HOWIE B *****

Howie B. was a popular London-based DJ and nascent studio hand prior to his move into full-time recording and production in the early '90s. Born in Glasgow, his association with Bristol club faves like Soul II Soul and Massive Attack fueled his aesthetic on a fusion of soul, hip-hop, house, jazz, and funk, first hazarded on early collaborative projects like Dobie and Nomad Soul. B. set up his own label, Pussyfoot, in 1994, already having released tracks under the his own name and Olde Scottish through noted outbound hip-hop imprints 2Kool and Mo'Wax, and a small-but-steady stream of material moving hip-hop instrumentals a step beyond the experimental joined Bernstein with beat junkies like DJ Shadow, U.N.K.L.E., Portishead, and Coldcut at the forefront of a U.K. breakbeat renaissance. Although his genre-spanning work with Skylab on 1994's #1 brought his talents for organized chaos before a wider audience, it was ultimately his role in the production chair for such artists as Tricky, Bjork, and, eventually, U2, that landed him a multi-album recording deal with Polydor which yielded LPs including 1996's Music for Babies, 1997's Turn the Dark Off and 1999's Snatch. ~ Sean Cooper, All Music Guide

Written by Sean Cooper

FABRICLIVE.05

• 1. Fish (sample)
• 2. Neuroscan (sample)
• 3. Word [PMT Remix]/The Human Animal [Excerpt] - Dope Smugglaz
• 4. Daydream in Blue [Medicine Remix] - I Monster (sample)
• 5. Music Takes You - Blame (sample)
• 6. Cherry Lips (Go Baby Go) [Howie B Remix] - Garbage (sample)
• 7. Donuts and Coffee - Bombing F (sample)
• 8. Beautiful [Terminalhead Remix]/Future Abuse (sample)
• 9. Clone the Clowns (sample)
• 10. Hindoo's and Hairdoo's [Freq Mix] - Big Hair (sample)
• 11. Beyond (sample)
• 12. Foundation Stepper - Prince Far I (sample)

FOLK

• 1. Making Love On Your Side
• 2. All This Means To Me
• 3. Musical Mayday
• 4. Touch
• 5. Duet
• 6. Watermelon Sugar
• 7. Hey Jack
• 8. My Wee Cod Piece
• 9. Tap Dancer
• 10. Telephone

MUSIC FOR BABIES

• 1. Music for Babies (sample)
• 2. Cry (sample)
• 3. Shag (sample)
• 4. Allergy (sample)
• 5. Away Again (sample)
• 6. How to Suckie (sample)
• 7. Here Comes the Tooth (sample)
• 8. On the Way (sample)

SNATCH

• 1. Gallway (sample)
• 2. Sniffer Dog (sample)
• 3. Cook for You (sample)
• 4. Trust (sample)
• 5. Cotton High (sample)
• 6. Anniversary (sample)
• 7. To Kiss You (sample)
• 8. Maniac Melody (sample)
• 9. Black Oak (sample)
• 10. I Can Sing But I Don't Want To (sample)
• 11. She Called Again (sample)