Artist
Grooverider
Grooverider is a drum & bass artist from London, UK. 6 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Drum & Bass · London, UK · Best drum & bass albums
- 6
- Releases
- 1997–2015
- Active years
Artist
Grooverider is a drum & bass artist from London, UK. 6 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Drum & Bass · London, UK · Best drum & bass albums
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Mysteries of Funk
1998
An individual who is undoubtedly synonymous with the birth, growth and rise of UK Dance music particularly Drum N Bass is DJ Grooverider and two words synonymous to him are Pioneer and Icon. Having been integrally involved within the UK underground scene for well over 15 years he has participated in and supervised its evolution to it now being an highly eclectic club culture regarded and revered globally for being one of the most dynamic and developed. Despite being for the most part associated with Drum N bass and regarded by both avid listeners and his fellow artist and peers as being the Godfather of this genre, he himself is quick to publicise his own musical journey charting his other creative influences and exploits prior to the birth of Drum and Bass. I’ve listened to black music all my life. Reggae, Hip Hop, R&B, Funk, Disco the whole thing. I started cruising to house then Hardcore. Now its drum n bass but house is what I know inside out. That’s what I grew up with, my first love. I know everything about it. Drum n bass is something we formulated out of house. Its this cultured journey which qualifies him for almost unrivalled praise and recognition as clearly his effort…
