Product 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.

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: #32696 in Music
• Released on: 1999-02-22
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics

Customer Reviews

Stick to what you know...
The problem is, I had already heard the fantastic "Brainfreeze" and "Product Placement" by DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist, not to mention a couple of DJ Yoda's "How to Cut & Paste" albums.

Those guys really know how to mix their records - Liam Howlett doesn't.

The scratching is nothing special and the blending (and choice) of tracks at times seems random. There are some good moments in the first two CD tracks, but that's largely due to the songs themselves and little to do with the mixing. The rest of the album is very mediocre.

Phat, Dope, Hectic, Eclectic!
If you're into hip-hop,or breakbeat in general,then you need a copy of this. If you're into cut n paste mixes and eclectic mash-ups, then you also need this. Whatever you may think of Mr. Howlett, he certainly has very good taste in music and displays that to the fullest here. There are some tracks that I've come to love that I never even heard 'til I purchased this mix. The mixing is tight, but stays quick, rough and raw as the dope beats come thick and fast. Highlights for me are; KRS-One and Tim Dog, Sex Pistols, Bomb the Bass, Chemical Brothers, The Prodigy, Hijack and The Charlatans to name just a few. If you like the tracklist but don't own the cd then what the f*** are you waiting for?? If you've never heard of any of the featured artists but are open-minded then get on this.....you won't regrtet it!!

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.