Fatboy Slim

[Enjoyed]

Seems like that album has largely been scrubbed from the Internetz (which makes me sad because I no longer have a copy of it).

Dude. I have my 192 (shhhhh) rip of the CD. Listen to it regularly. Happy to share!

There's also a flac rip I could point you in the right direction of...

[𝒥𝑅𝒮𝒵]

I had to search through the dregs of YouTube to find a (less-than-quality) stream of Fatboy Slim's Big Beach Boutique I.

Seems like that album has largely been scrubbed from the Internetz (which makes me sad because I no longer have a copy of it).

I'm pleased to see Norman continuing to hit it behind the decks, though. Gonna catch him in SF next month.

Well, I think, that it's because of sample/track licences, etc.
That's what makes all of those compilations, etc really rare nowadays :/

[MadPooter]

Well, I think, that it's because of sample/track licences, etc.
That's what makes all of those compilations, etc really rare nowadays :/

You're absolutely correct, sadly.

[ThePumisher]

As part of 6 Music Goes Back the the 90's we're putting a spin on Steve Lamacq's 6 Music Album Club, by asking artists to mix up a seminal record of theirs from that time. Our guests can be as creative as they like with their own work - free to change up the order, tempos and structure of the album. It's a new piece of work made from their own classic album.

Today, Fatboy Slim has mixed up his 1998 classic album 'You've Come a Long Way, Baby', which celebrates it's 25th anniversary this year. Hitting number one in the UK Albums Chart, the album generated four singles: "The Rockafeller Skank", "Gangster Tripping", "Praise You", and "Right Here, Right Now" - becoming a seminal dance music record of it's time.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001gvr7

[Wolkenkrabber]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001gvr7

I've been meaning to post this but you beat me to it. Essential listening for hardcore Fatboy fans, complete with a Greta Thunberg edit of Right Here Right Now.

Fatboy chucks in a couple of Rolling Stones tracks too. One of which he officially remixed back in 2003. I sometimes wonder if that's where the Chems got the parts from for the SFTD bits in the live version of TPPR. Maybe they just picked up the phone and went: NORM!



There are also reworked versions of a couple of other albums that may interest Chems fans:

Coldcut

Hot Chip

[MadPooter]

10/10 will listen again.

[ThePumisher]

Fatboy chucks in a couple of Rolling Stones tracks too. One of which he officially remixed back in 2003. I sometimes wonder if that's where the Chems got the parts from for the SFTD bits in the live version of TPPR. Maybe they just picked up the phone and went: NORM!

You think? I don't know if that's so easy. And on top of this, we all know how strict the Stones (or the Management) are when using samples from their music => Bitter Sweet Symphony anyone?

[Wolkenkrabber]

You think? I don't know if that's so easy. And on top of this, we all know how strict the Stones (or the Management) are when using samples from their music => Bitter Sweet Symphony anyone?

Yeah they are strict but that hasn't stopped the Chems using bits of "Sympathy" in the live Reel.
If you were a professonal remixer/producer like Fatboy, would you quietly keep the parts sent to you by the artists you remixed or would you be a good boy and delete them?
I noticed Skream put a picture on Instagram a while ago of the DVDr of the parts he was sent for La Roux's In For The Kill. So he still has those. But yes, I know the Stones are a bit different...

[gfa2001]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001gvr7

Thanks for this - great listen!

[Wolkenkrabber]

"If that had been an Oasis gig, we would have been fucked."
Dance music saves lives (well, apart from the two people who died).

https://twitter.com/guardiang2/status/1621657674239856640

https://twitter.com/jackseale/status/1621802192465272837

[ThePumisher]

anyone able to get a copy of the film and share some pm's?

[actionjackson780]

anyone able to get a copy of the film and share some pm's?

Also interested if someone has it!

[Enjoyed]

Also interested if someone has it!

Samesies! Or if someone can point me in the direction of a place to stream it.
Might have to try and bum my parents' sky log in otherwise.

[kosek]

Might have to try and bum my parents' sky log in otherwise.

I'm interested in your parents' sky login too

[Enjoyed]

This is pretty fun.

This guy was doing a live stream, reconstructing 'Praise You' and who should show up in the chat, but Norman himself! Answering questions about the production, sampling, the famous 'Fatboy Slim cymbal' (which

Spoiler

he apparently doesn't remember the source of

), along with just generally being a cool supportive guy!

https://www.youtube.com/live/gV9r4n0RYAk?feature=share

[Csar]

Apparently Norm is going to do a VR sort of live stream "rave" gig on Facebook's engagexr platform (whatever that is?) on March 30th. So, if you've got the means, check it out.

[ThePumisher]

Praising You feat. Rita Ora (Glasto 2023)

Insomnia (Glasto 2023)

https://twitter.com/SannyR1985/status/1672741695438323712

[ThePumisher]

and for those inside the uk:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001n9yr/glastonbury-fatboy-slim?seriesId=b007r6vx-68-glasto-dance-party

[shakermaker]

Praising You feat. Rita Ora (Glasto 2023)

Insomnia (Glasto 2023)

https://twitter.com/SannyR1985/status/1672741695438323712

woah! the live vocal is great.

lol @ the people recording it on their phones while it is being recorded professionally.

[Wolkenkrabber]

Hey kids! Before Norman Cook was Fatboy Slim, he was in a proper band. No, not Freak Power but a proper jangly guitar band with drums and guitars and bass. They released a couple of albums and had some top ten hits in their home territory of the UK, including a No.1 hit with Caravan Of Love.
Anyway Happy Hour was their first proper hit, and you can see a very young Norman in the video:

The Housemartins - Happy Hour

Yesterday at Glastonbury, former Housemartins (and Beautiful South) lead singer Paul Heaton invited Norm on stage to do Happy Hour with him. And Norm hasn't forgotten how to play his indie bass.

TikTok:

@headonthepint

 

(I wonder if it's possible to embed TikToks? EDIT: Oh, it does embed! Ok!)

In other news, Fatboy has a new single out (2 weeks old). The track's not bad at all - certainly a good one compared to most of his post- "Gutter & The Stars" material. I'm not sure about this video though. I mean, it's engaging but I'm not sure about the ethics of this. Spot the familiar faces.

Fatboy Slim - Role Model