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Dear Friends, I’m going to try a Live ‘Ask Norm’ on Tuesday 22nd November at 9pm (UK Time) on my Facebook page. You can submit a question on my Facebook now here: http://bit.ly/v5NCL0 or on Twitter @FatboySlimNews
See you on Tuesday night!
where and when can i download the halloween mix
You can get it from my Mixtape library on Facebook here Mark: http://on.fb.me/FBSmixtapeapp
Or if you’re not on Facebook, it’s here too: http://www.spin.com/articles/go-hard-or-stay-home-inside-scoop-las-haunted-dance-fest
Norm, I’ve been a fan for years, used to be a regular at the original concord and stand 3 feet in front you, playing your banging sets and smashing the metal barriers on the floor at the front whilst you whipped us into a bassline filled euphoria. Was even there on the last night when we smashed the place to pieces. Followed you to the Beach when the boutique moved although the atmosphere was never the same as being rammed into the Concord. And was there, freezing my ass off for the new years party on the beach a few years back. Just got myself 4 tickets for the rave at the amex stadium which I am well looking forward to and i have a question, a question ive always asked but never had a positve response to………How do I get backstage? or more importantly, how do I get to meet you in the flesh? Just to shake your hand and to say thank you, for all the years of banging nites out I had when living in brighton? If its a question you cant answer I understand (stalkers and all that) and I’ll be in the crowd anyway at the amex paying homage at the feet of the master of big beat. Keep on keeping on and do what you do best, phat basslines, awesome breaks and tunes that make crowds go wild. Peace. (ps, ‘Walk without rhythm, so you dont attract the worm’ is a quote from David Lynch’s movie Dune, great movie, great line, great sample from the Mary Jane master, great tune).
Ben. Obviously there is no way I can invite everyone backstage to meet me (especially at the amex gigs which are gonna be fairly mental backstage) if you live in brighton, you are bound to bump into me at some point. Do feel free to come up and say hello.
By the way. Thanks for the ‘dune’ tip off. I always wondered what bootsy was on about!
Haha – just wanted to ask if we can rock a set at your Big Beach Bootique next year and if you’ll do a remix for us for one of artist’s forthcoming vinyl release
Well, we know you’re swamped but we had to ask…!
BB
http://www.boogieboutique.co.uk
I am digging that breakbeat/big beat sound. I think the line up at bbb5 is full up though, sadly.
dear Norman
I bought FBS’s ‘the Greatest Hits’ pretty cheap and new from Amazon, published by Skint Records PO Box 174 Brighton, and was struck by what I could call ‘Transistor Radio Mix Down’ of many of the tracks. They seemed to miss all the lovely layering and depth I was hoping for. Were the original sounds thus, or was that introduced later in production and not representative of the orignal? Or is that part of the art?
Respectfully yours,
Phil Robinson, London
I don’t know of any remastering of the tunes for the greatest hits. I wouldn’t approve of anything like that. Did you buy a cd or an mp3 because mp3’s are digitally compressed which does lose some of the depth?
I would like to ask why when we live in worthing and saw you at the amex stadium on monday 24th oct that we are not allowed to get your tickets untill the 28th of oct. we are season ticket holders. We feel that if we do not get a chanace to get tickets for your gig untill the 28th we may not be able to get a ticket.
Many thanks
Jason ward
Season ticket holders could buy tickets from the 24th onwards direct from the Club. They got first dibs. It’s not sold out yet so you will get a ticket. See you there. Did you get a flag?
Dear Norm,
Just stumbled across your web site, love it by the way. I don’t have a questions, I just wanted to say a big thanks for your contribution to the music world over the years. I have been a fan since you hit the States back in the 19—‘s.
Keep the needle on the record!
David
(now living in Brighton, Hove actually)
In which case, see you at the amex? Love from portslade actually!
Hi Norman!
Where do you think we’ll finish this season? With JARA on loan, Paints and the rest of the defence will have some competition now which is good.
Seagulls, Seagulls!
Mid table now looks like an attractive proposition…bring back el abd!
Hi Norm, I’m a huge fan, seen you live 6 time – met you in Manchester at Warehouse Project a few years ago (crazy girl backstage with the camera?!)
My fav tune of yours is Wonderful Night, can you work it into your set at Southend on 2nd Dec so I can go mental to it pretty please?
x
I will see what I can do, my darling…..
Is there any chance you will release a studio version of the MPHO Box n Locks remix you do? After seeing you at North Coast Music Fest, that song has been in my head non stop. Would love to jam to a quality version of it. Thanks and come back to Chicago soon!
I can’t remember what I did with it that night, dave… Was it adele? Whatever it was I can’t see any official release. Check out armand’s original dub. It is fine enough as it is….
http://www.filestube.com/351dd4ff7463459003e9/details.html
Or this might be it?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEOFW7N0FK4&feature=related
Norman,
It seems that only did I go to school with Mr Nathan Detroit but we are also tattooing your decorator.
The boss, Neil, also asks if we can have some mixes as we are hungry for new Fatboy stuff.
Roll on Monday is what I say!
Ness
x
Tattooing my decorator? Is that some kid of euphomism? Watch out for mixes of my new tune with riva starr and beardyman….coming very soon!
Hi, your coming over to australia next year for the Furture music festival’s, which I can’t wait iv already got my tickets, for sydney, but will you be playing any small venues in Sydney while your here? Im orignally a London girl and soooo miss the UK music scene.
Cheers
charlie x
I think it’s all pretty wham bang, thank you maam with the festivals but if I’m offered a cheeky after-party at a club then who knows?
I have been obsessed with your music for about 14 years now. When you come to Adelaide in March 2012, please feel free to come around to my house and hang out. I’ll show you everythign Adelaide has to offer….which isn’t much but I’ll make sure you have a great time while your here. Would love to meet you and can’t wait to see you rock out at Future Music Festival – the only reason I’d go to that fest is to see you. Whoo! Can’t wait!
14 years? That’s some build up, tonia…bring on the roller skating vicars and let’s party!
hi, i from argentina , my question is, norman, its possible make electronic music using headphones. Which one recommend.Disciplen my english. Norman you are a genius. Bye!!!!
It’s no problem writing the music using headphones but I wouldn’t do the mixdown on them. You have to have speakers to know how the air will move especially on the lower frequencies
Hello Norm, Your remix of STRETCH&VERN – get up! go insane is one of my favourite remixes of the big beat scene. Still today I really love it.
Question’s on STRETCH&VERN – get up! go insane
1. What were you thinking at the time of writing as the breakdown is amazing!
2. I have seen crowds go crazy over it, did you play it out often and to what affect?
3. Stupid question but do you like it, or just see it as another remix?
Question on mixing.
Technics seem to be dead for all dj’s long live the pioneer cdj. I get that it makes sense as means you can play your own bootlegs, remixes easily.
1. Do you miss decks?
2. Do you use traktor or anything like it with cdj as i noticed you had a laptop when you play out?
p.s your remix of renegade master was amazing too! 1st time I heard it i was blown away! I miss the bigbeat days.
Hi neil
1.i was just trying to freak people out and do something different with the tune coz stretch and vern had already covered the jump around angle. This was the heady days of the boutique and the heavenly social and I was trying to make tunes to play there. No rules, just big beats!
2.to be honest I haven’t listened to it for years. It sounds a bit big beat by numbers! I do have a lot more fondness for my remix of ‘I’m alive’ that one was truly stooopid!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vz0bSi_sDHw
3.see question 2…
1.i was lost without them first, I didn’t know where I was in a tune without being able to see where the needle was on the record! Also if they misbehaved I always knew what was wrong. When cdj’s act up they don’t tell you what is wrong they just stop working…
3.i use serato which has the audio and video played via the cdj’s
is it true that Fatboy Slim played his own cover of the song FUNK SOUL BROTHER ( performed and briliant covered by Bosnian band Dubioza Kolektiv see. U tube ) on his show in Belgrad???
Regards frim Hamburg and looking forward for one show here somethime ….
I played my own mashed up version of their version of it….
Norm,the master of making it happen,genres of music, the irrelevant age of the tune when its treated (lets say cooked) with the love and respect you impart with profound abilty, knowledge, unrivalled experience and an instinct so true. My love Karen, best bud John and me will be at The Empress gig. As a child of disco in the 70’s ‘yes sir i can boogie’ so stirred me I felt I understood life (fool),if you were able to create a little marriage between this and ‘ i found a place where we can boogie’ could you, would you, should you
You flatter me, martin. Let’s rave!
Dear Norm,
I am Super excited to see you are one of the headline acts for Future music Festivel in march 2012. I would be honoured to meet you in person as i have wanted to see you perform for 16yrs and have never been lucky enough to see you play a live set in Adelaide. I play BBII nearly every month and never get tiered of it.
I will be at FMF 2012 & hope to meet you also.
Cheers
Anthony
And I’m super excited about coming back to australia, anthony. It’s been a while. Are you all still uninhibited ravers over there? you flatter me,
Dear Norman, I know a certain Body who chased away a key of His misguided heart to some0ne. there’s a more powerful weapon that can explain..
http://soundcloud.com/h0pe
Nice tunes and nice crypticism,
hi there, loved you at boardmasters this year was an amazing set. just wondering what the tune is you use with right here right now on your most recent sets, and is there anywhere i can get the whole edit.
cheers jon
Jon, this is the original…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyS1jsUGtOA
I think my edit of it is one one of the mixtapes you can download from this site?