Freak Power was a band founded by bassist

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(later known as Fatboy Slim),

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(the trombonist with the anarchic British jazz big band

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), and vocalist Jesse Graham, also known as "the Bass Cadet". Their music was a mix of acid jazz, funk,

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, and

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. Although not credited, the London-based session bass player Dale Davis recorded bass and guitar on their debut album ''Drive-Thru Booty''.

Discography

The single " Turn On, Tune In, Cop Out" was a minor hit on the

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when released in 1993. There was renewed interest in the track after TV exposure in the 1995 Levi's jeans television

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"Taxi" directed by Baillie Walsh. The band released two albums: '' Drive-Thru Booty'' in 1994 and ''More of Everything for Everybody'' in 1996. The debut album featured the hit singles "Turn On, Tune In, Cop Out" and "Rush", released on 4th and Broadway. The title of the former is a play on

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". "Song #6" from the band's follow-up album was featured in the 2004 movie ''

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''. The song "Waiting for the story to end" was used in a Norwegian beer commercial in the 1990s, for a beer from the E.C Dahls brewery in Trondheim.

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Singles

References

External links

* {{Authority control English electronic music groups Acid jazz ensembles British musical trios