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Released in 1996 Animal Rights included a cover version of Mission of Burma's "That's When I Reach for My Revolver" and was followed by a tour of Europe with the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Soundgarden. He has performed "Walk on the Wild Side" with Lou Reed "Me and Bobby McGee" with Kris Kristofferson "Heroes" and "Cactus" with David Bowie "Helpless" with Bono and Michael Stipe "New Dawn Fades" with New Order "Make Love Fuck War" with Public Enemy "Whole Lotta Love" with Slash and "That's When I Reach For My Revolver" with Mission of Burma. Among those tracks were an updated version of "The James Bond Theme" used for the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies and "New Dawn Fades" (a cover of Joy Division's original) which had appeared without vocals in Michael Mann's film Heat.

He is well known for his sample-based electronic music vegan lifestyle and support of animal rights. Allmusic considers him "one of the most important dance music figures of the early '90s helping bring the music to a mainstream audience both in the UK and in America". was released on May 13 2011.