Photographer: Ryota MoriIt took a while, but it's good to have them back! No less than 12 years after their last aggregate release, my all-time dance favorite The Prodigy produced an album full of new songs, which was released 3 days ago.
As promised by the three West-Londoners, Invaders Must Die stays faithful to their original sound and fans, but adds some extra noise features to please contemporary expectations. As for the titeltrack, it's obviously a product of the old masters, but in a positive, psychedelic way. While emphasizing their former qualities, The Prodigy introduces some gained introspective views in the song. With genres mingling like f.i. the Ed Bangers have shown us, some tracks wouldn't suit ill between a large amount of techno-ish productions. The up tempo Run with Wolves, a collaboration with FF's Dave Grohl, could have easily been the product of a younger rave generation. A live version of Warriors Dance brought back some memories of old skool drum 'n bass/jungle parties, due to the beats and the high pitched female voice samples. Video's until now have been a bit disappointing, but the Omen girl has opened the gate to some appropriate freakishness.
After having set my eyes on the energy on stage as well as the crowds enthusiasm, I can only conclude that they did a swell job. Listing to the record made me feel like being temporary back in High School again, but the changes in style gratify my needs to keep the tracks fresh, sharp and interesting. We wouldn't want the band to change too much, would we? They're the Prodigy and they're back!
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