The Prodigy = electro???? according to gatecrasher

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Posted by Philby on Mar-16-2008 07:13:

The Prodigy = electro???? according to gatecrasher

i dont get it. i love some prodigy tunes and though im not an expert on them, i only have the best of dvd with the live concert, i would not have described them as being electro/rock. is this just something to try and get attention/sales from the people following the current trend?? email i got about the summer sound system from gatecrasher describes them thusly:

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Renowned for their incendiary live performances, seminal electro/rock band The Prodigy will be headlining Saturday�s shindig with their unique blend of brutal punk-rock riffs and dark, voodoo beats. One of just 4 UK festival experiences this promises to be radically different from recent shows, and will be an unmissable showcase of classic and new tracks, for the in demand band who last played live in the UK 2 years ago.

Posted by RapidFire on Mar-16-2008 07:17:

i think they meant electronic-rock and just shortened it to electro..

Posted by Jono404 on Mar-16-2008 07:48:

Tracks like Memphis Bells and Girls are electro tinged, I'd say. Definitely not an electro band in general, though.

Posted by isoterra on Mar-16-2008 08:31:

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Originally posted by RapidFire
i think they meant electronic-rock and just shortened it to electro..

pretty much.

however this:

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is this just something to try and get attention/sales from the people following the current trend??

..sounds a pretty plausible explaination too

Posted by bamski on Mar-16-2008 09:31:

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Originally posted by RapidFire
i think they meant electronic-rock and just shortened it to electro..

Electrock, duh

Posted by KilldaDJ on Mar-16-2008 09:46:

ya their newer sound is kinda electroish, though i prefer their older sound which was more industrial

Posted by SYSTEM-J on Mar-16-2008 11:12:

Their last album used a lot of Reason presets synonymous with the modern "electro" sound, plus tracks like Girls can certainly make a claim to being influenced by electro, sampling old B-boy stuff.

However, I'm not sure why they'd feel the need to lump The Prodge into current bandwagons- everyone on the planet knows them and knows whether they want to see them live.

Posted by sljiva on Mar-16-2008 12:12:

The Prodigy - breakbeat hardcore, breaks, rave, big beat, electronic rock (punk), electro... they've done everything and it's pretty stupid to put them under just one label. They are just great EDM band, that's how I'd label them

Posted by Darkarbiter on Mar-16-2008 13:27:

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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J
Their last album used a lot of Reason presets synonymous with the modern "electro" sound, plus tracks like Girls can certainly make a claim to being influenced by electro, sampling old B-boy stuff.

However, I'm not sure why they'd feel the need to lump The Prodge into current bandwagons- everyone on the planet knows them and knows whether they want to see them live.

Reason presets? lol

Posted by Zak McKracken on Mar-16-2008 13:31:

he mostly used reason to write the music then change the sounds to his oldschool analog synths later in logic.

Posted by SYSTEM-J on Mar-16-2008 14:31:

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Originally posted by Darkarbiter
Reason presets? lol

Presets is probably the wrong word. I've never used Reason, so I'm going on what I've been told here.

Posted by Neon Sky on Mar-16-2008 15:48:

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Originally posted by RapidFire
i think they meant electronic-rock and just shortened it to electro..

thats what I was thinking too

Posted by Trance-M on Mar-16-2008 20:26:

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Originally posted by sljiva
The Prodigy - breakbeat hardcore, breaks, rave, big beat, electronic rock (punk), electro... they've done everything and it's pretty stupid to put them under just one label. They are just great EDM band, that's how I'd label them

I argee on that.