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Posted by Jeskot7 on Dec-03-2003 20:25:

Groove Armada, house?

So a friend of mine just bought the Groove Armada CD out of the country into the club or something like that. I was listening to it and really was puzzled as to what this music is classified as. It didn't sound like trance, house, or progressive. What do you classify there music as? Maybe it's something I never even heard of. I know Donald Glaude, he's definately house. Armin of course trance. But they seem to be in the middle as well as John Digweed. Very confused, some guidance please.

Posted by chesco on Dec-03-2003 20:46:

groove armada don't produce any one specific style of muscic.

they are very wide ranging, from weird hip hop shit to trance to house. their actually quite good.

Posted by Sand Leaper on Dec-03-2003 20:48:

quote:
Originally posted by chesco
groove armada don't produce any one specific style of muscic.

they are very wide ranging, from weird hip hop shit to trance to house. their actually quite good.

True, even though GA isn't trance per se, it is Andy Cato who has done a lot of rather amazing trance tunes under monikers like Big C and Qattara (with Alex Whitcombe).

Posted by DJ Dingel on Dec-03-2003 21:48:

Groove Armada - Goodbye Country, Hello Nightclub

These guys definitely rule, I love listening to their stuff. Some of it is easier to classify than others.

Lovebox - progressive house, you heard it in G&D's Global DJ Broadcast from 2003.01.06
Easy - funky vocal house
Chicago - very slow house....

But then there are amazing tunes like "At The River" that are very chilled and not danceable, but still amazing.

None of their albums fits into one genre. They're very dynamic and versatile.

When I think of Groove Armada, I think "deep chilled funk jazz house" - I'll let you sort out which parts are which...

Posted by chesco on Dec-03-2003 21:56:

quote:
Originally posted by DJ Dingel
Chicago - very slow house....

this is my favourite tune by themselves. i would say it's more chillout than house.

i also love the tune playing on there web-site home page. but i feel good

Posted by Floorfiller on Dec-03-2003 22:01:

quote:
Originally posted by Sand Leaper
True, even though GA isn't trance per se, it is Andy Cato who has done a lot of rather amazing trance tunes under monikers like Big C and Qattara (with Alex Whitcombe).

holy shit...i didn't know groove armada was big c...thats awesome!!!

Posted by Sand Leaper on Dec-03-2003 22:05:

quote:
Originally posted by Floorfiller
holy shit...i didn't know groove armada was big c...thats awesome!!!

It is only Andy Cato from Groove Armada that is Big C.

Posted by Psionic on Dec-03-2003 22:14:

quote:
Originally posted by FunkySimon
it's funky house

and why do you want to classify it??

I mean music is music if it sounds good then play, if you think it sucks don't play it.

word

Posted by DJ Dingel on Dec-04-2003 00:46:

quote:
Originally posted by FunkySimon
and why do you want to classify it??

Well, when you go to the record shop, the records are sorted by genre. So if you want to find similar artists, then you need classifications. I agree with the spirit of your message, but I think there's some value to recognizing genres. You won't find me, however, trying to explain the difference between epic and melodic trance.

Can anyone recommend anything similar to Groove Armada? They seem to be in a category of their own, but I'd love to find others like them.

Posted by Dublin Guy on Dec-04-2003 00:47:

Andy Cato is a fucking class dj.

just for the record!

Posted by aloep on Dec-04-2003 00:55:

quote:
Originally posted by Floorfiller
holy shit...i didn't know groove armada was big c...thats awesome!!!

May as well post an alias list of his.

Big C
Groove Armada (With Tom Findley)
Weekend Players (With vocalist Rachel Foster)
Beat Foundation (With Mike Monday, D. Hewson)
Mothers Pride (With D. Hewson)
Qattara (With Alex Whitcombe)

Was also the owner of the excellent 90's Trance/Progressive House label Skinnymalinky.

And he's 6'8 in height, hence the "Big C".

Posted by Sand Leaper on Dec-04-2003 07:48:

quote:
Originally posted by Dublin Guy
Andy Cato is a fucking class dj.

just for the record!

That he is. His last EM was pure magic.

Posted by Jeskot7 on Dec-04-2003 17:01:

quote:
Originally posted by FunkySimon
it's funky house

and why do you want to classify it??

I mean music is music if it sounds good then play, if you think it sucks don't play it.

just to know, of course i will play it if it's good

that's just like asking any other question

Posted by itsTrueSonic on Dec-04-2003 18:03:

it took me only one song for me to get hooked on groove armada .. the song was 'edge hill' from the tomb raider I soundtrack ... that song just wants me to lay down and chill out for the whole 7 minutes ..

probably other recommendations that come close to them are (in my opinion) :

zero 7
morcheeba
weekend players
mark farina