It was recently Hoodee's birthday, an event that didn't put the old man in the best of moods.
To celebrate we all went off on a shopping jolly around the wilds of the Soho record shops for whatever caught our eye (mostly odd covers, soundtracks and some grimy funk as it happens). We also keep a sharp eye out in the bargin bins for anything we've had a hand in, finding something would be rather cool in a strange kinda way.
Anyway that's all well and good but perhaps the most surprising thing was how the shopping spree has triggered off our hunger for wanting to make records again. With most of our time spent making loops and samples (which isn't the most lucrative living to be honest) we really lost the urge to make music for ourselves, sad but true.
Whether this new found desire to make some music will last or what form it will take, who knows? Might be interesting finding out though.....
Groove Criminals
samples, loops and mugs of tea
Who are ya?
- Groove Criminals
- The Groove Criminals are a sample production team based an underground beat-bunker buried in wilds of deepest Suffolk (UK). Led by programmer, producer and occasional deejay MR Hoodee, The Groove Criminals provide copyright free sample material in a huge variety of styles including regular monthly sample contributions for the cover-mounted DVDs of both Future Music and Computer Music magazines, as well as sample CDs and music software. In addition to making samples, The Groove Criminals work as freelance music tech journalists, produce and release the odd record, and can be occasionally found jostling old ladies in the charity shops of East Anglia searching for rare easy listening LPs.