The Prodigy
UK electronic group, main member Liam Howlett
The Prodigy's Keyboards and Synthesizers
"A year after selling my JD800, I did buy the JD990, which I think is really good. I've got all the expansion boards for it, but I don't use many of the analogue sounds off the vintage board -- it's mainly used for textures and strings. It's got a good distorted guitar, too."
According to this article, the Korg Micro Keyboard is one of the few pieces of gear Liam Howlett didn't get rid of after starting to use Reason.
In this picture on The Prodigy's Facebook you can see they use the Microbrute live.
In this interview, Liam Howlett mentions he used to own at least one Jupiter 6.
According to this article, the MS-20 is one of the few pieces of gear Liam Howlett didn't get rid of after starting to use Reason.
Liam Howlett once acquired a JD800, though he says he quickly regretted his decision: "I played a JD800 in a shop, and thought it was pretty cool; it seemed to have the analogue feel. So I thought I could get all the analogue sounds on other equipment (...) When I got the JD800 home, I knew within a week I wasn't happy with it. I'm definitely getting the Minimoog back!"
The Prodigy derived their name from the Moog Prodigy synthesizer, which was owned by Liam Howlett. This connection is noted on TV Tropes.
"The Prophecy is one of the few things that produces big distortion as far as a ready-to-run synth goes. It's at its best on stage, though I've used it on just about every track on the new album [The Fat of the Land] so far. The programming is so open, it's great for resonant sweeps, and the ribbon is quite handy. You can also record filter changes over MIDI onto the Mac. There are so many different things you can do with it. It's not the type of keyboard I'd go to to start a song with -- it's better for distortion and feedback sounds. It's a shame it's only monophonic -- it's got some good string sounds."
Liam's comment:
"I really like it. The analogue gear sometimes gets broken on the road; this new stuff is so much more robust. I do like the 8000, especially with the effects; you can just make it really big".
Korg: "You've recently been using a KM2 mixer, an Electribe ER-1, ES-1 and EM-1. What are your impressions of this kit?"
Liam: "I haven't checked the mixer yet, but the ER-1 resembles 70s and 80s analogue drum sounds, which is what i like."
Liam Howlett explains in this interview that he used to own a Jupiter 8, but eventually got rid of it: "The Jupiter 8 had been superb, but it started to break down."
According to this interview, Liam Howlett uses the W-30 for live performances with The Prodigy.
"I've only had this about three days... I must admit the drums are good -- with most sound modules you never get good drums, do you? I haven't really got into programming it yet though." (1996)
In a reddit AMA on March 31st, 2015, Liam Howlett was asked, "Hi Master, is there any synth/gear you are addicted in?", to which he replied, "i rock analogue keyboards ,, oberheim 2 voice , arp 2600"
In this interview, Liam Howlett explaind his adventure with the Minimoog: "I did something really silly about a year ago -- I had loads of analogue gear (including) a Minimoog... and I got rid of (it)! I played a JD800 in a shop, and thought it was pretty cool; it seemed to have the analogue feel. (...) When I got the JD800 home, I knew within a week I wasn't happy with it. I'm definitely getting the Minimoog back!"
"I've got this upstairs -- I borrowed it from a friend to record some stuff for the new album [The Fat of the Land]. I think it's one of those things you can use a couple of times, and then throw in a cupboard. It's got some nice strings on it, but you can't get many sounds from the vocoder. The typical '80s electro voice, but not much else."
In this picture on The Prodigy's Facebook you can see they use the SH-101 live.
"I've had that years. That's one of my all-time favourites for strings; the strings on there are a Prodigy trademark! If anyone puts a bit of chorus on those strings, you get the sound from 'Out Of Space' straight away."
In this article, it its said Liam Howlett owns this synth, and kept it safe from his big gear cleanup.
Tools of the trade ,,,, circuit bent instrument style #theprodigy #thedayismyenemy #circuitbent @theprodigyofficial
The Prodigy is seen with the Casiotone MT-41 in a Facebook photo from their official page, highlighting its presence in their studio setup.
17:48 into the video. see liam adjusting cutoff and resonance while playing it like a keyboard?! wild.
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Discography
Experience
1992
Music for the Jilted Generation
1994
The Fat of the Land
1997
Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned
2004
More Music for the Jilted Generation
2008
Experience: Expanded (Remixes & B-sides)
2008
Invaders Must Die
2009
World's on Fire (Live at Milton Keynes Bowl- 2020 Remaster)
2011
The Fat of the Land - Expanded Edition
2012
No Tourists
2018