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
47. The Prodigy – Mindfields (Baauer Remix)
Posted: February 16, 2013 Filed under: trap | Tags: a song a day, baauer, chase & status, diplo, dum dum, electronica, flosstradamus, harlem shake, hip hop, mad decent, major lazer, mindfields, the prodigy, trap Leave a comment
Oh so you like Trap, do you? With Baauer’s “Harlem Shake” set to break the top 5 this week in the UK, it’s worth checking out some of his other stuff. As Trap’s leading light, he’s already engaged in beef with Azelia Banks (tbh, who hasn’t) and made himself a name on both sides of the Atlantic with his unique, SFX laden, club style tracks.
What is slightly painful is to see how unconnected this all is to hip hop. Trap isn’t a new genre, it’s been around for years as a follow on from crunk, mainly in the Deep South and yet it seems people aren’t making the connection. Still…
As far as this goes, it’s standard Baauer fare – take an original, twist up the best elements and turn it into something you’d throw your mother off a balcony to.
It’s a trap!
A Song A Day 2013 