1082425 Responseshttp://www.synthtopia.com/content/2009/01/20/the-prodigy-return-with-omen/The+Prodigy+Return%2C+With+%22Omen%222009-01-21+03%3A12%3A04synthhead to “The Prodigy Return, With “Omen””  

1. 1 Aris on Jan 21st, 2009 said:

   did I see a polar?

2. 2 7G on Jan 21st, 2009 said:

   Yeap it’s a VirusTI Polar & a Moog Voyager…:P
   And
   No their not trying to relive their Firestarter days…
   And
   Yes Liam is the absolute beats master

   Waiting anxiously for the new album

3. 3 7G on Jan 21st, 2009 said:

   Ooops,
   Sorry double posting

4. 4 Alex on Jan 21st, 2009 said:

   Great production, great beats, but they don’t have it anymore…they just recycling themselves…with a really bad way…

5. 5 DemiCanadian on Jan 21st, 2009 said:

   I wouldn’t think of firestarter if you didn.t mention it. I still can’t think of firestarter listening to this record nor watching this video

6. 6 Ronny on Jan 21st, 2009 said:

   The Prodigy – what you hear is what you get

7. 7 Todd on Jan 21st, 2009 said:

   It sounds mysteriously like they adopted the sound that resulted from the pendulum cover of voodoo people.

   Not that that’s a bad thing; it’s about time they mastered the dnb beats.

8. 8 elaine jameson on Jan 21st, 2009 said:

   Not impressed with this song or video.

   These guys have been on cruise control for ten years!

9. 9 AL: on Jan 21st, 2009 said:

   I like the track better than the preview track “Invaders Must Die”, but I wouldn’t have chosen it as a single (then again, I wouldn’t have chosen “Girls” as the first single off their last album either). Not enough hook compared to their old stuff.

   It’s nice to see Keith and Maxim back in the fold.

   For the record, I wasn’t as impressed with the Pendulum remix of “Voodoo People”, not nearly as good as the original single. The Audio Bullys’ remix of “Out of Space”, however, was brilliant.

10. 10 Ringo on Jan 21st, 2009 said:

    Somehow this remembers me of Linkin Park…unfortunately, because I used to be a big Prodigy fan.

11. 11 RogueProcess on Jan 21st, 2009 said:

    It’s a hell of a lot better than Invaders Must Die, that’s for sure

12. 12 Dent on Jan 21st, 2009 said:

    I’d love to see Liam do some solo stuff… Drop the other dudes and just concentrate on some solid beats and melodies ala “Girlz’ – thats actually a great track. I’d love to hear some hard techno by him, that’d just rock!!! He has some talent, but man, I reckon the whole ‘band’ thing leaves a bad taste in my mouth… Out of interest, does anyone know if Liam has released any recent things under other pseudonyms or names?

13. 13 AL: on Jan 21st, 2009 said:

    Oh, who am I kidding… I’ll buy the album anyway. I’ll probably moan about it for a few months (”it’s not up to their old stuff”, etc), then bury it for a few months, and by the time I get back I’ll like it again (hey, worked with Moby’s last album… hated it when it came out, loved it six months later)

14. 14 x0xman on Jan 21st, 2009 said:

    This Omen predicts that the next Prodigy album will be crap!

15. 15 x0xman on Jan 21st, 2009 said:

    This Omen predicts…..the new Prodigy album will suck.

16. 16 Torley on Jan 21st, 2009 said:

    ‘Tis strange when you influence people who then influence you (Michael Jackson and Rodney Jerkins is another example).

    This has tough beats of the now, but mixes that with the catchy rave riffs of the 90s (a la the Prodigy Experience). I like this more than “Invaders Must Die”, it’s more melodic. And based on what Liam’s said, consistent with his aims for this album.

    Tough thing for electronic music artists: SO MUCH PRESSURE to “keep a style” yet continue emerging your sound. A seeming contradiction, but possible.

    This track would mix well with Underworld’s “Pearls’ Girl”; the tempo is similar and the rhythms are structurally similar (timbres are quite different).

17. 17 Aike on Jan 26th, 2009 said:

    They are doing what they do, and I like it for what it is. It sounds a lot like their older stuff, and I presume the album will, too. Not revolutionary, barely evolutionary, but more of the same old. But that same old was good, so it is more good, no?

18. 18 Torley on Feb 1st, 2009 said:

    I had to make good on my word and do what I described above. Here’s the “Omen Girl” mashup of Prodigy Underworld: http://cli.gs/omengirl

    More background and a video: http://torley.com/prodigy-underworld-omen-girl-mashup

    Enjoy!

19. 19 synthhead on Feb 1st, 2009 said:

    Torley – it works really well!

    Thanks!

20. 20 bev on Feb 1st, 2009 said:

    There once was a time,when I could listen to The Prodigy without feeling ashamed…Right now it just sounds like,they’re trying to appeal to a new crowd,consisting of emo twats and people,who think that electronic music started in the nineties.The production is still pretty good though.

21. 21 Torley on Feb 3rd, 2009 said:

    @synthhead: Thankyou for posting “Omen” in the first place!

22. 22 BlueBrat on Feb 13th, 2009 said:

    Sorry but this album is just boring. That’s all I can say about it.

23. 23 BlueBrat on Feb 15th, 2009 said:

    I gave this album a few more listens and it’s definitely grown on me. I can hear what your all saying about them having a more old-school sound in this and that’s probably what’s growing on me. I’m glad they aren’t doing that firestarter kinda crap anymore.

24. 24 dajebus on Feb 17th, 2009 said:

    I never thought I would be calling a prodigy album boring but this one really is.

    I am a fan as well. I used to listen to bootlegs of “funky shit” when it was a live only track.
    Saw them live when Liam only had his W-30 and a DAT going on.

    Those were the days!

    This sounds like canned soundalike music for a commercial or something.
    What a sad way to go out. Ouch.

25. 25 Starscape08 on Feb 24th, 2009 said:

    noisia remix = sex

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