(Re)Introducing Paul-Z
After last night's post I had to listen to some old Prodigy Material and holy eff it's so natsikashi. I think that's a Japanese phrase for nostalgic. I'm taken right back to high school during the early to mid 90s. I remember playing these albums on my parents' stereo in the basement and rocking out, later to be yelled at by either my mum or dad because the music was too loud. Turning the volume down never helped because the low end would vibrate through the floor. Oh the good old days.
EXPERIENCE
While in University my first radio show was called Cerebral Seductions and I went by an alter ego known to my listeners as Paul-Z. Get it? Cerebral Paul-Z? Yeah, in retrospect it's a bad joke, but I was 18 then. Show me an 18-year-old that hasn't been stupid and I'll, um, do something really nice for you.
This was 1995; the station had nothing resembling digital editing so I recorded my show promo on a real-to-real. For the bed of the promo, (you know, the music part that lay under my voice telling everyone to listen to my show) I cut in the beginning sample from "Out of Space." I thought it was so clever, and for someone brand new to editing, I think it was quite good. Imagine, that dodododododod do dooooooooo, spacey bleeping playing beneath a geeky techno fan saying something about listening to techno every Tuesday night from 10 to 11, then the "I'll take your brain to another dimension" sample, then the crazy beats.
Yes.
The Prodigy - Out of Space | (YSI Link)
The Prodigy – Wind it Up | (YSI Link)
MUSIC FOR THE JILTED GENERATION
When it came out, I remember liking this record a lot more than Experience. Maybe I had pent-up rage issues or something and the aggression in the music spoke to me on a different level.
I don’t have any idea. Like I replied to the anonymous comment in the last post however, I really wanted to be a raving British revolutionary. I think I still do.
The Prodigy – No Good (Start the Dance) | (YSI Link)
The Prodigy – Claustrophobic Sting | (YSI Link)

3 comments:
Hey sugar,
You're close, it's NATSUKASHI.
Japanese people use this word to describe a situation that reminds them of something they did a long time ago.
lv
Here's one for you.
Last night i heard no good on the radio and it took me back to my school days, and my search to find it brought me to your blog. then just now i was downloading out of space and that came on the radio too!
the prodigy are sending me signs.
anyway i like your blog man i'm gonna link to you, feel free to check my effort and maybe add me to your esteemed blog roll.
cheers
tom aka eclectic hermit.
Hey Thanks for reading - I listed your blog as well.
The Prodigy post was inspired by Make sure you check out Geht's Noch's remix of "Girls." If you haven't, check it out here:
http://manalogue.blogspot.com/2007/03/old-dog-new-tricks.html
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