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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

Downpour

Downpour (Original Mix)

Will I Ever Find Love

Will I Ever Find Love (Original Mix)

This song is one of the older tracks on the album; I wrote it in 2017, shortly after my first homecoming at Duke. After a long day of producing, I got into bed at about 3am, but there was some voice that told me to start yet another project in the studio. Reconnecting with so many college friends clearly left a creative afterglow, because I wrote 95% of “Arps n Crafts” in the following hour. Then I went back to sleep. The track was initially an experiment I never intended to release, but it fit quite well on the album.

I debuted this record at my four-hour, open-to-close set at Rumor in Philadelphia.

Arps n Crafts

Spencer Brown - Arps n Crafts (Original Mix)

One of the newest tracks on the album, this song was directly inspired by walks around the Marina Green (near the Golden Gate Bridge) in San Francisco very late at night near the end of last year. There is something spiritual for me about walks at 3am or 4am; I love the stillness, tranquility, and feeling that the entire landscape is yours.

I fittingly debuted this record during my nearly 5-hour set at Audio in San Francisco—my first headline show.

Nightwalk

Spencer Brown - Nightwalk (Original Mix)

This record was written the day before “Will I Ever Find Love,” and it was composed with the same inspiration. Heartbreak hurts...but it often leads to powerful art.

I debuted this track at Bang Bang in San Diego.

Spencer Brown - J2 (Original Mix)

I wrote this record the day after Bay-to-Breakers 2017, an annual footrace in San Francisco that began over 100 years ago. When I say “footrace,” I mean a massive city-wide party. My friends and I partied for over 12 hours, wandering around the city and spending a large portion of the day in Golden Gate Park at a huge tribal drum circle in an area called “Hippie Hill.” Seeing hundreds of people peacefully dancing, drumming, painting, smoking weed, socializing, and bringing positive energy transported me San Francisco’s Summer of Love—and the following day the song “Hippie Hill” was born.

I debuted this at EDC Vegas.

Hippie Hill

Spencer Brown - Hippie Hill (Original Mix)

One of my very close friends from Duke, Liam, came to San Francisco to visit his brother (my roommate) Ian. Liam is an extremely talented producer, and he approached me with a beautiful melody idea. After only two days of studio sessions, we wrote the entire track together based on his original idea. There is nothing I love more than collaborating with close friends—when your chemistry (as both friends and musicians) works, the music seems to write itself.

Liam is no stranger to the music industry; he worked as Dave Grutman’s personal assistant (as “Intern Luke”) in Miami for over a year. Expect to see a lot more material from him as a solo artist and a collaborator.

I debuted this record at Audio in San Francisco, hence the name of the track. I clearly remember the tremendous reaction on the dancefloor.

Audio

Spencer Brown & Liam Hathaway - Audio (Original Mix)

The first song I wrote for this album, “The Gardens” was composed after spending a rainy day in the Sarah P. Duke Gardens with friends in mid-2016. I was a senior at Duke University at the time. “The Gardens” (as they are commonly called on campus) are usually packed with students and visitors, but we had most of the 55 acres of beauty to ourselves; the rain seemed to drive everyone else away. Look up some pictures and imagine it in a warm downpour—inspiring!

I debuted this track at the LA Convention Center on the first stop of Above & Beyond’s Common Ground tour.

The Gardens

Spencer Brown - The Gardens (Original Mix)

Now this was a strange creative process. At some point mid-2017, I wrote the groovy bassline on a plane, and I quickly named the project “Airplane Tekno” before landing. The name stuck. Over the next 3 or 4 months on probably over 10 flights, I worked on this record in small, 10-20 minute increments. Unlike my other music, I did not transfer it to my studio computer—in the spirit of the track, I forced myself to work on it exclusively in the air. 

The track’s original piano sample got rejected when we tried to clear it, so I called an old friend of mine, Roderick Demmings Jr. One of the most talented musicians and best human beings I have ever met, Roderick will certainly be a well-known musician and icon in due time. 

In the end, I’m thrilled that the sample got rejected, as Roderick’s piano piece is even better than the original. Sometimes things happen for a reason…

I debuted this track at Soundbar in Chicago.

Airplane Tekno

Spencer Brown - Airplane Tekno [ft. Roderick Demmings Jr.] (Original Mix)

The night before a hometown San Francisco show supporting Seven Lions at a venue called Bill Graham, I was debating whether to go to the gym or to write a new record. The gym was going to close in an hour, so I had to choose. On my way to the gym, the studio pulled me back, and I wrote this song entirely in one sitting. Needless to say, I didn’t make it to my workout; the initial title of the track was “Should Be In Gym.” 

I closed my set with the track the following night at Bill Graham, and naming it after the venue felt more appropriate.

Bill Graham

Spencer Brown - Bill Graham (Original Mix)

Will Clark (aka Wilt Claybourne) is one of my best friends from Duke—I typically stay with him when I am in Los Angeles. After spending a few days on Hermosa Beach, we were filled with inspiration and wrote the majority of this record in one day. We then pinged a very talented long-time friend, Julian Jacobson (aka Jules), to provide the sax lead, and he nailed it!

Will and I have written about eight-or-so records together, and I regularly play them at my shows. I love our production chemistry; Will is a genius with major chords and happy melodies. When we are in the studio, we have so much fun that the music tends to write itself. Expect to see more collaborations from us and exciting solo work from Will in the future.

I debuted this record at the ABGT250 preparty at Foundation in Seattle. The reaction was incredible.

waves.wav

Spencer Brown x Wilt Claybourne - waves.wav [ft. Jules] (Original Mix)

This song always makes me think of an airplane in a storm - barrelling toward whatever may be on the other side. Sometimes life can be a flight into the unknown and the uncertain, but it’s a flight we all know we have to make at some point.

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Release Date: 11th January 2019
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Into Clouds

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Release Date: 24th May 2019
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The ‘Sapporo EP’ sees the Anjunadeep debut of two talented producers, the prodigious San-Franciscan Spencer Brown and Japanese-native Qrion.

A mainstay on Anjunabeats, Spencer Brown exposes his deeper side with Qrion in the alluring progressive melody of ‘Sapporo’.  A global collaborator, Qrion’s versatility as a producer is seen in dreamy breakbeat cut ‘23’, whilst ‘Safeway Sushi’ steps it up a notch, closing with fervent arpeggios atop snare rolls and thumping kicks.

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Spencer Brown & Qrion - Sapporo

Qrion - 23 (Spencer Brown Remix)

Spencer Brown & Qrion - Safeway Sushi

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Release Date: 31st May 2019
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Anjunabeats Volume 14 is the latest chapter in a story spanning many years, each mix an epochal statement piece rewarding those who listen closely with an incisive take on the sounds that will define Anjuna dancefloors this year.

Sketched on the road and in their London studio, the mix album coalesced in scarce periods of calm amidst a whirlwind of giddying career highs: the band’s 2018 album ‘Common Ground’ reached #3 in the Official Billboard Album chart while an accompanying tour saw the trio travel to every corner of the globe. Above & Beyond's two label imprints, Anjunabeats and Anjunadeep, continued to grow in stature and scale at a rate that continues to defy expectations.

Joining the dots between the intimate sound of Anjunadeep and the stadium-sized productions found on Anjunabeats, Volume 14 once sees Above & Beyond craft a mesmerising journey through forward-thinking electronic music. The two disc, 34-track mix includes exclusive selections from their ever expanding Anjuna family of artists as well as original contributions from the band themselves.

Anjunabeats Volume 14

Spencer Brown & Qrion - Foggy August

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Release Date: 4th June 2019
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Following on from Marsh and Lauer’s remixes of the title track, two brand new artists to Anjunadeep write the next chapter in Luttrell’s ‘Into Clouds’ story. Bauhaus Party resident CIOZ’s explorative sound design takes full flight on his ‘Whale Remix’ of ‘After All’, while Sydney’s own Made in Paris complements the serene textures of ‘Windowscene’ with elements of her own subterranean production.

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