Anjunadeep The Yearbook 2021
Ah, 2021. The year everyone bought a cheap DJ controller, set it up in their mum’s conservatory, and suddenly 'found themselves' as deep house selectors. They spent more time curating their LED lighting than actually beatmatching, which was a proper laugh, but the hunger for new music was absolute scenes. The vibe of the Anjunadeep The Yearbook 2021 is a warm, nostalgic embrace—a soundtrack for staring out the window and pretending you are at a festival.
Delving into the Anjunadeep The Yearbook 2021 tracklist, this continuous mix live set is a perfectly polished Rominimal time capsule. Averaging 122.4 BPM, the technical transitions are flawlessly smooth. Relying heavily on the 3B and 7B keys, the energy arc is incredibly mid-range focused, delivering lush, emotional melodies rather than aggressive club drops. The crate-digging across the year is completely sorted.
Highlighting 'Your Love' by Qrion is a beautiful, melancholic touch, while dropping the Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas remix of Flume's 'Tiny Cities' is a mad, brilliant curveball that adds a massive dose of indie-electronic flair. The journey is expertly paced from the very first chord. Setting a deeply organic, soulful tone with the opening track 'Ogou (Pran Ka Mwen)' by Lakou Mizik & Joseph Ray, the mix gently builds a landscape of intricate, progressive layers. Finally, it brings the reflective year to a gorgeous, uplifting close with the closing track 'Changes' by EKDK & Apollo's Messengers.