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Groove Armada is an . They are now primarily based in London , and continue to produce and record music as well as hosting semi-regular club nights in London and an annual London festival under the Lovebox banner. The group has collaborated with a diverse array of artists including , 2007 . Groove Armada is probably best known to the music listening public for producing music that have featured in numerous media including advertising campaigns, movies and computer games (see below). HISTORY Groove Armada first formed in the mid-1990s after they had been introduced by Cato’s girlfriend and soon started their own club, also called Groove Armada, after a 70’s discotheque. Groove Armada Biography {Link without Title} , retrieved July 12 2007 By 1997 they had released a few singles including “4 Tune Cookie” and the song that first brought them minor fame, “At The River”, which sampled " Old Cape Cod " by Patti Page . The song has gone on to be one of Groove Armada’s most well-known tracks and has since been found on numerous Chill Out compilations. Their first album ''Northern Star'' was released in 1998, and was followed by their second album ''Vertigo'' in 1999, which made the British chart’s Top 20 and silver status in the UK. Ibid. An album of remixed tracks from ''Vertigo'' entitled ''The Remixes'' debuted in 2000, along with their contribution to the Back To Mine series. Their next studio album ''Goodbye Country: Hello Nightclub'' was released in 2001, and as its title suggests marked a move away from chill out to more upbeat music. Another mix album followed, this time for the Another Late Night series, before the 2003 debut of ''Lovebox'', which featured a variety of genres and was noticeably sassy and brought a new type of funk to Groove Armada. Ibid. A Greatest Hits album appeared in 2004, the last of their releases with Pepper Records, before their latest studio album ''Soundboy Rock'', was released in 2007. APPEARANCES IN MEDIA
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Singles OTHER WORK From 1995 to 2000, Andy Cato was part of the Progressive House music projects Mother's Pride and Qattara, and produced solo efforts under the aliases Caia and Journeyman DJ. In 2002 Cato collaborated with Rachel Foster , producing the album ''Pursuit Of Happiness'' under the name Weekend Players . He also co-wrote with Sophie Ellis-Bextor on her album '' Shoot From The Hip '', and released his first solo single under his own name, "La Luna". Tom Findlay makes up one half of Sugardaddy , with Tim Hutton , and has collaborated with Keeling Lee . In 2005 he set up Tunetribe , a music download store. Andy Cato has also been working with Roisin Murphy on her new album ''Overpowered''. Work with Roisin includes the forthcoming single " Let Me Know " plus another track entitled "You Know Me". They are currently collaborating with singer Kylie Minogue on her upcoming album, slated to be released late 2007. REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS
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