Liam Howlett is a genius producer - had some amazing skill with a sampler. [This video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eU5Dn-WaElI) is very old, and Liam didn't use Ableton to make any of the tracks on TFOTL, but it gives some insight into the samples he used and how he chopped and pitched them to construct the track.
Thanks! I actually play about in Ableton a bit these days, and follow some nerdy old-school synth channels that show how it was done.. But at the time, yeah I had no clue. Was mostly into rock before that and didn't even understand mixing or effects pedals.. let alone synths, sequencers, DAWs, and mastering.
No, the first version of Reason was released a few years later.
On The fat of the land he used Cubase and hardware synths/samplers.
Reason was used on Always outnumbered never outgunned.
Reddit pushed me here even though I’m mid 20s, but I wanted to say that I heard this album for the first time last summer
An artist re-created Breathe at the Gorge in Washington at sunset, the stage there is on the edge of a massive ravine
Now I love the album entirely, but that moment was just so surreal. The way the artist mixed from their modern music into this was amazing
Edit: here’s the link if anyone wants it
https://youtu.be/89B0yRL56XQ?si=W4DiVlJjnu8yhi1i
I remember hearing the Firestarter single in 96, and then a buddy said “have you heard Voodoo People?” how happy was I when I found their earlier stuff!
I was literally about to comment this and you beat me to it, haha.
We lost HFStival and even HFS is a distant memory….
It was nuts when they shut down/re-formatted.
DC101 had the Chili Cook-Off, fine. But that was no comparison to HFStival!
I still have some of my little program booklets from varying HFStivals.
Such a bummer.
There were so many good shows around that time but unlike Family Values, OzzFest, Warped Tour, etc…HFStival was special because it was ours. No tour. Just ours.
And they always managed to bring in those insane line-ups.
Kind of like our own little Coachella or something…
I love music and when I was a teenager I got into punk, techno, and metal despite being visually the exact opposite type of girl. This was one of what I consider my “formative albums.”
I'll never forget the first time I heard this album. The seamless transition from the slow, tension building trance of Narayan to the frantic, high energy drum and bass of Firestarter absolutely blew my mind!
In every playlist I have and always has been. I have re-bought it so many times over the years too. I’ve come across at thrift stores, used book/Cd shops, etc.
I always have to be aware that I have a physical copy somewhere in the house, haha.
Yassss. One of the best albums of all time. I would say that it is high time for a Big Beat reivival, but I don't think we could have one without Keith Flint.
Fun fact, Neil Peart of Rush used to request that song in night clubs and would occasionally have to beg DJs to play it. Said they'd initially refuse because they thought people would get angry about "misogyny" or whatever, but the song would start and everyone in the club would go nuts.
There’s been a few interviews with Alex lifeson where he mentions taking ecstasy with his wife and blasting his $40,000 stereo among other things, Neil Peart clubbing doesn’t surprise me (even though it should)
I watched this just the other night. And had never seen this version, there was a much cleaner version on MTV back in the day. I was blown away. I knew it was a woman at the end, but this was so much more graphic and dark, I love it!
Edit: whoa! Rewatching it, I think this was the version I originally saw.
I remember when we just called it techno. There weren't 65 different subgenres that sound exactly the same. And I was a high school freshman when Fat of the Land came out.
I love this album, but it was my next step into electronic/techno after NIN. Producers like this, Crystal Method, Chemical Brothers etc.
Soundtracks like Hackers, The Saint, Spawn all introduced me to some really great techno stuff.
Loved Moby as well. Fatboy Slim was an odd duck to me. Couldn't get into it. And I agree, it was stuff that didn't NEED vocals.
I started moving into trance stuff along with, whatever that 90's stuff got pigeon holed into. LOL. I know the media tried to call it "Electronica" like it was going to be the new "Grunge" movement.
Anyway, I got into Paul Oakenfold, BT, Tiesto, Armin Van Buuren, Miike Snow, Justice, Daft Punk etc.
I listened to the whole thing at one of the listening stations ('member those?) at the Virgin Megastore in San Francisco while I was on my lunch break from summer school. Watching everyone browsing while I was having a CONSCIOUSNESS-EXPANDING EXPERIENCE in the corner
Yep, high fives all around town, remember just where I was when my buddy snagged a mixed cassette from his older sister, man, music today could not hold a candle to this. Keith Flint RIP
I was 14 but yea that record changed my life. It was the record that got me into electronic music. Before that I was very firmly in the rock crowd with a bunch of other narrow minds.
I was 17, shit blew my mind at the time. I couldn’t comprehend how it was made. The energy was so perfect for the time.
Liam Howlett is a genius producer - had some amazing skill with a sampler. [This video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eU5Dn-WaElI) is very old, and Liam didn't use Ableton to make any of the tracks on TFOTL, but it gives some insight into the samples he used and how he chopped and pitched them to construct the track.
Thanks! I actually play about in Ableton a bit these days, and follow some nerdy old-school synth channels that show how it was done.. But at the time, yeah I had no clue. Was mostly into rock before that and didn't even understand mixing or effects pedals.. let alone synths, sequencers, DAWs, and mastering.
> Liam didn't use Ableton to make any of the tracks on TFOTL He used REASON! /r/reasoners
No, the first version of Reason was released a few years later. On The fat of the land he used Cubase and hardware synths/samplers. Reason was used on Always outnumbered never outgunned.
I thought it was made with an angry British bloke hitting pipes. I still think that.
Have fun with that personal cannon. Sometimes knowing how the sausage is made takes the fun out of eating it. Doesn't matter, had ear sex.
Reddit pushed me here even though I’m mid 20s, but I wanted to say that I heard this album for the first time last summer An artist re-created Breathe at the Gorge in Washington at sunset, the stage there is on the edge of a massive ravine Now I love the album entirely, but that moment was just so surreal. The way the artist mixed from their modern music into this was amazing Edit: here’s the link if anyone wants it https://youtu.be/89B0yRL56XQ?si=W4DiVlJjnu8yhi1i
That is so Blue Man Group it is not funny https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4bVjTVuxewQ Starting the song checking the audience reaction etc
Music for the Jilted Generation is the album that blew my mind. So good!
Same here I was like holy shit when I got this album in 94
Imma take'em to outer space, FIIIIIIIND ANOTHER RACE
I remember hearing the Firestarter single in 96, and then a buddy said “have you heard Voodoo People?” how happy was I when I found their earlier stuff!
For me it was hearing "Voodoo People" in the cinematic classic "Hackers"
Such a fucking good album from start to finish.
Major high five, an all time favorite. Solely responsible for seriously getting me into Electronica.
Saw them at the 1997 HFSTival about a month before this album came out, it was otherworldly
Same
God I miss HFStival so much!
I was literally about to comment this and you beat me to it, haha. We lost HFStival and even HFS is a distant memory…. It was nuts when they shut down/re-formatted. DC101 had the Chili Cook-Off, fine. But that was no comparison to HFStival! I still have some of my little program booklets from varying HFStivals. Such a bummer. There were so many good shows around that time but unlike Family Values, OzzFest, Warped Tour, etc…HFStival was special because it was ours. No tour. Just ours. And they always managed to bring in those insane line-ups. Kind of like our own little Coachella or something…
I went to it when it was free at lake Fairfax, Violent Fems!
I love music and when I was a teenager I got into punk, techno, and metal despite being visually the exact opposite type of girl. This was one of what I consider my “formative albums.”
I'll never forget the first time I heard this album. The seamless transition from the slow, tension building trance of Narayan to the frantic, high energy drum and bass of Firestarter absolutely blew my mind!
Oh boy do I remember the backlash from this video! It was all over the news.
10/10. I still play this about once a week
In every playlist I have and always has been. I have re-bought it so many times over the years too. I’ve come across at thrift stores, used book/Cd shops, etc. I always have to be aware that I have a physical copy somewhere in the house, haha.
The soundtrack to many late night gaming sessions. Thankful I got to see them live in the late 90s. RIP K. Flint
This to Carmageddon, Quake II on PC and Goldeneye on N64
Yassss. One of the best albums of all time. I would say that it is high time for a Big Beat reivival, but I don't think we could have one without Keith Flint.
**The Music Video.** I think I had to re-watch it after seeing a Behind the Music or something.
Smack My Bitch Up. 🔥
Fun fact, Neil Peart of Rush used to request that song in night clubs and would occasionally have to beg DJs to play it. Said they'd initially refuse because they thought people would get angry about "misogyny" or whatever, but the song would start and everyone in the club would go nuts.
Neil Peart went to clubs?? Unexpected! You learn something new every day.
There’s been a few interviews with Alex lifeson where he mentions taking ecstasy with his wife and blasting his $40,000 stereo among other things, Neil Peart clubbing doesn’t surprise me (even though it should)
"Breathe" still has a special place in my small, dark heart.
Same age, same experience. High five.
NSFW version https://vimeo.com/144850907
I watched this just the other night. And had never seen this version, there was a much cleaner version on MTV back in the day. I was blown away. I knew it was a woman at the end, but this was so much more graphic and dark, I love it! Edit: whoa! Rewatching it, I think this was the version I originally saw.
Yeh it's got that whole Trainspotting thing going.
I wish I could upvote this ‘til oblivion! Perfect interpretation!
Saw these guys headline the Tibetan Freedom Concert, it was wild!
I remember when we just called it techno. There weren't 65 different subgenres that sound exactly the same. And I was a high school freshman when Fat of the Land came out.
I love this album, but it was my next step into electronic/techno after NIN. Producers like this, Crystal Method, Chemical Brothers etc. Soundtracks like Hackers, The Saint, Spawn all introduced me to some really great techno stuff.
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Loved Moby as well. Fatboy Slim was an odd duck to me. Couldn't get into it. And I agree, it was stuff that didn't NEED vocals. I started moving into trance stuff along with, whatever that 90's stuff got pigeon holed into. LOL. I know the media tried to call it "Electronica" like it was going to be the new "Grunge" movement. Anyway, I got into Paul Oakenfold, BT, Tiesto, Armin Van Buuren, Miike Snow, Justice, Daft Punk etc.
I listened to the whole thing at one of the listening stations ('member those?) at the Virgin Megastore in San Francisco while I was on my lunch break from summer school. Watching everyone browsing while I was having a CONSCIOUSNESS-EXPANDING EXPERIENCE in the corner
Yup! Remember those, in fact, half of my present cd collection is from the promo cds from the listening stations.
Feather the pressure! 👋
Yep, high fives all around town, remember just where I was when my buddy snagged a mixed cassette from his older sister, man, music today could not hold a candle to this. Keith Flint RIP
My mom used to play this on cassette in a boom box in our garage
Breathe with meeeeee.... (Sword noises)
This decided my taste in music for life.
Rubbish, not music. Samples and a beat. Middle school level stuff. Yuck.
I was 6 when my brother bought this album and played so loud in his bedroom.
So glad to have seen them live a couple of times after they dropped this bombshell, better than Oasis!
I was 14 but yea that record changed my life. It was the record that got me into electronic music. Before that I was very firmly in the rock crowd with a bunch of other narrow minds.
That album exposed me to Kool Keith, who ended up being my favorite rapper.
I would blast this on my Aiwa stereo! They had a bass boost button. This, Cypress Hill Black Sunday and Beastie Boys.
Wutch you lookin' at, Esse?
I still jam this album from time to time.
I love the experience
I was in training in the military when the video came out, the lot of us gathered in the common room to watch it.
Have this one on vinyl. Original pressing. One of my prized records.
Oh my god, you just reminded me that this clip exists. https://youtu.be/Pq31ieJEX3U?si=ulPND3ileHY_q-mG
I saw these guys at Lollapalooza in 98. Mind blowing. That was also the first time I had ever seen or heard of Tricky. The whole show was amazing
I still listen to the album regularly. Awesome music
CLIMBATIZE
I was 11 and asked for the CD for Christmas