Anjunabeats Volume 17 mixed by Above & Beyond

Four years after the previous edition, Above & Beyond return with one of Anjunabeats’ most important annual statements: “Anjunabeats Volume 17”. Across 35 tracks and two distinct mixes, Jono Grant, Tony McGuinness and Paavo Siljamäki look both backwards and forwards — reconnecting with the progressive and trance foundations of the label while giving a new generation of producers room to define its next chapter.

More than simply another label compilation, Volume 17 feels like a carefully paced map of the current Anjunabeats world. Long-standing favourites sit alongside newer names, classic trance DNA meets contemporary melodic club music, and Above & Beyond themselves provide the connective tissue throughout.

Anjunabeats Volume 17: A New Chapter for the Flagship Series

Since its launch in 2003, the Anjunabeats Volume series has been one of the label’s clearest calling cards. It has introduced artists, documented changing sounds and provided a snapshot of where Above & Beyond see their musical world heading next.

That role is particularly important here. Following a four-year break, Volume 17 does not rely purely on nostalgia or familiar names. Instead, it places established Anjunabeats figures such as PROFF, ANUQRAM, Jaytech, Sunny Lax, Genix, Grum, Darren Tate and Ronski Speed beside artists including CVMRN, J Ribbon, AVNT and station2station.

The result is a compilation that understands the value of the label’s history without becoming trapped by it. It is recognisably Anjunabeats, but it also sounds interested in movement, evolution and the club-focused direction the label has increasingly embraced.

Disc One: Progressive Depth, Melody and Trance Memory

The opening mix takes the patient route. PROFF’s “Lost In Shinagawa”, ANUQRAM & Second Sine’s “Wake Me Up” and Ezequiel Arias’ “Psychodelia” establish a deep, hypnotic atmosphere built around rolling grooves, detailed production and slow-burning melodic tension.

There is a strong sense of progression throughout the first disc. Jaytech’s “Ultramarine”, the Ferry Corsten & Marsh blend of “Attraction” and Above & Beyond’s “Eye Q” gradually lift the energy, while Ronski Speed, Darren Tate and Genix bring more direct trance character into the mix.

The real emotional pull arrives in the later stretch. Atlantis’ “Fiji” receives a fresh Oliver Smith remix, while Bedrock’s “Heaven Scent” is reimagined by Above & Beyond. Both selections matter because they are not treated as simple heritage moments. They reconnect the compilation with the progressive trance language that helped define Anjunabeats in the first place, while still fitting naturally into a 2026 club context.

Disc Two: The Anjunabeats Club Engine

Where Disc One takes its time, Disc Two feels built for bigger rooms and later set times. Soundprank, ANUQRAM, J Ribbon and Above & Beyond’s “Feel The Vibe” set a more immediate tone, balancing modern club pressure with the melodic warmth listeners expect from the label.

Above & Beyond’s own productions play an important role in shaping the second half. “Major Drop” brings the most direct instrumental impact, while “Sailing Off The End Of The World” with Richard Bedford adds the familiar emotional scale that has always been part of the trio’s strongest club material.

Elsewhere, the Above & Beyond Respray of Grum & Amba Shepherd’s “Slow Motion”, Sunny Lax’s “Gravity Of Sleep”, Genix & Dosem’s “Music Is Life” and the Above & Beyond Club Mix of “Palermo” with PROFF keep the momentum moving without sacrificing detail or melody.

The compilation closes with “When I Look In Your Eyes”, Above & Beyond’s collaboration with Justine Suissa. As a finale, it gives Volume 17 the emotional resolution it needs: a recognisable Above & Beyond vocal moment, but one that feels earned after two discs of increasingly expansive club music.

TranceAttack Verdict: A Confident Return for Anjunabeats

“Anjunabeats Volume 17” succeeds because it does not try to reduce the label to one sound. Instead, it embraces the contrast that has always made Anjunabeats compelling: progressive depth, trance nostalgia, vocal emotion and peak-time club energy all have their place here.

Disc One is the more patient and exploratory half, while Disc Two delivers the bigger payoff. Together, they create a compilation that feels curated rather than merely assembled — one that respects the legacy of the Volume series while making a convincing case for its future.

For long-time Anjuna followers, the remixes of “Fiji” and “Heaven Scent” will be essential listening. For newer listeners, the compilation offers a strong entry point into the wider Anjunabeats ecosystem and the artists currently shaping its next phase.

Key Facts “Anjunabeats Volume 17”:

• Artist / Curated by: Above & Beyond
• Title: Anjunabeats Volume 17
• Release Date: June 5th, 2026
• Label: Anjunabeats
• Format: 2x DJ Mix Compilation, 2CD edition and a hand-picked 12-track coloured 2xLP vinyl sampler
• Tracks: 35 tracks across two mixes
• Styles: Progressive Trance, Trance, Progressive House, Melodic Club Music
• Listen / buy the album: https://anjunabeats.co/v17.ois

Tracklist “Anjunabeats Volume 17”:

Mix 1

1. PROFF – Lost In Shinagawa
2. ANUQRAM & Second Sine – Wake Me Up
3. XIRA – Feel (J Ribbon Remix)
4. Ezequiel Arias – Psychodelia
5. CVMRN – Folding Light
6. Jaytech – Ultramarine
7. ANUQRAM & Anfulage – Sonderwave
8. Ferry Corsten & Marsh – Attraction (Ferry x Marsh Blend)
9. Above & Beyond – Eye Q
10. Ronski Speed – Nuru Mpya
11. Simon Gregory – Keep Moving On
12. Above & Beyond and Victoria Horn – When You Believe (Above & Beyond Club Mix)
13. Darren Tate & Genix – Taking Us Higher
14. Above & Beyond and Jerome Isma-Ae feat. Opposite The Other – We Are The Light
15. Atlantis – Fiji (Oliver Smith Remix)
16. Darren Tate – Return Of The Vries
17. Simon Gregory – Sequential
18. Bedrock – Heaven Scent (Above & Beyond Remix)

Mix 2

1. Soundprank – So Below
2. mor•a•mor & MYRNE – Blood Runs Blue (ANUQRAM Remix)
3. J Ribbon – Man On Fire
4. Above & Beyond – Feel The Vibe
5. Michael Cassette – United
6. AVNT – Brazil
7. Grum & Amba Shepherd – Slow Motion (Above & Beyond Respray)
8. Above & Beyond feat. Richard Bedford – Sailing Off The End Of The World (Above & Beyond Club Mix)
9. Sunny Lax – Gravity Of Sleep
10. Above & Beyond – Major Drop
11. Ronski Speed – Melody Beneath
12. Genix & Dosem – Music Is Life
13. Above & Beyond and PROFF – Palermo (Above & Beyond Club Mix)
14. AVNT – Echo
15. Darren Tate – A Child Of The Times
16. station2station – Hi-Tech
17. Above & Beyond and Justine Suissa – When I Look In Your Eyes