Chris Cowie
Chris Cowie (born 1969) is a producer and DJ from Aberdeen, Scotland. Growing up on a council estate Cowie has gained mainstream and underground fame through his music and his DJ and live performances. He launched the record labels Hook Recordings and Bellboy Records in 1991. In 2001 he released the album Best Behavior.
Background
The son of Brian and Ruth Cowie, he has two older brothers, Martin and Brian Jr. He grew up in the council estate of Torry in Aberdeen where he described his childhood as "normal." Cowie didn't particularly enjoy his early school years, saying "I couldn't wait to leave and near the end of my secondary school year I turned up occasionally. Instead of school I went to the library or the art gallery".
Career
Cowie achieved mainstream and underground success through his own brand of eclectic music ranging from cutting edge dance to indie electronic. A particularly successful and prolific period for Cowie was when he launched two dance labels in 1992: Hook Recordings and Bellboy Records. The now defunct labels (as of 2001) achieved worldwide fame and were among the most successful and influential dance labels to come out of the UK scene. Today the labels' sound continue to influence and inspire a new generation of producers and musicians. A large part of the labels sound must be credited to Cowie. Around seventy five percent of the labels' output were a Chris Cowie production under one of his many aliases. Cowie has released in the region of one hundred and fifty separate recordings during a fifteen-year period. With such a prolific output Cowie decided early on in his career to create aliases to combat audience fatigue. He created around fifteen aliases, two of which were highly successful: Vegas Soul and X-Cabs.
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ALBUMS
- Best Behaviour released: 2001
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Steal A Moment
by: Chris HawkeyI’m so worn out
I need silence and a soft spot
A deep breath and a reset button
I need to reconnect with you
So let’s turn down the lights
And just sit here a while
I need to see if I can still make you smile
I want you to know
That you’re still everything I need
I’m happy just to be here with you
Just to hold your hand
Just to see you smile
When I tell you that
I’m happy just to be here with you
Even for a short time
Just until the next time
We steal a moment
I love your hair
I love the way you smell
Your mouth tastes like bubblegum
And you sweat
‘'cause it means so much to you
Let’s make a promise
To each other tonight
That we’ll get our priorities right
I’m happy just to be here with you…
Do you love me?
Do you need me?
Am I the one that you still dream about?
That you can’t live without?
I still love you
I still need you
‘'cause through it all you’re still the one I can’t imagine life without the love I built my world around
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