Groove Armada's second album finds the pair expanding on the sonic range of 1998's Northern Star, spreading out to Franco-electronic pop ("Dusk, You and Me"), big-beat techno ("If Everybody Looked the Same"), and laid-back funk grooves (the masterpiece titled "At the River"). Though it often seems they're throwing change-ups more to show listeners what they can do, Vertigo achieves the effortless grace of a varied repertoire.
"At The River" - (Extra Chilled)..Groove Armada are a electronic music group from Cambridge, England, composed of two members, Andy Cato (real name Andrew Cocup) and Tom Findlay. They first came to fame with a 1997 limited single release, "At The River", which sampled "Old Cape Cod" by Patti Page. The song has since been found on numerous chill out compilations.One of their most popular works i...
Found this on Pitchfork's blog. It's the as-yet-unreleased video for Groove Armada's new single, "Get Down" from their new album, "Soundboy Rock". I SO cannot wait for this album to come out. The video, in line with my quest for cool animated videos, is really funny and well animated. I couldn't tell the bunnies weren't real for a second until they started dancing. It's a little too smooth for ...
So I've joined up on MOG. Should be fun and I'm always up for meeting new folk with similar tastes and mine run all over the place. Literally. Growing up I was taught The Clash was The Only Band That Matters. I still believe that. Today is the 170th anniversary of my hometown, Chicago. Chicago Works! So I give you "Groove Armada's":http//groovearmada.com tune Chicago.Visit my blog, "A Beef Sand...
No Philosophy tonight - promise - that wore me out. Howz 'bout an encore from the Armada, and check out the short clip of my son Dylan, pro-snowboarder-wannabe. He's got a good start on it!
Sci-fi geek that I am, I was enjoying an episode from the inaugural season of “Torchwood” yesterday. Music geek that I am, I was rather amused to hear a rather unlikely song pop up right in the middle of said episode.“Torchwood,” for those not in the know, is the slightly more adult-skewed spin-off of the recently invigorated, Hugo Award-winning U.K. television show “Doctor Who.” Curre
"At The River" - (Extra Chilled)..Groove Armada are a electronic music group from Cambridge, England, composed of two members, Andy Cato (real name Andrew Cocup) and Tom Findlay. They first came to fame with a 1997 limited single release, "At The River", which sampled "Old Cape Cod" by Patti Page. The song has since been found on numerous chill out compilations.One of their most popular works i...
Found this on Pitchfork's blog. It's the as-yet-unreleased video for Groove Armada's new single, "Get Down" from their new album, "Soundboy Rock". I SO cannot wait for this album to come out. The video, in line with my quest for cool animated videos, is really funny and well animated. I couldn't tell the bunnies weren't real for a second until they started dancing. It's a little too smooth for ...
So I've joined up on MOG. Should be fun and I'm always up for meeting new folk with similar tastes and mine run all over the place. Literally. Growing up I was taught The Clash was The Only Band That Matters. I still believe that. Today is the 170th anniversary of my hometown, Chicago. Chicago Works! So I give you "Groove Armada's":http//groovearmada.com tune Chicago.Visit my blog, "A Beef Sand...