247. The Prodigy – Girls
Posted: September 4, 2013 Filed under: breakbeat, electro, electronica | Tags: a song a day, always outnumbered never outgunned, breakbeat, electronica, firestarter, girls, invaders must die, Keith flint, Liam howlett, maxim reality, solo, the prodigy Leave a comment
From their underrated “Always Outnumbered Never Outgunned” album, “Girls” is a breaky pounder, ahead of it’s time, sonically (what else do you expect from Liam Howlett?) Their first album since the legendary “Fat Of The Land” album, it was a departure from the previous format, having been entirely produced by Liam Howlett. With Leeroy having left the group and Keith & Maxim not featuring, it’s ultimately a solo album – Keith tried his own hand as a solo producer around the same time, producing a pretty bad slowed down screwed version of Firestarter.
Thankfully, the group reformed (unofficially, as they’d never broken up) and came through with their “Invaders Must Die” project, cementing them as one of the key electronic groups in the UK.
Three’s a (loud) crowd
197. Prodigy – Invaders Must Die
Posted: July 17, 2013 Filed under: breakbeat, rave | Tags: a song a day, always outnumbered never outgunned, bass, breakbeat, breathe, firestarter, invaders must die, Keith flint, Liam howlett, maxim power, Prodigy Leave a comment
The original British rave lineup, you don’t get through albums of gut wrenching, viciously excellent bass music without having something special. “Invaders Must Die” emerged as the intro from the album of the same name, a project which Prodigy from a state of flux, having struggled to connect on previous effort “Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned” (even though an excellent album itself).
“Invaders Must Die” creeps in, always puzzling rhythmically (honestly, I always get confused at the intro) but when it drops, rips a brand new hole for the universe. Still the original and best, many have tried to emulate but none have come close.
We are…THE PRODIGY
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