Canada's first rare groove station, live from the nations capital. What you can expect to hear from us is strictly the best in rare groove classics and hard to finds. Rare groove is defined as very hard to source or relatively obscure soul or jazz music. Rare groove is primarily associated with funk, jazz and pop, but is also connected to sub-genres including jazz fusion, Latin jazz, soul, R&B, northern soul, and disco. Vinyl records that fall into this category generally have high re-sale prices. Rare groove records have been sought after by not only collectors and lovers of this type of music, but also by hip hop artists and producers. Online music retailers sell a wide selection of rare groove at more affordable prices, offering fast downloads in digital format. This availability and ease of access has brought about a resurgence of the genre in recent years. Unlike most genres, the phenomenon known as the "rare groove" movement is still defining itself; in fact, rare groove aficionados can't seem to agree on whether it's a genre unto itself or just an underground cult obsessed with obscure funk. Everyone agrees, however, that the music under this umbrella term is very funky, relatively unknown, and roughly from the period 1973 to 1983; most of the tracks come from jazz and funk music hotspots like New Orleans, New York, and Memphis. Those who consider it a style of music insist that it's different from other genres in that it incorporates elements of jazz, Latin, and proto-disco. Others maintain that it's merely an American adjunct to the "Northern Soul" phenomenon, and that records in this category are notable only for their obscurity. Rare groove DJs sometimes muddy the issue still further by mixing in "deep funk" (hard and relatively obscure funk grooves), "deep soul" (what is often called "Southern Soul"), "soul-jazz" instrumentals, and "jazz fusion" (or jazz which fuses itself with other, disparate elements). This discrepancy is largely due to the genre's origins, namely, the crates of thousands of DJs across America and Europe. The rise of hip-hop, at first just an outgrowth of disco and electro-funk, sent pioneering DJs back to rare records stores to find grooves that others hadn't sampled yet. As a result, a vast number of jazz, funk, and disco crossover albums released in the Seventies became the object of cult fandom. Today, rare groove exists more as a revered retro style than a force in modern music, but its popularity has helped boost the neo-soul and dap-funk trends that have come into play over the past few years. It also has proven to be an equally large influence on electronica, particularly drum and bass, breakbeat, and jungle tracks. You can go to Rare Groove from the Hill 2012 to hear and download past shows.http://raregroovefromthehill2012.podomatic.com/more