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They hit the lists with their famous songs “Firestarter” and “Smack my bitch up”. Do you know which band I’m talking about? That’s right, The Prodigy!
This drum and bass band consisted initially of Keith (Vocalist/dancer), Maxim (DJ/Vocalist) and Liam (composer/Keyboards), who is also the musical force behind this band. He is educated as a classical pianist and as you can hear in many of his songs he is very fast on the keyboard. They have sold over 20 million records all over the world, which is outstanding in dance music history. Prodigy started with pretty small gigs with 9 people in the crowd, including five staff. The gigs grew and the crowd became more and more. And later on they became one of the most popular bands of the 90s.
Sweat soaked with adrenaline diven breakcore attitude; rushing keyboards come on like a flashback; guitars crack and vocals snap. This is the sound of Prodigy! In the early 90s they started create rave and hardcore, and also mixed into heavy techno. Later they created a new sound: electronic “Breakbeat” mixed with rock and punk. They are inspired by late-early 70s funk, 80s hip hop, rare grooves, etc. In short, they have a lot of music styles.
The band itself says that they actually don’t have a special category for their music, but most would agree they fit neatly in the category Rave or Techno. They also have had gigs with some famous artists such as Chemical Brothers, David Bowie, Moby, Rage against the machine, and with the famous DJ Paul Oakenfold from UK.
They have tours all over the world, like in Germany, France, UK, Poland, Australia, New Zealand…. And of course Italy! If you are a huge fan of throbbing electronic “breakbeat” music, then hurry up and buy tickets to this rave and techno band before they perform at Atlantico in Rome on the 26th of April. For the best accommodation, rent apartments in Rome for a cheap and comfortable stay.
