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Release Date: 25th August 2021

“There shouldn't have been a debut album on Anjunabeats, gardenstate shouldn’t have existed, and we should have stuck to our normal day job. This album is to everyone out there who has been told that ‘you can’t do it’.”

Be it through passion, determination, or just sheer stubbornness, gardenstate continues to bloom. A transatlantic labour of love from superproducer Marcus Schössow and club promoter Matt Felner, their debut album ‘Inspirations’ is out October 15 on Above & Beyond’s Anjunabeats imprint. 

At the heart of Sweden’s decade-long domination of club music in the 2010s, Marcus’ fifteen-year-long career boasts a smörgårdsbord of styles. You’ve got electro with ‘Swedish Beatballs’, the mainstage energy of ‘Reverie’ and ‘Ulysses’, and the driving progressive of ‘London / 1985’. Few artists have record sleeves from Axtone, Armada, Size, Spinnin’ and Anjunadeep in their catalogue. Heavily invested in the early 2010’s big room sound, he was a permanent feature in the sets of Swedish House Mafia and Knife Party. 

New Jersey native Matt Felner gave up his blue-collar job to follow his passion for electronic music. A respected promoter and performer, he’s brought emerging artists to the clubs of New York and the East Coast. In 2008, he toured Marcus Schössow and they became close friends.

Making music on their own terms, the gardenstate sound is a melting pot of ‘90s trance nostalgia, brooding melodic techno, peak-time breaks and poignant song writing. Few acts can worm their way into the DJ sets of Kölsch, Cristoph, Tiestö and Above & Beyond at the same time. 

Releases on Joris Voorn’s Spectrum Records and Yotto’s Odd One Out have nurtured an underground following, while reworks of A&B and Gabriel & Dresden have introduced them to the trance and progressive crowd.

Opening track ‘Aurora’, co-produced with Paavo from Above & Beyond and featuring vocals from Nandini Srikar, is a love letter to the life-affirming experience Marcus had playing in India. Paavo’s studio was also the birthplace for ‘Revival’, a collaboration with Gabriel & Dresden, Andy Moor and PROFF, while long time friends SØNIN and West Of The Sun (Leon Bolier) join Marcus and Matt for ‘Koski’. 

‘Respondez-moi’, a dance floor reworking of Switzerland’s 2020 Eurovision entry, partners Marcus and Matt with Gjon’s Tears, who finished third in this year’s competition.

There’s a heavy breaks influence across the album, including ‘1995’, and BBC Radio 1-endorsed ‘Take Me There’ with GVN, Anjunabeats 750th catalogue release.

gardenstate’s debut album ‘Inspirations’ is out now on Anjunabeats. They join Above & Beyond for Group Therapy 450 live from The Drumsheds London on September 4, in addition to two sold out Red Rocks shows on October 21/22.

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After his first appearance on NYF005 we welcome back Otawanta to the label with his first ever solo EP. This Maastricht-born, Nijmegen based producer is no newcomer to the scene. With previous releases on labels like Ultra Knites & Cymatic Records, Otawanta has already made a statement. His 'Movement' EP consists of 4 hybrid & groovy house records floating in-between the realms of minimal, deep & tech house. The Movement EP consists out of 4 tunes, each delicate with the upmost precision in it's detail, groove & soundscape. The EP will be out on all major platforms on the 21st of November

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From Groove Injection.wav to Underground Heat.wav, this album blends sleek minimalism, modern club power, and that unmistakable Tech House swing. Designed for DJs, dancers, and anyone who lives for the pulse of the night.

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A true labour of love, Hel:sløwed is the brand new project of Misja Helsloot and Michael de Kooker. Having earned their stripes in the international music scene, together they clock up more than 35 years of pure devotion to all things dance music. A mutual love for melodies, the deeper grooves of techno and the uplifting yet playful feel of old-school trance connects their minds, resulting in a joint venture that’s ready to make itself heard. Steering towards a full-toned, rich blend of progressive and trance, a Hel:sløwed original takes the mind to those early days of clubbing, with the technique, maturity and full-bodied sound propelling it to far beyond today. With releases on labels like Armada Music, Spinnin’ Records, Sony Music, A State of Trance, Black Hole Recordings, Pure Trance and more, the Hel:sløwed sound has clearly struck a chord with the industry’s elite.

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