Fierce proper house music, we played a lot of that proper US house, amongst all the break bit. Kerri figured large, a legend. Groove Armada have always been fascinated by the beat. A pair of DJs and crate-diggers turned producers, their infatuation with club culture added a sense of gravitas and heft to their chart crossover hits. Groove Armada originally planned to retire from performing following a farewell tour in 2010. “We’ve crossed and re-crossed the world with this band and crew,” the pair said in a statementat the time. “There’s no other team like it. With their help,GAlive became the sound of legendary nights fromMount FujitoMoscow.

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We ended up living in this place called the Manumission Motel, off a roundabout on the outskirts of Ibiza Town, where all the, er, ‘entertainers’ would live,” explains Findlay. Groove Armada were regular fixtures, the pair playing countless sets at Manumission’s home in Privilege.

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The set up may have been outrageous – live sex shows, live performances, acrobatics and pyrotechnics – but what sealed the deal with the music itself, an excellent brew of house, disco, and Balearic sounds that arguably defined Ibiza in the popular consciousness. Deep down, around that time I was still a disco head and this tune used to find its way into our sets. Production on this is perfection. They must have seen some things over their “sleep-deprived” 25 years together, I speculate. What are their highlights? September 2022 10:24 AM Groove Armada announce anniversary box set, release new single ‘Hold a Vibe’ The box set will mark the 25th anniversary of the dance music duo's debut single ‘At the River’ Cato recounts tales of flying in a bi-plane “in full Biggles outfits” into a US aircraft hangar to DJ and being told to “look natural” while posing between two scantily clad, greased-up ladies doing the hoovering for a big American dance magazine (neither can remember which). And that’s before we get to Manumission in Ibiza, where Groove Armada would regularly DJ in the basement while live sex shows were happening upstairs.

Groove Armada release 25th anniversary box set, ‘GA25’

This item hasn't been updated for over a year. We believe the item to be available, but that might not necessarily be the case. I know Luke Howard from Horse Meat Disco, who I bumped into the other night, is training as a psychodynamic therapist. Ed [Simons] from The Chemical Brothers is doing something similar. It just seems that if you’re in the industry, you need to find ways to manage your mental health.” Groove Armada’s Andy Cato (left) and Tom Findlay (right) (Picture: Press) Any self-respecting Balearic head knows this is the anthem and we have played this to more people than I can remember, and we definitely played it there. Pure joy.These technologies are used for things like personalised ads, to limit how many times you see an ad, to understand usage via Google Analytics, to understand how you got to our web properties, to ensure that we understand the audience and can provide relevant ads It’s been 25 years since the iconic Groove Armada released their debut single. ‘ At The River‘ was released as a single in 1997 on 7-inch vinyl via Tummy Touch, in a limited edition of just 500 copies. In a dance of breaks and downtempo, thus was born the unbelievable and world-renowned career of the British duo who are still a staple in their genre in the Uk and around the world. Now, in 2022, it’s time for Groove Armada to celebrate their brilliant career with the career-spanning 25th-anniversary box-set ‘GA25’, set to be released on November 11, via BMG. Always a good one to play when you’ve had a few as the Cheer at the beginning is the perfect entree. Late night disco vibes. Vibrant new single ‘Hold a Vibe’ features vocals from dancehall artist Red Rat, which a press release describes as a “groove-laden homage to dub and funk”. The cover artwork for Groove Armada’s ‘GA25’ (Picture: Fredde Lanka) Two months after announcing further details of the release alongside their first song in over two years, ‘Hold A Vibe feat. Red Rat,' the legendary London duo dropped the career-spanning collection on 11th November.