Beats International
By All Music Guide
By All Music Guide
Beats Internationals 1990 debut single, Dub Be Good to Me -- a cover of the SOS Bands Just Be Good to Me incorporating the bass line of the Clashs The Guns of Brixton -- topped the UK charts, becoming an international club smash. After another hit, the soul/jazz/worldbeat cocktail Burundi Blues, the group issued their sample-heavy debut LP Let Them Eat Bingo, which debuted in the Top 20 of the British charts. Although Cook had become even more highly sought-after as a remixer, teaming with artists ranging from Aztec Camera to the Jungle Brothers, he reconvened Beats International in 1991 for Excursion on the Version, an exploration of dub and reggae rhythms; when the album failed to repeat the success of its predecessor, Cook disbanded the group to focus on his new unit, Freak Power. [See Also: Fatboy Slim]
