I-duo yomculo womdanso we-electronic waseBrithani i-Groove Armada yadalwa ngaphezu kwengxenye yesine yekhulu leminyaka edlule futhi ayizange ilahlekelwe ukuthandwa kwayo esikhathini sethu. Ama-albhamu eqembu anamahithi ahlukahlukene athandwa yibo bonke abathandi bomculo we-elekthronikhi, ngaphandle kokukhetha okuthandwayo.
UGroove Armada: Kwaqala kanjani konke?
Kuze kube maphakathi nawo-1990 ekhulwini elidlule, u-Tom Findlay no-Andy Kato babengama-DJ. Abafana abathuthukayo, sebekwazi kahle izinsimbi zomculo eziningi kusukela ebuntwaneni, bathuthukisa ubuciko babo ngokwehlukana. U-Andy wadlala i-house futhi u-Tom wazama i-funk kwelinye igumbi le-club.
Abafana abathanda umculo womdanso we-elekthronikhi bahlanganise imibono yabo yokudala. Njengomphumela wezithakazelo ezifanayo nomsebenzi, i-duo ye-English electronic music club eyingqayizivele kanye nohlobo lwe-franco house lwavela.
Abangane besikhathi esizayo bethulwa yintombi ka-Andy, futhi ngokushesha abaculi bavula iklabhu yabo ye-Groove Armada. Leli gama lanikezwa ukuhlonipha i-discotheque yegama elifanayo eNewcastle, idolobha elisogwini olusenyakatho-mpumalanga yeNgilandi.
Ukuduma kwedolobha elinomlando walo wakudala kanye nempilo yasebusuku ebabazekayo ngeminyaka yawo-1970s bekukukhulu. Ngemuva kwakho konke, kwakukhona lapho umculo womdanso we-elekthronikhi wokuqala wazalwa. Igama le-disco neqembu lidluliselwe eqenjini elakhiwe.
Isitayela sokusebenza esiqhubekayo
I-symbiosis yezinkomba ezimbili zomculo we-elekthronikhi owenziwe yi-duet ithole isitayela esihle, esilula futhi esihle. Ngo-1995, ukudalwa komculo kanye nokuxutshwa kabusha kwathathwa yi-electronics njengokuzijabulisa nokuzilibazisa kwabo.
Kamuva, ukucula esiteji kwaba umsebenzi kubo owaqala ukubusa izimpilo zabo. Futhi baphoqeleke ukuba babheke impumelelo yezobuchwepheshe kanye nezinhlelo ezintsha zomculo.
I-funk yokushayela, i-minimalism kagesi kanye nendlu yasekuqaleni ekusebenzeni kwabo kwaholela ekwakhiweni kwamakamelo kanokusho.
I-Groove Armada discography
Eminyakeni emibili, i-duo yakha izinombolo ezimbalwa ezifakwe ku-albhamu yokuqala i-Northern Star (1998). Ngo-1999, kwajabulisa "abalandeli", iqembu lakhulula i-albhamu ethi Vertigo. Naye, abaculi babephakathi kwamaqembu angcono kakhulu eBrithani, lapho banikezwa khona isimo sesiliva.
Kuze kube namuhla, iqembu le-Groove Armada liyisibonelo sendlu ethuthukayo ezweni lakubo. I-albhamu ye-duet Soundboy Rock ishaqise wonke umhlaba womdanso ngokudlala kwayo.
Ubuciko babaculi buhlanganisa izingoma zesimanje ze-rap nezakudala, ukusebenza kwemfashini nomsindo we-retro, ophilayo nowe-elekthronikhi ongena endlebeni njengomsinga kagesi.
Ngokushintshashintsha ngezikhathi ezithile, i-duo idale amahithi anamandla: i-groovy I See You Baby, i-brooding My Friend, njll. I-Soundboy Rock ifana nohambo oludlule, uhambo olufushane lwezitayela zomculo womdanso kule minyaka eyishumi edlule.
Ukusebenzisana kukaGroove Armada no-Elton John
Abaculi abagqamile nabaqavile bahehe ukunaka komculi odumile emhlabeni u-Elton John. Wabamema ukuthi bazodlala indawo yeqembu elithi "warming up" emakhonsathini abo. Ngenxa yokwanda kokuthandwa ngo-2000, i-Vertigo yakhululwa eMelika.
Iqembu lazuza udumo olwengeziwe. I-London electronics idale i-albhamu enama-remix ama-Remixes. Ibonise isethulo esingavamile sezinombolo, azenziwanga ngomdanso, kodwa ngendlela ye-jazz.
I-disc yesithathu ye-duet yayigcwele amandla amasha omculo. Ngenxa yalokho, yaqokwa ohlwini olulodwa oluhamba phambili lwe-Grammy Award. Laba ababili babambisane nabaculi abadumile njengoRichie Havens (umshayi wesiginci, umbhali wezingoma), u-Nile Rodgers (umculi waseMelika).
Abaculi abanomona abangaguquki badale izinombolo ezintsha. Izingoma ezidumile zivele ku-repertoire yazo, ezifakwe eqoqweni lamahithi amakhulu kakhulu ezinhlobonhlobo zezinhlobo.
I-Best of disc, eyaba uhlobo lomphumela womsebenzi wokuqala weqembu. Ifake amahithi amahle kakhulu avela kuma-albhamu: i-Vertigo, i-Goodbye Country, i-Hello Night clab, i-Love Box nethi All of Me.
Engomeni emayelana nokuvalelisa idolobhana kanye nomhlangano ne-nightclub, umugqa phakathi komculo wedolobha namaphandle uyasulwa. Abaculi bahlanganise izingoma ze-elekthronikhi ngendlela ye-rock, futhi izingoma ze-rock zivezwa ngesitayela sika-dj. Emisebenzini yabo, bahlanganisa ngobuciko i-blues ne-hip-hop, i-rock kanye, yiqiniso, i-electro.
Ngo-2010, iqembu lase likhiphe ama-albhamu angu-10.
Impilo yabaculi namuhla
Umculo we-elekthronikhi manje usuphenduke isiqondiso sobuciko esihlukile. Wayethandwa abalandeli abaningi bohlobo olungavamile. Izihlabani zomculo we-elekthronikhi u-Tom Findlay no-Andy Kato babebamba iqhaza kwifestivali ye-Lovebox minyaka yonke.
Iqembu lekilabhu elifunwayo lihlale lidlala kumakilabhu amakhulu aseLondon. Bamenywa emicimbini yangasese nakweminye imicimbi ebalulekile. Besebenza ekilabhini yabo, abaculi be-elekthronikhi babengabahlali bamakilabhu amakhulu eLondon.
I-duet isadlala njengo-DJ. Kodwa ukuze baqophe ama-disc amasha, bashiya inhloko-dolobha. Ukuqhela kumafoni namanye amagajethi esimanje, badale amahithi wabo amakhulu kakhulu. Akumangalisi ukuthi babhekwa njengezingoma ezinde zomculo we-elekthronikhi.
