The Prodigy’s “Smack My Bitch Up”, recreated from scratch.
Ukranian producer Jim Pavloff has put together “How to” videos detailing how the Prodigy made some of their biggest tracks, from the samples of Ultramagnetic MCs, Kool and the Gang and Rage Against the Machine to concocting original acid lines and keys. It’s fascinating to see how they used funk and soul samples alongside slices of rock to create something completely different and a lot harder.
Hat tip goes to the Coilhouse blog.
Here’s the trailer to what looks like a great indy documentary - High On Hope - about the acid house scene around Blackburn in the 1980s. The film has been a few years in the making but has run into difficulty licensing some of its featured records. If you’d like to you can help by donating your pennies.
