Anil Chawla & Dale Anderson

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Anil Chawla & Dale Anderson have become the standard bearers for GU Music. The duo form the label's frontline infantry, and their daring forays into worldwide dance culture have earned them plaudits aplenty and champions including Laurent Garnier, Nic Fancuilli, John Digweed, Adam Freeland, Paul Oakenfold, and Paul van Dyk.

Beatport darlings with a truly international following, they're a fine example of the UK's current electronic renaissance. The guys received a ‘Best Artist’ nomination in the Beatport Awards, and ‘Deep House Track of the Year’ for ‘Leftorium’.

Recently nominated as ‘Best Breakthrough DJ’ by DJ mag, Anil headlined his own 2-week sell-out tour of South America, while continuing his London GU residency at Ministry of Sound with slots alongside Sasha and Felix da Housecat. Other UK highlights included his debut at South West Four, a support show for Deadmau5, being shortlisted for Radio 1’s ‘In New DJs We Trust’ slot, and beyond.

Dale’s dj’ing has taken him to four continents this year, where he’s rocked floors with James Holden, Rui Da Silva, Pete Tong, and many more. His production prowess stems from a major label rock band past, but his emergence as an electronica tour de force has been met with award nominations and best selling underground hits through Beatport, support from Roger Sanchez, Hernan Catteneo, and the cream of the world’s dance A-list.

‘Roadhouse’ was a labour of love. You can hear it in the attention to detail, production quality, and downright aural goodness that exudes from every track. It’s a defiantly engaging album - a proper longplayer to be listened to from start to finish, and not just a collection of disparate club tunes flung headlong into your ears.

Justin Robertson, a long-time supporter of the duo, makes a guest vocal appearance on ‘Are We All Together’. Angie Brown features on the vocal space funk of ‘Hear My Call’. Elsewhere the likes of ‘Jazzy Good Times’ and ‘Mumu’ show that Chawla and Anderson can move with ease outside of their musical comfort zone, and their takes on deep house (‘Leftorium’), big room beats (‘The Mash’), and techno (‘Dumkoff’), are as accomplished as they are entertaining.

“Super-slinky stuff from GU¹s rising stars…Chawla & Anderson have set the standard for ’09 already.” I DJ, 8/10

“A shifting but sumptuous journey…it’s the seamless ease with which Roadhouse makes sense of it all” DJ Mag 4.5/5

“Chawla & Anderson have delivered the best debut album on the label since 2004…Roadhouse should certainly be a contender for artist album of the year” 8/10 Progressive-sounds.com

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