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Romford, England (1987 – present)
Hailing from Romford, England, Karl Hyde and Rick Smith started out in 1983 as members of quirky new-wave pop band Freur. Freur became Underworld in 1987 and in 1988 the band struck chart success with single 
Underneath The Radar. This incarnation also had a minor hit on the US pop charts and a moderate hit on US alternative radio with Stand Up, which remains their biggest hit in that country. This initial lineup consisted of Hyde, Smith, Alfie Thomas, Bryn Burrows, Baz Allen and Pascal Consoli before sinking back into obscurity and disbanding in 1990.
British DJ Darren Emerson hooked up with Hyde and Smith in 1992 and helped them refine their sound into something more sleek and beat-oriented, yet still shot through with tinges of blues, rock and spoken-word streams of consciousness. After several releases on Junior Boy’s Own as Lemon Interupt, the trio re-adopted the Underworld name. Their first full-length, Dubnobasswithmyheadman, was released in 1994 to rave reviews and is still considered a landmark. It spawned several hit singles (Dark & Long, Cowgirl, Dirty Epic) and was followed a couple years later by the Born Slippy single and sophomore album Second Toughest in the Infants. Underworld’s much-praised remixography also grew, including Björk, Saint Etienne, Simply Red, Massive Attack and Leftfield.
Their song Rez was the inspiration for the title of the 2001-2002 videogame with the same name.
Underneath The Radar. This incarnation also had a minor hit on the US pop charts and a moderate hit on US alternative radio with Stand Up, which remains their biggest hit in that country. This initial lineup consisted of Hyde, Smith, Alfie Thomas, Bryn Burrows, Baz Allen and Pascal Consoli before sinking back into obscurity and disbanding in 1990.British DJ Darren Emerson hooked up with Hyde and Smith in 1992 and helped them refine their sound into something more sleek and beat-oriented, yet still shot through with tinges of blues, rock and spoken-word streams of consciousness. After several releases on Junior Boy’s Own as Lemon Interupt, the trio re-adopted the Underworld name. Their first full-length, Dubnobasswithmyheadman, was released in 1994 to rave reviews and is still considered a landmark. It spawned several hit singles (
Dark & Long, Cowgirl, Dirty Epic) and was followed a couple years later by the Born Slippy single and sophomore album Second Toughest in the Infants. Underworld’s much-praised remixography also grew, including Björk, Saint Etienne, Simply Red, Massive Attack and Leftfield.Their song Rez was the inspiration for the title of the 2001-2002 videogame with the same name.
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jeff071 wrote:
I agree about getting Emerson back.... you can hear the loss of the nice clubby sound in their recent stuff. They're still one of the greatest, just not as awesome as they used to be.
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matthewgregory wrote:
...fAxEd InViTaTiOn...
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alin1 wrote:
It would be great a collaboration between Underworld & Orbital. BTW I've seen live both bands in 2009; awesome isn't? :)
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djjoeChelin wrote:
Dark Hard from the Dark & Long album from 1996 is a fine piece crafwork which an old school trance listener should have in their library. Five stars to this track.
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XMD5a8000 wrote:
Orbital + Underworld would be too incredible for the universe to handle. The very fabric of space and time would be rent asunder in the face of the sheer awesomeness generated from such a collaboration.
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peekaboopablo77 wrote:
I don't listen to much Orbital, but I bet it would be a great collab.
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Unkn0wnumb3rs wrote:
Underworld & Orbital really should collaborate. The only time they tried that was back in '94 with Lush 3-3 (Underworld) (LP Version).
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na8el wrote:
Trainspotting \m/
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XMD5a8000 wrote:
While their stuff with Emerson was undoubtedly great, the Riverrun Project and A Hundred Days Off really show that Hyde and Smith are very capable of making awesome music as a pair. I don't think they really need Emerson back, TBH.
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unddercharlezz wrote:
They should get Darren Emerson back [2]
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Terrasidius wrote:
They should get Darren Emerson back, kiss and make up and make amazing music again. :)
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Girlwithasign wrote:
"what eno collaboration?????? details please!!!!! " is called 'athens'. it's a remix album by underworld vs. the misterons. bebob hurry is the last track and that eno/hyde collab
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peekaboopablo77 wrote:
top notch.
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Lahiri wrote:
Please listen to my stuff! All free download http://www.last.fm/music/And+This+Again/When+I+Took+the+Path
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Leif_After wrote:
Beautiful Burnout
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XMD5a8000 wrote:
All of Underworld's work from 1990 onwards is amazing. Every last song. Their 80s incarnation was good, but not quite as godlike. "Moaner" was my favourite Underworld tune for a while, but "Dirty Epic" has taken that honor. "Dirty Epic" is quite possibly my favourite song of all time, actually.
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unddercharlezz wrote:
WTF! Moaner is amazing, so extreme :)
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alin1 wrote:
BTW Moaner is the only UW song that I don't like. The rest is great to brilliant :)
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alin1 wrote:
@XMD5a8000: ...but it's quite annoying from the middle...
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XMD5a8000 wrote:
I wonder why they put Rowla on Second Toughest... instead of the amazing Cherry Pie (early version of Rowla found on Pearl's Girl ep/single) :( [2], though "Rowla" has its merits.
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