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FAT BOY SLIM - You've Come A Long Way, Baby (Astralwerks) Release Date: Review: Mark Woodlief (December 22, 1998) Sure, that "Rockafeller Skank" song ("Check it out now, the funk soul brotha ... ") is one of the most annoying songs to crack modern-rock radio this year, but you still can't get it out of your head, can you? It's a monster hit, and Fatboy Slim (born Norman Cook in merry ol' England) is electronica's new poster boy, a beat genius-savant with an arsenal of dance trickery that makes the Chemical Brothers sound sleepy. You've Come A Long Way, Baby, with its sneaky samples (Hendrix, surf guitars, old hip-hop, obscure '60s rock) and kitchen-sink production, is meant to phuck with your head while you flail your booty in uncontrollable abandon. "Where do I know that guitar line from?" you'll wonder, but quickly realize it's not that important. What is important is Fatboy's deep appreciation for millenial phunk, as evidenced by the wicked cuts on the profane "In Heaven," the bold hip-hop/Caribbean fever of "Gangster Trippin'," the epileptic craziness of "Kalifornia" and its woozy chorus: "druggydruggydruggydruggydruggy ... " One track, "Build It Up, Tear It Down," aptly describes Fatboy's skills -- this is music (choruses, hooks, hummable melodies) you've heard before, but never quite like this. Fat Boy Slim has a website check it out Next Review Mediator Index