Beats International

小簡介
Norman Cook（也就是Fatboy Slim）組建的Beats International,第一張專輯包括了冠軍單曲Dub Be Good To Me,而此曲由于低音和弦部分是完全照搬了超級(jí)搖滾樂隊(duì)The Clash的The Guns Of Brixton.和明顯的借鑒了The SOS Band(也叫Santa Monica)Just Be Good To Me.cook是官司纏身.而1991年的實(shí)驗(yàn)專輯Excursion on the Version相比前作,可以說是失敗。
by Jason AnkenyAfter the 1988 demise of the superb British pop group the Housemartins, Brighton-born bassist Norman Cook returned to his first love, DJing, and became one of the English music scenes most successful remixers. In 1989 he launched a solo recording career with the single Wont Talk About It, featuring the falsetto vocals of Billy Bragg; the record became a major dance hit, and after a follow-up, For Spacious Lies, Cook formed Beats International, a loose confederation of studio musicians including vocalists Linda Layton and Lester Noel, rapper MC Wildski, and keyboardist Andy Boucher.Beats Internationals 1990 debut single, Dub Be Good to Me — a cover of the SOS Bands Just Be Good to Me incorporating the bass line of the Clashs The Guns of Brixton — topped the UK charts, becoming an international club smash. After another hit, the soul/jazz/worldbeat cocktail Burundi Blues, the group issued their sample-heavy debut LP Let Them Eat Bingo, which debuted in the Top 20 of the British charts. Although Cook had become even more highly sought-after as a remixer, teaming with artists ranging from Aztec Camera to the Jungle Brothers, he reconvened Beats International in 1991 for Excursion on the Version, an exploration of dub and reggae rhythms; when the album failed to repeat the success of its predecessor, Cook disbanded the group to focus on his new unit, Freak Power. [See Also: Fatboy Slim]