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Growing up in 90s Russia, The Prodigy were very much the cool thing for teens and pre-teens to be into, and the video for Smack My Bitch Up was the holy grail to catch on late night TV. But as I was only 9 and not yet really into music, I didn't get a chance to listen to The Prodigy's discography until about '02 - when Baby's Got a Temper was getting heavy rotation. I really won't deny that they were one of the gateway electronic acts for me (along with The Chemical Brothers), but as much as I loved Fat of the Land, IMO in hindsight it hasn't aged as well as Jilted. Thinking about it now, their shift towards a more rock/pop sound/structure isn't all that surprising, considering how their previous albums used the same formulas as hundreds of other producers at the time, but in a shorter radio-friendly way. Yet there's something about the sampled rock riffs and guest vocalists that just does not sound good today. I think that ultimately, like with anything old and unpopular - Fat of the Land would have to be put into a very different context to be massively appreciated again.
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ytisomauq posted:Say/think what you will about the genre generally and the remix, the Numbernin6 dubstep remix of Breathe is something old in a different context. It's the right kind of freshness, I think. Dope remix when it was out (8+ years ago?), as well as Pendulum's take on Voodoo People (as much as I dislike Pendulum) Zyklon B Zombie posted:I'm actually kind of surprised that any sort of retro Big Beat revival hasn't rolled around yet. Check out Lone's Levitate. Overall, while not really late 90's Big Beat, there's a bunch of new producers around taking their cues from early 90's UK rave sound. Special Request's Amnesia comes to mind. freudorbison fucked around with this message at 05:48 on Feb 21, 2017 |
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