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SomaFM Groove Salad Classic

SomaFM Groove Salad Classic

Classic early-2000s ambient, downtempo and chillout electronica

SomaFM Groove Salad Classic is a chilled electronic radio station from San Francisco, built around the early sound of SomaFM’s much-loved Groove Salad channel. It focuses on ambient textures, downtempo beats and laid-back electronic grooves with a distinctly early-2000s flavour.

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About SomaFM Groove Salad Classic

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  • Online – SomaFM Groove Salad Classic is an internet-only radio station and is not broadcast on FM, AM/MW, LW, DAB Digital Radio, DAB+ or HD Radio.

SomaFM Groove Salad Classic recreates the first few years of Groove Salad, bringing back the smoother, deeper and more understated side of early internet radio chillout. The station leans into ambient electronica, downtempo rhythms and spacious late-night grooves rather than chart-led dance music, making it a strong choice for background listening, working, reading or winding down.

The playlist draws from the kind of artists and labels that helped define the early-2000s chillout sound, including names associated with downtempo, trip-hop, lounge-influenced electronica and ambient beats. Expect the mood to sit somewhere between warm electronic ambience and gently rolling rhythm: not silent wallpaper, but not shouty either. That balance is the whole point.

Based in San Francisco, SomaFM has built its reputation around human-curated, listener-supported internet radio. Groove Salad Classic fits neatly into that world: no celebrity chatter, no forced mainstream rotation, just a carefully shaped stream of mellow electronic music with a nostalgic edge for listeners who want the original Groove Salad atmosphere.

Notable Presenters & Shows: Groove Salad Classic is music-directed by Rusty Hodge, SomaFM’s founder and the Groove Salad Music Director. The station is not built around a conventional presenter-led schedule; its identity comes from Hodge’s long-running curation of mellow ambient, downtempo and groove-led electronic music across the SomaFM family.

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Contact Information

Studio email:
dj@somafm.com

Studio phone:
+1 415 552-7662

Postal address:
SomaFM.com, LLC
2180 Bryant Street, Suite 208
San Francisco, CA 94110
United States

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/487688474766224

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/somafm_official/

SomaFM Groove Salad Classic FAQ

What is SomaFM Groove Salad Classic?
SomaFM Groove Salad Classic is a San Francisco-based internet radio station playing classic early-2000s ambient, downtempo and chillout electronica.

What kind of music does SomaFM Groove Salad Classic play?
The station focuses on mellow electronic music, including ambient textures, downtempo beats, chillout grooves and early-2000s electronica.

Is SomaFM Groove Salad Classic on FM or DAB?
No. SomaFM Groove Salad Classic is an internet-only station and does not broadcast on FM, AM/MW, LW, DAB Digital Radio, DAB+ or HD Radio.

Where is SomaFM Groove Salad Classic based?
SomaFM Groove Salad Classic is part of SomaFM, which is based in San Francisco, California, United States.

Who curates SomaFM Groove Salad Classic?
Groove Salad Classic is music-directed by Rusty Hodge, SomaFM’s founder and Groove Salad Music Director.