Playgroup is a British

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act. It is the project of musician and designer Trevor Jackson. They were associated with the

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movement. Jackson has also performed under the names Underdog and Skull.

Discography

Albums

*''Playgroup Party mix Vol. 1'' (Playgroup Records, 2001) *''Playgroup'' (Source UK, 2001 and on Astralwerks in the USA on 19 March 2002. It was also re-released as a limited edition

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on Playgroup Records in June 2003) *'' DJ-Kicks: Playgroup'' (

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, 2002) *''Reproduction'' (

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, 1 November 2004)

Remixes

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" (2003) *

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feat.

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" (2003)

"Number One"

In 2001, Playgroup released the

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"Number One", an up-tempo disco dance song. The

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was computer animated and featured a tower PC which was transformed into a

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dancing robot during the song. The dancing PC performed various dance moves with disco to

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elements in a digital dance arena, complete with lighting effects. Among the moves are some signature ones of famous artists. The list included

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and the glowing tiles under each footstep first seen in his "

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" video. The rocking version of the

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popularized by

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was also recreated by the computer-generated dancer. "Number One" peaked at number 66 on the

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. Playgroup also remixed the number one single " Carols" by

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for her remix album, '' Ayu-mi-x 6: Silver''.

References

External links

Official Trevor Jackson website
{{Authority control Musical groups established in 2001 English dance music groups Astralwerks artists Musical groups from London