Rating: 5.0/5. From 4 votes.
Please wait...

“Flow State” is a 49-minute panoramic journey of ambient compositions and warm, neo-classical soundscapes that offer moments of meditative calm in these busy and often overwhelming times.
 
A break from the anthemic dance sound that swept Above & Beyond’s “Common Ground” LP to #3 in the Billboard Album Charts in 2018, “Flow State” is the culmination of a journey which began at Burning Man in 2014.
 
A chance encounter on the Playa led to a spontaneous sunset yoga set on the infamous Robot Heart stage, guided by renowned yogi Elena Brower. A magical and spiritual experience for those present, it inspired Above & Beyond to begin opening their biggest global gigs with yoga sets, creating transformative experiences for 25,000 strong crowds at The Gorge Amphitheatre in Washington and Huntington Beach, California. The original Burning Man yoga set has subsequently gone on to amass over 2 million streams on Soundcloud.
 
As the band began writing more original music for these yoga sessions, the seed for “Flow State” was sown.
 
Paavo explains: “Our music has always been about getting in touch with, and understanding and accepting our emotions. After those amazing yoga sets, we realised that there is a bigger place for this more reflective music within our little universe. With the Flow State project, we want to help bring people’s attention and focus towards helping themselves find better mental fitness and overall happiness in life. Through raised awareness, being more present, one can reach a state of flow: a creative and free state of mind where time, fear and stress dissipate.”
 
To long-time fans of Above & Beyond, this new album will come as no surprise; quieter moments have always been essential components of their chart-topping electronic albums. Alongside 14 new compositions, 3 of the band’s classic ambient works are remastered for “Flow State”, including the iconic “Sun In Your Eyes”, a track currently given a new lease of life via DJ support from tastemakers such as Jamie XX.
 
Designed to be experienced in its entirety, the LP rewards complete, focussed listening and encourages a headspace where the journey becomes the destination – extending a canon that includes Brian Eno’s “Music For Airports”, KLF’s “Chill Out” and The Orb’s “Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld”.
 
In addition to the 49 minute journey, Elena Brower leads a 13 minute life-affirming talk set to the music from Flow State. The band and Elena hope it aids in the journey towards self-acceptance. Flow State is about the subtlest, innermost conversation, trusting ourselves, and looking inward for acceptance. That acceptance of our own humanity is an experience of Flow State. It’s a profoundly peaceful space for listening and healing.
 
Above & Beyond’s yoga & meditation album “Flow State” is out on July 19th 2019!
 
Order your copy here:
https://Anjunabeats.lnk.to/ABFSYo
 
Tracklist “Flow State”:
01. Above & Beyond – Great Falls
02. Above & Beyond – Night Light
03. Above & Beyond – Don’t Leave
04. Above & Beyond – Slow Buchla Sunshine
05. Above & Beyond – Energy
06. Above & Beyond – Homecoming
07. Above & Beyond – Strength From Inside
08. Above & Beyond – Rotations
09. Above & Beyond – Ebb and Flow
10. Above & Beyond – Reflections
11. Above & Beyond – Golden
12. Above & Beyond – Believer
13. Above & Beyond – Small Moments (Remastered for Flow State)
14. Above & Beyond – Flow
15. Above & Beyond – Sun In Your Eyes (Remastered for Flow State)
16. Above & Beyond – Common Ground (Remastered for Flow State)
17. Above & Beyond – Solarized