Prodigy Presents: Dirtchamber Sessions Vol.1

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Simon Harris "#1 Stab" from BB&S Vol. 3 (1992) (Trumpet sample) taken from All The People featuring Robert Moore, " Cramp Your Style"(1972) Bomb The Bass 'Bug Powder Dust'. Published by Cop Con/ID Soup. (P) 1994 Island Records Ltd. Licensed from Polygram Licensing Division on behalf of Island Records. And even sort of putting the Sex Pistols in, those are just records I really like. I don’t have to sort of try and be a dance DJ, you know, you’ve got the Chemicals and Fat Boy Slim doing that stuff. So I felt that, what I’m about, what music I do actually like, you know, is really old school hip-hop, punk and the breaks. The type of people that will buy this record will be the people that want to know what goes on inside my head when I’m in the studio writing the music, and so that’s basically the whole idea behind it, you know.” Music For The Jilted Generation with its claustrophobic slap and morphic sting soared into the number one slot on the British album charts, spurred a Mercury Award nomination and went on to sell over 1 million copies globally. It was fractious, bombastic and blatant. Dark break beats clashed with maniacal acrylic guitars and gave Howlett kudos that he never managed to live down. Peter Murphy. "The Dirtchamber Sessions Volume One | Music Review | Album". Hot Press . Retrieved 8 July 2015.

If you were to drive this point home in Howlett’s presence he’d cringe. He isn’t known for accepting compliments lightly. Forever lurking in the shadows, tweaking knobs and quietly moulding events as they unfold. This is always the mark of the true genius. Machismo, pouting and controversy does not maketh the rebel. Delivering the goods is what counts. Darth Fader and Scarecrow Willy, " Toasted Marshmallow Feet Braxe" (1995) (Drum Loop) (uncredited) (1995) Mantronix, "Who is It" (Freestyle Mix) (Trumpet Riff sample + 'Get Down!' sample ) (uncredited) (1986) Ultramagnetic MC's 'Give The Drummer Some'. Published by Next Plateau Music (ASCAP)/Ultramagnetic Music (ASCAP). (P) 1988 Next Plateau Entertainment. Used by permission of Roadrunner Records.

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Truth be told, I didn't expect it to be this great. And I'm an absolute megafan, probably in the top Prodigy fans alive. If you're looking for "Fat of the Land" style big-beat electronica, you won't find it here. What you will find is a gold mine of Howlett's influences from the '70s to the '90s, stuff that goes much deeper than "Firestarter".

Meat Beat Manifesto 'Radio Babylon'. Published by Strictly Confidential. (P) 1990 Play It Again Sam. Licensed courtesy of Play It Again Sam Records and Nothing Records Limited. Review: The Prodigy - The Dirtchamber Sessions: Volume One". Sputnikmusic. 29 January 2010 . Retrieved 8 July 2015.Sampling the Sex Pistols, dissing koalas and never taking your foot off the gas: we crank the froth-o-meter up to full with The Prodigy’s Liam Howlett And 'The inspirations: Double Dee and Steinski, Coldcut, Big Apple Productions, Flash On The Wheels Of Steel, DJ Cheese, Cash Money, Cutmaster Swift, Mixmaster Mike, Scratch Piklz and The Artists On This Record.'