Cook was also called in to add his remixing skills to Jean-Jacques Perrey's proto-electronica classic "E.V.A.," released as a 12" and CD single in 1997. He shut most of his other production activities down in the following years to focus on his solo project as Fatboy Slim, which began with a trio of singles and the full-length Better Living Through Chemistry. The trio issued 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. Reid toward the end of the decade to form Pizzaman. After the group split in 1988, Cook became involved with the burgeoning acid house scene, pairing with producers Tim Jeffrey and J.C. hit with 2013's "Eat, Sleep, Rave, Repeat." He also continued his lengthy run of mix CDs with 2020's Back to Mine.īorn Quentin Leo Cook in Bromley, England, on July 31, 1963, he joined the Hull-based pop group the Housemartins in 1986, replacing founding member Ted Key. While more active as a DJ than a producer during the EDM boom of the 2010s, Fatboy continued sporadically releasing singles during the decade, scoring a major U.K. Following 2004's relatively downbeat Palookaville, Cook formed the collaborative project Brighton Port Authority and also teamed with David Byrne for the 2010 concept album Here Lies Love. His popularity continued with 2000's collaboration-heavy Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars, in addition to mix albums like 2002's Live on Brighton Beach. His second album, 1998's You've Come a Long Way, Baby, contained four British Top Ten hits (led by "Praise You" and "Right Here, Right Now"), became a multi-platinum success, and earned notice as one of the year's most critically acclaimed albums. Building on the sample-based sound of his previous projects (Beats International, Mighty Dub Katz), Cook helped usher in the mid-'90s big beat movement - filled with boisterous breakbeats and pilfered guitar riffs, among other ear-catching sounds. He's scored numerous international hits with his hook-heavy, party-friendly tracks (often accompanied by innovative, subversive music videos) and he remains one of the world's most in-demand DJs. Norman Cook, better known as Fatboy Slim, is one of the most successful dance artists of all time.
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