Fatboy Slim "Better Living Through Chemistry" (1996)
Norman Cook was the bass player for an indie rock band called the
Housemartins. Following the breakup of that band he formed the
electronic group Beats International, Cook already had a few years of
clubbing and DJing under his belt by then.
Cook then adopted the moniker Fatboy Slim to begin his solo career proper.
This first Fatboy Slim album features tracks already recorded and
released by Cook at different times throughout his career, but, despite
this and the mix and match of sounds, it's a fairly cohesive collection
of fun and funky big-beat tracks. It already has that Fatboy Slim
feeling of mixing a little bit of old with a bit of new to create
something fun enough to dance to, but universal enough it its appeal
that non-dance fans can get in on it too.
Pretty sure I recognised "Going out of my head"
from different tv shows and/or commercials. I'm guessing that that
commercialism may have earned Cook some criticism. Accusations of
'selling out' and all that. Who cares though, when the music is good.
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