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DJ's Swap Decks For Guitars

By Steve on October 1, 2004 10:16 AM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

Fatboy Slim, UK DJ extrordinaire has recently been dumping the decks and samplers in favour of his Rock'n'Roll roots. Apparently 'electronica' is waning...

From this month's Wired Magazine:

"Four years ago, every kid wanted a pair of Technics turntables for Christmas," says Cook. "Now they want an electric guitar."

For his new album, Palookaville, the 41-year-old producer ignored the high-end recording gear in his studio and cut back on the samples. He dusted off his ax and recruited friends like funk legend Bootsy Collins and Blur's Damon Albarn to flesh out a big beat sound.

Cook, whose rock-and-roll cred stretches back to the '80s, when he played bass for the lilting pop band the Housemartins, isn't abandoning technology altogether. After all, this guy built his career on synths and drum machines. But Cook thinks live musicians add nuance and spontaneity that he could never capture with the perfect repetition of digital playback.

"It's looser live because you don't play samples and retrigger the same thing every time," he says. "It's easier to get a groove."

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