Tri-State (album) explained
| Tri-State |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Above & Beyond |
| Cover: | Tristate cover.jpg |
| Released: | 6 March 2006 |
| Recorded: | 2005 |
| Studio: | Fortress (London, England) |
| Genre: | Trance, progressive trance |
| Length: | 74:39 |
| Label: | Anjunabeats |
| Producer: |
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| Next Title: | Group Therapy |
| Next Year: | 2011 |
Tri-State is the debut studio album by the British progressive trance group Above & Beyond, released on 6 March 2006.[1] [2] The album features collaborations with Zoë Johnston, Richard Bedford, Carrie Skipper and progressive trance producer Andy Moor. The first single from the album, "Air for Life", was released on 18 July 2005,[3] and was voted Tune of the Year in 2005 on Armin Van Buuren's A State of Trance radio show.[4] The single "Good for Me" (Above & Beyond Club Mix), featuring Zoë Johnston was voted Tune of the Year in 2006 on A State of Trance.[5] During New Year's Eve in 2007, Above & Beyond performed at Barra Beach, Rio de Janeiro, to an estimated crowd of a million people where they showcased tracks from Tri-State along with their previous singles.[6] Later that year, a remix album, Tri-State Remixed, was released.[7]
Critical reception
Jon O' Brien from AllMusic described the album as "echoing the sleek, electronic rhythms, melodic vocals, and lush, ethereal production of BT and Delirium", whose tracks are a "combination of uplifting club anthems and hypnotic instrumentals". BBC's Andy Puleston wrote that together with singles "Air For Life" and "Alone Tonight", Tri-State was a "sterling effort" to create a record that defines trance music the same way Faithless and Orbital did with their respective genres, but nevertheless "does little to deviate or expand on the brief".[8]
In a 10-year-anniversary revisit of the album, Christina Hernandez from Dancing Astronaut dubbed "Good For Me" as "one of Above & Beyond’s top pieces of all time", and noted Richard Bedford's vocals on "Alone Tonight" whose "voice on it will continue to be listed among Above & Beyond’s most memorable compositions". She also called "Can't Sleep" as a "winning track from Tri-State", having been nominated to the top three trance tracks of 2006 on A State of Trance.
Personnel
Credits adapted from AllMusic[9]
Technical and composing credits
- Jono Grant – primary artist, arranger, composer, producer
- Tony McGuinness – primary artist, arranger, composer, producer, vocals
- Paavo Siljamäki – primary artist, arranger, producer
- Richard Bedford – vocals (tracks 2,7,9)
- Zoë Johnston – vocals (track 10)
- Andy Moor – composer, primary artist, producer
- Carrie Skipper – vocals
- Ashley Tomberlin – composer, vocals (track 5)
- Hannah Thomas – vocals (track 13)
Creative credits
- James Grant – management
- Dan Myles – label management
- Tim Ashton – photography, illustration
- Chris Davison – photography
- Jono Grant – sleeve design, photography
- Tony McGuinness – sleeve design, photography
- Paavo Siljamäki – sleeve design, photography
Recording personnel
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Tri-State by Above & Beyond on Apple Music . . 6 March 2006 . 2018-02-15 .
- Web site: 'Tri-State' Turns 10: Revisiting Above & Beyond's Legendary Debut Album . Hernandez . Christina . . 8 March 2016 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170107025846/http://www.dancingastronaut.com/2016/03/tri-state-turns-10-commemorating-album-defined-beyond/ . 2017-01-07 . 2018-02-15.
- Web site: Above & Beyond Vs. Andy Moor – Air For Life . . 18 July 2005 . 2018-02-15 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180215052153/https://www.discogs.com/Above-Beyond-Vs-Andy-Moor-Air-For-Life/release/471423 . 2018-02-15 .
- Web site: Episode 228 (Top 20 of 2005) . A State of Trance . 2018-02-15 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180215052508/http://www.astateoftrance.com/episodes/episode-228-asot-top-20-2005/ . 2018-02-15 .
- Web site: Episode 280 (Top 20 of 2006) . A State of Trance . 2018-02-15 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170810055706/http://www.astateoftrance.com/episodes/episode-280-top-20-of-2006/ . 2017-08-10 .
- Web site: 10 Moments That Defined Above & Beyond . . 9 February 2018 . 2018-02-15 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180209130514/https://djmag.com/content/10-moments-defined-above-beyond . 2018-02-09 .
- Web site: Tri-State Remixed by Above & Beyond on Apple Music . . 18 April 2006 . 2019-02-20.
- Web site: Above and Beyond Tri State Review . Andy . Puleston . 2006-03-06 . . 2018-02-15 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160109170121/http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/6j25/ . 2016-01-09 .
- Web site: Tri-State - Above & Beyond . . 2018-02-15 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20151112063330/https://www.allmusic.com/album/tri-state-mw0000723757 . 2015-11-12 .
