Various Artists - Ava 10 Years: Past, Present & Future
On August 7th, 2006, Andy Moor’s highly praised, singular vision for two genres crystalized into one record label. It was called AVA Recordings and by the end of that year, the progressive and trance fraternities weren’t talking about much else. ‘Hot’, doesn’t come close to touching it – AVA was lava.
With infinite stylistic balance and the zeit-i-est of zeitgeist timing, Andy’s first salvo of AVA releases spanned the divide between the two stylistic tenements. 10 unstinting release years later, its position as one of the legendary labels inside those genres has long since been cemented. It’s set many a neophyte producer on their path; become first port of release call for the already established and been the platform from which the majority of Andy’s own productions have taken flight. Last month, through the reflectively titled ‘Look Back’, it celebrated its 150th release. This November – through its extraordinary ‘AVA 10 Years: Past, Present & Future’, its comprehensively marking its decade as a frontline label entity.
Criterion compiled and mixed by Moor and label manager/master-sergeant Benjamin ‘Somna’ Leung, it features exemplary music and mixes from beginning to end. By proxy, it brings studio work from the veritable trance & progressive pantheon. Amongst them are producers like Lange, Mat Zo, Gareth Emery, Andrew Rayel, Orkidea, RAM, Sean Tyas, Alex M.O.R.P.H., Omnia, Eximinds, Solis & Sean Truby, Bryan Kearney, Indecent Noise and many more besides.
Out through AVA Recording on November 11th; available to pre-order here: https://ava.choons.at/10years
The ‘Past’ mix starts the ball rolling from, near enough, where it all began. The Railpressureflip of David West’s (AVA002 outing) ‘Make U Mine’ heralds a frontend run of early highlights. Included in that number are Jav D & Mat Zo’s ‘Silver Lining’ and famed Andy Moor collaborations with Lange, Orkidea and Ashley Wallbridge. Further in there’s seminal years standouts like RAM & Alex M.O.R.P.H.’s rework of the former’s ‘Grotesque’, ‘Lekta’ from Sean Tyas and Ben Nicky & Linnea Schossow’s ‘Tears’. Naturally there’s a mass of Moor’s own solo material too: ‘I Be’, ‘Fade To Light’, ‘Love Again’, ‘Faces’ and ‘Fight The Fire’ to mention but a few.
Of its release, Andy says: "This album encapsulates the history of AVA Recordings, whilst helping portraying what lies ahead for our label. I'm proud of what we have achieved so far and believe that we will continue to portray our musical ethos"
As its title alludes, the album brings panorama to not just its formative years, but also its more current times. The second disc pushes the needle further into the here-and-now with some of AVA’s latterday floor-ward thinkers. Among them are ‘A Priori’ from Hazem Beltagui, the Northia rebuild of Joseph Areas’ ‘Montego’ and Yang/Amy Kirkpatrick team-up, ‘Hearts At War’. Beltagui strikes again with his remix of Lange/Moor rocker ‘Stadium Four’ and the 150th release champing Moor x Somna collab ‘Look Back’. Antillas & Dankann’s 2016 rewire of Andy Moor & Sue McLaren’s ‘Trespass’, ‘Robot Future’ from Mike Saint-Jules, Eximinds’ ‘Andromeda’ and others round out the second disc.
Andy aside, there’s no other individual in its history that’s had more of an influence on AVA Recordings than Benjamin ‘Somna’ Leung. Bringing that into the sharpest of perspectives, disc 3 platforms no less than 7 of his releases and remixes, ‘Because You’re Here’, ‘Hands’ and Back To Life’ (all featuring vocal muse Jennifer Rene) among them. In and around those, you’re also in line for Bryan Kearney’s re-fire of Easton & Roxanne Emery’s ‘Healing Rain’, Davey Asprey’s summer-scorching ‘Guardians’ and Adam Ellis’ remix of Betsie Larkin & Andy’s ‘Not Afraid’.
“Since joining AVA, I’ve had the pleasure of working closely with Andy and helping build our catalogue and sound” says Benjamin. “I’m extremely honoured and pleased to be involved with this album project and couldn’t be more proud of the music we are releasing on our labels. I am so excited for what the future has in store!”
Across 3 discs/mixes, 230 minutes and 59 tracks, Andy & Somna’s ‘Past, Present & Future’ release maps the label that changed the course of not one, but two electronic music genres. It’s released on November 11th.
AVA 10 Years: Past, Present & Future – Mixed by Andy Moor & Somna Tracklist:
Mix 1 – Past
01. David West – Make U Mine (Railpressureflip Intro Mix)
02. Jav D featuring Mat Zo and Einat – Silver Lining (Tell Me) (Myon at Albion Vocal Mix)
03. Lange & Andy Moor – Stadium Four
04. Andy Moor vs Orkidea – Year Zero (Andy Moor's First Light Remix)
05. Orkidea – Metaverse (Gareth Emery Remix)
06. Andy Moor & Ashley Wallbridge featuring Gabriela – World To Turn (Club Mix)
07. Faruk Sabanci & Yilmaz Altanhan – Eighties 2014
08. Andy Moor featuring Jessica Sweetman – In Your Arms
09. RAM – Grotesque (Alex M.O.R.P.H. and RAM Original Mix)
10. Sean Tyas – Lekta
11. Andy Moor – I Be
12. Ashley Wallbridge – JYNX
13. Ben Nicky featuring Linnea Schossow – Tears
14. Luke Bond – Superstar
15. Andy Moor – Fade To Light
16. Andy Moor & Betsie Larkin – Love Again (Andrew Rayel Remix)
17. Omnia featuring Melissa Loretta – Halo
18. Andy Moor & Ashley Wallbridge featuring Meighan Nealon – Faces
19. Andy Moor featuring Sue McLaren – Fight The Fire
20. Yuri Kane featuring Melissa Loretta – Saved You
Mix 2 – Present & Future
01. Harnam & Max Denoise – In Voyage (Extended Mix)
02. Hazem Beltagui – A Priori
03. Joseph Areas – Montego (Northia Remix)
04. Arman Bahrami – Icy Life
05. ReSeize – Bleeding Heart
06. Sheridan Grout – Holding On
07. Andy Moor & Somna – Look Back
08. Sense8 – Freelancer
09. Lange & Andy Moor – Stadium Four (Hazem Beltagui Remix)
10. Yang featuring Amy Kirkpatrick – Hearts At War
11. Sheridan Grout & Michele C – One Chance (Extended Mix)
12. Somna & Yang featuring James Darcy – Come Back Tonight
13. Andy Moor & Betsie Larkin – Love Again (Somna Remix)
14. Mike Saint-Jules – Robot Future (Jorza Remix)
15. Andy Moor & Somna featuring Amy Kirkpatrick – One Thing About You (Eximinds Remix)
16. Sheridan Grout – Puma
17. VENIICE & Michele C – Coming Undone (Spark & Shade Remix)
18. Andy Moor featuring Sue McLaren – Trespass (Antillas & Dankann 2016 Rework)
19. Andy Moor & Michele C – We Can Be Free (Alex Ender Remix)
20. Eximinds – Andromeda
Mix 3 – Present & Future
01. Somna & Jennifer Rene – Because You're Here (Mixail Remix)
02. Hazem Beltagui & Adara – Wild Horses (Harry Square Remix)
03. Davey Asprey – Guardians
04. Andy Moor & Ashley Wallbridge featuring Meighan Nealon – Faces (Somna Remix)
05. Vadim Bonkraskov – Prometheus
06. Hans Seo featuring Anna Toth – Sky Dancer (Somna Remix)
07. Andy Moor featuring Carrie Skipper – She Moves (Solis & Sean Truby Remix)
08. Andy Moor – Resurrection (Indecent Noise Remix)
09. Easton featuring Roxanne Emery – Healing Rain (Bryan Kearney Remix)
10. Andy Moor & Carrie Skipper – So Much More (Saad Ayub Remix)
11. Sean Mathews & Max Millian – Highest Hopes (Manuel Rocca Remix)
12. Somna & Jennifer Rene – Hands (A.R.D.I. Remix)
13. Arman Bahrami – Nova (Amos & Riot Night Remix)
14. Somna & Jennifer Rene – Back To Life (Daniel Skyver Remix)
15. Somna & Jennifer Rene – Awakening (Assaf Remix)
16. Eximinds featuring Natalie Gioia – I’ll Be Your Angel (Matt Chowski Remix)
17. Somna & Diana Leah – Fell For You (Cold Rush Remix)
18. Andy Moor & Ashley Wallbridge featuring Gabriela – World To Turn (Allen & Envy Remix)
19. Betsie Larkin & Andy Moor – Not Afraid (Adam Ellis Remix)
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