CD reviews: Prodigy

Just what currency does the Prodigy have, now the jilted generation has grown up?

Well shedloads, geezer.

Flicking the bird at vacuous island DJs with their manicured sets preloaded on to USB sticks, Liam Howlett, Keef Flint and Maxim harness the same energy that made '97's Fat of the Land epic.

The Day is My Enemy is old school in, like, a really good way.

Howlett's love of analogue synths and the nascent fury and sneer of Flint and Maxim's lyrical input carve though the insipid world of contemporary electronic dance music.

Rough edges, unbridled anger and mad-mashed up genres are what made the Prodigy a force.

 Prodigy. The Day is My Enemy. Cooking Vinyl  

Four stars (out of five) 

Single download: Beyond the Deathray
For those who like: Ministry, The Flaming Lips

- Mark Orton

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