THE PRODIGY 'THE FAT OF THE LAND' 2LP

LABEL: XL Recordings
VINYL RELEASE DATE: 11/18/2022
ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE: 1997
VARIANT: Black Vinyl LP

U.K. audio menaces the Prodigy were part of a big wave of electronic artists redefining the parameters of music in the Nineties. Throughout 1997’s multi-million selling The Fat of the Land, band mastermind Liam Howlett’s dangerously grimy production harnesses pineal-blasting bass throbs, sword-clinking audio captures from kung-fu flicks and, in the case of global breakcore smash “Firestarter,” a noisy and near-unrecognizable Breeders sample. Punk-spirited vocalist Keith Howlett and co-MC Maxim Reality hit the mic with confidently sneering swagger on the standout “Breathe,” but the album also has guest spots from rap weirdo Kool Keith and Kula Shaker’s Crispian Mills.