What is Grooverider?

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Grooverider (born Raymond Bingham) is the stage name of a drum and bass DJ from London. Grooverider began his DJing career at illegal raves and warehouse parties in Britain in the late eighties, and rose to prominence with partner Fabio through his innovative sets at influential club nights such as Rage and Speed. At these nights, Grooverider championed the emerging UK breakbeat culture that would eventually split from house and techno to become hardcore, from which developed jungle, which would in turn become known as drum and bass. He is widely recognised as a "godfather" of drum and bass for his pioneering work in the development of this genre.

Grooverider remains an influential figure in the worldwide drum and bass scene, in part due to his successful radio show on BBC Radio 1 (presented in conjunction with Fabio) which has attained a devoted audience outside the United Kingdom. Consequently, he is in great demand as a DJ and works extensively abroad as well as in the UK.

Although Grooverider is known primarily as a DJ and presenter, he is also a recording artist and runs one of the most prestigious drum and bass imprints: Prototype Recordings. Prototype is known for its sporadic, yet highly-anticipated, releases showcasing productions from many of the biggest names in drum and bass, including Dillinja, Drumsound & Bassline Smith, Ed Rush, Photek and Optical. As a recording artist, Grooverider has released one album, Mysteries of Funk (Sony 1998), produced in conjunction with Optical, and a number of acclaimed remixes. As of 2005, he is currently working on a new album. He also holds his weekly Sunday session called Grace at London club Herbal.

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Drum and bass (commonly abbreviated to d&b, DnB, dnb, d'n'b, drum n bass and drum & bass) is a type of electronic dance music also known as jungle.
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Fabio is a drum and bass DJ and producer from the UK. He presents a show on BBC Radio 1 in conjunction with Grooverider, and runs the Creative Source record label. Fabio is also credited with popularising the sub-genre known as Liquid funk as well as coining the name.
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Oldschool jungle is the name given to a style of electronic music that incorporates influences from genres including breakbeat hardcore, techno, rare groove and reggae/dub/dancehall.
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Dillinja, (born 1977 as Karl Francis[1]) is a drum and bass DJ, record producer and entrepreneur from Brixton in South London, England.

Arguably the most prolific producer within the drum and bass scene (with over 500 releases produced since 1991), Francis
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Ed Rush is a prominent jungle/techstep/neurofunk DJ, who often produces tracks in collaboration with Optical. Both Ed Rush and Optical are the co-heads of a drum and bass record label called Virus Recordings. Their 1998 album "Wormhole" is considered a genre classic.
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Photek is Rupert Parkes (born 1972, St Albans, England), a Los Angeles based record producer and DJ. He joined the drum and bass scene relatively early (his first release was in 1992, a collaboration with Rob Solomon a.k.a.
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Optical is the pseudonym of Matt Quinn, a renowned drum and bass producer and DJ from England.

He is best known for his work with Ed Rush, fellow head of the Virus Recordings label, and as a pioneer of the techstep and neurofunk sound.
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Fabric Live 06 is a DJ mix compilation album by Grooverider, as part of the Fabric Live Mix Series.

Track listing

  1. You Got Me Burning - Peshay
  2. Alien Girl - Ed Rush & Optical & Fierce
  3. The Mexican - Danny C
  4. Rebirth - Mampi Swift

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