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BIOGRAPHY
Groove Armada are an English electronic music duo, composed of Andy Cato and Tom Findlay. They achieved chart success with their singles "I See You Baby" and "Superstylin'". The group has released eight studio albums, four of which have charted in the UK Albums Chart top 50.
HISTORY
Groove Armada first formed in the mid-1990s after both Cato and Findlay had been introduced by Cato's wife and soon started their own club, also called Groove Armada, after a 1970s discothèque.
By 1997 they had released a few singles, including "4 Tune Cookie" and the song that first brought them minor fame, "At the River", which sampled "Old Cape Cod" by Patti Page (used in the film Die Hard 2). The song went on to be one of Groove Armada's best-known tracks and has been found on numerous chill out compilations.
Their first album, Northern Star, was released in 1998 on Tummy Touch Records, and was followed by a second, Vertigo, in 1999, which had a more mainstream and 'polished' sound, thus making the UK Album Chart's upper 20 and being certified silver in the UK.[citation needed] It also included "At the River" which was re-released as a full-fledged single. An album of remixed tracks from Vertigo entitled The Remixes followed in 2000, along with their contribution to the Back to Mine mix album series.
The next studio album Goodbye Country (Hello Nightclub) was released in 2001 and, as its title suggests, marked a departure from their trip hop roots to more upbeat music – as demonstrated on the Grammy-nominated single "Superstylin'". Another mix album followed, this time for the Another Late Night series, and in 2002, less than a year after Goodbye Country (Hello Nightclub), Groove Armada produced Lovebox, which included a variety of genres including funk. Some tracks included elements of big beat and electronic rock elements to them, such as "Madder" and "Purple Haze",[citation needed] while others were closer to the band's traditional house & trip hop roots,[citation needed] such as the title track "Lovebox", and "Remember", which has vocals made up entirely of samples of Sandy Denny's vocals for Fairport Convention. An additional bonus track was later released on their website entitled "Fairport".
Their song "Madder" was used in the 2003 video game Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc.
A greatest hits album, entitled The Best of Groove Armada, released in 2004 – the last of their releases with Pepper Records – before their studio album Soundboy Rock was released in 2007. The album marked a notable departure from the multi-genre-influenced previous album, featuring tracks such as "Get Down" and "Groove Extracts", which followed the contemporary house music trend, tracks with rock elements, and "Song 4 Mutya (Out of Control)" featuring the vocals of ex-Sugababes singer Mutya Buena, hailed by online music guide Popjustice as one of the best songs of 2007.
Following the successful Soundboy Rock singles, an updated best-of set titled Greatest Hits was released in October 2007. This was accompanied by GA10: 10 Year Story, a 2CD rarities collection released in November 2007 to celebrate their tenth anniversary as a band. The band has spoken in-depth about the compilation, and cited it as an "emotional experience", with both members selecting their personal favourite songs and mixes from their history.
DISCOGRAPHY
Albums:
Northern Star (1998)
Vertigo (1999)
Goodbye Country (Hello Nightclub) (2001)
Lovebox (2002)
Soundboy Rock (2007)
Black Light (2010)
White Light (2010)
Little Black Book (2015)
Compilations:
1999 - Back To Mine
2002 - AnotherLateNight
2002 - The Dirty House Session
2004 - Doin' It After Dark Vol. 01
2004 - Doin' It After Dark Vol. 02
2005 - Groove Armada Presents...
2004 - Essential Summer Groove (VBR V0 ~ 255 kbps)
2007 - Lovebox Weekender
2007 - 10 Year Story - From The Vaults 1997-2007
2008 - LateNightTales
2008 - Groove Armada Pres. Lovebox Weekender: Festivals & Fiestas
MORE INFO https://www.discogs.com/artist/3385-Groove-Armada
