Groove Armada

Groove Armada biography

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 and Tom have also recently worked with Ivy and Lil, 81 and 86, on a charity project to raise money for young and disadvantaged kids. You can view the footage here

In video games

In PlayStation Home, in association with VidZone, beginning on 3 December 2009 and ending on 17 December 2009, there was an event in a special PlayStation Events Space, the Presentation Podium, for Groove Armada. The event featured a mini-game called Freezeball, rewards, and exclusive music content and interview footage from Groove Armada. The event is to celebrate the launch of Groove Armada's album Black Light. Their song Madder is featured in Rayman 3 Hoodlum Havoc. Their song But I Feel Good is featured in Brian Lara International Cricket 2007 "Paper Romance" is featured on the soundtrack of FIFA 11.

Contemporary usage

  • "Madder" appears in the video game, Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc, in the opening sequence.
  • "Hands of Time" is featured in the movies Collateral* and Tell No One, an episode of the 2000s BBC television series Red Cap and various episodes of Top Gear.
  • "Edge Hill" was on the soundtrack of the first Tomb Raider movie.
  • "Chicago" was on the soundtrack of Kevin & Perry Go Large.
  • "If Everybody Looked the Same" is featured in the 2000 remake of Get Carter as well as in the 2000 remake of Gone in Sixty Seconds.It also featured as the backing track for a Mercedes benz commercial.
  • "I Won't Kneel" was used in the BBC One HD promo in 2011. It is also being used in a Lipton Tea advertising campaign.
  • "Easy" was used in the closing credits of the 2003 Australia Crime Movie - Gettin' Square
  • "Paper Romance" is featured for a brief moment in an episode of BBC's Top Gear as Jeremy Clarkson walks toward a car in slow motion. It is also featured on the soundtrack for EA's "FIFA 11."

References

  • Interview with Tom Findlay on ilikemusic.com
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