What we say...
Some people reckon its The Big Match, others Man About The House, while the
favourite seems to be It's A Knockout, we're talking about the second half
of 'Punk to Funk' the latest offering from Fatboy Slim and precursor to his
debut album 'Better Living Through Chemistry'. 'Knuf ot Knup' is a dub
version of the title track, while on the other side is 'Big Beat Soufflee' a
distorted, breakbeat frenzy and yes it is meant to sound like that.
(Press release for Skint 12)
What they say...
Everybody Loves A 303
To my mind Norman 'Pizzaman'/'Freakpower' Cook has got this handbag business
absolutely right: peaktime, floor friendly club killers, given enough
underground edge to make them cool as fuck. The second Fatboy Slim outing is
just as brilliant as the first, starting out with a loping, funky breakbeat
and a big "everybody" chant,
breaking down to the evilest dirty ol' acid noise you've ever heard, working
it's way up to an orgasmic crescendo of funk 303 nuttiness. 'Lincoln Memorial
' on the flip is a dastardly slow flopalong with some nice acoustic guitar
diddling and a touch a bluesy organ. 'We Wanna See Those Fingers' is another
banging breakbeat dirty funky acid version of the A with a classic honky tonk
piano to end on fine style. A record to turn clubs into mushy peas. Norman
Cook is god and everyone else should retire
(Dom Phillips - Mixmag Update)
Norman Cook (for it is he) releases his second
track under the Fat Boy Slim disguise and produces the best acid track of
the current Brit Hop movement. Due for release in Mid January, it carries a
similar breakbeat drive to the phenomenal 'Santa Cruz' track but with an acid
line straight from the scary minds of Hardfloor, it has greater dancefloor
impact.
Big rolling drums and a weird vocal hook complete the picture for the lead
track. The best Chemical Brothers track they never made. However, this man
has even more to offer. 'B-Bang' is another heavy handed grunge stormer for
the same type of dancefloors. Although it rips off 'Higher State Of
Consciousness' in places it still rocks my sure shot, doubt me not!!! Fucked
up frienzed head exploding popper beats to annoy your parents. Extremely
large.
(Unique)
Santa Cruz/The Weekend Starts Here
First record on Brighton label Loaded's new
subsidiary, dedicted to the odder side of the musical tracks. 'Santa Cruz' is
an aural assault on the senses, fully armed with rock geetars and thrasing
hip hop drums. But it's on 'The Weekend Starts Here' that the plot starts to
become a very meaty read indeed.
Combining strings probably nicked off a film languishing in B-Movie hell,
with a wound down breakbeat, and packing a bass drum that booms like a depth
charge, this monster track comes on slow and low, chucking farting, freaky
effects and echoing film dialogue over the top for full trip hop carpet
bombing effect. The added bonus beats and neo-ambient journey through the
string section do no harm whatsoever. Rough.
(Frank Tope - Mixmag Update)
SINGLE OF THE WEEK - 'The Weekend Starts Here'
And what a place to begin. Staggering acid
flashbacks, stuttering edits, emotional breakdowns and a bug in the bass bins
, this is enough to get a girl giddy. Some may call it trip hop, I call it
dancefloor tomfoolery fuelled by cheap poppers and Special Brew. Drop the
needle on the record, elbow some room and ruck til you drop.
(Melody Maker)
What they say...
... This time Cook's in his mobile disc jockey guise (though disco lights are
sadly not included with this debut album). Fusing Pizzaman's club cool with
Freakpower's wide-boy flares and afro wigs, "Better Living Through Chemistry"
is a cool conversion of all Cook's famously eclectic influences into ten
slammin' party tunes.
Guaranteed 100 per cent phat beats, you and your chosen friends can groove to
everything from punk to funk to junk, from disco house to sexy techno, all
in the comfort and safety of your living room. There's even the "Everybody
Needs A 303" single, which finds Sly Stone jamming by the drinks cabinet with
Josh Wink. Nice one, Norman.
(Rachel Newsome - Musik)
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