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At The River by Groove Armada
Groove Armada
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Groove Armada Is An Electronic Music Group From Cambridge United Kingdom 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 Made Famous After Being Used In Various Marks & Spencer Advertisements Which Sampled "Old Cape Cod" By Patti Page. The Song Has Since Made Its Way Onto Numerous Chill-Out Compilations. Their Most Famous Work Is The 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. Vocals Were Provided By Ibiza-Based DJ Gram'Ma Funk. Incidentally This Track Was Also Recorded With The Chorus Line "Shakin' That Thang" As A Radio Edit. While This Is Their Most Famous Work They Have Also Produced Less Mainstream Songs Which Are Often Featured In Television Adverts. In The Early Part-Of 2008 After Parting Company With Sony BMG Groove Armada Signed An "all Encompassing Deal" With The Bacardi Rum Brand That Allows Them To Use GA's Tracks For Adverts. For More Information Read Bands Turn To Brands In New Deals * Groove Armada's Suntoucher Was Sampled By Jay-Z For The Song "What More Can I Say" On His Black Album. * The Track Hands Of Time Is Featured In The Movie Collateral And Is Referred To By One Of The Characters As A "classic Song." It Is Also Featured In The Television Series Cold Case It Was Played As The Ending Song In The Episode Entitled Street Money From The Show's Sixth Season. * Groove Armada's Debut Album Was Northern Star Released In 1998. * In 1999 Groove Armada Released Vertigo Which Had A More Polished Mainstream 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 Their New Album Was More Upbeat And Less Geared Toward Chilling Out -- As Demonstrated By The 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 Incorporated A Variety Of Genres. Some Tracks Such As "Madder " Featured A Rock Element While Others Such As "Lovebox" And "Remember " Were Closer To Traditional House. "Remember" Has Vocals Made Up Entirely Of Samples Of Sandy Denny Singing At Fairport. * In 2004 Groove Armada Released A Best-Of Album Which Included Hits And New Productions #6 UK . * In May 2007 Soundboy Rock Was Released Featuring The Track Get Down. Guest Appearances Include M.A.D. Red Rat And Mutya Buena See Sugababes . The Album Was Released On CD Vinyl And Also As A Limited CD Package With 2 Bonus Tracks. * In March 2010 Black Light Their 6th Studio Album Was Released. Http //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Groove_Armada
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: At the River
Groove-Armada - Vertigo
"At The River" Is A Song By British Duo Groove Armada. It Was Released As A Single In 1997 On 7" Vinyl Limited To 500 Copies. The Song Appeared On The Duo's Debut Album "Northern Star" And Again On Their Second Album "Vertigo" Released In April 1999. The Song Was Written And Produced Whilst The Duo Were Staying In A Cottage In Ambleside In The Lake District Writing Material For Their First Album. A Sample Of Patti Page's "Old Cape Cod" Forms The Basis Of The Song The Lines "If You're Fond Of Sand Dunes And Salty Air/Quaint Little Villages Here And There" Sung In Page's Multi-Tracked Close-Harmony Is Repeated Throughout The Song With The Addition Of Synthesizer Bass And Slowed-Down Drum Programming. The Band Found "Old Cape Cod" When They Bought A 1950s Compilation Album From A Bargain Bin In A Shop In Ambleside For 50p. Tom Findlay Suggested That The Use Of Only One Section Of The Song's Lyric Left The Track Open To Interpretation "giving It A Slightly Eerie Melancholy Quality" Although He Admitted That This Wasn't By Design But Because The Sampler They Were Using Could Only Record Ten Seconds Of Audio At A Time. A Blues-Style Trombone Solo Inspired By The Spiritual Song "At The River" Was Performed By Andy Cato To Produce A More Chill-Out Track. According To Cato The Only Reason He Had Taken His Trombone To The Lake District Was Because He Wanted To Practice Before An Upcoming Jazz Concert When He Wanted To Record The Trombone Melody He Had To Improvise A Microphone By Swapping Around The Wires In A Speaker From The Cottage's Alba Hi-Fi As The Duo Didn't Have A Microphone With Them And Were Staying In A Remote Location. Cato Credited This As Giving The Recording "a Real Vintage Character".
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Groove Armada Is An Electronic Music Group From Cambridge United Kingdom 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 Made Famous After Being Used In Various Marks & Spencer Advertisements Which Sampled "Old Cape Cod" By Patti Page. The Song Has Since Made Its Way Onto Numerous Chill-Out Compilations. Their Most Famous Work Is The 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. Vocals Were Provided By Ibiza-Based DJ Gram'Ma Funk. Incidentally This Track Was Also Recorded With The Chorus Line "Shakin' That Thang" As A Radio Edit. While This Is Their Most Famous Work They Have Also Produced Less Mainstream Songs Which Are Often Featured In Television Adverts. In The Early Part-Of 2008 After Parting Company With Sony BMG Groove Armada Signed An "all Encompassing Deal" With The Bacardi Rum Brand That Allows Them To Use GA's Tracks For Adverts. For More Information Read Bands Turn To Brands In New Deals * Groove Armada's Suntoucher Was Sampled By Jay-Z For The Song "What More Can I Say" On His Black Album. * The Track Hands Of Time Is Featured In The Movie Collateral And Is Referred To By One Of The Characters As A "classic Song." It Is Also Featured In The Television Series Cold Case It Was Played As The Ending Song In The Episode Entitled Street Money From The Show's Sixth Season. * Groove Armada's Debut Album Was Northern Star Released In 1998. * In 1999 Groove Armada Released Vertigo Which Had A More Polished Mainstream 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 Their New Album Was More Upbeat And Less Geared Toward Chilling Out -- As Demonstrated By The 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 Incorporated A Variety Of Genres. Some Tracks Such As "Madder " Featured A Rock Element While Others Such As "Lovebox" And "Remember " Were Closer To Traditional House. "Remember" Has Vocals Made Up Entirely Of Samples Of Sandy Denny Singing At Fairport. * In 2004 Groove Armada Released A Best-Of Album Which Included Hits And New Productions #6 UK . * In May 2007 Soundboy Rock Was Released Featuring The Track Get Down. Guest Appearances Include M.A.D. Red Rat And Mutya Buena See Sugababes . The Album Was Released On CD Vinyl And Also As A Limited CD Package With 2 Bonus Tracks. * In March 2010 Black Light Their 6th Studio Album Was Released. Http //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Groove_Armada
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"At the River" is a song by British duo Groove Armada. It was released as a single in 1997 on 7" vinyl, limited to 500 copies. The song appeared on the duo's debut album "Northern Star" and again on their second album "Vertigo", released in April 1999.
The song was written and produced whilst the duo were staying in a cottage in Ambleside in the Lake District, writing material for their first album.
A sample of Patti Page's "Old Cape Cod" forms the basis of the song: the lines "If you're fond of sand dunes and salty air/Quaint little villages here and there", sung in Page's multi-tracked close-harmony, is repeated throughout the song, with the addition of synthesizer bass and slowed-down drum programming. The band found "Old Cape Cod" when they bought a 1950s compilation album from a bargain bin in a shop in Ambleside for 50p. Tom Findlay suggested that the use of only one section of the song's lyric left the track open to interpretation, "giving it a slightly eerie, melancholy quality", although he admitted that this wasn't by design but because the sampler they were using could only record ten seconds of audio at a time. A blues-style trombone solo inspired by the spiritual song "At the River" was performed by Andy Cato to produce a more chill-out track. According to Cato the only reason he had taken his trombone to the Lake District was because he wanted to practice before an upcoming jazz concert: when he wanted to record the trombone melody, he had to improvise a microphone by swapping around the wires in a speaker from the cottage's Alba hi-fi as the duo didn't have a microphone with them and were staying in a remote location. Cato credited this as giving the recording "a real vintage character". Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.