Vertigo

Follow-up album to 1998's 'Northern Star' from Andy Cato and Tom Findlay's Groove Armada. The London-based chill out kings''Vertigo' features the hit singles 'I See You Baby' and 'If Everybody Looked The Same', the latter appearing on the Mercedes TV advert.

Rolling Stone (3/16/00, p.73)
- 3.5 stars out of 5 - "...funky hip-hop chills with live, jazzy orchestral romps, and deep house beats team with Sly Stone funk....[They] triumph less by massive groove attacks and more by laid back seduction."

Alternative Press (4/00, p.70)
- 4 out of 5 - "...fulfills the potential heard on the group's early material....bringing the sample-oriented downtempo/acid jazz and unites it with its mates in '60s soul and hip hop....VERTIGO will make your head spin."

Muzik (1/00, p.70)
- Ranked #18 in Muzik's "Albums Of The Year '99" - "...Warm and glorious...as soothing as a swim in the Med. A blissed-out collection of sun-kissed beats and cinematic set-pieces..."

Entertainment Weekly (3/10/00, p.71)
- "Dub, acid jazz, house, big beat, down-tempo: Groove Armada cram VERTIGO with something for everyone..." - Rating: B+

CMJ (2/28/00, p.23)
- "...enforces the funk in all of its different forms, embracing it in both tranquil, downtempo jams...and ass-shaking, party-people anthems....proves [them] to be a unique and ear-catching outfit that's destined to rule the airwaves, as well as dancefloors..."