In the club groove

LONDON's dance duo Groove Armada comprises Tom Findlay and Andy Cato. The group formed in the mid-90s and soon started their own club, also named Groove Armada (after a 70s discotheque), which featured their spinning.

The boys, who brought you hits such as the massive club anthem Superstyling, are back to bring you 17 glorious house tracks with their latest album Doin' It after Dark Vol 02, offering loads more blinding tripped out psychedelic blues calypso dub-hop disco electronic-house grooves.

Similar to the Light Outs compilation by Steve Lawler/Global Underground and their own Doin' It after Dark Vol 01, this new series is based on the theory that the clubbing experience is made more intense when it takes place in a dark environment with powerful music.

To start of such an experience and to get the listeners in the mood is the fabulous upbeat track Rena, written and produced by Cato. This is followed up next with the funky calypso drenched Rumpfunk (Raw Substance Mix).

Listeners will surely be shaking their bodies to the cacophony of percussions and drum beats in Pardon My Freedom (Maurice Fulton Instrumental Mix) and Lip Trick.

Next up is the trippy and funky Mandate My Ass (Askesian Society Remix). Some exceptionally twisted disco and diva vocals from Booty Bounce is abundant in Free Your Mind (Booty Bounce Vocal Mix), which is then followed through with Hands Up.

One of the biggest tunes of 2004, Chicken Lips, Love Is War (Chicken Lips Remix) blasts its way into the mix at track 8 while being helped along by the some embellishment from the MC and the percussionist as well.

The second half of the CD impresses with the surreal house of Musique, Sweetlove (Alex Phountzi Remix), 24K, Gonna Make You Sweat and Champagne.

Other songs in the album includes Analog Pressure, Pain (Freakspschyspeakeasy Mix), Raw Jackin' and Step Up.

To date, Groove Armada has sold over 1.2 million albums, which is not very surprising after listening to this magnificent compilation, which showcases some amazing music that a lot of us may not get to hear otherwise and gives fans something to look forward to in the future.

This latest mix of deep dubby disco is available on CD and was produced in conjunction with Lovebox: Groove Armada's itinerant party.

For more information, visit http://www.ragbull.com/ - NST 06/03/2005