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The Prodigy Experience

The Prodigy Experience

The Prodigy’s first LP, Experience, hit shelves on XL in the centre of the rave scene that spawned the label. It was a triumph, with singles such as Charly, Out Of Space and Everybody In The Place beginning to trouble the mainstream. But the group’s second effort was a more driven, aggressive beast.

Music For The Jilted Generation railed against the corporate mutation of the rave movement. It turned the scene on its head, and became both Howlett and XL’s first mega-hit.

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Liam Howlett: ‘I’m bored of big collaborations’

Liam Howlett

Liam Howlett

Damn, so does this mean no Kool Keith on the next record?

The Prodigy’s mainman Liam Howlett has spoken about his plans for the band’s new album.

Howlett, who revealed earlier this week that the Essex stadium fillers’ new record has been given the working title ‘How To Steal A Jet Fighter’, told NME that he plans to avoid big-name collaborations on the band’s new LP.

Howlett, who has collaborated with the likes of Liam Gallagher, Dave Grohl and Juliette Lewis on previous albums, has said that he wanted to work on collaborations with “people lower down the scale.”

Asked if there were any big name guests on the band’s new album, Howlett said: “Nothing well known at this stage. Maybe later down the line. I tend to try to work with people that are more lower down the scale, I’m bored of the big collaborations. Maybe on a production level there’s a few people I’m working with people lower down the scale.”

The multi-instrumentalist also spoke about the making of ‘How To Steal A Jet Fighter’ and said that his bandmates Keef Flint and Maxim had been much more involved in its creation. He also admitted that the band’s 2009 effort ‘Invaders Must Die’ might have benefited from their input.

Asked what the other members of The Prodigy were up to, Howlett said: “They’ve been in the studio with me. Even if they’re not working on lyrics every day, definitely a few days a week they’re come in, have a listen, talk about it. I made the mistake in the past, not the last record but before, where I delivered finished tracks. I think it would have been better with some input along the way.”

The Prodigy are expected to debut new songs during their headline slot at this summer’s Download Festival. They will top the bill at the event along with Metallica and Black Sabbath.

Credit: Andrea Prodigy from Fanboy Facebook. Source: NME.

Working Album Title: How To Steal A Jet Fighter

Liam Howlett

Liam Howlett

So, Liam has a little neat interview with NME about the upcoming Download Festival. Which pretty much confirms a new track at Download to be dropped. However that could be AWOL or Dogbite. Also, the working album title is “How To Steal A Jet Fighter”.  Like the sound of the title? Let us know. Enjoy the interview!

Liam Howlett’s ready to go toe-to-toe with Sabbath

NME: Do you comfortable playing a metal festival like Download, Liam?

“Yeah man. Download, the fans, they’re not there to fuck about. People are into loud, uncompromising shit.”

Are you looking forward to seeing the likes of Metallica and Sabbath…?

“Nah. I won’t be staying. I won’t hang around.”

Will there be new songs?

“The idea is that we’ll turn up at Download playing some new shit. But playing festivals helps with the music. I’m best if you pull me offstage and throw me right in the studio, otherwise you’re not thinking about where the music is going to end up. I’m into the idea of sticking something out, just a track. Just something to remind people we’re still around. But nothing’s set in stone.”

How’s it sounding?

“We’re really excited about it. The last record was… kind of a party album, I guess. We were all happy to be back together again. But the best tunes on that album are the ones that have less of that. It’s definitely going heavier, darker. The title we’re working with is ‘How To Steal A Jet Fighter’. But that might change. Who knows?”

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Pictures from Budapest Sportarena – Hungary

April 30th, 2012 No comments
Liam Howlett - Hospital

Liam Howlett - Hospital

There are not many, however these are some pretty high quality pictures.

There is a very neat one of Liam on set, now it’s my wallpaper!

Here is the link, enjoy: http://galeria.index.hu/blogok/2012/04/29/prodigy_az_arenaban/

Credit goes out to: @ProdigyNet & Glowkid.

Also, if you’re looking for wallpapers. Head over to our Wallpapers section.

Paul Dugdale Showreel Spring 2012 & Mescaline Corridor Film

April 19th, 2012 6 comments
Paul Dugdale

Paul Dugdale

G’day all. You know our man Paul Dugdale, the guy who won Best Live Coverage for The Prodigys gig at Milton Keynes. And in my opinion, the only guy who has best captured that Prodigy Vibe on film.

Just going to share two videos with you all today. The first is Pauls Showreel Spring 2012 clip. Which obviously includes The Prodigy. The second video is the hidden video in the Milton Keynes DVD, Mescaline Corridor Film. Enjoy!

DUGDALE SIZZLE SHOWREEL SPRING 2012 (HD) – Click Here

MESCALINE. THE PRODIGY. CORRIDOR FILM- Click Here

Maxim Interviewed by Metal Hammer

April 12th, 2012 1 comment
Maxim

Maxim

G’day guys! An interview by Kelly Lazarus with our man Maxim was posted online today by Metal Hammer.

Good times leading up to Download Festival and the rest of the tour which begins this month on the 27th! at the Aegon NTC Arena in Bratislava, Slovakia. Damn you guys are lucky! For more info on tour dates, check this link.

The interview is mainly about Download Festival and what the boys are going to bring.. Nice quick read, enjoy!

Credit goes out to evans from the Brainkiller crew.

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Back from Vacation, Tour Dates Galore! And Maxims Birthday!

March 30th, 2012 No comments
Happy Birthday Maxim Reality

Happy Birthday Maxim Reality

G’day fellow Fanboys! Finally back from vacation. Had a nice holiday break!

Didn’t check my email at all and ended up with just over 200 messages and also missed some Prodigy news. Last night I caught up with some news and have yet to contact everyone who has contacted us via Contact Form, Facebook and Twitter. I will do so when I can.

Anyhow, the boys are back on tour in about a months time. Quite a few new tour dates have been announced and you can checkout the gig list here. Seems to be Europe for now. Also most likely the boys will be unleashing new beats! Good times :)

Anyone who is heading out to the upcoming gigs, feel free to send us your review, videos, pictures, audio and so on.

Most important, our favourite MC turned 45 years old on March 21st!

Maxim, we know you’ll be reading this mate. So The Prodigy Fanboy community, MartinProdigy, ET and I wish you a happy birthday. Hope you had a great day mate!

I have no idea how you do it, you put your voice out at every gig and always deliver! We love your vibe! and appreciated it very much.

I will never forget the first words I heard you say live “Where the fuck is Melbourne!” Haha.

The Prodigy are The Greatest Dance Act of All Time

January 19th, 2012 No comments
Greatest Dance Act of All Time

Greatest Dance Act of All Time

So proud of the boys to receive this. They truly deserved it, nobody will ever come close to The Prodigy. We all always knew they were the best. Now it’s official by MIXMAG’s poll, voted by the people! Good to see them get the recognition!

The results are in! From September to December last year, you voted in your tens of thousands to decide who was the greatest dance act of all time.

The poll was embraced by fans from Birmingham to Buenos Aires – acts campaigned fiercely, heated debate ensued and all of our expectations were exceeded by your response to the poll.

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Re-Experience The Prodigy

January 13th, 2012 No comments
The Prodigy Experience

The Prodigy Experience

Hello fello Fanboys, got a great article written up by Chris Swindells from Virtual Festivals website.

Great read about Experience and so on. Thanks to Michael Botzaropoulos for the heads-up via Fanboy Contact.

The rave scene was a rabid epidemic, running unabated and wild in the summer of 1991. This free party outbreak spread with a ferocity of typhoid fever, stretching from satellite sites around the capital, infecting crowds of 50,000 or more in one night.
Back then The Prodigy were a innocent, fresh-faced four-piece, their foray into the crossover ‘rave n rock’ sound – inspired by what key man Liam Howlett saw as the Rage Against The Machine live model – were still not visible on the horizon.

Whether Howlett’s vision or the rave came first, his debut album with The Prodigy would set the fundamental building blocks for the band’s sound: breakbeat hardcore, with slabs of techno, dub-reggae and the then emerging sound of drum and bass, which became the blueprint for more than two decades of musical reverence and electric, ear-splitting live shows.

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Zane Lowe Interview with Liam Howlett & Keith Flint

January 6th, 2012 13 comments
Zane Lowe

Zane Lowe

Liam & Keith did an interview with Zane Lowe from Radio 1, discussing plans for 2012.

Topics covered: Download Festival & new tracks being played. The location & date of Warriors Dance Festival which we reported earlier. New record to be out between Warriors Dance Festival & end of the year. This is a relief, no dubstep! Also, album title and so on.

It’s a great quick interview guys, listen to it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SG9alM9Mng8

Credit goes out to luKas for the recording.

Good times!