Track Listing

1. Tonto's Release - Rasmus (1)
2. Untitled - Hardnoise
3. Chemical Beats - Chemical Brothers
4. Kool Keith Housing Things - Ultramagnetic MC's
5. Sport - Lightning Rod & Jalal
6. Give The Drummer Some - Lightning Rod & Jalal
7. Wildstyle - Time Zone
8. Bug Powder Dust - Bomb The Bass
9. Pump Me Up - Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
10. How High - Charlatans (1)
11. Poison - Prodigy (1)
12. Been Caught Stealing - Jane's Addiction
13. I Get Wrecked - Tim Dog & KRS One
14. Mexicon - Babe Ruth
15. Rock The House - B-Boys
16. Best Part Of Breaking Up - Chemical Brothers
17. King Kut - Word Of Mouth (1)
18. What Time Is Love - KLF
19. Funky Acid Makossa - Bones Breaks
20. And The Break Goes On - Bones Breaks
21. Radio Babylon - Meat Beat Manifesto
22. Rokit - Hancock, Herbie
23. 900 Number - 45 King
24. Spybreak - Propellerheads
25. New Style - Beastie Boys
26. New York - Sex Pistols
27. Punk To Funk - Fatboy Slim
28. I'm Sick - Medicine
29. Home Of Hip Hop - DST
30. Strong Island - JVC Force
31. Kowalski - Primal Scream
32. Time To Get Ill - Beastie Boys
33. I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little Bit More Baby - White, Barry
34. Public Enemy No 1 - Public Enemy
35. Blow Your Head - JB's
36. Breaking Bells - T La Rock
37. Get Down - LL Cool J
38. Humpty Dance - Digital Underground
39. Dope On Plastic - Uptown
40. Beats And Pieces - Coldcut
41. Sure Shot - London Funk Allstars
42. Break Dance Electric Boogie - West Street Mob
43. Doomsday Of Rap - Hijack
44. Ozone Breakdown - Renegade Soundwave
45. Funky Nassau - Beginning Of The End
46. It's Just Begun - Castor, Jimmy Bunch
47. Hey Hey (Can You Relate) - DJ Mink
48. Shafted Off - Bones Breaks

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #21897 in Music
• Released on: 1999-02-22
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics
• Dimensions: .19 pounds

CD Description
Prodigy put its name on the map by adding pop song structures and punk attitude to electronica--Underworld with a chip on its shoulder, or the Chemical Brothers with an in-house vocalist. That's why THE DIRTCHAMBER SESSIONS comes as such asurprise. Like the Chemical Brothers (who are extensively sampled here), who followed the songful DIG YOUR OWN HOLE with a DJ album, Prodigy doesn't attempt to capitalise on theirprevious pop breakthrough here.
Instead of hard-edged electronic pop tunes, the group focuses on the turntable and sampler. As the album's painstakingly detailed sample creditsmake clear, DIRTCHAMBER SESSIONS is more DJ-oriented than anything else in Prodigy's catalogue. Interestingly enough, the reliance on alternative (mostly hip-hop-oriented) sound sources reduces Prodigy's notorious arrogance factor, making DIRTCHAMBER accessible even to those put off by the group's previous attitudinal excesses.

Customer Reviews

Prodigy's Prodigy returns to his Roots
Liam Howlett's first commercially mix album showcases the best in hard street based music over the last three decades, and particularly the records that influenced and inspired him to take Prodigy to where they currently reside. The album, which started life as a mix for BBC Radio Ones' Breezeblock show, includes legendary hip hop artists such as Grandmaster Flash, Public Enemy, and the Young MC, Punk from the Sex Pistols, Funk from the Jimmy Castor bunch, and beats, supplied by Fatboy Slim, Bomb The Bass and the Propellor Heads. This album is a must for any one who likes Prodigy and Prodigy related music, and wants to understand the roots and inspiration behind it.

An Excellent mix of some Great classics
When i first heard the reviews for this album (as a Prodigy fan)I thought i'd avoid it. Then i came across it by accident and was well impressed! Its just a cool mix of some old classics and some unknowns mixed to a great hiphop, funk style - but far away from their usual style! This album is a must buy - even if its just to guess the tracks.

fine underated mix
This is a well considered and brilliantly mixed recording.
Of course it's not meant to be on a par with the Prodigy's original works and shouldn't be compared to them. This is Liam pulling out all the stops and forming a cohesive string of songs from his record collection. The mixing of seemingly disparate tunes is a little insight into the inspirations and influences of one of the great electronic/rhythmical artists of the last two decades. A huge range displaying Liam's eclectic tastes. Pretty damn good too. Check out the opener of track 3. The Mexican by Babe Ruth. Great Song.