Maxim Reality

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Maxim Reality
Maxim live in Philadelphia, 2009
Background information
Birth name	Keith Palmer
Born	(1967-03-21) 21 March 1967
Genres	Big beat, Trip hop, alternative music
Occupations	Rapping, vocals, beatboxing
Associated acts	The Prodigy Maxim Reality's signature

Keith Palmer (born 21 March 1967, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England), known by his stage name Maxim Reality, or simply Maxim, is a British musician, known for being a member with rave and electronic rock band The Prodigy.

Pre-Prodigy history

Palmer was born in Peterborough, the youngest of seven children, and he attended Jack Hunt School, also in Peterborough. He enjoyed writing poetry and verse and began MC-ing around the age of 14. He gained inspiration from his ten-year older MC brother, Hitman, who introduced him into the Peterborough Reggae Soundsystem Scene. At the age of seventeen he had his first gig in Basingstoke. Ian Sherman, a fellow musician from Nottingham teamed up with Maxim and they formed Maxim and Sheik Yan Groove, where Sherman made the music and Maxim contributed with lyrics. After recording some tracks together and not getting any attention from the record industries, Maxim decided to disband and went on a three-month travel throughout Europe and North Africa. Upon returning to England he moved to London to get more into the music and reggae scene of the metropol. Through a friend, Ziggy, he was offered a gig with a band called The Prodigy, which he accepted. He was planning to do just a few gigs with the band, but he later decided to stay.

MC of The Prodigy

Maxim live in Philadelphia, 2009

Originally joining The Prodigy on their first ever show to make the live shows become more alive, Maxim's lyrical talents were later incorporated in the studio works of the albums after Experience from 1992 (although his vocal contributions were heard in the live track "Death of the Prodigy Dancers" on Experience). Maxim provided lyrics in the single "Poison" from Music For the Jilted Generation (1994), as well as in the hit single "Breathe" and the canned single release "Mindfields" both from The Fat of the Land (1997). However, on the Prodigy album Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned from 2004, his vocal works were completely absent, apart from an appearance on the album's first single "Girls" in form of a remix called "More Girls" and the first song on the album, "Spitfire". He is still a full member of the band, though, performing in the live shows and, according to their official web site, recording material with Liam Howlett.

Solo projects

Maxim live in Washington, D.C., 2005

Due to the almost constant touring and recording with The Prodigy, Maxim rarely had a chance to make his own solo material. After the band started to take it easier after the intense touring to support The Fat of the Land in late 1997, he finally had the spare time to work and finish some of his projects. That year he released "Dog Day" on the XL promo Against the Grain, which also featured Howlett's "Dirtchamber Remix" of "Diesel Power" (from The Fat of the Land) and Maxim's cover version of the Rolling Stones' "Factory Girl". On 9 August 1999 Maxim released the EP My Web, which contained five tracks. In 2000 Maxim had a collaboration with Skin from Skunk Anansie on the song "Carmen Queasy", which remains his biggest solo success. It peaked at No. 33 on the UK Singles Chart in June 2000.^[1] A second single, "Scheming", was released 11 September and reached UK #53,^[1] and the album Hell's Kitchen, was released on 2 October 2000. He is currently working on a new album with producer Machine. Maxim's second solo album, Fallen Angel, was released in 2005 and spawned one single, "I Don't Care," which failed to chart. The album was released in multiple formats, including a limited edition CD.

Discography

With The Prodigy

What Evil Lurks (1991)
Experience (1992)
Music for the Jilted Generation (1994)
Voodoo People (EP) (1995)
The Fat of the Land (1997)
The Dirtchamber Sessions Volume One (1999)
Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned (2004)
Their Law: The Singles 1990–2005 (2005)
Invaders Must Die (2009)
World's on Fire (2011)
How to Steal a Jet Fighter (2014)

Albums

2000: Hell's Kitchen (released 2 October)
2005: Fallen Angel (released 29 March)

Singles and EPs

1994: "Grim Reaper EP" (only 500 copies made; white label)
1999: "My Web" (released 9 August)
2000: "Carmen Queasy" (released 29 May)
2000: "Scheming" (released 11 September)
2005: "I Don't Care"

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 356. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

External links

v t e The Prodigy

Liam Howlett Keith Flint Maxim Leeroy Thornhill Sharky

Albums	Experience Music for the Jilted Generation The Fat of the Land Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned Invaders Must Die How to Steal a Jet Fighter

EPs	What Evil Lurks Voodoo People Lost Beats The Added Fat EP

Singles	"Charly" "Everybody in the Place" "Fire/Jericho" "Out of Space" "Wind It Up (Rewound)" "One Love" "No Good (Start the Dance)" "Voodoo People" "Poison" "Firestarter" "Breathe" "Smack My Bitch Up" "Baby's Got a Temper" "Girls" "Hotride" "Spitfire" "Voodoo People / Out of Space" "Invaders Must Die" "Omen" "Warrior's Dance" "Take Me to the Hospital"

Compilations	Their Law: The Singles 1990–2005

Mix albums	The Dirtchamber Sessions Volume One Back to Mine

Live albums	World's on Fire

Video albums	Electronic Punks

Related articles	Discography Ragged Flag Flint Take Me to the Hospital

Authority control	VIAF: 230029310 BNF: cb14036475s

Persondata
Name	Reality, Maxim
Alternative names	Palmer, Keith Andrew
Short description	British musician
Date of birth	21 March 1967
Place of birth	Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England
Date of death
Place of death

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