Freak Power was a band founded by bassist Norman Cook (later known as

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), 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,

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, 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''.

Discography

The single "

Turn On, Tune In, Cop Out "Turn On, Tune In, Cop Out" is a song by Norman Cook's acid jazz group, Freak Power, released in October 1993 as the debut single from their first album, ''Drive-Thru Booty'' (1994). The song features a smooth jazz sound and the baritone vocals ...

" was a minor hit on the UK Singles Chart when released in 1993. There was renewed interest in the track after TV exposure in the 1995

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jeans television advert "Taxi" directed by Baillie Walsh. The band released two albums: ''

Drive-Thru Booty ''Drive-Thru Booty'' is the debut album by British band Freak Power, fronted by musician, record producer and songwriter Norman Cook (later known as Fatboy Slim), singer, songwriter and trombone player Ashley Slater and vocalist Jesse Graham. It ...

'' in 1994 and ''More of Everything for Everybody'' in 1996. The debut album featured the

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s "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''. The song "Waiting for the story to end" was used in a Norwegian beer commercial in the 1990s, for a beer from the E.C Dahls brewery in Trondheim.

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Singles

References

External links

* {{Authority control English electronic music groups Acid jazz ensembles British musical trios