EP: WHAT EVIL LURKS Released: 25 February 1991 – 30 years ago today
Re-released in 2004
Info: The EP was the band’s first official release. On the official press statement
you could read: “The Prodigy is 19-year-old Liam Howlett and XL Recordings are proud
to present his first excursion onto vinyl. Enjoy the pounding rhythms of What Evil Lurks, We Gonna Rock, Android and Everybody in the House. More meaty beats from XL Recordings!”
Inflammable techno stormer. Rest in peace, Keith Flint…
I’m the trouble starter, punkin’ instigator
I’m the fear addicted, a danger illustrated
I’m a firestarter, twisted firestarter
You’re a firestarter, twisted firestarter
I’m a firestarter, twisted firestarter
Somethin’s wrong cause my mind is fading,
And everywhere I look there’s a dead end waiting,
Temperature’s dropping at the rotten oasis
Stealing kisses from the leprous faces
Today 22 years ago, on 13 July 1997, techno kamikaze punks THE PRODIGY topped the UK Album Charts with their third album ‘THE FAT OF THE LAND‘. Lead single ‘BREATHE’ was released in November of the previous year and hit the top spot of the UK Singles Chart. Here comes that slam dunk…
This day 25 years ago, on 4 July 1994 techno-punks THE PRODIGY released their game-changing longplayer ‘MUSIC FOR THE JILTED GENERATION‘. An overwhelming cross-over acid house monster. A droning anti-establishment soundtrack for illegal 24 hour-parties. Unfortunately, this birthday is entirely overshadowed by Keith Flint‘s unexpected and premature death on 4th March of this year. I want to turn this day into a celebration of
a unique artist and a one of a kind performer who deeply loved what he did and who was astonishing good at it. Let’s remember Mister Flint with these highlights of THE PRODIGY‘s 25-year old second album, their breakthrough sledgehammer…
