forgot about Chonky Floof, I'm back on Team Openers
― cheek, Monday, 22 June 2020 18:08 (four years ago) link
http://ghostfood.uk/public/ilx/underworld/u011-639262.png 11. Appleshine Continuum 1259 combined points, 26 combined votes 2019 47 minute 18 second free-to-mailing-list MP3 by Underworld & The Necks as part of Drift
video by Simon Taylor radio edit audio fan edit of 3 different Appleshines
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Monday, 22 June 2020 18:14 (four years ago) link
damn this got really high
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Monday, 22 June 2020 18:19 (four years ago) link
With 897 points from 17 votes, Continuum would have placed at 19 without a boost from the Neckless version.
another collab with The Necks. it's 47 minutes long. and it's really good. a lot more going on than the other collab they did on Drift EP 1. the middle kinda reminds me of the Beastie Boys jamming out in the mid-90s ― frogbs, Friday, February 22, 2019 2:43 AM that is fantastic. i need to start keeping up with these ― BradNelson, Friday, February 22, 2019 3:37 AM ok i'm listening to drift 1 rn and this is fantastic i love feeling like i made the right decision being an underworld fan ― BradNelson, Friday, February 22, 2019 3:51 AM i'll get back to y'all when i can describe music as anything other than "fantastic" ― BradNelson, Friday, February 22, 2019 3:51 AM
Wow this is actually the best thing ever? ― Tim F, Tuesday, March 5, 2019 6:57 PM
https://i.imgur.com/0QeQYkt.jpg
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Monday, 22 June 2020 18:22 (four years ago) link
it's 47 minutes long
Nope.
― Dirty Epic H. (Eric H.), Monday, 22 June 2020 20:05 (four years ago) link
I promise you, it is!
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Monday, 22 June 2020 20:26 (four years ago) link
Since nearly all of us have learnt about or had revelations regarding Underworld records during the poll, it's possible that plenty of folks aren't familiar with The Necks per se. Formed as an improv side-project by three Sydney-based jazz musicians, they've released about two dozen albums in the last three decades. Nearly all of their live shows consist of the three of them sitting down with nothing prepared, building a stirring and emotive storm of music out of listening to each other make a few tiny sounds, and winding down or resolving dramatically after 60-70 minutes. (Then doing it again after a wee break.)
Their records are sometimes made the same way, sometimes improvised from pre-discussed ideas, sometimes intricately crafted and layered with extensive studio work, and occasionally bring in other players.
Like Underworld, their approach to sounds, structures, rhythm and repetition has changed over the years, as the three men have changed and explored other musical interest outside the group.
Karl Hyde first crossed paths with them in Brian Eno's Pure Scenius improv project for the first Vivid arts festival at the Sydney Opera House in 2009. This blogger attended, and embedded some clips in his write-up.
Seven of The Necks studio albums, one live album, and a live quadruple album are on their Bandcamp for easy investigation.
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Monday, 22 June 2020 20:27 (four years ago) link
(Vivid is having its first year off since then riiiight... now. This performance of Eno's Music For Airports was streamed live from the stage, without the audience attending, two days ago.)
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Monday, 22 June 2020 20:30 (four years ago) link
https://media.giphy.com/media/KZNTPN1mKSHY2rlVTa/giphy.gif
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Monday, 22 June 2020 20:42 (four years ago) link
crazy crazy crazy crazy crazy
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Monday, 22 June 2020 20:43 (four years ago) link
if pearl's girl is placing next it's way too low
Even discounting Tin There, at whatever length or title, votes for Pearl's Girl ranged across versions and saw double-ups. The plain old title would have placed at 10 all by itself; let's listen here to the (Carp Dreams... Koi) mix, which received one lonely bollock vote.
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Monday, 22 June 2020 20:46 (four years ago) link
CAN YOU FEEL IT?
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― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Monday, 22 June 2020 21:02 (four years ago) link
WHO IS READY FOR
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THE! TOP! TEN!
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meeee
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Monday, 22 June 2020 21:14 (four years ago) link
yeah I'm very curious
― frogbs, Monday, 22 June 2020 21:15 (four years ago) link
yeah
great
― nashwan, Monday, 22 June 2020 21:15 (four years ago) link
I'm ready (for the alkaline)
― groovypanda, Monday, 22 June 2020 21:16 (four years ago) link
I also need to fix a few of the more recent images above but can't do it tonight. Imgur set tomorrow though hopefully.
― nashwan, Monday, 22 June 2020 21:18 (four years ago) link
http://ghostfood.uk/public/ilx/underworld/u010-916151.png 10. Dark Train 1338 points, 22 votes 1994 remix / rewrite / single / b-side / whatever video by Graham Wood and John Hollis official live video Glastonbury 1998
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Monday, 22 June 2020 21:19 (four years ago) link
Hmmmm they played Dark Train last time and it was pretty amazing. ― Ronan, Saturday, September 21, 2002 7:51 PM they never played Dark Train or Dark & Long the times i saw them - bastads ― blueski, Saturday, September 21, 2002 11:05 PM
live audio (instrumental) 2000 live audio (Nu Train) 2006
- I cannot remember the date, or time, or place, but it was in a field in the south of England in the early 90s. The blood was rushing through my veins, the lasers were pointing to a distant place, the strobes and lights enveloped me, the bass was agitating every ounce of my soul, i remember every molecule of my body entering into hyperspace and being mixed with the love of the universe. This tune takes me back there everytime, it makes me cry with joy. WOW!!! <3
-- I was born in 96, I wish I was there with ya bro.
fan cover piano cover
"Dark and Long (Dark Train)" > "Born Slippy (NUXX)"― DJP, Tuesday, June 23, 2020 1:37 AMI didn’t vote because there’s way too much I haven’t heard but I feel it’s safe to say I would have #1’d dark train― TOMBOT, Tuesday, June 23, 2020 1:50 AM
― DJP, Tuesday, June 23, 2020 1:37 AM
I didn’t vote because there’s way too much I haven’t heard but I feel it’s safe to say I would have #1’d dark train
― TOMBOT, Tuesday, June 23, 2020 1:50 AM
https://i.imgur.com/CwIUWp2.jpg
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Monday, 22 June 2020 21:22 (four years ago) link
Immense tune and sounds amazing in a club. Wonder if this is one of their most played out tracks as it seemed to be absolutely everywhere in the mid 90s, from the likes of Sasha's progressive house sets to Sven Vath/Billy Nasty techno ones
― groovypanda, Monday, 22 June 2020 21:32 (four years ago) link
I first got Dark Train on the Tribal Gathering 95 comp and put it on a tape to listen to when I took the train to Southend for a college application interview. On the journey back it came on but my Walkman was slowly dying so played it at what sounded like a good 15 bpm or so slower. THAT WERE GOOD.
― nashwan, Monday, 22 June 2020 21:40 (four years ago) link
^ slow the train
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Monday, 22 June 2020 21:44 (four years ago) link
https://media.giphy.com/media/lrP0eP4EG1ywQPO9Gh/giphy.gif
xxppys I was the "Banstyle" #1. Love all of those opening 32 minutes of course, but track 2 13:30 was always the moment I waited for most.
― geoffreyess, Monday, 22 June 2020 21:48 (four years ago) link
On purely standalone votes, Cowgirl would have placed at 8 with 1362 points. 3 of its 22 voters also voted for the Irish Pub In Kyoto mix, which would have pushed it to 1475 points.
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Monday, 22 June 2020 21:50 (four years ago) link
Was Dark Hard ever on vinyl or exclusively the long CD? Not quite as monolithic as Dark Train but an excellent slice of urgent tribal trance nonetheless.
― Noel Emits, Monday, 22 June 2020 21:53 (four years ago) link
Only on the Scandinavian CD, apparently.
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Monday, 22 June 2020 22:01 (four years ago) link
http://ghostfood.uk/public/ilx/underworld/u009-929473.png 9. Two Months Off 1371 points, 23 votes 2002 lead single from A Hundred Days Off video Big Day Out live video 2003
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Monday, 22 June 2020 22:03 (four years ago) link
i listened to everything everything while i was running today and i felt like a fucking god can't wait to try it w/ the live Tokyo set, i might combust when "Two Months Off" comes on ― Stevie D, Tuesday, September 20, 2016 11:25 PM
audience audio 2008 (14 mins) KCRW session video 2011 (link to 32:55)
Comment from the Big Day Out video:
I’ll never forget this night. My first real music festival coming from NQ (2,000km - ed.). I’d never seen bands of this caliber before and underworld were the perfect end to the night. Everybody piled into their set as they were pretty much the last band on for the night. There felt like 20,000 people jam packed into an area built to hold 500! That green strobe coming down from the ceiling onto that many people looked incredible. A seriously great night
http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2002/09/underworld/
upon second listen: it's underworld's star guitar. it's fast, summery and kind of boring in a good way - expertly calculated bliss-inducing exercise. ― minna, Saturday, June 15, 2002 10:00 AM
nope. don't like it much. nowhere near as good as 'funny break' or 'star guitar'. who said it sounds like french house ? it sounds just like underworld. dead disappointed i am, but then 'king of snake' wasn't up to much anyway so let's not judge an album on a single. what's odd is that everyone else seems to love it. ― piscesboy, Tuesday, June 18, 2002 10:00 AM It does sound like French House, it's about a beat away from being the traditional Stardust thing. The only difference is it's big Underworld synths doing it. ― Ronan, Tuesday, June 18, 2002 10:00 AM
I think it's an excellent track. Not a departure for Underworld, but who says that everything has to be groundbreaking? I have to say this, though, I don't see ANY similarity between this song and French house, and I don't really think I could take a French-housey track from Underworld seriously. Peas, Ronny ― Ronny Louvre, Thursday, August 1, 2002 10:00 AM It does not sound like french house, because it sounds *exactly* like "Big Love" by Pete Heller with some monologue from a Human Traffic type movie playing over it. I really like it anyway. ― Spencer Chow, Thursday, August 1, 2002 10:00 AM
official live video Glastonbury 2016
https://i.imgur.com/rZH2WjU.jpg
PS - as a huge Underworld i dont actually rate 'Two Months Off' as much as most of their other singles...tho it did make me grin like a thousand cheshire cats on first hearing ― blueski, Wednesday, September 25, 2002 3:02 AM
Hmm. I don't know what to make of this because I think "Two Months Off" may very well be the best single Underworld has ever released. ― DJP, Monday, July 1, 2002 10:00 AM
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Monday, 22 June 2020 22:08 (four years ago) link
I'm irrationally angry that Cowgirl and Rez are not being considered distinct tracks because 1) they are and 2) a cowgirl/rez Frankenstein's monster is going to deprive Juanita of its rightful number one
― or something, Monday, 22 June 2020 22:18 (four years ago) link
the golden sunlight orrr sooooomethiiiiiing
― maf you one two (maffew12), Monday, 22 June 2020 22:23 (four years ago) link
French house wars vs deep house wars: fite
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Monday, 22 June 2020 22:24 (four years ago) link
8. Cups 1388 points, 23 votes, 2 #2s 1999 album track from Beaucoup Fish audio VHS promo
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Monday, 22 June 2020 22:25 (four years ago) link
http://ghostfood.uk/public/ilx/underworld/u008-006910.png
Plus, you're missing out on "Cups" (deep house par excellence) ― Tim, Tuesday, October 17, 2000 11:00 AM
I'm referring to the _Everything, Everything_ version, of course; brutal synth-stomps over a relentless jackhammer beat and a queasy bass line for three exquisitely punishing minutes. I'm sitting here at work with my headphones on and I want to leap on the desk and kick in my monitor. This beat DEMANDS moshing, IMO, and they do the amazing trick of using the propulsion to improve "Push Upstairs" to the point where I want to listen to it. (I can even deal with "Push Upstairs" on its own now thanks to the "Cups" association.) Is there a longer version of this full-on assault version somewhere? The album version is pretty and all, but if I want to hear deep house I'll turn to someone besides Underworld, thanks. ― DJP, Friday, May 2, 2003 6:33 AM
live audio 1998 audience video 2017
"Cups" in and of itself outepics everything on STITI and the album's structure has pretty much perfect build and release. ― DJP, Thursday, February 21, 2008 6:15 AM
listening to 'cups' ((((d-_-b)))) this group am i right ― deej, Sunday, May 16, 2010 5:11 AM
tbh if i could have picked it, the last 2/3s of "cups" would have taken my vote. i don't think i've ever heard a synth "riff" that epic. i pretty much love all of 'beaucoup fish.' then i listened to dubnobasswithmyheadman, then other stuff, so what do i know ― Matt P, Monday, December 15, 2008 10:47 PM
piano cover
my #1. what a song.
― cheek, Monday, 22 June 2020 22:38 (four years ago) link
Meh, Underwhelming more like.
― Noel Emits, Monday, 22 June 2020 22:51 (four years ago) link
somehow all of these songs are too low
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Monday, 22 June 2020 22:56 (four years ago) link
it's been said that the origin of numbers is a questionable hypothesis
― maf you one two (maffew12), Monday, 22 June 2020 22:57 (four years ago) link
my #1.
oops!
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Monday, 22 June 2020 22:58 (four years ago) link
when i first moved to new york for a while i would listen to "dark train" every time i got on the... train
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Monday, 22 June 2020 22:58 (four years ago) link
I love "Two Months Off", but it beating out "Dark Train" aka the best dance track of all time is crazy crazy crazy crazy crazy crazy crazy crazy
― Tim F, Monday, 22 June 2020 23:05 (four years ago) link
"rowla" & "cherry pie" placing above "banstyle/sappy's curry" is absurd
― ufo, Monday, 22 June 2020 23:06 (four years ago) link
http://ghostfood.uk/public/ilx/underworld/u007-577386.png 7. Mmm...Skyscraper I Love You 1393 combined points, 27 total votes 1993 12" audio live video 1994
The A-side would have placed at #12, with 1130 points from 21 votes.
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Monday, 22 June 2020 23:09 (four years ago) link
this is also too low
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Monday, 22 June 2020 23:09 (four years ago) link
Surprised to see "Cups" so high, though I'm not complaining. I'm not exactly sure why these two distinct halves of a song go together but hey it works
― Vinnie, Monday, 22 June 2020 23:15 (four years ago) link
btw the answer to this is still "Dirty Epic" ― DJP, Thursday, September 27, 2012 1:00 AM no it's "Mmm Skyscraper... I Love You" ― Stevie D, Thursday, September 27, 2012 1:02 AM I admit that is a compelling argument ― DJP, Thursday, September 27, 2012 1:04 AM
live audio 1998
https://i.imgur.com/ghbnXAl.jpg
the Tokyo 05 date is great but the constant edging of "Mmm Skyscraper" with no drop or climax or anything is so odd! ― Stevie D, Saturday, September 24, 2016 11:04 AM
https://i.imgur.com/qg9uVEk.jpg
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Monday, 22 June 2020 23:17 (four years ago) link