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January 28, 2009

Norman Cook Digs Deep in the Crates: Behind Fatboy Slim's Brighton Port Authority

Hear the globe-trotting DJ's new album, and the myth behind his project with David Byrne and Iggy Pop

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The Greatest Hits - Why Try Harder

All the best from the lord of the big beat for more than a decade, British DJ Norman Cook, a.k.a. Fatboy Slim, has bridged the gap between break beats and silly little pop songs better than anyone. This smartly compiled best-of showcases Cook's late-Nineties hits ("Praise You"); stupid-fun bangers w...

2006 RS: 4of 5 Stars

Palookaville

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Live On Brighton Beach

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Recording under the alias Fatboy Slim, British DJ/producer Norman Cook was one of the major pioneers of big beat; he ranks second only to the Chemical Brothers in terms of breaking the genre in the States. Cook samples from a wide range of music?house, funk, even rock?to create electronic music specifically designed for dancing. This emphasis on hedonism over experimentalism caused many techno pur...

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