Groove Armada
Background information
Origin	London, England, UK
Genre(s)	Electronica House Trip hop Downtempo
Years active	1996 – present
Label(s)	Columbia UK
Website	GrooveArmada.com
Members
Andy Cato Tom Findlay

Groove Armada is an electronic music group from England, composed of two members, Yorkshireman Andy Cato (real name Andrew Cocup)^[1] and Tom Findlay, hailing from Cambridge. They are now primarily based in London, and continue to produce and record music as well as hosting semi-regular club nights in London and an annual London festival under the Lovebox banner. Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Electronic music. ... House music is a style of electronic dance music that was developed by dance club DJs in Chicago in the early to mid-1980s. ... Trip hop (also known as the Bristol sound) is a term coined by United Kingdom dance magazine Mixmag, to describe a musical trend in the mid-1990s; trip hop is downtempo electronic music that grew out of Englands hip hop and house scenes. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Columbia Records is the oldest brand name in recorded sound, dating back to 1888, and was the first record company to produce pre-recorded records as opposed to blank cylinders. ... For other uses, see Electronic music (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This article is about the city in England. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

The group has collaborated with a diverse array of artists including Neneh Cherry, DJ Gram’Ma Funk, Sophie Barker, Nappy Roots, Sunshine Anderson, Mutya Buena and Richie Havens. They have expressed their desire to work with Kylie Minogue on her comeback album due in late 2007 and have now confirmed that they are indeed collaborating with Kylie. They also recently stated that one of the tracks on which they have collaborated with Kylie is one, if not the best, track they have ever done. Tom Findlay has also described working with Prince as his dream collaboration, although there are no plans for such at the moment.^[2] Neneh Cherry performing live in Vienna (ca. ... Sophie Barker Sophie Barker is a singer best known for her work with the British downtempo group Zero 7. ... Nappy Roots are an American hip hop sextet that originated in Kentucky in 1995, best known for their hit 2002 single Awnaw. Their music can be categorized as alternative Southern rap. ... Sunshine Anderson is an African-American R&B singer. ... Rosa Isabel Mutya Buena, (born 21 May 1985 in Kingsbury, London), known professionally as Mutya Buena, is a British singer and songwriter who rose to fame as a member of the pop band Sugababes. ... Richie Havens (born January 21, 1941 in Brooklyn, New York) is an African American folk singer and guitarist. ... Kylie Ann Minogue (IPA: [1]) (born May 28, 1968) is a Grammy Award-winning Australian pop singer-songwriter and occasional actress. ... “The Artist” redirects here. ...

Groove Armada is probably best known to the music listening public for producing music that have featured in numerous media including advertising campaigns, movies and computer games (see below).

History

Groove Armada first formed in the mid-1990s after they had been introduced by Cato’s girlfriend and soon started their own club, also called Groove Armada, after a 70’s discotheque.^[3]

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. The song has gone on to be one of Groove Armada’s most well-known tracks and has since been found on numerous chill out compilations. Old Cape Cod is a popular song, written by Claire Rothrock, Milton Yakus, and Allan Jeffrey, and published in 1957. ... Patti Page (born Clara Ann Fowler on November 8, 1927 in Claremore, Oklahoma) is one of the best-known female singers in traditional pop music. ... Chill out (sometimes chillout), a term derived from a slang injunction to relax, emerged in the early and mid-1990s as a catch-all term for various styles of relatively mellow, slow-tempo music made by contemporary producers in the electronic music scene. ...

Their first album Northern Star was released in 1998, and was followed by their second album Vertigo in 1999, which made the British chart’s Top 20 and silver status in the UK.^[4] An album of remixed tracks from Vertigo entitled The Remixes debuted in 2000, along with their contribution to the Back To Mine series. Back to Mine is a series of mix albums, usually (though not always) mixed by renowned DJs or composers of electronic music. ...

Their next studio album Goodbye Country: Hello Nightclub was released in 2001, and as its title suggests marked a move away from chill out to more upbeat music. Another mix album followed, this time for the Another Late Night series, before the 2003 debut of Lovebox, which featured a variety of genres and was noticeably sassy and brought a new type of funk to Groove Armada.^[5] Late Night Tales and its predecessor Another Late Night are the names of two related series of DJ mix albums released on Azuli independent record label. ...

A Greatest Hits album appeared in 2004, the last of their releases with Pepper Records, before their latest studio album Soundboy Rock, was released in 2007.

Appearances in media

• "I See You Baby", remixed by Fatboy Slim in the big beat style was used extensively in a 2003 Renault UK television marketing campaign advertising the Renault Mégane.
• "If Everybody Looked The Same" in a 2001 Mercedes-Benz UK television advert.
• "At The River" is being used in a 2007 Marks & Spencer Food UK television campaign, a decision which Groove Armada now regret making.^[6]
• "Hands of Time", starring folksinger Richie Havens, is featured in the movie 2004 Collateral, and is referred to by Jamie Foxx's character as a "classic song."
• "Hands of Time" was also used at the end of the Las Vegas episode "What Happens in Vegas Stays in Vegas" in 2003.
• "Hands of Time" was also used briefly by Top Gear, in episode 3, season 9. The song is played as they pull into their campsite in the deep south.
• "Edge Hill" is featured in the 2001 movie Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, and was used by Channel 4 (UK) promotional adverts for the hit series Lost in 2005.
• "Madder" is featured in the video game Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc as the game introduction.
• They also have an appearance on the soundtrack of the popular TV series, Sex And The City, remixing the show's theme song into an extended chillout track.
• "But I Feel Good" appeared on the multi-platform cricket game Brian Lara International Cricket 2007.
• The song "Superstylin'" was featured in the hit film Bride and Prejudice starring former Miss World Aishwarya Rai.
• "Purple Haze" appeared in the 2004 film The Girl Next Door.

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Albums

• Groove Armada's debut album was Northern Star, released in 1998.

• In 1999 Groove Armada released Vertigo, which had a more mainstream and more 'polished' sound. This album includes "At The River", which was re-released as a single. (#23 UK)

• In 2001, Goodbye Country (Hello Nightclub) was released. The title suggested that their new album is more upbeat and less chill out - as demonstrated by the Grammy nominated single "Superstylin'". (#5 UK)

• In 2002, they released the DJ mix album, Another Late Night: Groove Armada, part of the Another Late Night series on Azuli Records.

• In 2002, less than a year after Goodbye Country, Hello Nightclub, Groove Armada produced Lovebox, which included a variety of genres. Some tracks had a rock element to them such as "Madder", while others were closer to their traditional house, such as the title track "Lovebox", and "Remember", which has vocals made up entirely of samples of Sandy Denny's singing for Fairport Convention. An additional 'bonus' track was later released on their website entitled 'Fairport'.

• In 2004 Groove Armada released a Best Of album, including their hits and new productions. (#6 UK)

• In 2007 Soundboy Rock was released featuring tracks such as "Get Down", "Groove Extracts" which follow the current UK trend of electric hard-house 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.

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Discography

Albums

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Compilations

• Groove Armada Presents...
• Doin' It After Dark Vol 1
• Doin' It After Dark Vol 2
• Another Late Night (Groove Armada)
• Back to Mine (Groove Armada)

Back to Mine is a series of mix albums, usually (though not always) mixed by renowned DJs or composers of electronic music. ...

Singles

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Other work

From 1995 to 2000, Andy Cato was part of the progressive house music projects Mother's Pride and Qattara, and produced solo efforts under the aliases Caia and Journeyman DJ. In 2002 Cato collaborated with Rachel Foster, producing the album Pursuit Of Happiness under the name Weekend Players. He also co-wrote with Sophie Ellis-Bextor on her album Shoot From the Hip, and released his first solo single under his own name, "La Luna". Progressive electronica is a collection of electronic music genres which draw upon progressive music, generally, and include the sub-styles of progressive trance, progressive house, progressive techno and progressive breaks. ... Rachel Foster is an English vocalist, primarily known for her music collaboration with Andy Cato (of Groove Armada fame) as the Weekend Players. ... Weekend Players is an electronic music duo from England. ... Sophie Michelle Ellis-Bextor (born 10 April 1979) is a multi-platinum selling English pop singer and songwriter. ... Alternate covers International Album Cover Shoot from the Hip is the second album by British pop–dance singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor. ...

Tom Findlay makes up one half of Sugardaddy, with Tim Hutton, and has collaborated with Keeling Lee. In 2005 he set up Tunetribe, a music download store. This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Tim Hutton’s musical career began in the early 80’s playing drums and bass for two bands, The Mob and Zounds, on the anarchist punk label Crass Records, and touring Europe and UK several times over. ... TuneTribe Logo TuneTribe TuneTribelink title is a music download store where you can hear, read about and buy the best new music from independent and major record labels as well as get classic albums from music legends past and present. ...

Andy Cato has also been working with Roisin Murphy on her new album Overpowered. Work with Roisin includes the forthcoming single "Let Me Know" plus another track entitled "You Know Me". Lead singer of Moloko of Sing it back fame. ... Let Me Know is a song by Róisín Murphy, and it will be released as the second single from her second solo album Overpowered. ...

They are currently collaborating with singer Kylie Minogue on her upcoming album, slated to be released late 2007. Kylie Ann Minogue (IPA: [1]) (born May 28, 1968) is a Grammy Award-winning Australian pop singer-songwriter and occasional actress. ...

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References

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External links

• Official Groove Armada website
• Official Groove Armada MySpace
• Interview with Tom Findlay on ilikemusic.com
• Groove Armada at inthemix.com.au
• Groove Armada fansite