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Single Review: The Prodigy - Warriors Dance May 14th, 2009

You could almost call The Prodigy the OAP’s of electronic music, after all they’ve been there from the beginning and are still producing fresh inspiring music. After bubbling around in the early nineties with albums such as Experience and Music For The Jilted Generation, it wasn’t until the bands third album Fat Of The Land where they smashed the mainstream barrier.

Singles such as Breathe, Fire Starter and Smack My Bitch Up gained the Essex ravers attention from all sorts of people. Music fans loved the industrial sounds and dynamic videos whilst other people read too far in to some lyrics and what the band were all about.

After a long break to let the heat settle down from the success of Fat Of The Land, The Prodigy returned with Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned. However, it was the first time where the majority of individuals felt slightly let down by the release. Familiar vocalists Keith and Maxim were missing from the release and the inclusions of guest singers such as Liam Gallagher made the album feel a bit empty and disappointing.

Moving on from this release, the band regrouped and decided to go back to their roots to create an album that sounded like it was right from the early days of rave music. Almost like doing the musical time warp, The Prodigy let a new generation of fans discover the early sounds of the dance scene. Combining hardcore, industrial baselines and soaring vocals, it’s a track that will take people back to the days where parties took place in industrial warehouses instead of today’s chic club setting.

With the single taking us back to the past, the remixes of the single also propel the single in to the future. South Central work their magic on Warriors Dance and add a glitch electro vibe to the track with a dash of breakbeat thrown in for good measure. Four additional mixes accompany this single and will no doubt have you raving in your bedroom and using carrots for glowsticks.

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