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b'SUPPORT MUSIC IS NOT A GENRE ON PATREON\\n\\nWATCH MUSIC is not a GENRE VIDEOS and MORE\\n\\nThere\\u2019s nothing that gets me going like a good Housemartins song. When you hear one of their mega hits on the radio, it takes you back to a time when\\u2026\\n\\nOkay you get it. Practically no one has heard of the Housemartins, the 1980s British jangle pop band whose biggest hit was an a cappella cover of the Isley, Jasper, Isley song \\u201cCaravan of Love\\u201d. If you were into the Smiths, you should go check them out.\\n\\nAnd while you\\u2019re listening, keep in mind that their bass player was Norman Cook. Another forgotten name, right? Sure, except that in 1996 he adopted the stage name Fatboy Slim and helped to change the face of dance music.\\n\\nLike so many successful DJs, his roots were in music other than dance. In Cook\\u2019s case, punk & the aforementioned jangle pop. Throughout all that he was DJing \\u2013 often as DJ Quentox, but it didn\\u2019t come to the forefront for him until the late 1980s when he formed the loose collective Beats International. This was back when sampling was becoming huge, but before any laws were passed to regulate it.\\n\\nNaturally, sampling lawsuits were becoming huge too. And one hit Cook so hard he had to pivot, which in turn helped to infuse his music with even more original ideas & exploration beyond the recontextualizing of sampling & remixing he had mostly been doing. During this time, he worked under the band names Freak Power, Pizzaman & the Mighty Dub Katz, before finally settling on Fatboy Slim, a name he says is \\u201cgoofy & ironic\\u201d like much of his music.\\n\\nAs Fatboy Slim, he blew up, particularly his second album, 1998\\u2019s You\\u2019ve Come a Long Way, Baby. With \\u201cRight Here, Right Now\\u201d, \\u201cThe Rockafeller Skank\\u201d & \\u201cPraise You\\u201d, he broke through internationally and never looked back. Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars continued the success, particularly with \\u201cWeapon of Choice\\u201d & that awesome Christopher Walken video.\\n\\nSince then Cook kept at it in various ways, as Fatboy Slim, the Brighton Port Authority, again as Mighty Dub Katz, and doing remixes for all kinds of artists including Cornershop, A Tribe Called Quest & the Beastie Boys. No matter what Cook does, he\\u2019s always exploring & expanding, never settling for rote dance music of ANY kind. He always infuses his music with a variety of sources \\u2013 samples, funk, electronica, rock, glitch, world, ambient, spoken word \\u2013 and structures his songs like SONGS and not just seven minutes of danceable music.\\n\\nHe\\u2019s a DJ. An artist. A musician. And to some that\\u2019s controversial. I\\u2019ve been a DJ off & on since I was a pre-teen. Even back then I understood that there are many kinds of DJs & many ways TO DJ. Play only the hits. Play the hits but throw in some surprises. Play obscure tunes altogether. Play a mix of genres or play all one kind of music. Play stand-alone songs, or crossfade & beat match. Create remixes of existing songs as new styles. Create entirely new mixes & remixes, both as recordings and completely on the spot live.\\n\\nLISTEN TO HEAR MY DISCUSSION OF THE EXCELLENT BOOK ON THE HISTORY OF DJs & DJing, Last Night a DJ Saved My Life.\\n\\nREC - \\u201cThe Power of Repetition (Everlasting)\\u201d (from the album Syncopy for the Weird)\\n\\nREC - \\u201cIf It Feels All Right\\u201d (from the album Parts and Labour)\\n\\nDiscuss dammit!\\n\\n\\n--- \\n\\nThis episode is sponsored by \\n\\xb7 Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app\\n\\nSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/musicisnotagenre/support\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'