Prodigy Presents: Dirtchamber Sessions Vol.1

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And even sort of putting the Sex Pistols in, those are just records I really like. I don’t have to sort of try and be a dance DJ, you know, you’ve got the Chemicals and Fat Boy Slim doing that stuff. So I felt that, what I’m about, what music I do actually like, you know, is really old school hip-hop, punk and the breaks. The type of people that will buy this record will be the people that want to know what goes on inside my head when I’m in the studio writing the music, and so that’s basically the whole idea behind it, you know.”

LL Cool J 'Get Down'. Published by Island Music Ltd. (P) 1987 Def Jam Recordings. Licensed courtesy of Polygram Licensing Division. Available on the Def Jam album 'Bigger And Deffer' (5273532). Mantronix, "Who is It" (Freestyle Mix) (Trumpet Riff sample + 'Get Down!' sample ) (uncredited) (1986) You need to buy this CD if you're a hardcore, real Prodigy fan. If you're the kind of person who thinks "Full Throttle" or "One Love" are musical genius, buy this immediately and listen close. You will absolutely be thankful you did.Chemical Brothers '(The Best Part Of) Breaking Up'. Published by MCA Music. (P) 1996 Virgin Records Ltd. West Street Mob 'Break Dancin' (Electric Boogie)'. Published by UK: IQ Music Ltd/USA: Regent Music. (P) 1983 Sugar Hill Records Inc. Licensed courtesy of Castle Music Ltd/Rhino Entertainment Company. Home – usually an alien concept for Howlett – is the lush English Essex countryside. Relaxation is found amidst the foliage of the bonsai trees in his newly-constructed Japanese garden, or mixing up The Dirtchamber Sessions over the course of five days. If you were to drive this point home in Howlett’s presence he’d cringe. He isn’t known for accepting compliments lightly. Forever lurking in the shadows, tweaking knobs and quietly moulding events as they unfold. This is always the mark of the true genius. Machismo, pouting and controversy does not maketh the rebel. Delivering the goods is what counts. I particularly love the transition between Frankie Bones'"And The Break Goes Again" and MBM's "Radio Babylon".

In October 1995, Liam Howlett and the rest of the Prodigy saw Oasis play Earl's Court in London. At the after-show party, Liam Gallagher approached the band, announced their ferocious live show was too much for his delicate sensibilities then declared his love for their single, 'Poison'. Which he then began to sing - very badly. Moments later, Noel Gallagher took Howlett aside and whispered his belief that the Prodigy kingpin was the only credible songwriter in dance music. As Howlett later admitted, the compliment was appreciated. The Charlatans 'How High'. Published by Warner Chappell Music Limited. (P) 1997 Beggars Banquet Records Limited. Licensed courtesy of Beggars Banquet Records/Universal Music. I guess this mix album does underline the sort of love I have for that type of music more than a Prodigy release would,” he shrugs. “I think the record kind of speaks for itself, and people will get their own ideas of what it is that I am about, and it should finally make people also understand what the band is about. Coldcut, " Beats and Pieces" ('Honey i have rhythms i haven't used yet'/ Laugh sample Outro) (1986)

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Sampling the Sex Pistols, dissing koalas and never taking your foot off the gas: we crank the froth-o-meter up to full with The Prodigy’s Liam Howlett