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This article is about the British band. For the political platform, see The Battle of Aspen.

Freak Power
OriginUnited Kingdom
GenresAcid jazz, funk, soul, trip hop
Years active1993–1996, 1998–1999
LabelsIsland Records
Past membersNorman Cook
Ashley Slater
Jesse Graham

Freak Power was a band founded by bassist Norman Cook (later known as Fatboy Slim), Ashley Slater (the trombonist with the anarchic British jazz big band Loose Tubes), and vocalist Jesse Graham, also known as "the Bass Cadet." Their music was a mix of acid jazz, funk, soul, and trip hop. Although not credited, the London-based session bass player Dale Davis recorded bass and guitar on their debut album Drive-Thru Booty.[1]

Discography

The single "Turn On, Tune In, Cop Out" was a minor hit on the UK Singles Chart when released in 1993.[2] There was renewed interest in the track after TV exposure in the 1995 Levi's jeans television advert "Taxi" directed by Baillie Walsh.

The band released two albums: Drive-Thru Booty in 1994 and More of Everything for Everybody in 1996. The debut album featured the hit singles "Turn On, Tune In, Cop Out" and "Rush", released on 4th and Broadway. The title of the former is a play on Timothy Leary's "Turn on, tune in, drop out".

"Song #6" from the band's follow-up album was featured in the 2004 movie Code 46.

Singles

  • "Turn On, Tune In, Cop Out" (October 1993) - UK #29
  • "Rush" (February 1994) - UK #62
  • "Get in touch" (April 1994)
  • "Turn On, Tune In, Cop Out" (January 1995 re-issue) - UK #3
  • "New Direction" (June 1996) - UK #60
  • "Can You Feel It?" (August 1996)
  • "No Way" (May 1998) - UK #29[2]

Albums

  • Drive-Thru Booty (April 1994) - UK #11[2]
  1. "Moonbeam Woman"
  2. "Turn On, Tune In, Cop Out"
  3. "Get In Touch"
  4. "Freak Power"
  5. "Running Away"
  6. "Change My Mind"
  7. "What It Is"
  8. "Waiting for the Story to End"
  9. "Rush"
  10. "Big Time"
  11. "The Whip"
  • More of Everything for Everybody (1996)
  1. "Trip Through Your Mind"
  2. "New Direction"
  3. "Husband"
  4. "Can You Feel It"
  5. "Road Thang"
  6. "Giving Up Government Drugs"
  7. "KK Nuns"
  8. "Let It Go"
  9. "Song #6"
  10. "Freedom Child"
  11. "One Nation One Ride"
  12. "Ghettos of the Mind"
  • Turn On, Tune In, Cop Out (2000) - compilation
  1. "Turn On, Tune In, Cop Out"
  2. "Rush"
  3. "One Nation, One Ride"
  4. "Freedom Child"
  5. "Moonbeam Woman"
  6. "Freak Power"
  7. "K.K. Nuns"
  8. "New Direction"
  9. "Can You Feel It"
  10. "What It Is"
  11. "Song #6"
  12. "Waiting for the Story to End"
  13. "Change My Mind"
  14. "Ghettos of the Mind"
  15. "Trip Through Your Mind"
  16. "Let It Go"
  17. "Where Your Husband Won't"

References

  1. ^ Dale, Davis. "Dale Davis biography".
  2. ^ a b c Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 213. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
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