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Beats International was an electronic music band, formed in the late 1980s by Norman Cook, after his departure from The Housemartins. A loose confederation of musicians, the line-up also included vocalists Lindy Layton and Lester Noel, rapper MC Wildski, and keyboardist Andy Boucher. Unusually, the band’s live line-up also incorporated a graffiti artist, who would paint designs on a backdrop while the musicians played.

Their first album, Let Them Eat Bingo spawned the number one UK single Dub Be Good To Me, a re-working of the S.O.S. Band’s hit “Just Be Good to Me”, based around a sample of the bassline from The Clash’s “Guns of Brixton” and featuring Layton on vocals.

The second Beats International album was 1991’s Excursion on the Version, which featured a greater use of dub and reggae sounds, but failed to repeat the success of its predecessor. This was the last Beats International recording, with Cook next going on to form Freakpower.

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1	Dub Be Good To Me	600
2	Won't Talk About It	27
3	Tribute to King Tubby	23
4	The Sun Doesn't Shine	17
5	Echo Chamber	15
6	Burundi Blues	12
6	Before I Grow Too Old	12
8	For Spacious Lies	11
8	Blame It on the Bassline	11
10	Invasion of the Estate Agents	10
10	The Ragged Trousered Percussionists	10
12	Dance to the Drummer's Beat	9
12	Babies Makin' Babies (Stoop Rap)	9
14	The Whole World's Down on Me	7
15	Change Your Mind	5

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DJSMusicfactory wrote:
last month

"Dub be good to me" ... AWESOME TRACK!!! :-)

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petrusyk_jesus wrote:
last month

good-old shit

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DJSMusicfactory wrote:
November 2011

Good times!!! :-)

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indigolab1 wrote:
March 2011

ixing elements of folk, dub, electro, rap and breakbeat, Indigolab have created a unique sound. Their sound encompasses drum n’ bass inspired basslines, acoustic guitars, distorted synths, lush harmonic vocals, imaginative rapping and larger-than-life dance enthused beats. This diverse blend unites to craft a collection of totally unpredictable songs..... Download their debut album, Peace n’ Science for FREE here...http://cpulse.dmu.ac.uk/music/indigolab/peace%20n%20science/index.html

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Kilpanda wrote:
February 2011

Hey! I got two new albums up. One's titled, "Ethereal Plain", and it's a completely ambient record, kind of along the lines of Selected Ambient Works by Aphex Twin, and the other is titled "85 2 1", and it's all downtempo electronic, with a really chill vibe, along the lines of Outkast or Guru, or DJ Shadow. Check em out and let me know what you think!!!!

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possible137 wrote:
February 2011

Отличная музыка. Немного напоминает RENAMENAX, правда им до него еще далеко =) Пииисс!)

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sundog_ipa wrote:
September 2010

great memories considering it's electronic oriented, "Let Them Eat Bingo" actually has not aged badly

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cre8tedradio wrote:
July 2010

is it me, or is the clip to Blame It On the Baseline really The Spacious Lies??

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jarrahg wrote:
June 2010

http://www.gurriej.com/2010/06/professor-green-lily-allen-just-be-good.html

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georgenson03 wrote:
May 2010

"Tank fly, boss walk, jam nitty gritty" !!!! Love it

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Serb2012 wrote:
April 2010

goood!!!!

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factorylashes wrote:
October 2009

Just bought this brilliant album '12" Dance- The Definitive Collection' and I don't buy albums anymore! http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=-1;1;-1;-1;202&sku=249769 Thought you guys might appreciate it ('Dub Be Good To Me' is on CD3) and rattles through many of the greatest 12" Dance singles of our time. Ah the memories!

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coffeeandpigs wrote:
September 2009

this is jam hot....this is jam hot

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July 2009

Check out Courts on Last.fm... www.last.fm/music/Courts or Myspace... www.myspace.com/courtscourtscourts

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red221637 wrote:
March 2009

38 JESUS

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aboyTOMbyname wrote:
November 2008

lovely

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ashcrol wrote:
July 2008

never ever age with time

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balzadelia wrote:
May 2008

ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS TUNE , i own the 7 and would kill to defend it

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darewon wrote:
February 2008

UK posse!

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oskart wrote:
July 2007

I bought Let Them Eat Bingo on LP yesterday for 1$ at a flee market but forgot the fucking thing on the train home :S

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