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Release Date: 14th June 2021

Alex Sonata & TheRio return to Anjunabeats with ‘Are We Dreaming / Higher’.

The duo may be familiar to many of our fans through their output on Enhanced and Armada Music. They first made contact in 2018 after regularly supporting each other’s releases. After many collaborations, the Scottish/Italian pairing decided to make it official in 2020, and Alex Sonata & TheRio was born. 

After making their label debut earlier this year on the Anjunabeats Rising Volume 4 with ‘Time’, the duo have two new tracks to share. ‘Are We Dreaming / Higher’ is out now on Anjunabeats.

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Amor Que Não Esquece é uma faixa Afro House espiritual de  inspirada no Salmo 98.
Uma celebração moderna, intensa e profética onde percussões tribais, guitarras emotivas, sax clássico e pads worship criam uma atmosfera de renovo, esperança e poder.

Amor Que Não Esquece

After the triumph of "In The Human Voice," R9 was eager to face his next challenge—Kiara! She was the most enchanting female voice he had ever heard, and he instantly fell in love with it—a feeling simply unknown on Threxilon and throughout the entire Xyloid system. They don't even understand the concept of male and female in our culture; they operate on the premise of two similar-looking races! How exactly this worked for the Xyloids remained unclear, but more on that another time. First, he had to meet Kiara in her hometown.

Winter Hollow was a relic of a bygone era: abandoned houses reminiscent of ghost movie sets, a lighthouse, and a studio where Kiara and her late father recorded Christmas carols, nursery rhymes, and folk music. Together with locals, they created music whose sounds permeated the thin concrete walls and spilled out onto the street for decades. Far from the glaring metropolises, a musical phenomenon was blossoming here—one that R9's sensors detected during the Interplanetary Sound Battles. Tracks like "Love & Light," "All Souls' Day," and many others blared from the speakers of clubs, bars, and cafes, and R9's curiosity grew.

His angular quantum ship landed right on the beach, its titanium alloy hull gleaming in the moonlight as he stomped down the ramp. His eyes shifted from a vibrant red (activity mode) to an inquisitive blue as he registered Kiara's studio. No need to wait—the coordinates were precise. The mysterious singer, with a voice like liquid silver, resided in the loft above the studio, surrounded by vintage synths, antique instruments, and microphones. The door creaked open, and there she stood: Kiara, her red hair cascading, her blue eyes sparkling like distant stars. Her presence was electrifying; Even without singing, the air around her vibrated.

“R9 from Threxilon,” she said, her voice as smooth as a glissando yet possessing a depth that resonated with overtones up to 2 kHz. “I heard your composition ‘In The Human Voice,’ and it deeply moved me.”

R9’s processors hummed. “Your voice… phenomenal. Those harmonies, the nuances.” Kiara’s voice doesn’t simply produce notes or words; it plays with subtle nuances—her lines are gentle yet clear and defined. It was precisely these nuances that fascinated R9. “I need to analyze them, integrate them. A track! Us!” He hoped he had made himself clear enough.

Kiara smiled and led him into her studio. Walls lined with records, a mixing console glowing in the dim light. She immediately demonstrated a warm a cappella intro, her voice soaring from 250 Hz into dizzying falsetto passages, modulated with natural vibrato. R9 scanned feverishly—VOXALG-2 was already loading data: formants like crystal resonators, breath sounds as a granular layer. “Perfect for XYLO.”

They talked for hours—or hummed, as R9 did. Kiara conveyed human emotions: longing through drawn-out vowels, strength in subtle pauses. R9 shared xyloid algorithms with her and showed her holograms of Threxilon's resonating cavities. The chemistry was right; no long discussions. “Let's get started,” R9 said.

Kiara laughed brightly. “Your enthusiasm is contagious. Let's develop ‘Our Language Is Music’—your beats, my soul.”

R9 connected his interface to her setup; VOXALG-2 adapted live. He laid the foundations: deep bass at 35 Hz, metallic clang. Kiara contributed a hypnotic hook: “Rhythmic clicks align our minds…” Her voice blended seamlessly, higher harmonics dancing over crystalline synthesizers. R9 modulated in real time, adding xyloid clicks. The first drop exploded: seismic, yet carried by a gentle power.

By dawn, they had a rough mix. “This will connect worlds,” R9 hummed, his eyes glowing a soft pink—a new, unusual signal? Kiara touched him gently. “And more. Let’s keep going.”

The fog of Winter Hollow lifted as their track sent out its first ripples on the second Sunday of Advent. R9’s plan had worked—immediate, intense, revolutionary. The next evolution of XYLO was imminent.

Our Language Is Music

Group Therapy

Sweetest Heart (feat. Zoë Johnston)

Meet Me In Montauk

Meet Me In Montauk (Extended Mix)

Trine EP

U (Original Mix)

The stories behind the EP:

Will I Ever Find Love - I wrote this record after I developed quite strong feelings for someone, but the person did not have the same feelings back for me. I’m usually a very happy person, but this experience put me in quite a dark place at the time, which is when I wrote this track. Having never been in a serious relationship with anyone, this track represents the feeling of wondering if you will ever find the one.

Downpour - This record was written in October of 2016 soon after my graduation from Duke University when I was living with family east of San Francisco (in a town called Danville). To clear my mind, I would take walks on a mountain called Mt. Diablo, conveniently about 5-10 minutes away. I get far more inspired from foggy/rainy weather than when it is sunny, so I usually went on long hikes when a rainstorm would be forecasted. One morning I was hiking on the mountain, there was a massive rainstorm, and the fog and the clouds provided some gorgeous views. Later that afternoon, I started “Downpour” based on this experience.

Tassajara - This record was actually written a day or two after Downpour in October of 2016, still with the initial inspiration of fog and rain from my mountain hiking. At the time, I was writing music some 12-16 hours a day, with a single break in the middle of the day for lunch. The main road I would take to get lunch was called “Camino Tassajara.” One day on my way back from lunch, I was testing what is now “Tassajara” on my car’s sound system, when I glanced at a street sign, and the name fit perfectly.

Downpour EP

Will I Ever Find Love

Will I Ever Find Love (Original Mix)

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Release Date: 10th September 
ANJ572D

Grum’s ‘Deep State’ transmissions resume...
Conspiracy theories have been running wild around the disappearance of Graeme Shepherd a.k.a. Grum’s second (or is that third) artist L.P. ‘Deep State’. Announced late in 2018, the album vanished. While he cannot confirm nor deny some of the more colourful conjecture around the album’s withdrawal, Grum and Anjunabeats are pleased to announce that ‘Deep State’ is back, rewired and reinvigorated for 2019.

Reflecting the unsettling times we live in, ‘Deep State’ has moments of light and dark. It’s a showcase of Grum’s ability to craft pitch-black progressive and immersive vocal pop. The 10-track album is a refined take on the current state of progressive trance.

A throwback to the riff-heavy rave sounds of the 90s, the first broadcast from ‘Deep State’ is ‘Stay’. As heard on Above & Beyond’s Anjunabeats Volume 14 mix compilation, this saturnine warehouse cut was a popular set opener this summer. ‘Stay’ features a haunting vocal from British singer Nathalie Shay, who you can also hear on ‘Afterglow’.

Grum’s ‘Stay’ is available to download and stream now (https://Anjunabeats.lnk.to/GRSPr), with ‘Deep State’ finally available on November 8. ‘Deep State’ is available to pre-order now via the Anjuna Music Store and iTunes. (https://Anjunabeats.lnk.to/GDSPr)

Grum’s ‘Deep State Rewired’ tour begins with an album launch party on November 1 at Steelyard London, where he’s joined by Gabriel & Dresden and Genix. Featuring a variety of artists, the tour runs through February 2020. Full list of dates can be found here (http://anjunabeats.com/deepstate) with further worldwide dates to be announced soon.

Grum feat. Natalie Shay - Stay

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Release Date: 8th November 2019
ANJCD073

Grum’s broadcasts from the ‘Deep State’ go live.

Continuing to redefine and reinvigorate the sound of trance and progressive music, Grum finally pulls back the curtain on ‘Deep State’, his brand new artist album out now on Anjunabeats.

Reflecting the unsettling times we live in, ‘Deep State’ has moments of light and dark. It’s a showcase of Grum’s ability to craft pitch-black progressive and immersive vocal pop. The 10-track album is a refined take on the current state of progressive trance.

With tinges of classic trance and 90’s rave culture across the record, Grum embraces vintage dance floor ideas in a thoroughly modern way. Acid-edged summer hit ‘Stay’ introduces Natalie Shay to the dance music world, also lending her voice to the anthemic LP closer ‘Afterglow’. ‘Running’ sees Grum partner with the soulful voice of London’s Jinadu, while Dom Youdan muses on the monotony of modern life with ‘Tomorrow’. ‘Home’, featuring Nicole Dash Jones, provides a deeper moment the mix, before the intensity of ‘Genesis’ and ‘Altered State’ take over.

‘Deep State’ is available to download and stream now, with CD and limited edition signed vinyl available via the Anjuna Music Store. (https://Anjunabeats.lnk.to/GDSPr)

Taking transmissions worldwide, Grum’s 'Deep State Rewired’ album tour kicked off with an all night rave at London’s Steel Yard, before heading to North America this November. Grum returns to the U.K. for Warehouse Project Manchester, plus Anjunabeats showcases in Birmingham and Glasgow. Deep State Rewired shows continue into the new year with tickets available at http://anjunabeats.com/deepstate.

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Release Date: 4th February 2020

Label heavyweight Sunny Lax returns to Anjunabeats with his first release of 2020, pairing up a highlight from his powerhouse Dreamstate set (‘Solar Plexus’) with the brooding triplets of ‘Torus’.

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Sunny Lax - Solar Plexus

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