OceanLab

British vocal trance group

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OceanLab

OceanLab

Origin| London, United Kingdom
Genres| Uplifting trance, vocal trance, IDM, progressive trance, progressive house
Years active| 2000-2010, 2015-present
Labels| Anjunabeats
Members| Jono Grant
Justine Suissa
Paavo Siljamäki
Tony McGuinness

OceanLab (or Above & Beyond presents OceanLab) is a vocal trance group formed in 2000 in London. The group consists of vocalist Justine Suissa and the three members of Above & Beyond: Jono Grant, Paavo Siljamäki, and Tony McGuinness.

## History

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The initial success of the band was due to the remixes of the popular trance pieces.

Their first single, released in 2001, was the song "Clear Blue Water", which was remixed by several artists — the most successful of which was by Ferry Corsten. The track peaked at #48 in the UK Singles Chart in April 2002.[1] The second single, "Sky Falls Down", was released in 2002 and remixed by Armin van Buuren. The third single, "Beautiful Together", was released in 2003 and was remixed by Seraque, Silvester, and Signum. The single that is considered to be their break-through track is "Satellite", their fourth single, which was released in 2004. It reached #19 in the UK chart in May 2004,[1] higher than any other track released by the act, or Above & Beyond on their own. Its chart position was assisted by being playlisted on BBC Radio 1.

On August 24, 2007, "Breaking Ties" (Above & Beyond's Analog Haven Mix), was featured on Trance Around the World Episode #178. Although Miracle was given as the title on the Above & Beyond official forum, at the time the title was unconfirmed.[2]

McGuinness and Siljamäki of OceanLab discussed the album during an interview in Riga, Latvia: "We've been experimenting with a completely new sound - one of the tracks we're working on right now features a 56 piece mouse choir. We went diving in Formentera too to record some noises from the dolphins."[citation needed]

On March 14, 2008, "Sirens of the Sea" (Above & Beyond Club Mix) premiered on Trance Around the World Episode #207. It was presented as one of the new singles for the upcoming album. Prior to this, "Sirens of the Sea" (Kyau & Albert Remix) was released on Above and Beyond's Anjunabeats Volume 3.

On April 7, 2008, the single "Sirens of the Sea" was released. New remixes by Sonorous, Cosmic Gate, Maor Levi, as well as the Kyau & Albert remix were included.

On June 10, 2008, OceanLab's debut album - Sirens of the Sea \- was announced on the Anjunabeats website with a release date of 21 July 2008.[3] The single, "Miracle", appeared a week earlier, on July 14, 2008.[4] Included on the single are Above and Beyond's Club Mix of tracks, as well as remixes by Martin Roth, Michael Cassette, and Fletch. The "Sirens of the Sea Remixed" album released in 2009 includes the most successful remixes of OceanLab's three most popular tracks that had only been released as singles - Satellite, Sky Falls Down, and Clear Blue Water.

On January 30, 2014, McGuinness and Siljamäki confirmed via Reddit that the artist name OceanLab would no longer be used on future productions, with Justine Suissa now being identified as a part of Above & Beyond.[5]

After a full-year hiatus, the group announced their return with a new single at Above & Beyond's ABGT150 concert in September 2015.On September 26, 2015, however, Above & Beyond featured a new surprise OceanLab production at ABGT150 in Sydney, titled Another Chance. It was released as a single containing the original mix and the Above & Beyond Club Mix on November 4, 2016. [6]

On September 24, 2016, Above & Beyond featured a new OceanLab production at ABGT200 in the Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam. The title of this new single is "Alright Now." [7] The Above & Beyond Club Mix of the track was originally released on Anjunabeats Volume 13, but was released as a standalone single on May 12, 2017. [8] It was released on Above & Beyond's 2018 album, Common Ground.

Justine with Above & Beyond have collaborated to release a "Almost Home" track in 2021. It was the first collab after a 4-year period of falling out.[9] [10]

In 2023, a limited edition music set[11] (featuring Seven Lions, with remixes of greatest hits), to commemorate a second decade of their existence,[12] was released.

## Discography

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### Albums

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* 2008 Sirens of the Sea
* 2009 Sirens of the Sea Remixed

### Singles

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* 2001 "Clear Blue Water" - UK #48 (in 2002)[13]
* 2002 "Sky Falls Down"
* 2003 "Beautiful Together"
* 2004 "Satellite" - UK #19[14]
* 2008 "Sirens of the Sea"
* 2008 "Miracle"
* 2008 "Breaking Ties"
* 2008 "Come Home"
* 2009 "On A Good Day"
* 2009 "Lonely Girl"
* 2010 "On A Good Day (Metropolis)"
* 2016 "Another Chance"

### Remixes

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* 2001 Teaser: - "When Love Breaks Down" (OceanLab Remix)
* 2002 Ascension: - "For a Lifetime" (OceanLab Remix)

## References

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1. ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: HiT Entertainment's Guinness World Records Limited. p. 403\. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
2. ^ New OceanLab's topic at Above & Beyond official forum[unreliable source?] Archived 10 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine
3. ^ "Untitled Document". Archived from the original on 9 July 2009.[unreliable source?]
4. ^ "Board Message". Archived from the original on 9 July 2009.[unreliable source?]
5. ^ "We are Tony and Paavo of Above & Beyond, AUA!". 30 January 2014.[unreliable source?]
6. ^ "Another Chance - Single by Above & Beyond & OceanLab on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
7. ^ "Above & Beyond Live at Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam (Full 4K HD Set) #ABGT200". YouTube. 29 September 2016. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
8. ^ Above & Beyond (12 May 2017), Above & Beyond & Justine Suissa - Alright Now (Above & Beyond Club Mix) live at Ultra 2017, archived from the original on 22 December 2021, retrieved 12 May 2017
9. ^ Rincon, Skyy (22 August 2021). "Above & Beyond and Justine Suissa Team Up for Vibrant New Single "Almost Home"". Retrieved 15 March 2024.
10. ^ Marco, Di (20 August 2021). "Above & Beyond and Justine Suissa share their first joint effort in over 4 years, 'Almost Home'". Rave Jungle. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
11. ^ Benders, Thorsten (17 November 2023). "MUSIC RELEASESAbove & Beyond, Justine Suissa Celebrate Two Decades of OceanLab With Anthology Box Set". Retrieved 15 March 2024.
12. ^ Heffler, Jason (16 November 2023). "RARE VINYL BOX SET RELEASED TO CELEBRATE TWO DECADES OF OCEANLAB'S INFLUENCE ON TRANCE MUSIC".
13. ^ "UK Singles Chart, 21/04/2002". Official Charts Company.
14. ^ "UK Singles Chart, 25/04/2004". Official Charts Company.

## External links

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OceanLab discography at Discogs

* Oceanlab on Spotify

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Above & Beyond

* Jono Grant
* Tony McGuinness
* Paavo Siljamäki

* Discography

Studio albums|

* Tri-State
* Group Therapy
* We Are All We Need
* Common Ground

Other albums|

* Acoustic
* Acoustic II

Anjunabeats|

* Volume 1
* Volume 2
* Volume 3
* Volume 4
* Volume 5
* Volume 6
* Volume 7
* Volume 8
* Volume 9
* Volume 10
* Volume 11
* Volume 12
* Volume 13

Singles|

* "Alright Now"
* "Sun & Moon"

OceanLab|

* Sirens of the Sea

Related articles|

* Anjunabeats
* OceanLab

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI

Artists|

* MusicBrainz

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