Hell's Kitchen (Maxim album)

Hell's Kitchen is the debut album by Maxim of The Prodigy. The album is somewhat different from his previous works with The Prodigy, as it features styles varying from trip hop, R&B and UK garage. The album has also a varied list of guests, including Skin from Skunk Anansie, Chris Corner of Sneaker Pimps and rare appearances from the likes of alternative rappers Divine Styler and the late Too Poetic (aka Grym Reaper of the Gravediggaz who is known by his Tony Titanium pseudonym on this album).

Hell's Kitchen
Studio album by
Maxim
ReleasedOctober 2, 2000
GenreElectronica, hip hop, alternative rock
LabelXL
Maxim chronology
Hell's Kitchen
(2000)		 Fallen Angel
(2005)

Track listing
  1. "Hadrian's Wall"
  2. "Killing Culture"
  3. "Carmen Queasy" (featuring Skin)
  4. "Spectral Wars" (featuring Divine Styler)
  5. "Hell's Kitchen"
  6. "Scheming" (featuring Trina Allen)
  7. "Worldwide Syndicates" (featuring Tony Titanium)
  8. "Soul Seller" (featuring Trina Allen)
  9. "Universal Scientist" (featuring Blood of Abraham)
  10. "My Web"
  11. "Dominant Genes"
  12. "Backward Bullet" (featuring Chris Corner)
  13. "Hell's Kitchen" (vocal version) (Japanese version only)
  14. "Prism" (Japanese version only)

Track 5 contains elements from "T Stands for Trouble" performed by Marvin Gaye
Track 11 contains a sample of "Return of the Saint" by The Saint Orchestra. The sample was written by Irving Martin and Brian Dee and it contains a sample of "The Swarm" written by Salaam Remi

Charts
Chart (2000) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[1] 70
UK Albums (OCC)[2] 134

Notes
  • The album also features contributions from Liam Howlett, Jim Davies and Kieron Pepper.
  • The album features one of Tony Titanium's last collaborations as he later died of colon cancer.
  • The song "Scheming" was supposed to be a hip hop collaboration with Guru, but this version was not used[3] and instead Maxim's cousin Trina Allen provided vocals.[4]
  • The font used on the album is called Wishbone, designed as a calligraphic experiment by UK typographer and photographer Karl Randay.

References
  1. "Offiziellecharts.de – Maxim – Hell's Kitchen" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  2. "Chart Log UK (1994–2010): M – My Vitriol". zobbel.de. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  3. "Maxim Interview with OK-Tho.com"
  4. List Of Releases On The Mindblowing Prodigy Website



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