Officially Britain's most popular DJs, Above & Beyond were recently voted Best Group at the International Dance Music Awards, ahead of the likes of Daft Punk, Soulwax, Justice, and Pendulum. Now ranked No.4 in DJ Mag's Top 100 DJs Poll, their largest gig to date was in front of 1 million people in Rio, Brazil.

Through their Anjunabeats DJ mix series, Above & Beyond have been awarded numerous compilation of the month reviews in the dance press, while their latest release is currently sitting at No.1 in the US iTunes Dance Album chart. This year's Anjunadeep compilation also showcased the offshoot label that's earned the support of Eric Prydz, James Zabiela, Sasha, and Laurent Garnier.

The trio are so renowned for their own compilations, that they've politely steered clear of mixing them for anyone else. That is, until now. When they were asked to revitalise the legendary Trance Nation series for Ministry Of Sound, the opportunity to stamp their mark was too good to miss.

"Ministry of Sound was keen to take the Trance Nation series back to its roots and approached us with the idea," said Tony of Above & Beyond. "The early editions of the series were amongst the most complete records of their time, so we were keen to get involved."

"We've picked the latest tracks from our favourite producers, remixers and artists to create a 160 minute mix that captures the trance scene as we see it in the summer of 2009," he added. "As ever, our focus is on quality tunes, so we hope this CD will stand the test of time: that's the Trance Nation legacy as we see it."

Tracklist

01. Passenger 10 - Mikado [DJ Tatana Dub]
02. Andrew Bennett - Break Away [Martin Roth NuStyle Dub Mix]
03. Marco V - Unprepared
04. Stoneface & Terminal - Santiago
05. OceanLab - Secret [Andrew Bayer Remix]
06. Sunny Lax - Reborn
07. Josh Gabriel Presents Winter Kills - Deep Down
08. Firestorm Presents Coll & Tolland - Redemption [Cressida Remix]
09. Matt Cassar - 7 Days & One Week [Myon & Shane 54 Remix Edit]
10. Airplay 47 - Be Free [Mat Zo Remix]
11. Cosmic Gate - Sign Of The Times [Markus Schulz Mix]
12. Matan Zohar - First Glance
13. Airbase - Interfere
14. Carl B & Static Blue - Sunstruck [JPL Remix]


CD 2
01. Mat Zo - 24 Hours
02. Lange and Andy Moor - Stadium Four
03. Ronski Speed - Are You? [Club Dub]
04. Gareth Emery - Exposure
05. OceanLab - Ashes [Oliver Smith Remix]
06. Saints & Sinners - Peace [ Breakfast Mix]
07. Cold Blue - Fever
08. Nitrous Oxide - Magenta
09. Mike Koglin - The Silence [Prospekt Remix]
10. Activa Presents Solar Movement - Eclipse
11. OceanLab - On A Good Day [Above & Beyond Club Mix]
12. Nitrous Oxide - Aurora
13. Robert Nickson - Circles
14. Ferry Tayle & Static Blue - L'Acrobat
15. Ilya Soloviev - Universal Universe