The Prodigy producer Liam Howlett says UK music scene better now that EDM music is 'dead'
'It might still be in America but who gives a f***, you know?'
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Your support makes all the difference.Liam Howlett, co-founder and leader of the band The Prodigy, has said the UK is a better place now that EDM music is "dead".
The Grammy-nominated dance music producer also said he did not sleep during the recording of his group's new album, No Tourists, in an attempt to encourage his creative process.
Asked about the state of the British music scene, he said: "It is better than it was three years ago because at least EDM is f****** dead. That's gone. It might still be in America but who gives a f***, you know?
"We've got street music now, which I find more exciting. UK rap, some of the rap producers out there. It's not just the rhymes, its the beats that are being made that really impress me."
He added of the album: "Every album does take you to the edge, man. That's how the music happens. I'm in the studio, really intense. I wanted to really try and write in a different way than I did on the last record.
"You have to put your head in different thought patterns. I had this new studio in King's Cross. I decided to see what it would be like if I just didn't sleep. I was testing the boundaries."
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