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Sidney & Matilda Presents: Addison GrooveBristol-based producer Addison Groove (Antony Williams) played a significant role in introducing Chicago's juke/footwork scene to the U.K. bass music continuum, and helped solidify the connection between the two, particularly through the 2010 single "Footcrab" and collaborations with footwork pioneer .
Williams had previously achieved significant success in the dubstep scene for his work under the name , having released numerous singles and a full-length on , one of the genre's leading labels. However, once he heard the hyperkinetic beats and rapid-fire samples of footwork, he began reframing those elements in a dubstep context, slowing the beats down a bit and airing them out, making the tracks a bit more DJ-friendly.
The first result was "Footcrab," which was released by 's label during the first half of 2010 and instantly became a massive underground hit. Subsequent singles, including releases on and , incorporated influences such as electro and acid house. By the end of 2011, Addison Groove had signed to 's imprint. A cryptic one-sided 7" single titled "Addison Locked Groove," a single track that lasted one minute and 11 seconds, was released on 11/11/11.
The debut full-length Transistor Rhythm, which featured collaborations with (fresh from his footwork-influenced project) and , arrived in 2012. This was followed by Adventures in Rainbow Country, an EP including the popular club track "I Go Boom," which was subsequently remixed by Chicago footwork pioneer . The year 2013 brought collaborations with (BS3 EP) and Bristol drum'n'bass veteran (Keyhole). Both artists contributed to the second Addison Groove album, James Grieve, which appeared in early 2014. Later in the year, Williams released Turn Up the Silence, an EP that featured "U Been Gone," a collaboration with , whose life tragically came to an end several months before the EP's release.
Addison Groove shared a split 12" with as part of ' final run of releases in 2015. He also began releasing singles on his own label, including a 12" of "Footcrab" edits, and collaborated with once more, on 2016's Legion of Boom EP. The African-influenced Changa EP, a 12" of remixes of the EP track "Shango," and another collaboration with , Where Are the People, were all released in 2017. Full-length Fred Neutron, a collision of footwork, jungle, and acid, was released by in 2020. ~ Paul Simpson, Rovi
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Rivelin Works, 46 Sidney St, S1 4RH, 46 Sidney Street, Sheffield, S1 4RH, United Kingdom,Sheffield
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