Anjunabeats stalwarts Andrew Bayer and Oliver Smith teamed up for their third collaborative single titled ‘4U’. They’ve released on the label for over a decade. What’s more, they became closer friends as both producers developed into mainstays in the trance and progressive house scene. Now, the duo reunite on their new single together as we see its release on Anjunabeats.
‘4U’ combines both artists’ love for the UK bass scene of the ‘90s and ‘00s. Fans state it brings a ‘Ghost Voices’ vibe to the track, bringing their signature trance and progressive styles to a modern era. Though it is not the original Anjunabeats sound, it could be something for the new wave. It takes a little bit to start, and crescendos in with a synth melody reminiscent of the Virtual Self track we know and love. A groovy bassline accompanies the melody as the vocal sample riffs along in the beginning. The chorus repeats itself until the end. Well, we could see this little diddy transition between songs of either artist’s set.
This track follows the success of their recent collaborations ‘Rude Boyz’ and ‘Like DAT’. It’s been a while since we’ve seen Bayer, the GRAMMY-nominated producer responsible for some experimental artist albums on Anjunabeats. He debuted in 2011 with ‘It’s Artificial’, a merger of glitch-hop, electronica, and prog house. Then his fourth studio album, Duality, ranked #1 on the US / Canada iTunes Dance chart. Last year, Andrew successfully executed a North American tour and appeared at Above & Beyond’s Group Therapy Weekender at The Gorge.
Oliver Smith is Anjunabeats’ first signing and one of the label’s oldest and dearest friends. Remember when he mixed the Anjunabeats Worldwide 08 compilation in 2018? It featured ten of his own tracks and reached the #1 spot on the iTunes dance chart in the USA, UK, Canada, Australia, and more. Oliver kicked off this year by releasing ‘Everything’, with Tom Bailey that featured on Anjunabeats Worldwide 11, by Alex Sonata & TheRio. You can catch Oliver on an international tour with stops in LA, New York, London, Delhi, Mumbai, and beyond.
