Groovera (aka. Groovera Chilled Web Radio) is an independent, multi-channel, commercial-free, and listener-supported Internet-only radio station dedicated to "chill-out music", featuring mixes of downtempo, nu-jazz (aka. "future jazz"), and future lounge, as well as other related and contributing genres. Image File history File links Groovera. ... Internet radio (aka e-Radio) is an audio broadcasting service transmitted via the Internet. ... Look up slogan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A radio format or programming format describes the overall content broadcast on a radio station. ... chill out redirects here. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... chill out redirects here. ... Downtempo (or Downbeat) is a laid-back electronic music style similar to Ambient music, but usually with a beat or groove unlike the beatless forms of Ambient music. ... Nu jazz is an umbrella term coined in the late 1990s to refer to music styles that blend jazz textures and sometimes jazz instrumentation, funk, electronic dance music, and free improvisation[1]. Also written nu-jazz or NuJazz, it is sometimes called electronic jazz, electro-jazz, e-jazz, jazztronica, jazz... Nu-jazz (sometimes electro-jazz) was coined in the late 1990s to refer to styles which combine jazz textures and sometimes jazz instrumentation with electronic music. ... The term lounge can refer to: a living room in a private house, a public waiting area, provided with seating, as in a hotel or airport an Airline lounge is a private waiting area offered by airlines to pecial customers or to those who pay an extra fee lounge music...

History

Founded in Seattle on August 23, 2003 by Tim Quigley, Groovera was originally known as "OverXposure.FM" and featured a single web radio stream called FrostByte Groove Lounge. OverXposure.FM underwent brand transition in September 2006 and became Groovera (pronounced "groov-AIR-ah"), a fanciful word combining the words "groove" and the Latin word "vera" meaning "true" or "pure". As part of the brand transition, the FrostByte Groove Lounge name was retired and the channel rotation divided into the currently existing channels Jet City Lounge and Low Mercury. The foundations of Ambient Popsicle and forthcoming channel Jazz ala Mode were extracted from the FrostByte Groove Lounge rotation in April 2004. Groovera radio channels first appeared in iTunes Radio in February 2007.

Groovera music channels

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Groovera currently features three distinct chillout-only music channels designed to appeal to the different, however popular interpretations of what is "chill-out music": Jet City Lounge, Ambient Popsicle, and Low Mercury. Five forthcoming channels have been in incubation since April 2004. The following are the current channel line-up descriptions according to the Groovera website: Image File history File links Groovera_flyer_back. ... Image File history File links Groovera_flyer_back. ... chill out redirects here. ... chill out redirects here. ...

• Jet City Lounge: A fine mix of chilled instrumental future lounge, downtempo, nu-jazz, groove jazz, and brokenbeat, with intermittent vocals. This is the latest evolution of our original, award-winning channel previously known as FrostByte Groove Lounge.

• Ambient Popsicle: An aficionado's mix of chilled adult alternative pop, future lounge, vocal downtempo, nu-jazz, ambient pop, trip-hop, neo-soul, synth pop, deep house, and a few surprise classics.

• Low Mercury: A deeply-chilled mix of instrumental downtempo, chill-out, psybient, illbient, ambient dub, ambient techno, nu-jazz, and IDM, featuring the occasional select vocal track. Formerly the evening rotation of our original, award-winning format FrostByte Groove Lounge.

The term lounge can refer to: a living room in a private house, a public waiting area, provided with seating, as in a hotel or airport an Airline lounge is a private waiting area offered by airlines to pecial customers or to those who pay an extra fee lounge music... Downtempo (or Downbeat) is a laid-back electronic music style similar to Ambient music, but usually with a beat or groove unlike the beatless forms of Ambient music. ... Nu jazz is an umbrella term coined in the late 1990s to refer to music styles that blend jazz textures and sometimes jazz instrumentation, funk, electronic dance music, and free improvisation[1]. Also written nu-jazz or NuJazz, it is sometimes called electronic jazz, electro-jazz, e-jazz, jazztronica, jazz... Brokenbeat is an electronic music genre first appearing at the end of the 20th century and pioneered by Goya Music Distirbution. ... The term lounge can refer to: a living room in a private house, a public waiting area, provided with seating, as in a hotel or airport an Airline lounge is a private waiting area offered by airlines to pecial customers or to those who pay an extra fee lounge music... Downtempo (or Downbeat) is a laid-back electronic music style similar to Ambient music, but usually with a beat or groove unlike the beatless forms of Ambient music. ... Nu jazz is an umbrella term coined in the late 1990s to refer to music styles that blend jazz textures and sometimes jazz instrumentation, funk, electronic dance music, and free improvisation[1]. Also written nu-jazz or NuJazz, it is sometimes called electronic jazz, electro-jazz, e-jazz, jazztronica, jazz... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Neo soul (also known as nu soul) is a musical genre of the late 1990s and early 2000s that fuses contemporary R&B, 1970s style soul, classical music, jazz, and elements of alternative-hip hop. ... Synth pop is a style of popular music in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Downtempo (or Downbeat) is a laid-back electronic music style similar to Ambient music, but usually with a beat or groove unlike the beatless forms of Ambient music. ... For other uses, see chill out (disambiguation). ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Ambient music refers to a kind of music that envelops the listener without drawing attention to itself [1] // The term ambient music was first coined by Brian Eno in the mid-1970s to refer to music that can be either actively listened to with attention or as easily ignored, depending... Ambient music is a loosely defined musical genre that incorporates elements of a number of different styles - including jazz, electronic music, new age, rock and roll, modern classical music, reggae, traditional, world and even noise. ... Nu jazz is an umbrella term coined in the late 1990s to refer to music styles that blend jazz textures and sometimes jazz instrumentation, funk, electronic dance music, and free improvisation[1]. Also written nu-jazz or NuJazz, it is sometimes called electronic jazz, electro-jazz, e-jazz, jazztronica, jazz... Intelligent dance music (commonly IDM) is a genre of electronic music derived from dance music of the 1980s and early 1990s which puts an emphasis on novel processing and sequencing. ...

Accolades and awards

• Time Magazine Europe: "This nonstop mix of chill-out and ambient grooves form the perfect soundtrack to a long soak in the bath or a room-service déjeuner à deux." (as OverXposure.FM)

• 2005 Web Radio Awards: "Best Chilled / Ambient Station" (as OverXposure.FM)

• 2005 Web Radio Awards: "Best Downtempo DJ" (as OverXposure.FM)

References

• Heydari, Farhad. "Sound Advice:Four free online stations for musical entertainment on the road", Time Magazine Europe, June 13, 2006. Retrieved on 2006-11-25. 

• Award-winning Chillout Web Radio Station OverXposure.FM is now Groovera, More Channels. PRLog (September 25, 2006). Retrieved on 2006-11-25.

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External links

• Groovera.com