassist, Above & Beyond Acoustic saw each of the 3 band members take a central part in both recording and performance – Tony McGuinness sings and plays guitar, mandolin and ukulele, Paavo Siljamäki plays the grand piano and cello, and Jono Grant plays the Rhodes piano, guitar and vibraphone.

The result is something Billboard described as, “orchestral and ethereal while still rooted in the world of electronica”, with legendary ambient and electronic producer Tom Middleton calling the album “beautiful, timeless music.”

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Website: http://www.aboveandbeyond.nu/
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