Jive Electro
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Jive Electro was a sublabel of the Zomba Group's Jive Records
noted for releasing albums by Groove Armada
, Hardknox
, and Tangerine Dream
as well as few remixes for the Madchester
band The Stone Roses
.
The label was largely active between 1984 and 1987. Jive resurrected it in the 1998 to accommodate a boom in electronic music
, but it appears to be inactive since Zomba and Jive were integrated into a major label structure in 2004.
Jive Records
Jive Records was a record label based in New York City, operating under RCA Music Group. Jive was primarily known for a string of successes with hip hop artists in the 1980s, and in teen pop and boy bands in the late 1990s. The word "jive" was inspired by Township Jive, a form of South African...
noted for releasing albums by Groove Armada
Groove Armada
Groove Armada is an English electronic music duo from London, England comprising Andy Cato and Tom Findlay. They are perhaps best known for their singles "I See You Baby" and "Superstylin'"...
, Hardknox
Hardknox
Hardknox is a big beat duo from the United Kingdom, consisting of Steve Proctor and Lindy Layton. They have released two singles and a self-titled album. Their style of electronica features hard beats with powerful vocal samples and unusual loops....
, and Tangerine Dream
Tangerine Dream
Tangerine Dream is a German electronic music group founded in 1967 by Edgar Froese. The band has undergone many personnel changes over the years, with Froese being the only continuous member...
as well as few remixes for the Madchester
Madchester
Madchester was a music scene that developed in Manchester, England, towards the end of the 1980s and into the early 1990s. The music that emerged from the scene mixed alternative rock, psychedelic rock and dance music...
band The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses are an English alternative rock band formed in Manchester in 1983. They were one of the pioneering groups of the Madchester movement that was active during the late 1980s and early 1990s...
.
The label was largely active between 1984 and 1987. Jive resurrected it in the 1998 to accommodate a boom in electronic music
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
, but it appears to be inactive since Zomba and Jive were integrated into a major label structure in 2004.