The Dirtchamber Sessions Volume One


Prodigy Present: The Dirtchamber Sessions Volume One is a 1999 solo mix album by Liam Howlett of The Prodigy, initially produced for BBC Radio 1's mix show The Breezeblock.
There are more than 48 tunes from many artists mixed, scratched and cut. The album came about as a result of a 1998 guest DJ appearance by Howlett on Mary Anne Hobbs's Breezeblock show on BBC Radio 1, producing a similar set.
In a bid to stop popular bootleg copies of the show, an official album was released, essentially an extended version of the Breezeblock mix. The two mixes are not exactly the same as permission to use certain tracks was not forthcoming. Most notable is the removal of The Beatles' "Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band", which was also left off The Chemical Brothers' Brothers Gonna Work It Out DJ Mix but was included in the earlier promo release, Radio 1 Anti-Nazi Mix.

Reception

  • Alternative Press – Included in AP's "10 Essential DJ-Mix Albums" – "Dark, raw and furious"
  • Muzik – Ranked #9 in Muzik's "Compilations of the Year '99" – "...as this glorious mash of styles signifies, Liam Howlett knows a thing or two about pop music... The track sequencing is equally inspiring."

Track listing (samples will be listed once by relevance)

  1. Section 1 – 7:18
  2. # Run D.M.C, "Peter Piper '
  3. # Simon Harris - BB&S Vol. 4 "Big Beats" taken from Billy Squier "The Big Beat"
  4. # Run-D.M.C., "Here We Go (Live At The Funhouse)" '
  5. # Mantronix, "Who is It" (Freestyle Mix) '
  6. # Rasmus, "Punk Shock" - is mislabelled as "Tonto's Release" in the CD booklet.
  7. # Sugarhill Gang, "8th Wonder" '
  8. # Hardnoise, "Untitled"
  9. # Double Dee & Steinski, "Lesson 1" '
  10. # Simon Harris "Different Screams" from BB&S Vol. 1 taken from Syl Johnson, "Different Strokes" '
  11. # The Chemical Brothers, "Chemical Beats"
  12. # Ultramagnetic MCs, "Kool Keith Housing Things"
  13. # Lightnin' Rod featuring Jalal, Sport from UBB Vol. 19
  14. # La Pregunta, "Shangri La" from UBB Vol. 10 '
  15. # Ultramagnetic MCs, "Give the Drummer Some"
  16. # Time Zone Featuring Afrika Bambaataa, "Wildstyle"
  17. Section 2 – 6:44
  18. # Bomb The Bass, "Bug Powder Dust (Dust Brothers Mix)"
  19. # Bomb the Bass, "Bug Powder Dust"
  20. # Grandmaster Melle Mel, "Pump Me Up" mislabeled as being by Grandmaster Flash
  21. # Psychedelic Skratch Bastards A.K.A I.S.P, "Battle Breaks" '
  22. # The Charlatans, "How High"
  23. # Melvin Bliss, "Synthetic Substitution" from UBB Vol. 5 '
  24. # Darth Fader and Scarecrow Willy, "Toasted Marshmallow Feet Braxe" '
  25. # Darth Fader and Scarecrow Willy, "Toasted Marshmallow Feet Braxe" taken from Schoolly D, "P.S.K. What Does It Mean?" '
  26. # Run-D.M.C., "Sucker M.C.'s" '
  27. # Treacherous Three, "Feel the Heartbeat" '
  28. # The Prodigy, "Poison"
  29. # Ramsey Lewis, "The Mighty Quinn" from SB Vol. 4 '
  30. # Simon Harris, "Long Trumpet" from BB&S Vol. 9 taken from The JBs, "The Grunt" '
  31. # Beastie Boys "Time to Get Ill"
  32. # Jane's Addiction, "Been Caught Stealing"
  33. # Tim Dog featuring KRS-One, "I Get Wrecked"
  34. Section 3 – 6:03
  35. # Mix Master Mike, Eardrum Medicine '
  36. # Babe Ruth, "The Mexican"
  37. # The B-Boys, "Rock the House"
  38. # Psychedelic Skratch Bastards A.K.A I.S.P "Battle Breaks" '
  39. # The Chemical Brothers, "(The Best Part of) Breaking Up"
  40. # Davy DMX, "One For The Treble" '
  41. # Afrika Bambaataa and Soulsonic Force, "Renegades of Funk" '
  42. # Word of Mouth, "King Kut"
  43. # Gaz, "Sing Sing" from UBB Vol. 5 '
  44. # Simon Harris "113 B.P.M BB&S Special Edition taken from Dynamic Corvettes, "Funky Music Is the Thing" '
  45. # Uncle Louie, "I Like Funky Music" from UBB Vol. 6 '
  46. Section 4 – 7:52
  47. # DJ Mink Featuring The K.I.D & Carruthers, "Hey! Hey! Can You Relate"
  48. # The KLF, "What Time Is Love? "
  49. # Frankie Bones, "Funky Acid Makossa" from BB Vol. 2
  50. # Frankie Bones, "Shafted Off" BB Vol. 2
  51. # Frankie Bones, "And the Break Goes Again" BB Vol. 5
  52. # Meat Beat Manifesto, "Radio Babylon"
  53. # Marley Marl and MC Shan, "Marley Marl Scratch" '
  54. # Kool & The Gang, "Music Is The Message" '
  55. # Marley Marl and MC Shan, "Marley Marl Scratch" '
  56. # Herbie Hancock, "Rockit"
  57. # The Prodigy, "Smack My Bitch Up"
  58. # Public Enemy, ¨Public Enemy No. 1"
  59. # Beastie Boys, "Its The New Style
  60. # The 45 King, "900 Number"
  61. # The Prodigy, "Molotov Bitch"
  62. # Propellerheads, "Spybreak!"
  63. # Beastie Boys, "It's the New Style"
  64. # Word of Mouth, "King Kut"
  65. # Word of Mouth, "King Kut (Latin Rascals Remix)"
  66. Section 5 – 4:57
  67. # DJ Swamp, "Skip Proof Guitar Tone 1" '
  68. # Mix Master Mike, "Eardrum Medicine" '
  69. # Sex Pistols, "New York"
  70. # Fatboy Slim, "Punk to Funk"
  71. # Dj Rectangle, "Original Battle Breaks" '
  72. # Medicine, "I'm Sick"
  73. # Psychedelic Skratch Bastards A.K.A I.S.P "Battle Breaks"
  74. Section 6 – 5:48
  75. # Darth Fader and Scarecrow Willy, "Toasted Marshmallow Feet Braxe" taken from "Man on the Moon" The Apollo 11 mission + Simon Harris, "Weather 1" from BB&S Vol. 11
  76. # Grand Mixer DXT, "The Home of Hip Hop"
  77. # J.V.C Force, "Strong Island"
  78. # Primal Scream, "Kowalski"
  79. # Beastie Boys, "Time to Get Ill"
  80. # Barry White, "I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby" from UBB Vol. 21
  81. # Simon Harris "#1 Stab" from BB&S Vol. 3 taken from All The People featuring Robert Moore, "Cramp Your Style"
  82. # Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s, "Blow Your Head" from Paul Winley's SDB Vol. 1
  83. # Dimples D, "Sucker DJ's" '
  84. # Public Enemy, Public Enemy#1
  85. # Grand Mixer DXT, "The Home of Hip Hop"
  86. # T La Rock, "Breaking Bells"
  87. Section 7 – 3:59
  88. # LL Cool J, "Get Down"
  89. # Digital Underground, "The Humpty Dance"
  90. # Uptown, "Dope on Plastic"
  91. # Coldcut, "Beats and Pieces"
  92. # The Wild Magnolias, "Soul, Soul, Soul" from UBB Vol. 5 '
  93. # Coldcut, "Beats and Pieces"
  94. Section 8 – 8:40
  95. # London Funk Allstars, "Sure Shot"
  96. # West Street Mob, "Break Dance – Electric Boogie"
  97. # Dj Roughneck, "Breakdown" '
  98. # The Motors, "Whiskey & Wine" UBB Vol.17 '
  99. # The Shadows, "Apache" taken from UBB Vol. 1
  100. # Hijack, "Doomsday of Rap"
  101. # Spoonie Gee and The Treacherous Three, "Love Rap" '
  102. # Hijack, "Doomsday of Rap"
  103. # Simon Harris, "Air Raid Siren" from BB&S Vol. 3 '
  104. # James Brown, "Talkin' Loud and Sayin' Nothing" '
  105. # Hijack, "Doomsday of Rap"
  106. # Renegade Soundwave, "Ozone Breakdown"
  107. # The Motors, "Whiskey & Wine" UBB Vol.17 '
  108. # The Beginning of the End, "Funky Nassau" from Paul Winley's SDB Vol.3
  109. # The Jimmy Castor Bunch, "It's Just Begun" from Paul Winley's SDB Vol. 6