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The Prodigy Is An English Electronic Dance Music Band From Braintree Essex Formed In 1990 By Keyboardist And Songwriter Liam Howlett. The Line-Up Of The Band Has Included MC And Vocalist Maxim Dancer And Vocalist Keith Flint Until His Death In March 2019 Dancer And Live Keyboardist Leeroy Thornhill Who Left To Pursue A Solo Career In 1999 And Dancer And Vocalist Sharky 1990-1991 . Along With The Chemical Brothers And Fatboy Slim The Prodigy Are Credited As Pioneers Of The Breakbeat-Influenced Genre Big Beat Which Achieved Mainstream Popularity In The 1990s. Howlett's Rock Inspired Drum Rhythms Infused With Electronic Rave Music Beats/breaks Were Combined With Maxim's Omnipresent Mystique Thornhill's Shuffle Dancing Style And Flint's Modern Punk Appearance. The Prodigy First Emerged In The Underground Rave Scene In The Early 1990s And Achieved Popularity And Worldwide Recognition With UK Number One Singles Such As "Firestarter" And "Breathe" Both Singles Coming From Their UK And US Chart Topping Album The Fat Of The Land 1997 . A Third Single From The Album “Smack My Bitch Up” Was Also Successful. They Earned Titles Like "the Premiere Dance Act For The Alternative Masses" And "the Godfathers Of Rave" And Remain One Of The Most Successful Electronic Acts Of All Time. They Have Sold An Estimated 25 Million Records Worldwide And Won Numerous Music Awards During Their Career Including Two Brit Awards For Best British Dance Act Three MTV Video Music Awards Two Kerrang! Awards Five MTV Europe Music Awards And Received Two Grammy Award Nominations. The Prodigy Were Founded In Braintree Essex In 1990 By Keyboardist And Songwriter Liam Howlett. He Had Taken Piano Lessons In His Youth And Gained The Ability To Play Difficult Passages In Just A Few Run-Throughs. After He Decided To Pursue A Music Career Howlett Met Dancer And Vocalist Keith Flint In Mid-1989 At A Rave At Which Howlett Was DJing. After Flint Requested Howlett Make A Mix Tape For Him Howlett Obliged Returning A Cassette Several Days Later With A Collection Of His Own Songs On The Other Side. Howlett Had Scratched The Word "Prodigy" Onto The Cassette The Same Name As The Moog Prodigy Analogue Synthesiser And Howlett's Moniker. The Tape Was Well-Received By Flint And Keyboardist Leeroy Thornhill Who Developed New Dance Sequences To The Music And Suggested To Howlett They Begin A Group Together. They Were Soon Joined By MC And Vocalist Maxim Then Known As Maxim Reality And Female Dancer And Vocalist Sharky A Friend Of Flint's. Together They Became The First Line-Up Of The Prodigy. On 4 March 2019 Keith Flint Was Found Dead At His Home In Essex Just Weeks After Playing Six Live Dates In Australia And New Zealand. On 5 March The Band Announced On Twitter That "all Forthcoming Concerts In 2019 Would Be Canceled Effective Immediately". Following Flint's Death Fans Began Using The Twitter Hashtag "Firestarter4Number1" On Various Social Media Platforms To Get "Firestarter" To Top The British Singles Charts Again. This Was Done Out Of Respect For Keith Flint And To Raise Awareness Of Suicide Among Men. On 20 August 2019 One Day Before His 48th Birthday Liam Howlett Posted On The Band's Official Instagram Page Saying He Is "back In The Studio Making Noise ... Brand New Prodigy Tunes Are Gonna Roll" Referring To His Intention To Keep On Releasing Music Under The Prodigy Moniker. Along With The Chemical Brothers And Fatboy Slim The Prodigy Have Been Credited As Pioneers Of The Big Beat Genre Which Achieved Mainstream Popularity In The 1990s. The Prodigy However Is Not Considered Entirely Representative Of The Genre As Their Production "often Reflected The More Intelligent Edge Of Trip-Hop And Rarely Broke Into The Mindless Arena Of True Big Beat" According To AllMusic. The Prodigy Are Also Considered Alternative Dance Techno Electronica Breakbeat Hardcore And Rave. Liam Howlett Cited Early Electro As A Big Influence Mentioning Tunes Like "Clear" By American Music Group Cybotron And "Al Naafiysh" By Hashim. Liam Howlett Also Cited The Bomb Squad Public Enemy And Rage Against The Machine As Influences.
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Voodoo People
The-Prodigy - Their Law: The Singles 1990-2005
"Voodoo People" Is A Song By The Prodigy Released As Their Eighth Single On 12 September 1994. It Was The Third Single From The Album Music For The Jilted Generation And Was Released As A 12" Single And Its Own EP In The United States Through Mute Records.
The British Release Included A Remix By The Chemical Brothers Who At That Time Called Themselves "The Dust Brothers" In Honour Of An American Producer Duo Of The Same Name. When "Voodoo People" Was To Be Released In The States And Due To The British Dust Brothers' Rising Popularity The American Dust Brothers Threatened A Lawsuit If They Didn't Change Their Name. The British Duo Changed Their Name To "The Chemical Brothers" And The Remix On The American Mute Release Was Renamed In Accordance. A Small Sample In The Remix Was Also Reversed On The American Release Due To Copyright Issues.
The Original Video Was Directed By Walter Stern And Russell Curtis. It Was Filmed On Location In Saint Lucia And It Showed Leeroy Thornhill As A Voodoo Priest. This Version Included Scenes Featuring Real Witch Doctors But These Were Cut Because Of Problems With Television Censorship. A Number Of Other More Graphic Versions Of The Video Are Available One Of Them Appearing In The Prodigy's Electronic Punks Documentary. Citation Needed The Spoken Parts "... The Voodoo Who Do What You Don't Dare Do People..." Are Taken From "The Shalimar " Written And Performed By Gylan Kain One Of The Last Poets.
The Main Riff In The Song Is Based On A Sample Of The Nirvana Song "Very Ape" From Their Third Studio Album In Utero.
The Song Has Been Covered By Refused And British Funk Band 6ix Toys As Well Remixed By Pendulum See Voodoo People Pendulum Remix And Other Known And Less Known Artists Such As Eskimo And Shayning. The Track Has Also Been A Part Of Many Soundtracks Such As Hackers Doberman Etc.
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The Prodigy Is An English Electronic Dance Music Band From Braintree Essex Formed In 1990 By Keyboardist And Songwriter Liam Howlett. The Line-Up Of The Band Has Included MC And Vocalist Maxim Dancer And Vocalist Keith Flint Until His Death In March 2019 Dancer And Live Keyboardist Leeroy Thornhill Who Left To Pursue A Solo Career In 1999 And Dancer And Vocalist Sharky 1990-1991 . Along With The Chemical Brothers And Fatboy Slim The Prodigy Are Credited As Pioneers Of The Breakbeat-Influenced Genre Big Beat Which Achieved Mainstream Popularity In The 1990s. Howlett's Rock Inspired Drum Rhythms Infused With Electronic Rave Music Beats/breaks Were Combined With Maxim's Omnipresent Mystique Thornhill's Shuffle Dancing Style And Flint's Modern Punk Appearance. The Prodigy First Emerged In The Underground Rave Scene In The Early 1990s And Achieved Popularity And Worldwide Recognition With UK Number One Singles Such As "Firestarter" And "Breathe" Both Singles Coming From Their UK And US Chart Topping Album The Fat Of The Land 1997 . A Third Single From The Album “Smack My Bitch Up” Was Also Successful. They Earned Titles Like "the Premiere Dance Act For The Alternative Masses" And "the Godfathers Of Rave" And Remain One Of The Most Successful Electronic Acts Of All Time. They Have Sold An Estimated 25 Million Records Worldwide And Won Numerous Music Awards During Their Career Including Two Brit Awards For Best British Dance Act Three MTV Video Music Awards Two Kerrang! Awards Five MTV Europe Music Awards And Received Two Grammy Award Nominations. The Prodigy Were Founded In Braintree Essex In 1990 By Keyboardist And Songwriter Liam Howlett. He Had Taken Piano Lessons In His Youth And Gained The Ability To Play Difficult Passages In Just A Few Run-Throughs. After He Decided To Pursue A Music Career Howlett Met Dancer And Vocalist Keith Flint In Mid-1989 At A Rave At Which Howlett Was DJing. After Flint Requested Howlett Make A Mix Tape For Him Howlett Obliged Returning A Cassette Several Days Later With A Collection Of His Own Songs On The Other Side. Howlett Had Scratched The Word "Prodigy" Onto The Cassette The Same Name As The Moog Prodigy Analogue Synthesiser And Howlett's Moniker. The Tape Was Well-Received By Flint And Keyboardist Leeroy Thornhill Who Developed New Dance Sequences To The Music And Suggested To Howlett They Begin A Group Together. They Were Soon Joined By MC And Vocalist Maxim Then Known As Maxim Reality And Female Dancer And Vocalist Sharky A Friend Of Flint's. Together They Became The First Line-Up Of The Prodigy. On 4 March 2019 Keith Flint Was Found Dead At His Home In Essex Just Weeks After Playing Six Live Dates In Australia And New Zealand. On 5 March The Band Announced On Twitter That "all Forthcoming Concerts In 2019 Would Be Canceled Effective Immediately". Following Flint's Death Fans Began Using The Twitter Hashtag "Firestarter4Number1" On Various Social Media Platforms To Get "Firestarter" To Top The British Singles Charts Again. This Was Done Out Of Respect For Keith Flint And To Raise Awareness Of Suicide Among Men. On 20 August 2019 One Day Before His 48th Birthday Liam Howlett Posted On The Band's Official Instagram Page Saying He Is "back In The Studio Making Noise ... Brand New Prodigy Tunes Are Gonna Roll" Referring To His Intention To Keep On Releasing Music Under The Prodigy Moniker. Along With The Chemical Brothers And Fatboy Slim The Prodigy Have Been Credited As Pioneers Of The Big Beat Genre Which Achieved Mainstream Popularity In The 1990s. The Prodigy However Is Not Considered Entirely Representative Of The Genre As Their Production "often Reflected The More Intelligent Edge Of Trip-Hop And Rarely Broke Into The Mindless Arena Of True Big Beat" According To AllMusic. The Prodigy Are Also Considered Alternative Dance Techno Electronica Breakbeat Hardcore And Rave. Liam Howlett Cited Early Electro As A Big Influence Mentioning Tunes Like "Clear" By American Music Group Cybotron And "Al Naafiysh" By Hashim. Liam Howlett Also Cited The Bomb Squad Public Enemy And Rage Against The Machine As Influences.
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"Voodoo People" is a song by The Prodigy, released as their eighth single on 12 September 1994. It was the third single from the album Music For the Jilted Generation and was released as a 12" single and its own EP in the United States through Mute Records.
The British release included a remix by The Chemical Brothers who at that time called themselves "The Dust Brothers" in honour of an American producer duo of the same name. When "Voodoo People" was to be released in the States, and due to the British Dust Brothers' rising popularity, the American Dust Brothers threatened a lawsuit if they didn't change their name. The British duo changed their name to "The Chemical Brothers", and the remix on the American Mute release was renamed in accordance. A small sample in the remix was also reversed on the American release due to copyright issues.
The original video was directed by Walter Stern and Russell Curtis. It was filmed on location in Saint Lucia and it showed Leeroy Thornhill as a voodoo priest. This version included scenes featuring real witch Doctors, but these were cut because of problems with television censorship. A number of other more graphic versions of the video are available, one of them appearing in the Prodigy's Electronic Punks documentary.[citation needed]
The spoken parts ("... the voodoo who do what you don't dare do people...") are taken from "The Shalimar," written and performed by Gylan Kain, one of The Last Poets.
The main riff in the song is based on a sample of the Nirvana song "Very Ape" from their third studio album In Utero.
The song has been covered by Refused and British funk band 6ix Toys as well remixed by Pendulum (see Voodoo People (Pendulum Remix)) and other known and less known artists such as Eskimo and Shayning. The track has also been a part of many soundtracks, such as Hackers, Doberman, etc. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.