BROKEN CIRCUITS: The Prodigy Collection

Genre: 1990s big beat / electro-punk Style: aggressive breakbeat-driven electronic music with distorted basslines, industrial textures, rave energy, and anarchic attitude Instrumentation: heavy breakbeats, distorted synth stabs, reese bass, sampled guitar riffs, acid synths, vocal chops, filtered loops, analog noise, glitch accents Vocal: Heavy british accent, aggressive male shout or distorted sample-based vocals with punk or rave delivery, occasional call-and-response or repeated hook phrases Mix: loud, compressed, club-style mix with punchy kick/snare, wide stereo imaging, use of filter sweeps and dynamic drop-ins Structure: loop-driven with build-drop-break structure, aggressive intros and high-energy drops, variation in rhythmic texture Hooks: abrasive synth motifs, repetitive vocal phrases, tension-and-release builds, chaotic breakdowns Avoid: soft synth-pop tones, clean vocals, melodic ballad structure, minimalism

Vocal: Male vocals with a heavy British accent, Delivery alternates between whispered threats and sudden shouted bursts, Voice is tense, clenched, sarcastic, Repetitive lines, spat syllables, and deliberate pacing, Vocals use silence as a weapon — sudden stops and sharp cut-ins, Rhythmic phrasing, not melodic, Vocal presence feels caged, then unleashed, Style: Mid-to-late 1990s British electro-punk / industrial big beat, Slow to mid-tempo (88–92 BPM), Tight breakbeats, distorted bass, reverb-heavy kick/snare, and filtered synth pulses, Background texture includes analog hiss, tension-building sweeps, and broken loop fragments, Built for menace, not danceability, Mix: Dry and punchy, Use of silence and dropout, Wide stereo imaging on noise effects, Filter sweeps before vocal hits, Compression that slams, No gloss, Hooks: Simple, repeated vocal slogans, Space between phrases, No harmony — only presence, ‑Avoid melodic singing, ‑theatrical vocals, ‑pop polish, ‑or happy progressions, ‑No pop structure, ‑No smoothing

Genre: 1990s UK rave / early breakbeat hardcore Style: energetic rave composition with punchy breakbeats, acid synths, warped vocal samples, space-themed FX, and psychedelic build-ups Instrumentation: layered breakbeat loops, 303 acid lines, vintage rave stabs, retro synth arpeggios, distorted bass, cosmic whooshes, robotic filters, reversed hits Vocal: Heavy British Accent Male, chopped or distorted male vocal samples, robotic phrases, playful rave slogans, occasionally pitch-shifted or gated Mix: wide stereo, vinyl grit, bitcrushed accents, extreme panning, tempo fluctuations and filter sweeps, minimal vocal reverb Structure: rolling rhythm sections with sudden drops, arcade-style transitions, psychedelic bridge segments, looped vocal triggers Hooks: classic 90s rave motifs, sci-fi FX bursts, repeated vocal tags with glitch Avoid: polished EDM structure, clean vocals, slow tempo, modern sound design

Vocal: Male vocals with a heavy British accent, snarled or spat through clenched teeth, Delivery is controlled but volatile — sarcastic, mocking, aggressive without shouting, Half-sung, half-spoken, with repetitive phrasing and defiant tone, East London punk edge, minimal vibrato, no overproduction, Style: 1990s British big beat / electro-punk, Sparse but heavy instrumentation: breakbeat loops, distorted basslines, sharp synth stabs, filtered noise textures, Looped structure with space for vocal phrases to breathe, Dirty and mechanical, with a sense of restraint before chaos, Mix: Punchy and raw, Club-style compression, stereo panning, filter sweeps, and hard-edged percussive detail, No glossy effects — just grit and drive, Hooks: Repetitive lyrical lines, chopped vocal edits, sharp call-outs that cut through the beat, ‑melodic singing, ‑pop structure, ‑full-on screaming, ‑or clean vocals, ‑No cinematic strings or wide harmonic pads, ‑No theatricality — only pressure and posture

Vocal: Male vocals with deep, rhythmic phrasing and tonal distortion, Spoken-sung mantras with eerie calm, looped and fed through delay and pitch modulation, Distant screams and whispered overlays emerge through filter sweeps, The voice isn’t ambient — it’s invasive, Style: Dark tribal breakbeat with industrial and acid trance elements, Tempo around 92–96 BPM, Driving layered percussion (congas, toms, snares), overdriven reese bass, resonant acid synths, and noise loops, Ritualistic structure — everything circles and rises, Controlled chaos, Mix: Saturated kick drum, stereo-panned percussion, FX risers, Delayed vocal phrases echo in pulses, Vocal filters (bitcrush, formant shift) modulate the lead line, Noise layers grow and retract, Hooks: Not melodic, Vocal phrases repeat as ritual statements, Beat cuts and distortion bursts mark transitions, The voice is part of the rhythm, ‑ambient, ‑chillout, ‑or atmospheric electronic styles, ‑No soft pads, ‑no ambient drones, ‑no cinematic textures, ‑Do not use smooth synth washes, ‑soft piano, ‑or floating vocals, ‑No clean, ‑melodic singing, ‑No meditative or relaxing mood, ‑Avoid slow builds with no percussion, ‑Avoid minimal techno, ‑downtempo lounge, ‑or cinematic electronica