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Groove Armada Information
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'Groove Armada' are a house music group from Cambridge, England, composed of two members, Andy Cato 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.
Their most famous work is their 2000 international hit "I See You Baby", remixed by Fatboy Slim in the Big Beat style, with the repeated chorus line "Shakin' that ass", as heard in Renault Mégane advertisements. Incidentally, this track was also recorded with the chorus line "Shakin' that thang" for various conservative markets around the world, most notably the American South. Whilst this is their most famous work they have also produced less mainstream work, which are often featured in television adverts or television promos.
Their song "Suntoucher" was sampled by Jay-Z for the song "What More Can I Say" on his Black Album.
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, with the title suggesting that their new album is more upbeat and less chill out - as demonstrated by the single "Superstylin'". (#5 UK)
*Less than a year later Groove Armada produced Lovebox in 2002, which included a variety of genres. Some tracks had a rock element to them such as "Madder" which was used for Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc, 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 at Fairport.
*In 2002, they also released the DJ mix album Another Late Night: Groove Armada, part of the Another Late Night series on Azuli Records.
*In 2004 Groove Armada released a Best Of album, including their hits, and new productions. (#6 UK)
Singles
* 1999 "If Everybody Looked the Same" #25 UK
* 1999 "At the River" (re-release) #19 UK
* 1999 "I See You Baby" (feat. Gram'ma Funk) #17 UK
* 2001 "Superstylin'" #12 UK
* 2001 "My Friend" #36 UK (samples the 1995 Brandy hit "Best Friend")
* 2002 "Purple Haze" #36 UK
* 2003 "Easy" #31 UK
* 2003 "But I Feel Good" #50 UK
* 2004 "I See You Baby" (re-issue) #11 UK
Groove Armada have never had a US Top 40 hit.
Other work
In 2001 Andy Cato collaborated with Rachel Foster, producing the single "Pursuit Of Happiness" under the name Weekend Players.
In 2005 Tom Findlay set up Tunetribe, a music download store.
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