FATBOY
SLIM
PALOOKAVILLE
Fatboyslim.net
Astralwerks
CD RELEASE DATE: OCTOBER 5, 2004 |
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"Jack-of-All-Genres" Cook, in addition to his former
occupations as bassist for the Housemartins and one-third of
acid house hitmakers Pizzaman, is also the man behind one of
the most popular of the new flock of English "Brit hop"
producers, Fatboy Slim. Releasing his Fatboy material through
club staple Skint, Cook's raucous blend of house, acid, funk,
hip-hop, electro, and techno has added to his already formidable
reputation as one of the foremost all-around producers on the
U.K. club scene. Born in Bromley on July 13, 1963, Cook joined
the Hull-based pop group the Housemartins in 1986, replacing
founding member Ted Key. After the group split the following
year, Cook became involved with the burgeoning acid house scene,
pairing with producers Tim Jeffrey and J.C. Reid toward the
end of the decade to form Pizzaman. The trio nailed three Top
40 hits together ("Trippin' on Sunshine," "Sex
on the Streets," and "Happiness") before Cook
splintered off to record with similarly-styled outfits Freak
Power and Beats International in the early '90s. He shut most
of his other production activities down in the following years
to focus on his latest incarnation, Fatboy Slim, which to date
includes a trio of singles and the full-length Better Living
Through Chemistry. Cook was also called in to add his remixing
skills to Jean-Jacques Perrey's proto-electronica classic "Eva,"
released as a 12" and CD single in 1997. In addition to
his FBS work, Cook also recorded the Skip to My Loops sample
CD, a popular studio tool sporting a melange of sample-ready
drum loops, analog squelches, and assorted noises. In early
1998, his remix of Cornershop's "Brimful of Asha"
spent several weeks at number one in the British charts. Fatboy
Slim's eagerly anticipated second LP You've Come a Long Way,
Baby followed later that year. The album went platinum in the
U.S. and spawned two international hits, "The Rockafeller
Skank" and "Praise You," which also boasted a
Spike Jonze-directed video that earned three MTV Video Music
Awards as well as two Grammy nominations. "The Rockafeller
Skank," "Praise You" and other songs from You've
Come a Long Way, Baby ended up on countless soundtracks and
commercials, cementing Fatboy Slim's unique position as a critically
acclaimed and immensely popular act. Cook also recorded several
mix albums, including the first disc of the Radio 1 compilation
Essential Selection, Vol. 1 and his own On the Floor at the
Boutique. The latter was released domestically in the U.S. in
early 2000 to help fans withstand the wait for his third album,
Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars, which arrived that
fall. Two mix albums — Live on Brighton Beach and Big
Beach Boutique II — appeared in 2002. During 2003, Cook
and his wife — popular British TV presenter Zöe Ball
— separated for a brief period. They soon patched things
up but the split was a heavy influence on 2004's Palookaville,
the most laid-back and moody Fatboy Slim album yet. by Sean
Cooper (allmusic.com)
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1 Don't
Let the Man Get You Down Cook, Emmerson
2 Slash Dot Dash Cook
3 Wonderful Tonight Cook, Daumont
4 Long Way from Home Cook, Moody
5 Put It Back Together Albarn, Cook
6 Mi Bebé Masoquista Cook, Settle, Silverstein
7 Push and Shove Cook, Robertson
8 North West Three Cook, Martyn
9 The Journey Cook, Daumont
10 Jin Go Lo Ba Olatunji
11 Song for Chesh Cook
12 The Joker Curtis, Ertegun, Miller
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