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Tags: deejay | Fat Boy Tim | funky house | house music | london | revival dj | Tim Davies
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He looks like Fat Boy Slim and plays like Fat Boy Slim, but he ain't Fat Boy Slim. He's...?DJ revival act Fat Boy Tim!
![]() Huh? GASHAUS recently called him in London to find out what was going on before he played KC Karlov in Benesov in the Czech Republic. GASHAUS: What was the main reason or idea behind starting to play as a Fat Boy Slim Revival... actually you are the only one revival dj we know. FBT: Two years ago people started coming up to the decks saying, 'YOU LOOK JUST LIKE FATBOY SLIM! ' - and my manager thought it would be a good idea and good fun to play as a Norman Cook look-a-like.?I had some very successful university gigs and then BBC1 wanted to interview me. After being on the radio a couple of times the bookings started coming in every day. GASHAUS: Your real name is Tim Davies. What kind of music do you like? FBT: Fat, funky house music. GASHAUS: Are you into farm animals? FBT: What? ? GASHAUS: Nothing. Favorite label? FBT: Skint, but a lot of good stuff is on unknown labels. GASHAUS: Your dj Top 3? FBT: Norman Cook - Timo Maas - Sasha GASHAUS: Your resident club FBT: Carwash (London) GASHAUS: What's your current top five like? FBT: Peace Division - My house music Sia - Drink to get drunk (dif gear remix) White Label - The Ones 'flawless' The Goodfellas - Soul Heaven Ian Pooley - Blames (JC's Remix) GASHAUS: The best party you remember - where, when, why? FBT: Dundee (Scotland) It was my first Fat Boy Slim gig and the 1,500 crowd went wild. GASHAUS: Your 'Party drugs' opinion is? FBT: I'm just a DJ and people have their own brain - just be safe and look out for others. GASHAUS: Any tracks or music produced by yourself? If not, do you plan to compose? FBT: I've released six tracks so far with varied success - but its getting better all the time. My last track was a Diana Ross remix. GASHAUS: Is Norman Cook your friend? Any relationship? Are you lovers? FBT: Um, no. We're not friends, but he once said in an interview that he's flattered by what I do. I guess he meant it. GASHAUS: If you weren't the Fat Boy Tim Revival DJ, who would You like to be? FBT: Robbie Williams. (Laughs.) GASHAUS: Do you think there will be more "tribute DJs" coming? FBT: there is a Judge Jules tribute, but frankly I don't think he can mix. GASHAUS: Where have you been playing? FBT: My next three bookings are in Ibiza, Dubai and Prague. GASHAUS: Actually you're going to be playing a little outside of Prague. FBT: Whatever. GASHAUS: Thanks for talking. FBT: You bet. |


