In early 1998, his remix of Cornershop's "Brimful of Asha" spent several weeks at number one in the British charts.
In addition to his FBS work, Cook also recorded the Skip to My Loops sample CD, a popular studio tool sporting a mélange of sample- ready drum loops, analog squelches, and assorted noises. He shut most of his other production activities down in the following years to focus on his latest incarnation, Fatboy Slim, which began with a trio of singles and the full-length Better Living Through Chemistry.Cook was also called in to add his remixing skills to Jean-Jacques Perrey's proto-electronica classic "Eva," released as a 12" and CD single in 1997. The trio nailed three Top 40 hits together ("Trippin' on Sunshine," "Sex on the Streets," and "Happiness") before Cook splintered off to record with similarly styled outfits Freak Power and Beats International in the early '90s. Reid toward the end of the decade to form Pizzaman. After the group split the following year,Cook became involved with the burgeoning acid house scene, pairing with producers Tim Jeffrey and J.C.
club scene.Born Quentin Cook in Bromley on July 31, 1963, Cook joined the Hull-based pop group the Housemartins in 1986, replacing founding member Ted Key. Releasing his Fatboy material through club staple Skint, Cook's raucous blend of house, acid, funk, hip- hop, electro, and techno has added to his already formidable reputation as one of the foremost all- around producers on the U.K. Norman "Jack-of-All-Genres" Cook, in addition to his former occupations as bassist for the Housemartins and one-third of acid house hit makers Pizzaman, is also the man behind one of the most popular of the new flock of English "Brit-hop" producers, Fatboy Slim.
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