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Fat Habit
9+ albums
Drum and basselectronicatmospheric drum and bassfemale vocalistsltj bukem
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Fat Habit – The Band Fat Habit is made up of producer/keyboards Marky ‘LV' Child, drummer and all-round ‘Energiser Bunny’ Steve Burkwood, and rapper/vocalist & wordsmith Tosin ‘T-man’ Olomowewe. The Fat Habit Story Fat Habit formed out of necessity. It was early 2005, drum 'n' bass lacked live acts, pop sensibility and catchy melodies; all things that were present in early nineties music. Marky wanted to re-live the music of his youth – stomping basslines with an electro edge and addictive hooks – music you could rave to. He locked himself away to get the creative juices flowing. Six months, and a six-inch beard later, the first single ‘Boogieman’, inspired by the patriarch of a famous yellow family, was born. Working initially with guest vocalist Natalie Long, Marky built on Boogieman’s success by recording Fat Habit's debut album, Ridge Sessions. The hard work paid off; gigs and recognition followed, and a whole new generation discovered the sound of the Habit. In 2007, Marky took stock in a hotel room in New Zealand and developed a new, fresher, harder sound; utilising Fat Habit's unique melodic 'signature'. On his return, the search began…the search for the illusive drummer. Luckily for Marky, Steve appeared. Out of a lamp. They began recording, and had their inaugural gig. But even though the tunes were rockin' the crowd to the core, something was missing. Just when they seemed like a juggernaut two-piece missing a wheel, fate took a stand and destined them to b
