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Camber Sands (EP)
''Camber Sands'' is an EP released in 2002 by Fatboy Slim. It is the second in an EP series by Fatboy Slim and was named after the East Sussex beach of the same name. The album's title track was originally the B-side to "Demons". Track listing # "Camber Sands" (Cook) - 6:05 # " Drop the Hate" ( Santos Napalm Reprise) (Cook, Daniels) - 7:27 # " Song for Shelter" ( Chemical Brothers mix) (Clark, Slim) - 7:02 # "Demons" (Stanton Warriors Stanton Warriors are a British DJ and production duo consisting of Dominic Butler and Mark Yardley. Originally from the West Country, the duo have performed internationally with their infamous Stanton Sessions parties in Europe, North Americ ... Dub) (Cook, Gray, Jackson, Withers) - 6:21 # " Retox" ( Dave Clarke Mix) (Cook) - 5:22 # " Weapon of Choice" (Instrumental) (Cook, Collins, Slater) - 5:39 References {{Authority control 2002 EPs Fatboy Slim EPs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fatboy Slim
Norman Quentin Cook (born Quentin Leo Cook, 31 July 1963), also known by his stage name Fatboy Slim, is an English musician, DJ, and record producer who helped to popularise the big beat genre in the 1990s. In the 1980s, Cook was the bassist for the Kingston upon Hull, Hull-based indie rock band the Housemartins, who achieved a UK number-one single with their a cappella cover of "Caravan of Love". After the Housemartins split up, Cook formed the electronic band Beats International in Brighton, who produced the number-one single "Dub Be Good to Me". He then played in Freak Power, Pizzaman (band), Pizzaman, and the Mighty Dub Katz with moderate success. In 1996, Cook adopted the name Fatboy Slim and released ''Better Living Through Chemistry (album), Better Living Through Chemistry'' to critical acclaim. Follow-up albums ''You've Come a Long Way, Baby,'' ''Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars,'' and ''Palookaville (album), Palookaville'', as well as singles such as "The Rocka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santos (artist)
Sante "Santos" Pucello (born 1971, Frosinone, Italy) is an Italian DJ and musician. In 1992, he started making music with his friend, and he recorded his first record two years later. In 1995, Mantra Vibes released his track "The Piano". In 2001, "Camels" peaked at #9 in the UK Singles Chart, following support from Pete Tong, Annie Nightingale, Judge Jules and Basement Jaxx. Soon after, his first album An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early ..., ''R U Shakadelic?'' was released. References 1971 births Living people People from Frosinone Club DJs Italian DJs Date of birth missing (living people) Electronic dance music DJs {{DJ-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weapon Of Choice (song)
"Weapon of Choice" is a song by English big beat musician Fatboy Slim from his third studio album, ''Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars''. It features American funk musician Bootsy Collins. It was released as a double A-side single with " Star 69" on 23 April 2001, as well as a standalone single release, and a 2010 re-release with remixes. The single peaked at No. 10 on the UK Singles Chart. The music video, directed by Spike Jonze, features actor Christopher Walken dancing around a deserted hotel lobby. It won multiple awards at the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards and won the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Music Video. Background "Weapon of Choice" features a lead vocal by Bootsy Collins, known as a member of the funk group Parliament-Funkadelic and leader of Bootsy's Rubber Band. On the album version, Collins's normal vocals are heard through the right audio channel; the same vocals, distorted to a much deeper pitch, are heard through the left. The song features a prominent sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Clarke (techno DJ)
David Maurice Clarke (born 19 September 1968) is an English electronic music DJ, producer and radio presenter. BBC radio presenter John Peel named Clarke "The Baron of Techno". Early life Born in Brighton, East Sussex, England, Clarke was educated at Brighton College, but moved out of home at the age of 16 after his parents separated. Since the age of 8, Clarke has been interested in music and technology, and to him, "there was no alternative but to go professional." After a brief period of homelessness, a friend offered him temporary accommodation and Clarke continued to develop his love for music — initially hip hop and post-punk. The Damned was an early influence for Clarke and he continues to listen to the band during his music career: "I bought my first Damned album because I thought they sounded like they'd be really evil," he declares, "and even now their album ''Machine Gun Etiquette'' is one I keep coming back to. I like the attitude, the free rein of it, and on a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Retox (song)
"Retox" is a song by English big beat musician Fatboy Slim, released in 2002 as a 12" vinyl single from his 2000 album '' Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars''. The single peaked at No. 73 on the UK Singles Chart. The song features Ashley Slater and for this release was remixed by DJ Dave Clarke. "It all started with Vanessa and who's Tom from The Chemical Brothers' girlfriend," Norman Cook recalled in 2001. "We Zoë_Ball.html"_;"title="ook,_wife_Zoë_Ball">ook,_wife_Zoë_Ball_and_the_Chemical_Brothersall_went_away_on_holiday_together_after_ ook,_wife_Zoë_Ball_and_the_Chemical_Brothers">Zoë_Ball.html"_;"title="ook,_wife_Zoë_Ball">ook,_wife_Zoë_Ball_and_the_Chemical_Brothersall_went_away_on_holiday_together_after_Glastonbury_Festival">Glastonbury_last_year._Because_the_year_before,_we'd_all_had_terrible_ook,_wife_Zoë_Ball_and_the_Chemical_Brothers">Zoë_Ball.html"_;"title="ook,_wife_Zoë_Ball">ook,_wife_Zoë_Ball_and_the_Chemical_Brothersall_went_away_on_holiday_toge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanton Warriors
Stanton Warriors are a British DJ and production duo consisting of Dominic Butler and Mark Yardley. Originally from the West Country, the duo have performed internationally with their infamous Stanton Sessions parties in Europe, North America, Asia and Australia. Their name was taken from a manhole cover, made by Stanton Ironworks. The Stanton Warriors' third mix album was released in the UK on 27 October 2008, entitled ''Stanton Session Vol. 3'', which is their best-seller to date, and received 5 out of 5 from iDJ. This was also released in a limited run, deluxe edition manhole cover tin pack. The graffiti style artwork (and their SW logo) seen on many of their releases and merchandise is the work of several renowned graffiti artists, SheOne and Rough, the latter of which won a design award for the artwork on the Stanton Warrior's single, "Da Antidote". The Stantons have been known to release free to download promotional DJ sets through their websites, where there is al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Chemical Brothers
The Chemical Brothers are an English electronic music duo formed by Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons in Manchester in 1989. They were pioneers (along with the Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, the Crystal Method, and other acts) in bringing the big beat genre to the forefront of pop culture. After attracting Virgin Records, the duo achieved further success with second album ''Dig Your Own Hole'' (1997), which topped the UK Albums Chart, UK charts. In the UK, they have had six No. 1 albums and 13 top-20 singles, including two chart-toppers. Their name came about in 1995 after they dropped their original moniker the Dust Brothers due to the Dust Brothers, existence of a different band with the same name. In the United States, they have won six Grammy Awards including Best Rock Instrumental Performance, Best Dance Recording and Best Dance/Electronic Album of the year as recently as 2020. History 1984–1995: Formation and early incarnations Ed Simons was born the son of a barrister mother and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Song For Shelter / Ya Mama
"Song for Shelter"/"Ya Mama" is a song by British big beat musician Fatboy Slim, released as a double A-side single in September 2001. Both songs are on his 2000 album ''Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars''. "Ya Mama" is on the ''Charlie's Angels'' soundtrack and film and in a trailer for ''Spy Kids''. The single peaked at No. 30 on the UK singles chart. Both songs were omitted from his 2006 greatest hits compilation Why Try Harder. The CD2 single is led by the Chemical Brothers' remix of "Song for Shelter". "Song for Shelter" "Song for Shelter" is the first song on the single and the final and longest song on the album ''Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars'', lasting over 11 minutes, with the last two and a half minutes being the hidden track, "Talkin' bout My Baby (Reprise)". "Song for Shelter" features Roger Sanchez and Roland Clark. A remix for the song by The Chemical Brothers was made and released as a separate single. The song's vocals are sampled from Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drop The Hate
"Drop the Hate" is a song by English big beat musician Fatboy Slim. It was released as a 12" vinyl single on 10 December 2001 from his third studio album, ''Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars''. The single peaked at No. 101 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was released in December 2001, like his previous single, "Song for Shelter (Remix)". A remix of the song appears as a B-side to "Talkin' Bout My Baby "Talkin' bout My Baby" (or "Talking 'bout My Baby") is a song by English big beat musician Fatboy Slim, released in 2002 as a single from his third studio album ''Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars''. The 12" single released for the song ...". Its vocal contains samples from a 1974 sermon by Reverend W. Leo Daniels called "The Answer to Watergate". Daniels, the then-pastor of the Greater Jerusalem Baptist Church of Houston, Texas, had eleven albums released by Jewel Records on its "Jewel Devotional Series". Track listing # "Drop the Hate (Santos Napalm rep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Beat
Big beat is an electronic music genre that usually uses heavy breakbeats and synthesizer-generated loops and patterns – common to acid house/techno. The term has been used by the British music industry to describe music by artists such as the Prodigy, the Chemical Brothers, Fatboy Slim, the Crystal Method, Propellerheads, Basement Jaxx and Groove Armada. Big beat achieved mainstream success during the 1990s, and achieved its critical and commercial peak between 1995 and 1999, with releases such The Chemical Brothers’ Dig Your Own Hole, Prodigy’s Fat of the Land, and Fatboy Slim’s You've Come a Long Way, Baby, before quickly declining from 2000 onwards. Style Big beat features heavy and distorted drum beats at tempos between 100 and 140 beats per minute, Roland TB-303 synthesizer lines resembling those of acid house, and heavy loops from 1960s and 1970s funk, soul, jazz, and rock songs. They are often punctuated with punk-style vocals or rappers and driven by in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demons (Fatboy Slim Song)
"Demons" is a song by English big beat musician Fatboy Slim, featuring Grammy Award-winning American R&B-soul singer Macy Gray. The song was released as a single from Slim's 2000 album ''Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars'', and later appeared on Gray's 2004 greatest hits compilation '' The Very Best of Macy Gray'' as well as Slim's 2006 greatest hits compilation ''The Greatest Hits - Why Try Harder''. It contains elements of Bill Withers' 1973 song "I Can't Write Left-Handed". The gospel group The Blind Boys of Alabama covered the song on their 2005 album ''Atom Bomb''. Recently, the song was featured in the Netflix series Sense8. Music video The DVD single includes the "Demons" music video (with multiple angles), a "making-of In cinema, behind-the-scenes (BTS), also known as the making-of, the set, or on the set, is a type of documentary film that features the production of a film or television program. This is often referred to as the EPK (electronic press kit) v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camber Sands
Camber Sands is a beach in East Sussex, UK, in the village of Camber, near Rye. It is the only sand dune system in East Sussex, and is east of the estuary of the River Rother at Rye Bay stretching to just beyond the Kent border, where shingle and pebbles take over again. It is one of three stretches of non-tidally submerged sand east of Poole Bay, which just exceeds the three in total length, on England's south coast, the others being West Wittering and Avon Beach. Two holiday resorts are near Camber Sands owned by Pontins and Parkdean Resorts Parkdean Resorts is a holiday park operator in the United Kingdom. It was formed in November 2015 through the merger of Parkdean Holidays and Park Resorts. As of 2022 it operates 66 holiday parks across England, Scotland, and Wales, and is the ... just off New Lydd Road and Lydd Road respectively in the alighting village of Camber. Dunes A large section of the western end of the dunes lies within the Camber Sands and Rye Salting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
