The Prodigy - New Tunes

Scubadevils

Some youtube videos of new tunes The Prodigy played in Birmingham last week. Liking them myself, a return to an older sound imo and look forward to the new album (didn't think I'd ever get to say that about the Prodigy again!)

Unstoppable

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjZB9LQS_lk

Warriors Dance (check out the sample in this - wtf is the vocal they are sampling again?!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xX6PV7AHnbc

Beat 55

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTxxC2cWwY0

Trab

Liking the return to the old sound here. There is a sample from Rhythm of Life, the b side of the One Love EP on the Warrior Dance tune. Its the sort of Indian whooping sound.

Hopefully the new album is along these lines, rather than Always Outnumbered...

CTRob

This **** sounds a lot better then the AONO in my opinion!! Delighted to hear this new material and cant wait till there over next

Scubadevils

I listened to AONO probably two or three times before finding a corner for it somewhere. This sounds so much better... although live always sounds nice and energetic, will an album sound as good?!

Trab

I did the same with AONO but came back to it a while later. There are a few decent tracks on there, Action Radar and Medusas Path to name two.

By and large, its not up to their usual standard. These new tunes have me filled with optimism again though:)

Scubadevils

Yeah I should probably give it another shot at some stage... too many other albums to get through at the moment though, it really is a great time right now for new music and reissues etc... the most exciting in years actually! Now I just need some extra cash :pac:

This does sound good alright, had a couple of listens now and really diggin' it

Really need to know the female vocal sample though on Warriors Dance, I'm thinking something on the Fresh Fruit label (around '92 or so) but not sure?

Trab

It does sound familiar alright but I can't think of where I know it from

run_Forrest_run

thanks for posting, great news...another reason to go see the boys one more time!

jonny68

Despite being an avid old skooler i think it's rubbish, probably in the minority here but im not into it at all, in fact i lost interest in the Prodigy after their second album.

wideangle

Felixdhc wrote: »

Really need to know the female vocal sample though on Warriors Dance, I'm thinking something on the Fresh Fruit label (around '92 or so) but not sure?

Nailed it first listen.True faith - take me away!!have two copies of it on vynil came out on network!!:cool:

wideangle

Prodigy back on form once again.Does Kieth flint still sing on the new stuff or is he back dancing again!!
Liking this,last album was way off form,I hate when bands start to feature this vocalist and that vocalist,but I guess it makes their sound more open to new fans.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ggb_Z8MnNHI

This new materiel is for the die hard fans that stuck with them since 1990!!:)

Dun laoire

Amazing. Liam Howlett is gifted

Scubadevils

wideangle wrote: »

Nailed it first listen.True faith - take me away!!have two copies of it on vynil came out on network!!:cool:

Thats the feckin one! Cheers, was really annoying me, actually have it alright on vinyl somewhere. Great track.

jonny68

wideangle wrote: »

Prodigy back on form once again.Does Kieth flint still sing on the new stuff or is he back dancing again!!
Liking this,last album was way off form,I hate when bands start to feature this vocalist and that vocalist,but I guess it makes their sound more open to new fans.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ggb_Z8MnNHI

This new materiel is for the die hard fans that stuck with them since 1990!!:)[/QUOTE]

you can hardly blame old skoolers who didn't stick by them after Howlett came out and started to slag old skool the scene that made them, there's nothing worse than dj's/bands from the old skool who then come out and slate the scene,i never heard Carl Cox,etc do that, and now here they are sampling well known old skool tunes because there has been another resurgent of old skool of sorts,shocking.

jonny68

I'd absolutely love to see the real kings of Dance Music Orbital make a return though, they really are the ultimate Dance Music band without any doubt.

Scubadevils

jonny68 wrote: »

I'd absolutely love to see the real kings of Dance Music Orbital make a return though, they really are the ultimate Dance Music band without any doubt.

They definitely were the ultimate dance music band and wouldn't dispute that for a second, but only to a point IMO. I lost interest after Insides... the last three albums just didn't do it for me but maybe I should give them a blast again. Up to Snivilisation were absolutely amazing albums, Insides was an amazing album but I just felt they lost the spark after that.

I wasn't at all impressed by Paul Hartnoll's solo effort last year...

http://www.discogs.com/release/982676

But Orbital will always be special to me, especially for the Brown album

jonny68

Felix,did you go see Orbital and Carl Cox on the same nite in the Point in 1995 i think it was, one of the best Raves ever amazing nite, then Goldie and Metalheadz on the Sunday another amazing nite, one of the best weekends ive ever had (one of the messiest as well:o:pac::D )

Scubadevils

jonny68 wrote: »

Felix,did you go see Orbital and Carl Cox on the same nite in the Point in 1995 i think it was, one of the best Raves ever amazing nite, then Goldie and Metalheadz on the Sunday another amazing nite, one of the best weekends ive ever had (one of the messiest as well:o:pac::D )

Did I wha' Definitely one of the best nights I have ever had. Will never forget when they did the Halcyon mash-up with Belinda Carlisle and Bon Jovi - Heaven is a Place on Earth / Shot Through The Heart!

Carl Cox was brilliant that night too.

Didn't get to Goldie though

armour87

Quality.

empirix

Sorry but i am with Johnny here, muck, first two albms were good but after that the rest were rubish, as for Howlett being talented - a talented samplist maybe, he uses bugger all original sounds!

TANNAM

empirix wrote: »

Sorry but i am with Johnny here, muck, first two albms were good but after that the rest were rubish, as for Howlett being talented - a talented samplist maybe, he uses bugger all original sounds!

These new tunes aren't bad !
everything after music for the gilted generation was downhill for me !
The only way I will ever have respect for the prodigy again is if that waste of talent basterd howlett writes another masterpiece like MFTJG !
come on liam you know you want to !

jimi_t

empirix wrote: »

... as for Howlett being talented - a talented samplist maybe, he uses bugger all original sounds!

What kind of ridiculous statement is that to be making on a dance music forum, in all fairness.

thesoulfulldude

i man i missed this sound aonnog was a let down this is back to the roots, **** me sideways im excited

thesoulfulldude

TANNAM wrote: »

These new tunes aren't bad !
everything after music for the gilted generation was downhill for me !
The only way I will ever have respect for the prodigy again is if that waste of talent basterd howlett writes another masterpiece like MFTJG !
come on liam you know you want to !

what about fat of the land? :eek:

TANNAM

thesoulfulldude wrote: »

what about fat of the land? :eek:

doesn't even come close to its predecessor !

fat of the land was the prodigys step away from dance music.

too many rock elemented tunes !

thesoulfulldude

TANNAM wrote: »

doesn't even come close to its predecessor !

fat of the land was the prodigys step away from dance music.

too many rock elemented tunes !

you mean his step into drum and bass, it was a slamming album, every tracks dope, especially kool keith in diesel power... insanity

TANNAM

thesoulfulldude wrote: »

you mean his step into drum and bass, it was a slamming album, every tracks dope, especially kool keith in diesel power... insanity

His step into drum n bass ??!!??

You obviously have no idea what your talking about mate !

thesoulfulldude

TANNAM wrote: »

His step into drum n bass ??!!??

You obviously have no idea what your talking about mate !

eh no i clearly do, fat of the land is regarded as keiths effort at drum and bass,

'Hard-core hip-hop-derived breakbeats' also knowan as drum and bass

The Fat of the Land bears closer resemblance to both rap and punk than the hedonism of techno. Leader Liam Howett simply gives up 10 solid songs with bombastic production values, transforming dance music into the art of noise.

dont piss me off when it comes to the prodigy. seriously.

you probably read up on it on wiki

Genre Electronic
Big beat
Breakbeat
Techno
Industrial

well done sunshine now go away

thesoulfulldude

TANNAM wrote: »

too many rock elemented tunes !

only just saw this now! rock elements? yes i dont have a clue what im talking about

:rolleyes:

TANNAM

thesoulfulldude wrote: »

eh no i clearly do, fat of the land is regarded as keiths effort at drum and bass,



The Fat of the Land bears closer resemblance to both rap and punk than the hedonism of techno. Leader Liam Howett simply gives up 10 solid songs with bombastic production values, transforming dance music into the art of noise.

dont piss me off when it comes to the prodigy. seriously.

you probably read up on it on wiki

Genre

Electronic
Big beat
Breakbeat
Techno
Industrial

well done sunshine now go away

You are an absolute clown !

"fat of the land is regarded as keiths effort at drum and bass,
The Fat of the Land bears closer resemblance to both rap and punk"

Two conflicting statements, you haven't a clue !

Anyone who thinks Fat of the land is the prodigy at their best obviously only started listening to them around '95/'96 when it all started to go wrong !

I think it's you who should be checking your genres out on wikipedia chief !

thesoulfulldude

TANNAM wrote: »

You are an absolute clown !

"fat of the land is regarded as keiths effort at drum and bass,
The Fat of the Land bears closer resemblance to both rap and punk"

Two conflicting statements, you haven't a clue !

Anyone who thinks Fat of the land is the prodigy at their best obviously only started listening to them around '95/'96 when it all started to go wrong !

I think it's you who should be checking your genres out on wikipedia chief !

no not really both rap and punk have heavy beats in them well not so much punk but the punk is just taking the fact that its heavy music

yeah i started listening to keith about then, and no everything he's done has been good AONNOG is a diff story but he did that alone which he clearly made a mistake doing, altho it could have been a better album ive heard alot of good remixes of tracks from that album. experoence is kinda hit or miss depends what your into, its a very unrefined sound. music for the jilted he nailed it and same with fat of the land (by far my fav, its a much more refined sound and his best album yet, also the mix set dirtchambers is ****ing fantastic)