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The Prodigy: Prodigal Sons

Kodwo Eshun, i-D, December 1994

The Prodigy gatecrashed the charts with the cheesy, chirpy rave anthem 'Charly'. Then came a string of hit singles, a best-selling album and a Mercury Music Prize nomination. But, believe it or not, what these Essex lads really want to do is put hardcore's adrenalin thrill into stadium rock.

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