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Release date: 3rd October 2022

Leeds based composer Jessie Marcella presents her second solo EP release on Reflections with ‘Untitled Pt. 2’.

Jessie joined our label family this summer with ‘Untitled’. The 4-track EP garnered support from Sian Eleri on BBC Radio 1 and showcased Marcella’s ability to compose music that uplifts and subdues at the same time. Her new EP ‘Untitled Pt. 2’ is a continuation of this project, with 4 more ambient compositions to sink into.

Jessie’s always been drawn to deep, emotive soundscapes. She’s classically trained in the clarinet, and found early inspiration in her work from the likes of Sigur Rós and Ralph Vaughan Williams. Much of Marcella’s inspiration for this EP comes from nature, growing up in Devizes, Wiltshire, a small, peaceful market town not far from Bristol.

It’s easy to over-think when writing ambient music, so Jessie always aims to keep it simple. Marcella describes her music-making process as a series of happy accidents. She’ll write a melancholy melody on her home studio keyboard and use a range of plug-ins to extend, deconstruct and distort. She created ‘Untitled Pt.2’ in Ableton Live, favouring piano, strings and subtle percussion alongside her own stretched-out vocals.

‘Untitled 05’, for example, was originally meant as an interlude, and began with a string melody. Marcella loved the rawness and depth, and added her own ghostly vocals to create a stripped-back and majestic introductory track. ‘Untitled 06’ sounds like a combination of a heartbeat and breathing, with light, bird-like flute adding sunshine to the composition, mirroring Marcella’s connection to the outdoors. ‘Untitled 07’ is a piano-leaning track with a reflective melody and wistful synths, and the only track of the EP with an audible beat. ‘Untitled 08’ was recorded with eight string players from Up North Orchestra, which is why it sounds so visceral.

Nothing has a title because Marcella wants her listeners to approach the EP with a clean mind and no pre-dispositions. “It’s like when you read a book before you’ve watched the film version, your imagination comes into play,” Marcella says. “That’s what I’m going for – I want people to just listen and feel and trust their own instincts.”

‘Untitled Pt.2’ is out now on Reflections.
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Release Date: 21st April 2023

Above & Beyond's Paavo Siljamäki releases his debut solo album as P.O.S, ‘Deeper Tales’.

The culmination of a personal journey, ‘Deeper Tales’ sees Paavo reconnect with club culture, and rediscover himself, for his debut solo album as P.O.S.

A celebrated musician and DJ, Paavo is one-third of the legendary British dance institution Above & Beyond, founders of London-based label Anjunabeats. Double GRAMMY-nominated, RIAA Gold Certified artists, the trio have taken iconic festival stages and legendary live venues by storm, from Glastonbury, EDC, and Creamfields, to the Royal Albert Hall and Madison Square Garden.

But over the past five years, Paavo grappled with a number of personal and health-related difficulties, including several battles with Covid. “Basically, I had a burnout. I just couldn’t see what I wanted to do. And after my burnout, I was like: what is dance music to me? I don’t really know even if I like it. I’ve heard – I’ve written – too many build-ups! So I thought: that’s me done,” Paavo says.

Nature gave Paavo a sense of renewed purpose. It first inspired his work on Above & Beyond’s ambient album ‘Flow State’, and later drew him back onto the dance-floor. “There’s no feeling of freedom like being at sea,” he adds. “When I’m sailing, I synchronize with the sunrise and sunset – we almost always get up at sunrise. So this is like being really aligned with nature. I found that, after my burnout, and Covid, I really found myself in nature. There’s something about being closer with nature that is really healing – and very inspiring.”

After spending years behind the decks on stage, Paavo reflected on his experiences as a teenage rave kid, and felt compelled to dance in the heart of the crowd at the desert raves of Burning Man and clubs in Ibiza. His 'Deeper Tales' album embodies these recent experiences; uplifting, emotive club records with many debuted during Above & Beyond’s Group Therapy 500 and Anjunadeep Open Air L.A. celebrations last autumn.

Paavo has already amassed millions of streams on his ‘Deeper Tales’ album singles to date, with ‘Polar Bears’ peaking at #6 in the Beatport Progressive House Chart. Born in a studio jam in Los Angeles in late 2021, 'Polar Bears' is a collaboration with DJ, producer, and Paavo's close friend, Spencer Brown. Paavo and Spencer's friendship stretches back to 2014, when the budding producer caught the ear of Above & Beyond with his debut release 'Chalice' on Avicii's imprint LE7ELS.

The lead single from 'Deeper Tales’ pairs P.O.S with anamē for an adaptation of ‘Lonely River’ by Kyan. UK-based Kyan Kuatois’s chart-topping discography includes collaborations with Duke Dumont on ‘Need You (100%)’ and Madeon on his 2015 hit track ‘You’re On’.

To celebrate his latest releases as P.O.S, Paavo recently completed his ‘Deeper Tales’ tour across North America. Shows in Toronto, Chicago, Los Angeles and more gave fans a unique insight into Paavo’s creative identity outside of Above & Beyond.

P.O.S ‘Deeper Tales’ is out now on Anjunabeats.

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Can't tell one day from the other no
There's no setting a midsummer sun oh
And I can never recover no
Keep running, keep, keep running oh

No wait have you gotta go
Say it ain't so, say it ain't so
You know I wanted to go slow
Say it ain't so, say it ain't so
Say it ain't so

Everywhere I go
We run out of sight, we run out of mind
Everyone I know
They run out of love, they run out of line

I heard that you got a place somewhere
About a million miles away but I'm hearing myself say
Was that your face that I saw today
You're taking your time and I'm just give giving it away
I keep giving it away

Everywhere I go
We run out of sight, we run out of mind
Everyone I know
They run out of love, they run out of line

(We run out of sight, we run out of mind)
(They run out of love, they run out of line)

Everywhere I go
We run out of sight, we run out of mind
Everyone I know
They run out of love, they run out of line
They run out of love, they run out of line
They run out of love, they run out of line

Music & Lyrics by Marti West 
Produced by Marti West

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VIII

Everywhere I Go

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Release Date: 7th May 2020

A staple at Anjunabeats since 2006, Hungarian producer Levente Márton (aka Sunny Lax) writes a new chapter with the release of a new EP: ‘End Of Our Time’.

Penned before world events took a turn for the worse, the five-track ‘End Of Our Time’ EP celebrates all aspects of the Sunny Lax sound in 2020. Opening with the tranquil ‘If I Knew It Was The Last Time’, Sunny then serves up a salvo of club monsters in ‘Close To Me’, ‘Angels With Filthy Souls’ and ‘Mother’. The journey concludes on the Porter Robinson-esque ’Stay’, featuring EL Waves. 

"When I titled my EP 'End Of Our Time', I never thought it would reflect on the current global events. But I don't believe in coincidences. I truly believe this is the end of our time as we knew before, and we're at the beginning of something new and better. I believe we all will realise and redefine the true values of life, and come out of this together and stronger.” - Sunny Lax

We couldn’t agree more! 

And if our time is now, Sunny’s playing us out with a bang. The ‘End Of Our Time’ EP is out now.

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