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Better Living Through Chemistry
Electronic · 1996 · 5 tracks

Better Living Through Chemistry

Fatboy Slim

A foundational big beat manifesto built from dusty vinyl, distorted acid basslines, and massive, block-rocking drums. Raw, playful, and quintessentially 90s.

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It's basically the best party you've ever been to, compressed into a 3.5-inch floppy disk.

A relentless, sun-drenched explosion of rhythmic optimism and crate-digging wit.

Better Living Through Chemistry · vs · Fatboy Slim
Spoken Word+1.6σ

The vocals lean notably further into spoken word than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 5 Tracks
01
Song for Lindy
4:50
02
Santa Cruz
7:30
04
The Weekend Starts Here
6:41
07
10th and Crenshaw
4:19
10
The Sound of Milwaukee
6:21
Moments Worth Waiting For
The distorted guitar riff in Going Out of My Head that bridges the gap between 60s garage rock and 90s rave.
The hypnotic repetition of the weekend starts here vocal loop that builds into a thick wall of breakbeats.
The way Santa Cruz slows the tempo down into a hazy, psychedelic trip-hop groove that feels like a sunset.
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