Product description On The Floor At The Boutique .com Finally, the U.S. sees a domestic release of Fatboy Slim's On the Floor at the Boutique, hands down one of the most thrilling, addictive DJ mix albums ever released. Recorded live in 1998 at the Big Beat Boutique (epicenter of the mid- to late-'90s big-beat movement), Norman Cook, a.k.a. Fatboy Slim, takes the listener on a fascinating, diverse tour of four-on-the-floor sounds. What's always made Cook so great is the way that he seamlessly blends seemingly incongruous sounds to create righteously cool, shiny new beats; he truly is the trainspotting vinyl freak with an uncanny talent for creating accessible dance-floor shakers built of weird components. Take track 4--who'd have thought a spry blue-beat ska sample, an ELO riff, phat beats, a few stray horn riffs, and a sped-up Jungle Brothers vocal track would be one of the coolest things heard all year? --Mike McGonigal
M**L
Variety at the expense of flow (but who cares?)
This CD covers a lot of ground. It goes from sped-up Jungle brothers through a whole lot of Skint label sort of stuff, some more traditional breakbeat/bigbeat, some heeeavy acid... it's very eclectic, and fun to listen to.The mixing strikes me as being a little bit awkward. The records are always well synced up and more or less in tune, but the transitions are both predictable and noticeably abrupt. Before hearing the CD all the way through, I had already developed a pretty good sense of when I would be hearing the next record come into the mix.Buy it anyway. This album is a lot of fun.
R**N
A PERFECT CD.
I can't stress how much you need to get this enough. All of the songs flow together (literally, he did this in one sitting) and the beat is amazing. Anybody who is even remotely interested in electonica or fatboy slim shouldn't hesitate for a second when getting this. It is fatboy slim's best. Any techno listener is not a true tech without this CD in his collection. Just get it.
A**Y
Captures the live show (must be played LOUD)
I caught Norman in Vegas (of all places) at the Hard Rock Cafe (of all places) in June of 1999 and was floored. This record brought it all back for me. If he put one of these out every month I would subscribe. Play it loud and not on 'shuffle.'
N**L
Pretty thin Fatboy
Try "Better Living Through Chemistry" or "You've Come A Long Way, Baby" first, they are quite good."On The Floor At The Boutique" is an underproduced, confusing, thin sounding mix with very few high spots. Sound quality is akin to a basement tape or a bootleg recording. What little tempo and beat there is often lost through the song transitions.
J**J
Insane
Impossibly sick beats and flow
E**I
Nice compilation
Nice compilation by fatboyslim with brilliant remix. It's cool and entertaining. Not a must have, but a noce to have
S**N
best $4.00 eva
if you have $4.00 and like Fatboyslim and live in the US where this was not for sale,get off your lazy bum and buy. its HOT.
S**S
a-freaking-mazing
This album busts a better move than your mother after her breakdancing lesson. But seriously folks, how this CD rocks! May possibly lead to booty-shaking...
P**R
All good until the last 3 tracks which just skip
All good until the last 3 tracks which just skip,at first I thought this was on the CD player but have tried on 2 other CD players and its the same.due to the price paid its really not worth returning for a refund.
G**Y
Bang on
Goodo
K**Y
Five Stars
My favourite FatBoy slim LP
M**N
Five Stars
100%
A**4
Fatboy Slim en grande forme !
Si le style de musique appelé "big beat" vous dit quelque chose et vous plaît, alors le premier album que vous devez acquérir en premier est celui-ci. C'est LA référence de cet acabit électronique, dont le nom fut inventé par Fatboy Slim lui-même mais dont les premiers morceaux furent créés par les Chemical Brothers au début des 90's sous le nom de "Dust Brothers", ces derniers étant responsables de la lancée de la carrière big beat de Norman Cook.Un an après l'album "Better Living Through Chemistry", et un an avant le planétaire "You've Come A Long Way, Baby", Fatboy Slim utilise sa recette "funky big beat" et mixe efficacement des morceaux d'artistes l'ayant inspiré dans son travail.
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