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Posted by Prism on Jun-14-2004 16:02:

Prodigy - Always Outnumbered Never Outgunned

"...the new prodigy album is finished!
we got 11 possibly 12 fist in the air traks .
it sounds sinister, electronic, trashy, sexy and fresh to my ears.
this album is about reminding people what the prodigy was always about---the beats and the music.
the vocals on this record are mostly used as an extension of the sound rather than the main focal point.
like jilted , keef and maxim were'nt involved musically and they are not on this album. ALL 3 of us will be together to do what we do and play this record live and rock it later in the year, we cant fukin wait!
you will probably begin to hear stuff early summer and the new album will hit in august. yeah -- more news to follow soon." - Liam Howlett
Tracklist:

01. Spitfire
02. Girls
03. Memphis Bells
04. Get Up Get Off
05. Hot Ride
06. Wake Up Call
07. Action Radar
08. Medusa's Path
09. Phoenix
10. You'll Be under my wheels
11. The Way It Is
12. Shoot Down

The album release date has been confirmed for 16th August 2004 and can be pre-ordered here http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos...9152145-7106266

www.nekozine.co.uk
www.prodigy.co.uk

Posted by Psy-T on Jun-14-2004 17:52:

yummy! cant wait to hear what liam has been cooking this past decade or so :P

Posted by Az on Jun-14-2004 19:23:

shoot down is collab with liam and noel gallagher

Posted by icedale on Jun-14-2004 19:28:

That's sooooommeeee news.
Woah, can't believe it's actually going to be released soon.

Now what?! A Comet's gonna hit the earth?

Posted by physe on Jun-15-2004 00:09:

It's about time. Looking forward to hearing it. Liam has some tough albums to top.

Posted by AndskiSpeed on Jun-15-2004 00:23:

quote:
Originally posted by Az
shoot down is collab with liam and noel gallagher

one drools

Posted by rez on Jun-15-2004 02:16:

should be good. its been wayy too long

Posted by refuge on Jun-15-2004 02:24:

Been anticipating this for some time now. And r e z, you theif, you have my name!

// rez

Posted by physe on Jun-15-2004 06:11:

Has anyone listened to a sampler? My local record shop says that they are getting in a sampler this week with Girls / Memphis Bells on it. If anyone has listened to it let me know what you thought of it so that I can pick up a copy before they sell out. =)

EDIT: There is a link out on the web to the song. It took me about 5 minutes to find it. I'm not going to tell you where to find it, but if you look hard enough, I'm sure you'll find it.

BTW: After hearing Girls, I think I'm going to wait for the album to come out before I purchase any of the new material.

Posted by Az on Jun-15-2004 06:23:

http://www.theprodigy.nl/index_best...odigy-Girls.mp3
girls is there

Posted by Sand Leaper on Jun-15-2004 06:28:

quote:
Originally posted by Az
http://www.theprodigy.nl/index_best...odigy-Girls.mp3
girls is there

Link is dead.

Posted by physe on Jun-15-2004 06:28:

quote:
Originally posted by Az
http://www.theprodigy.nl/index_best...odigy-Girls.mp3
girls is there

That isn't the link I used, there is another one.

Posted by Az on Jun-15-2004 06:29:

quote:
Originally posted by Sand Leaper
Link is dead.

works fine for me old chap

Posted by physe on Jun-15-2004 06:30:

quote:
Originally posted by Az
works fine for me old chap

I first tried that one too. It didn't work for me either.

Posted by Az on Jun-15-2004 06:32:

just left click it
doesn't seem to work if you save target as

Posted by Sand Leaper on Jun-15-2004 09:25:

quote:
Originally posted by Az
just left click it
doesn't seem to work if you save target as

Already did that, still getting a 404.

Posted by Synchronized on Jun-15-2004 09:31:

Good news indeed

Posted by sektile on Jun-15-2004 10:26:

i dont like girlz :/
hopefully rest of the album will be good tho, always been a fan of prodigy

edit; goddamn, tune is catchy tho, been growing on me - the album is out on promo now

Posted by Blue. on Jun-15-2004 17:19:

i faking love prodigy and the minimized vocals seams to work for them

what ever happened to babies got a temper? was that released or put onto an album?

Posted by flavdave on Jun-15-2004 17:27:

quote:
Originally posted by trance_n_dance
i faking love prodigy and the minimized vocals seams to work for them

what ever happened to babies got a temper? was that released or put onto an album?

Baby's Got a Temper was released as a CD single and 12" about 2 years ago. It's not that hard to track down.

Also, the official release dates for AONO are August 23 for the UK and most other countries and September 14 for the US. This is from nekosite, and they got official confirmation.

Posted by SYSTEM-J on Jun-15-2004 18:15:

I heard the 16th of August from a couple of places.

Posted by flavdave on Jun-15-2004 19:29:

quote:
Originally posted by SYSTEM-J
I heard the 16th of August from a couple of places.

From nekosite:

15/6/04: Prodigy confirm the album release date for 23rd August 2004 in the UK and rest of the world (USA: 14th September 2004). The double A-sided single GIRLS / MEMPHIS BELLS will be released on 30th August 2004. The band are currently planning to start touring again from October 2004. More details in the aono section HERE.

Posted by Prism on Jul-05-2004 00:07:

Q Magazine August 2004

Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned - Track by Track

Spitfire

Massive opener and statement of intent, featuring vocals from actress Juliette Lewis. �I wanted to start with World War III�, says Liam Howlett. �A friend saw Juliette's band, The Licks, in Los Angeles and said she had a shouty Patti Smith voice, so I sent her tapes. People are going to slag off a Hollywood star doing music, but she's for real.�

Girls

The first single. Dirty electro-punk reminiscent of Smack my Bitch Up, featuring vocals from all-girl electro-punk outfit Ping Pong Bitches. Howlett: �There's nothing deep about this track or this album. It's what Prodigy does best: big, dumb, rocking tunes. You're not going to get any meaningful stuff out of it.�

Memphis Bells

Bass-driven instrumental with a squiggly electronic motif. And lots of bells. �I wanted something to signal my change of direction.�, says Howlett. �This sounds like Timbaland on acid�.

Get Up Get Off

Dark brutalist electro featuring breakneck rapper Twista, who recently scored a Top 10 hit with Slow Jamz. Howlett: �I first heard Twista three years ago. He's got a really fast flow. I wanted a real London rap tune, and I think the street will respond to this.�

Hotride

Juliette Lewis reappears for this outing that borrows from Fifth Dimension's uber-Kitch Up, Up and Away. �Up, up, and away in my beautiful balloon�, sings Lewis, adding a louche �give me a ride�. Suggesting that views of the countryside from a wicker basket aren't her prime concerns. �The Prodigy have been taking themselves too seriously,� says Howlett, �This is quirky�.

Wake Up Call

The Prodigy get the funk, as Kool Keith delivers the message �You better wake up!� amid a flurry of mad flute samples. Howlett: �A slap in the face to myself after [poorly received 2002 single] Baby's got a Temper. I needed to change, or we were fucked.�

Action Radar

Kraftwerk meets Gary Numan, with a man screaming over the top. The latter is Paul Jackson from unsigned Essex punk band Dirt Candy. �I heard �em while I was in the bath,� says Howlett. �I was like, Turn that fucking shit down! Nat's daughter told me it was her friend's dad, so I rang him up and got him to sing on this.�

Medusa's Path

Cinematic instrumental with a distinctly Middle Eastern flavour. Howlett: �I'd love to play an Arab country, but we wouldn't really be welcome there. But still, I like the vibe�.�

Phoenix

Jagged stop-start dance-rock hybrid featuring a sample from Shocking Blue's 1969 track Love Buzz, later covered by Nirvana. Howlett:�This is a complete jack of someone else's production and song. I'm not scared to do that even after 12 years in The Prodigy. You have to take risks.�

You'll Be Under My Wheels

A one-dimensional slab of fuzzy techno. Even Howlett isn't keen. �Not a lot to say on this,� he shrugs. �It's just an album filler.�

The Way It Is

Built on a recreated sample of Michael Jackson's Thriller, this trades th usual sledgehammer approach for some welcome light and shade. Howlett: �I was drinking Red Bull and Vodka, and I wanted to chew Michael Jackson's arse off and spit it back out again.�

Shootdown

Aggro-charged finale, featuring Liam Gallagher on vocals and brother Noel on bass. �Liam and I first agreed to do a track six years ago.� Says Howlett. �A year ago, we ended up getting pissed in the studio, and this happened. It's quite punk rock. Easily more punk than Oasis.�

Posted by Prism on Jul-05-2004 00:17:

The album seems to have a lot of "rock" influence, being a big Prodigy fan since TFOTL, I expected something... but not quite something like this, some tracks sound a lot slower than I expected, Take SMBU for an example Breathe or Firestarter. A lot of screaming over the top vocals but no Keith or Maxim appeared on the album at all?? How da fuck did they contribute to this album anyway or how would they go about performing live cuzz both of them are going to be useless on the stage... all the tracks have some sort of guitar which makes it sound pretty much all "punk". Don't know what to say really... I need a few more times to listen to this it may grow on me a bit more. I wish it was a bit more electronic in a way though with both Maxim and Keith on the vocals. They're the members of this fucking band after all!! Highlights of the album so far, Girls, Get Up Get Off feat. Twista, Wake Up Call, The Way We Do It. The least favourite tracks are Spitfire, Shoot Down, Phoenix, Action Radar.

Posted by ++ EGO ++ on Jul-05-2004 00:56:

omg this funky shit is what I love in music!
and if the album runs through with it, this is simply gonna top everything else this year!!

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