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The Groove Corporation: Rain
I may have been a little unfair on The Groove Corporation when they released their debut album Co-operation back in 1994. I was smarting from the demise of Electribe 101 – its non-Billie remnants formed this more dub oriented alternative. Missing Billie Ray Martin’s distinct vocals, lyrics and musical flourishes turned their sound into mere normality, echoing the housey feel of dozens of other bands and DJs around at that time. Rain is an illustration of this, but in the context of 2008 it sounds brilliant.
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