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Norman Cook

Norman Cook

Norman Cook has been played on NTS in shows including Anu, featured first on 31 August 2013. Songs played include Silly Games, Wé-Wé (Norman Cook Remix) and Kazet (12" Version).

Norman Quentin Cook (born Quentin Leo Cook on 31 July 1963), also known by his stage name Fatboy Slim, is a British DJ, musician, rapper, and record producer. Cook first rose to fame in the 1980s as the bassist of the indie rock band The Housemartins who scored a UK number-one single with their a capella cover of Isley-Jasper-Isley's "Caravan of Love". After the band split, Cook formed Beats International whose debut album spawned their signature hit, "Dub Be Good to Me" which was another UK number-one as well as going on to become the seventh best-selling single of 1990 in the UK. Cook then went on to join numerous other acts including Freak Power, Pizzaman and Mighty Dub Katz to moderate success.

Cook adopted the Fatboy Slim moniker in 1996 and released Better Living Through Chemistry to critical acclaim. Follow ups You've Come a Long Way, Baby and Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars were also met with positive reviews and commercial success.

In 2008, Cook founded a project called The Brighton Port Authority. Cook has been responsible for successful remixes for Cornershop, Beastie Boys, A Tribe Called Quest and Wildchild.

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Norman Cook

Norman Cook has been played on NTS in shows including Anu, featured first on 31 August 2013. Songs played include Silly Games, Wé-Wé (Norman Cook Remix) and Kazet (12" Version).

Norman Quentin Cook (born Quentin Leo Cook on 31 July 1963), also known by his stage name Fatboy Slim, is a British DJ, musician, rapper, and record producer. Cook first rose to fame in the 1980s as the bassist of the indie rock band The Housemartins who scored a UK number-one single with their a capella cover of Isley-Jasper-Isley's "Caravan of Love". After the band split, Cook formed Beats International whose debut album spawned their signature hit, "Dub Be Good to Me" which was another UK number-one as well as going on to become the seventh best-selling single of 1990 in the UK. Cook then went on to join numerous other acts including Freak Power, Pizzaman and Mighty Dub Katz to moderate success.

Cook adopted the Fatboy Slim moniker in 1996 and released Better Living Through Chemistry to critical acclaim. Follow ups You've Come a Long Way, Baby and Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars were also met with positive reviews and commercial success.

In 2008, Cook founded a project called The Brighton Port Authority. Cook has been responsible for successful remixes for Cornershop, Beastie Boys, A Tribe Called Quest and Wildchild.

Original source: Last.fm

Tracks featured on

Most played tracks

Silly Games
Lindy Layton, Janet Kaye (Norman Cook mix)
Arista1990
Wé-Wé (Norman Cook Remix)
Angélique Kidjo (Norman Cook mix)
Mango1991
Kazet (12" Version)
Mahlathini And The Mahotella Queens (Norman Cook mix)
Urban1988
I Left My Wallet In El Segundo
A Tribe Called Quest (Norman Cook mix)
Jive1991
Brimful Of Asha (Norman Cook Original Full-Length Remix)
Cornershop (Norman Cook mix)
Luaka Bop, Warner Bros. Records, Wiiija Records1998
Turn Around (Norman Cook Remix)
Phats & Small, Mutant Disco (Norman Cook mix)
Multiply Records1999
Won't Stop Loving You
A Certain Ratio (Bernard Sumner, Norman Cook mix)
A&M Records1990
Family Tree (Norman Cook Disco Edit)
Family Tree feat. Sharon Brown (Norman Cook mix)
Original Sound Track Recordings2001