Above & Beyond vs. Andy Moor - Air For Life

Preceding the Anjunabeats release by just a week, this Euphonic release features a Mirco De Govia remix not found on its Anjunabeats counterpart. It also appears that Above & Beyond tweaked the original mix a little bit for their Anjunabeats release. The subtle difference of this tweaking lies in that the vocal part of each drop lasts two 32-beat phrases on the Anjunabeats release, rather than one 32-beat phrase on this Euphonic release.

In hindsight, it makes perfect sense that the union of Above & Beyond and Andy Moor would yield such a great release. What has always made Above & Beyond’s music enjoyable has been their use of beautiful vocals, captivating trance bass, and quality hands-in-the-air production overall. With time, their tracks and remixes have become more refined and professional, and I have come to expect quality trance from them. Now think of Andy Moor’s work leading up to this release and the list of productions and remixes is quite long. Great work like Halcyon, and remixes of Luminary’s My World, Wasting, Ridgewalkers’ Find, and Sonorous’ Protonic are all marked with Andy Moor’s eerie vocal effects and signature tearing bass. Couple that with the aforementioned aspects of Above & Beyond’s work, and it would make perfect sense for all of these great tools to come together well. In other collaborations, the product is not what you’d expect; the producers don’t meld their strengths to make a great hybrid of their respective sounds. However, on this release, that hybrid effect does indeed come through. Air For Life is the result of hard work, and it’s a brilliant, uplifting, and pounding track. Flip it over for a beautiful, deep mix by Airwave and you’ve got a pair of tunes worthy of playing repeatedly. Played out by amateurs, up-and-coming DJs, and big players like Armin van Buuren, Markus Schulz, and Ferry Corsten; this one will be remembered.