Farnborough Groove Vol 12 lands on 1st April - Learn more about it and the man behind the project here....
To celebrate 30 years of Farnborough Groove, Vol 12 will be released on 1st April 2021 and is available to sample/pre-order NOW
It comes in at a staggeringly reasonable £5.99 and is available to purchase via iTunes, it will also be available on all digital platforms.
Tracklisting
Farnborough Groove Vol 12
But how did it all come about in the first place? We caught up with Pete Cole who is the mastermind behind the project and asked him some questions….
Please tell me a bit more about Farnborough Groove….
It started 30 years ago in 1991 as a way of 'helping out' some my mates who were in bands who weren't very good at self-promotion. The first 8 volumes were on cassette tape (remember them?) with volume 9 and volume 10 on CD and The Best Of and volumes 12 and 13 on ‘all digital’ platforms. Volumes 1-10 were sold via mail-order and sold in local shops and even via the Farnborough Kebab House!
Are all the bands featured from Farnborough?
When it started most were Farnborough based, along with a few within a few miles radius. In more recent times, it has spread a bit and has included a bit further afield (London/Portsmouth etc).
What is it about Farnborough that creates such a variety of bands?
There is something in the water... bands in the vicinity that have done well include The Jam, The Stranglers, Mega City 4, Inter, Genesis, Reuben, Hundred Reasons & Vex Red
How do you go about compiling the bands and artists?
A lot of nagging/reminding!
How often do you release them?
Erratically best describes it really, the longest gap was between volume 10 and volume 11 which was 14 years!
To keep up to date with Farnborough Groove and other related events that Pete Cole puts on via his ‘Blag Promotions’ company, check out the following sites;
Bandcamp (Farnborough Groove volume 1-10)
Facebook (Farnborough Groove)