mixmag is definitely geared toward the young 20-somethings. Next time you take a look, notice all the dilated pupils in some of the club pictures! ;) I'm not an avid reader of it, but sometimes I just pick it up when I'm having a break at work and want something to read. It's a nice alternative to the American magazine fare I'm so used to. Plus I know it sounds cheesy but I like skimming over the reader letters.

mixmag sometimes seems to be a drug glorification magazine hidden in a music/clubbing magazine. that magazine is drug obsessed. they had an artical about the ecstacy factories in holland a couple of months ago. very informative but i cant help but feel the endless talk of drugs sends out the wrong message to the kids.

just been on brighton hove albions web site check this.



this is the classiest album launch ever!! i cant belive the FA let them do this. i hope sky will be showing this match

Definitely a cool album launch - I wish I could be there. I hate being on the wrong continent sometimes.



And about mixmag. You're right about it glorifying drugs. It's one thing to talk about them occasionally - they are a part of club culture, it's another to harp on the issue of drugs constantly. (I don't pink up the mag all too often, but when I do...) Especially like you pointed out, under the guise of a music/club magazine. A few issues ago, there was a big thing about various drug cocktails and coke and viagra combos, etc. etc. One thing about this is that they talk to "real" people and sometimes things aren't all that rosey. There's good and bad testimonials. It's a mixed bag when they talk to real folks. At least there was different perspectives which lends itself so some modicum of honesty. There's also a lot of club skanks in mixmag. Like, every other page. To each his own, I guess some people get off on it! Either way the rag may have its downsides but it can make for an entertaining read sometimes.

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i think the most horrid artical i read in there was a girl who pulled out all her teeth on a GHB session!!

Good launch for probably the BEST FatboySlim album!

Belive me, after some weeks of listening, I can confirm It's a-m-a-z-i-n-g! :D

When is it released, I can't actually be bothered to find out myself.

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Same here. I have never bought a slim album. What should I start with if I consider otherwise?

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Good launch for probably the BEST FatboySlim album!

Belive me, after some weeks of listening, I can confirm It's a-m-a-z-i-n-g! :D

It's nice to see someone does like the new album. I think with Norman people are 50/50, either they really like his music or don't like it at all. It seems Palookaville is the most eclectic album.

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When is it released, I can't actually be bothered to find out myself.

4th of October

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Same here. I have never bought a slim album. What should I start with if I consider otherwise?

Now I don't own his first album but I do own the other two. I think with his albums it is best to go with which era of his music you like the most (particular if you like the sound of a specific song/single). I think a lot of people regard his first album Better Living Through Chemistry as the most original. If you liked Right Here Right Now/Rockafellar Skank/Gangster Tripping/Praise You then go for You've Come A Long Way Baby. There is also another great track on there called 'Build It Up, Tear It Down'. His other album Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars is like an extension of Praise You, with a funk/soul sound to the music. I think that this is a more well-balanced album and I really like tracks 5 to 11. Highlights for me include Ya Mama, Mad Flava, Weapon opf Choice, Demons and Song for Shelter. As mentioned earlier Palookaville seems the most eclectic with 'sonically' different sounding tracks. It's Fatboy experimenting with different sounds and more traditional song structures. I think that if you are unsure you should check song clips online to see which album is right for you and if you want to purchase it.



Meanwhile, two new tracks have played on Radio 1. 'Put it back together' was played on the Essential Selection show (at 2hrs 25) and 'North West Three' was played on Saturday's Blue Room show (at 22 minutes). That means overall off the new album we have been able to hear Don't Let the Man, Slash Dot Dash, Put It Back Together, North West 3, The Journey, Jin Go Lo Ba and the Joker. Use the Listen Again feature on the following link to hear the music. 8)



http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/dance/

I think Better Living Through Chemistry was considered his most original like TheChemicalBrother said, and arguably his finest work - by other people I've talked to of course. Personally I like the record, it has some groundbreaking work for teh big beat genre in there and it has the old Fatboy element of fun that's become his sort of trademark.



You've Come A Long Way Baby was the first Fatboy record I bought. I really enjoyed it, it's definitely a "fun" record and it has a lot of hits that elevated Fatboy to superstar dj status. The one downfall to this record is that it can be repetitive, and I know this is a turnoff to a lot of people. Then again, repetitiveness tends to be the Fatboy style, a sort of trademark if you will - so if copypastecopypastecopypaste isn't your cup of tea, then you might want to stay away from Fatboy all together. Or at least listen before you buy and judge for yourself.



Halfway Between the Gutter and Stars. This one was a near diversion from his usual route in beat making and loop-de-looping. This was the record where Fatboy explained was less "Disneyland" than his first 2 efforts. And it took me a while to get used to. It was most definitely a grower, and it really put me off when I first heard it to be honest. To this day, I admit there are a couple of tracks I skip right over because I just can't sit through them, they seem to disrupt the flow... maybe it has to do with Macy Gray's vocal efforts. :? Arguably, the debut of this record drew criticism that this was his weakest effort - but like I said, it's really a grower and unfortunately, a lot of the harsh critics out there play up their knee jerk responses when writing reviews. Halfway is also the record where Fatboy decided to take some chances with guest vocalists - he actually got the inspiration from the Chemical Brothers who told him to just go for it and get some people to sing on some tracks. Aside from the sometimes hot criticisms of this record, there are standout tracks that fared well on the dancefloor and radio and mtv. Then there's the soulfull album closer, Song For Shelter (the Chemicals did an outstanding remix of this) that seems to explain the euphoria of being in a club where the music is the only thing that matters, where you can just be as the music takes hold of you... the song lifts you up to a peak, then gently drops you off full circle to where the album begins... you'd have to hear it to know what I mean.



Anywho - that's my take on Fatboy. Will be obtaining Palookaville

damn that was a huge post

Yeah, I know. I wonder sometimes if I really have a life! :-// Sometimes my fingers fly, the brain works at a million miles per minute and when I hit the submit button, it's all over. When I see the huge mess I wrote, I have pangs of "reply remorse"!

I can only agree word by word, for what TheChemicalBrother and whirlygirl said. ;)

i got to say i'm and ex-fatboy slim fan. i just find fatboy slim's music to be a bit stale these days



i first got into the fatboy phenomena around 96/97, i was digging the whole skint, wall of sound big beat thing that was going on. i first saw fatboy slim dj at the 'wall of sound V skint' tent at the brighton essential festival in 97. i was amazed by all the crazy energy of his set, i never forget him dropping 'Max Romeo - Chase The Devil' which the prodigy sampled on outta space. i also remeber seeing fatboy at the original home of the big beat boutique, the concord. it was the same weekend that his remix of brimful of asha got to #1. again the whole energy of the music, and norms reaction with the crowd was something very special, not something i had ever witnessed before in a club.



'better living through chemistry', is a quality album. its the only albums of his i still listen to today, as i type i am listening to santa cruz. there is a great balance for tunes on that album, encompassing the deep to full on party tunes. to me it sums up a great period of my clubbing life, a sound track to really good times.



'you've come a long way baby' must have been the most crazy time of normans life. fatboy slim was no longer the crazy underground party dj, he became a celebrity. and it seemed to happen overnight, his music had been getting a high profile that year but i suppose that famous radio one weekend in ibiza in 98 was where it all changed. the album though was far more up beat and cheesy. but at the time i still enjoyed it. but my gripe with that album is there is no real depth to it. i think the biggest mistake norman made with that album was letting the music be used on a multitude of adverts. the whole album got over exposed, i heard it everywhere. i didn't take long to get sick of it.



normans profile as a dj had also been elevated. he wasn't just stuck playing the south of england. he was playing all over the place and becoming one of the highest paid dj's on the planet. around 1999 i thought norman had totally lost it as a dj. for a start he is technically poor as a dj. but around that time big beat became a dirty word, yesterdays music. poor old norman sounded very musically lost at that time, peoples musical taste had changed and i honestly believe that norm did not know how to aproach his sets. for me i found listening to fatboys slim dj a painful experience.



'halfway between the gutter and the stars' was a funny affair for me. its an album which has great depth, but its inconsistent. for every okay track there is a duff track. i remember hearing pete tong debuting 'bird of prey'. i think most people i know commented to me on what tripe that tune was, and i gotta agree. i strongly hate the macy grey tracks. i know the chems got norman into doing collaborations, but i don't think norman chose very wise with her. ya mama was digging up what norman had done before. drop the hate just sounds like noise to me. the albums only genious is song for shelter. but the genius of that track comes from the vocal that roland clark did. and norman had nothing to do with that vocal, he just found that acapella on a shelter 12".



i don't want to sound like 'i hate fatboy slim'. cos he is a top geezer, a real character in the music world. the dance music scene would be a lot duller without norman cook. i mean those free parties he done on brighton beach were spectaular nights, nights i will never forget. but to me fatboy slim was a moment in time.



i have no intention of buying his new album

I know im digging an old thread here with something kinda relevant, but i was on www.fatboyslim.net and theres a brilliant remix of The Joker by Yoursef thats playing in the back ground and worth checking out. I think this album is ok would would like to see a 'flip the switch' style remix come out.