Explorations: Out of Space

Original video located here. Accessed 22nd April 2019

Song title: Out Of Space

Artist: The Prodigy

Year: 1992

Why I like this song:

Spike vs The Prodigy: Round 1
Album: Experience
Year: 1992

Like a lot of people I became aware of the Prodigy through the monumental hit that was Firestarter. Needless to say,. I was surprised that they already had two albums released. I was even more surprised, years later, to learn that their first album, Experience, is not liked by some Prodigy fans. As is my understanding, it's due to the fact it sounds very removed from the ferociousness Liam and his cohorts would build a career out of. Indeed, I knew of Out of Space and yes, it did indeed sound completely different from what was to follow. Still, maybe there was more to this band than being a punkin' instigator?

The first thing that strikes me about Experience is that it's..... well....... fun. The beats are fast, the samples are used well and the use of melodies work. It sounds like a rave and a real euphoric one at that. And, if anything it seems to be influential: I can see a lot of electronic artists since trying to replicate the sounds on this album (whereas compared to the next two albums, no one would dare try to copy).
So all in all, a decent album revealing a side to The Prodigy that isn't seen/acknowledged much and indeed capable of stepping out of the shadow of it's successors.
However even if some critics labelled this effort as 'lightweight' little did they know what was to follow.....