WAVEFORM

Norman Cook — Essential Mix

6 December 1998 · House

Norman Cook recorded this Essential Mix for BBC Radio 1, first broadcast on 6 December 1998 — the 2nd of their 2 Essential Mixes in the Waveform archive. It lands in the late-nineties peak of superclub culture, and the set sits in House territory.

The mix runs through 31 documented tracks, opening with Fatboy Slim — “Gangster Trippin'” and closing on Freddy Fresh Featuring Fatboy Slim — “Badder Badder Schwing”. Along the way it draws on labels like Skint, Parlaphone and Pama.

Tracklist

  1. Fatboy Slim — Gangster Trippin' [Skint]
  2. Beastie Boys — Body Movin [Parlaphone]
  3. Fatboy Slim — You're Not From Brighton [Skint]
  4. The Mohawks — The Champ [Pama]
  5. Air — Kelly Watch The Stars (Moog Cookbook Remix)
  6. An Der Beat — Knuf [Play It Again Sam]
  7. Fatboy Slim — Sho Nuff [Skint]
  8. Hardwire — Conskank [Kingsize - 20]
  9. Wiseguys — Start The Commotion [Wall Of Sound]
  10. Grand Larceny — Stomp [Southern Fried]
  11. Loop Da Loop — Hazel
  12. Mint Royale — Deadbeat [Faith & Hope]
  13. Stetsaonic — Talkin All That Jazz (Torti's Old School Edit) [Tommy Boy]
  14. Suburban State — It's Yours
  15. Cold Steel — Tha Real Rap Superstar [Bubblin' Blu - 004]
  16. Afrika Bambaataa — Just Get Up And Dance
  17. Preacher Gus — On A 45
  18. Mr. X & Mr. Y — 1956 [Loud & Slow]
  19. El Magnifico — El Magnifico [FFRR]
  20. Fatboy Slim — Kalifornia [Skint]
  21. Hal 9000 — Punk Electro
  22. Fatboy Slim — Satisfaction Skank
  23. Buddha Monk Feat. Ol' Dirty Bastard — Got's Like Come On Thru
  24. 175 Crew — Rippin Up Shows [Mecca]
  25. Fatboy Slim — The Rockafella Skank [Skint]
  26. Fatboy Slim — Fucking In Heaven [Skint]
  27. Joey Beltram — Energy Flash
  28. Scott Grooves — Mothership Reconnection (Daft Punk Remix) [Soma]
  29. DJ Dealer — Temptation
  30. Fatboy Slim — Soul Surfing [Skint]
  31. Freddy Fresh Featuring Fatboy Slim — Badder Badder Schwing [Eye Q - 040]

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