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In the summer of 2013, Above & Beyond performed some of their best-loved songs acoustically as part of a 15-piece band, across four sold out shows at London's famous Porchester Hall which formed the basis of the "Above & Beyond Acoustic" studio album. The album was recorded in the spring and summer of 2013 and features a 24-piece orchestra.

"The acoustic project is a reconnection with the musicians that we were before we met", said Above & Beyond's Tony McGuinness. "The songs have been on an interesting journey to get here because we tend to write in a fairly acoustic way anyway. We don't just stick a bit of vocal over a dance track - that's not how we work. We try to start with a song and it's usually only later down the line that we take certain elements from that song and progress them into a more dancefloor-friendly version".

With Above & Beyond "Acoustic", the group are putting aside their CDJs and lighting rigs to showcase their deeply-rooted musicianship and classical training. A band first and foremost, Above & Beyond are songwriters as much as they are DJs. Working with three singers, a string quartet, harpist, drummer and bassist, Above & Beyond are pushing the boundaries of dance music. 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.

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Sun & Moon

Sun & Moon (Acoustic)

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Record Of The Week - Group Therapy 087

'Blue Sky Action' by Above & Beyond – Jono Grant, Tony McGuinness and Paavo Siljamäki – with vocals from Alex Vargas. The first taste from Above & Beyond's forthcoming album, due early 2015, on Anjunabeats / Ultra Music. 

‘Blue Sky Action’ is already receiving wildly enthusiastic responses in Above & Beyond’s headline DJ sets across the globe including main stage performances at Miami’s Ultra Festival, EDC Las Vegas, and Glastonbury. The track was first previewed acoustically at LA’s Greek Theatre.

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Above & Beyond feat. Alex Vargas - Blue Sky Action (Radio Edit)

Evening, Wednesday, Black Rock City 2014. Led by Paavo and Tony of Above and Beyond, bathing in the lavender sunset, we practiced an hour of yoga with Elena Brower. We gathered, strengthened, listened and received the gift of quiet. We landed at home in our own hearts. This class reminds us that we are never alone, and that no matter where we are, we are on the path, and right at home. 

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Undefined Movement - Surya Mantra [Psytrance]

Undefined Movement