Audio CD review:
Fatboy Slim - Signature Series, Vol. 1: Greatest Remixes

Fatboy Slim - Signature Series, Vol. 1: Greatest Remixes

Band: Fatboy Slim Title: Signature Series, Vol. 1: Greatest Remixes Rating: Release Date: 15 February, 2000 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Renegade Master (Fatboy Slim Old Skool Mix) - Wildchild 2: Get Up! Go Insane! (Fatboy Really Lost It Mix) - Stretch 'N' Vern 3: The World's Made Up Of This And That (Fatboy Slim Remix) - Deeds Plus Thoughts 4: What Is Kahuna? (Fatboy Slim's 'Smell The Kahuna' Mix) - F.C. Kahuna 5: Dubby Jointy (Fatboy Slim Remix) - Psychedeliasmith 6: Magic Carpet Ride (Fatboy Slim Latin Ska Acid Breakbeat Mix) - Mighty Dub Katz 7: I'm A Disco Dancer (And A Sweet Romancer) (Fatboy Slim Remix) - Christopher Just 8: Roll The Dice (Fatboy Slim Vocal Mix) - Lunatic Calm 9: King Of Snake (Fatboy Slim Remix) - Underworld 10: E.V.A. (Fatboy Slim Remix) - Jean Jacques Perrey

Editoral Review The no-nonsense king of big beat has a job to do: get the party started right. Subtlety does not exist in Fatboy Slim's world. The relentless musical hook is at the center of Greatest Remixes. Reggae and ska rhythms ("Magic Carpet Ride," "Get Up! Go Insane!"), R&B lines ("The World's Made Up of This and That," "What Is Kahuna?"), and acid-synth ("Roll the Dice") are all just grist for the groove mill. "Dubby Jointy" is the disc's wildest track. Backwards tape whooshes, a screaming guitar lick, and a crazed, creepy vocal part coalesce into an inspired version. The album's closer, a remix of "E. V. A. " by Jean Jacques Perrey surprises. Fatboy knows enough not to mess too much with the 30-year-old song. The original--funky, loungy, and spacy--could have been recorded last week. --Fred Cisterna .. You can see a complete list of all Fatboy Slim discography, or go back to the Fatboy Slim tabs