Groove Armada Ist Eine Disco- Funk- Und House-Gruppe Aus Cambridge England Welche Mitte Der 1990er Jahre Gegründet Wurde. Die Band Besteht Im Wesentlichen Aus Den Beiden „Masterminds“ Andy Cato Und Tom Findlay Sowie Wechselnden Studio-Musikern. Aber Auch Die Ergebnisse Von Gastauftritten Diverser Popstars Wie Z.B. Neneh Cherry Findet Man Auf Ihren Platten Wieder.
Ihr Bekanntester Titel Ist Der Internationale Hit I See You Baby Aus Dem Jahre 1999 Welcher Auch Von Fatboy Slim Später Geremixt Wurde. Von Ihr Stammen Ebenfalls Das Thema Aus Dem „Sex And The City“-Abspann Sowie Etliche Remixe Von Fremden Songs.
Hervorzuheben Ist Im Speziellen Das Album Lovebox Aus Dem Jahre 2002 Welches Vor Allem Durch Musikalische Abwechslung Besticht.
Abgesehen Von Dem Doch Etwas Trivialen Refrain Shakin’ That Ass Ihres Größten Hits I See You Baby Welcher Auch Bei Einer Renault-Mégane-Werbung Verwendung Fand Ist Die Musik Groove Armadas Weniger Dem Mainstream Zuzurechnen. . User-Contributed Text Is Available Under The Creative Commons By-SA License Additional Terms May Apply.
"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".