Track Listing

Disc 1

Relic – Hiatus  Belong – Lycoriscoris Ocula – Immunity Soft Light – BAILE All The Time (Jody Wisternoff & James Grant Rework) – Ole Biege  There Is Peace Beyond (Jody Wisternoff & James Grant Rework) – Nox Vahn feat. Mimi Page  Things That Matter (Jody Wisternoff & James Grant Remix) – Tomas Barfod feat. Louise Foo & Sharin Foo  Still Dreaming – Luttrell  You Are High – 16 Bit Lolitas Ghost Voices (Lane 8 Remix) – Virtual Self  Initial – CRi  Swallow’s Nest – Modd & Hosini  Sapporo – Spencer Brown & Qrion Querencia – GRAZZE H.A.L.O. – Nuage Someone (Jody Wisternoff & James Grant Remix) – boerd  Ruskeala – Modd Little Lights – Ben Böhmer

Disc 2

City Lights – Aiiso Prospect – Nox Vahn & Marsh Dapple – Jody Wisternoff & James Grant Autumn’s Feathers (Jody Wisternoff & James Grant Remix) – Jani R Peace Of Mind – Savvas Night Blooming Jasmine (Rodriguez Jr. Remix) – Eli & Fur Programmer – Aiiso Serena’s Garden – Nox Vahn & Marsh  For A Moment – Jazz Do It Heavy – Joseph Ashworth Stay True – Dosem Walls – Jack Lost Nothing Like You – SØNIN vs. Yotto A Self And A Mind – Fluida Out Of Me – Luttrell  In Memoriam – Ben Böhmer Fld (Jody Wisternoff & James Grant Edit) – Lane 8 Jura – Antic & i_cann Tempest – Kidnap     Split across 2 disks and harmoniously mixed by James Grant and Jody Wisternoff, Anjunadeep 10 is the perfect way to cap off 10 volumes of deep and progressive sounds. Combining chillout, deep house and progressive trance, Anjunadeep has long-established itself as a mainstay in the Anjunafamily and a unique addition to this label. At a run time of over 2 hours, the album works perfectly as a musical journey, beginning to end. It starts out peacefully, with the chilled Relic by Hiatus, easing you into the vibe of the album. It’s not until Soft Light by BAILE begins that the album subtly shifts from chillout to deep house and these tonal changes are so well placed that you barely notice the key changes or the jump from one sub-genre to the next.The rest of the disk builds slowly, acting as a foundation for the second disk to follow, combining light vocal tracks with more bass-driven songs. The second disk changes the tones again too much more of a progressive trance feel, with the track Night Blooming Jasmine one of my personal favourites from the album. It also acts as a bridge to the more club-orientated tracks that follow this. The pumping bass lines and more synth-dominated songs never quite reach the climactic high you’re anticipating here but does end this beautifully composed musical journey with you warmed up and ready to play something harder. Individually, the tracks work well and showcase some of the more diverse sounds on the label. Having recently reviewed Luttrell’s new album, a few of those tracks crop up here too along with a smattering of mainstay artists and collaborations that make up the Anjunadeep label. It’s ultimately the track selection and smart placement on the album that make this as good as it is. Much like Grum’s Worldwide album, there’s an intelligent understanding of the emotional highs and lows music can take you on and both James Grant and Jody Wisternoff capture it perfectly here. I’ve long been a fan of the Anjuna label and these albums have been the predominant sound in the office most of the year round. Anjunadeep 10 is likely to be no exception. It may not be the best the label have put out but it is a very, very good addition to the collection and caps off 10 volumes of this uniquely stylized sound in the perfect way.

Anjunadeep 10  Mixed by James Grant   Jody Wisternoff    Album Review   The Review Geek - 17