(let it get to about 75-80 seconds for the part that made me do the leonardo dicaprio point in real life)
― Ryan seaQuest (Will M.), Wednesday, 31 May 2023 22:01 (one year ago) link
it's got a similar feeling to "king of snake"?
― ufo, Wednesday, 31 May 2023 22:02 (one year ago) link
but there might be something else you're thinking of idk
― ufo, Wednesday, 31 May 2023 22:03 (one year ago) link
could be that! i think i short circuited my brain trying to find it/remember it, playing bits of a bunch of different songs, so nothing sounds right now
― Ryan seaQuest (Will M.), Wednesday, 31 May 2023 22:11 (one year ago) link
Deep Arch? Imagine a Box?
― frogbs, Wednesday, 31 May 2023 22:35 (one year ago) link
Dinosaur Adventure 3D?
― brotherlovesdub, Thursday, 1 June 2023 05:30 (one year ago) link
Could be a live version of King of Snake, perhaps Rowla?
― brotherlovesdub, Thursday, 1 June 2023 05:31 (one year ago) link
The part 80 seconds in reminds me most of the synth riff that closes out Born Slippy .NUXX tbh
― fair but so uncool beliefs here (Eric H.), Thursday, 1 June 2023 12:30 (one year ago) link
(So yeah “Deep Arch” otm)
definitely has a similar beat to king of snake, maybe just slightly slowed down
― silverfish, Thursday, 1 June 2023 13:25 (one year ago) link
I was listening to it and my mind went instantly to the "Tom and Jerry" verse of king of snake, you could probably just put those vocals on top of this track and it would work
― silverfish, Thursday, 1 June 2023 13:27 (one year ago) link
yeah now that i have let myself not think about it for a day, and gone back to this thread, it really feels like king of snake is what i was thinking of!
anyway when i got to the ONE BATTLE IN THE GAME that has that song i was like "oh wow i kinda don't want this battle to end". whole soundtrack is fun, but not underworld fun until that one part of that one song
― Ryan seaQuest (Will M.), Thursday, 1 June 2023 18:20 (one year ago) link
UW do a ton of those propulsive rolling bass lines though, it's kind of a signature sound for them
― frogbs, Thursday, 1 June 2023 18:31 (one year ago) link
Speaking of UW and video games, look what I found while clearing out old stuff...
https://imgur.io/a/7TNCVrN
I forgot they had a ps2 game!!
― Ryan seaQuest (Will M.), Thursday, 8 June 2023 03:27 (one year ago) link
rong
― bae (sic), Friday, 12 January 2024 18:21 (eight months ago) link
not a bad list, I appreciate that Ova Nova is in there, but yea kinda boring finish. feel like I'm kinda alone in thinking NUXX is not a top 20 UW track. nothing against it they just have a really great catalogue.
― frogbs, Friday, 12 January 2024 18:25 (eight months ago) link
"dune" at 10 is a fun choice
― ivy., Friday, 12 January 2024 18:26 (eight months ago) link
NUXX is classic but almost the best thing about it for me was how it served as a most excellent gateway drug to the rest of their work.
― omar little, Friday, 12 January 2024 18:29 (eight months ago) link
I could easily make an alternate top twenty with zero overlap.
― omar little, Friday, 12 January 2024 18:30 (eight months ago) link
The UW Drift group on FB lost their mind over that a couple of weeks ago lol. It's like, calm down it's just one person's opinion and doesn't invalidate any of your personal favourites
― groovypanda, Friday, 12 January 2024 18:39 (eight months ago) link
my nighttime routine with my 6 year old daughter now involves playing music on my phone, she really likes ambient stuff and luckily my phone is loaded with it. the other day I decided to play some Underworld, first the track "Most 'Ospitable" which was always a favorite of mine. listening close I noticed a number of things - first of all, I guess I get why it's called a "Dark & Long" remix, it does have the same choral noise in it. so there *is* a little similarity there. secondly a lot of the odd noises that float in and out - specifically that ka-thunk guitar noise, I think actually dates back to their mk1/Freur days. I think that aspect makes their ambient stuff unique, not just the sounds but also the way snippets of Karl's voice and recorded conversations weave around everything, reminds me more of what The Orb does than anything else. next up I put on "Wedge/Showlder" and realized it's kind of the same template. such a beautiful piece of music too.
― frogbs, Friday, 12 January 2024 18:43 (eight months ago) link
Americans discussing purchasing a vest
is Hyde not the "nice little vest, light" guy?
― maf you one two (maffew12), Friday, 12 January 2024 19:46 (eight months ago) link
boring finish
i think this poll ended the same way, by combining Rez and Cowgirl's votes?
The real answer is Rez.
― maf you one two (maffew12), Friday, 12 January 2024 19:51 (eight months ago) link
I really don't think so, idk who it is though. I thought it was just some overheard conversation Karl recorded, iirc he used to carry around tape recorders a lot in those days which is where a lot of the weird dialogue you hear in UW tunes comes from
― frogbs, Friday, 12 January 2024 19:58 (eight months ago) link
though it could be Rick as well? I remember once upon a time he did a sound installation for something which was mostly ambient music but there was a really cool aspect to it, he was using these emotionless robot-sounding voices that seemed to be having real mundane conversations, almost as though he had recorded like 15 minutes worth of small talk over dinner and input every word into a text-to-speech app, it sounded pretty unnerving actually
― frogbs, Friday, 12 January 2024 20:04 (eight months ago) link
Most Ospitable is so great, still can't believe that it wasn't until the poll that I acquainted with it properly.
― nashwan, Friday, 12 January 2024 23:37 (eight months ago) link
What is "Wedge/Showlder" ? Google not giving me any results
― I am using your worlds, Saturday, 13 January 2024 08:45 (eight months ago) link
they're tracks on i'm a big sister...
― ufo, Saturday, 13 January 2024 13:10 (eight months ago) link
I still think “If Rah” is the Barbara track of choice
― the new drip king (DJP), Saturday, 13 January 2024 14:52 (eight months ago) link
I don't have much of a problem with that list ... or at least I don't have much of a problem with its top 8
― Wack Snyder (Eric H.), Saturday, 13 January 2024 14:58 (eight months ago) link
If Rah is boneheaded trash imo. It’s jock jams / big beat shit to my ears. This list was pretty trash too actually. First 8 are ok, the rest are from someone who must have lost the ability to hear or they are intentionally trolling.
― brotherlovesdub, Saturday, 13 January 2024 15:20 (eight months ago) link
i feel that way about Dinosaur Adventure 3D, though i loved it at the time.i like the sentiment of a completely alternate top 20, above, but cmon the heavy hitters are undeniable
― maf you one two (maffew12), Saturday, 13 January 2024 15:41 (eight months ago) link
Yeah I mean an alternate top 20 wouldn't necessarily be 100% accurate, my own number one would probably be Juanita/Kiteless/To Dream of Love.
My top 20 might lean slightly more on OWB and BBWHASF.
― omar little, Saturday, 13 January 2024 17:22 (eight months ago) link
― I am using your worlds, Saturday, January 13, 2024 2:45 AM (eight hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxK7AyNMUBQ
the entire EP is very much worth a listen but the bit I'm referring to starts around 15:00
― frogbs, Saturday, 13 January 2024 17:36 (eight months ago) link
also very much recommend the first two tracks on this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2Y6KBSukHU
and this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-CyQ6pAgrk
hints at a more New Wavey direction they could've gone in but didn't. always cemented for me how different these guys were than the rest of the 90s UK dance scene, none of 'em would've come up with tracks like this
― frogbs, Saturday, 13 January 2024 17:42 (eight months ago) link
Ah thanks. I have the riverrun eps downloaded, but hadn’t split and tagged the individual tracks. I’ll listen again.
― I am using your worlds, Saturday, 13 January 2024 17:52 (eight months ago) link
Wish these were cds that were widely available rather than 192kb mp3s
― I am using your worlds, Saturday, 13 January 2024 17:55 (eight months ago) link
Yeah I mean an alternate top 20 wouldn't necessarily be 100% accurate, my own number one would probably be Juanita/Kiteless/To Dream of LoveTurns out your number one is 100% accurate omar
― groovypanda, Saturday, 13 January 2024 18:58 (eight months ago) link
I couldn't even stomach a fully alternate top twenty, I'd be lying to myself and God without that one at the top.
― omar little, Saturday, 13 January 2024 19:02 (eight months ago) link
looked back at my ballot and had completely forgotten "beautiful burnout" was my no. 1. i'm right
would put "peach tree" at no. 2 these days tho
― ivy., Saturday, 13 January 2024 19:21 (eight months ago) link
despite what i said yesterday, Juanita was my #1 toohmm, you could put Juanita 2022 on top as kind of a cheat for your alt list. in isolation (not putting on STITI) i prefer it!
― maf you one two (maffew12), Saturday, 13 January 2024 20:53 (eight months ago) link
an alternate top 20, off the top of my head:
Thing in a BookMost 'OspitableOich OichCherry PieBanstyle/Sappy's CurryMo MoveLuetinFood a Ready/Back in the FearsPeach TreeWedge/ShowlderHolding the MothFaxed InvitationBetween StarsBird 1You Do ScribbleOva NovaParcGet Your ShirtCustard SpeedtalkListen to their No
― frogbs, Saturday, 13 January 2024 21:02 (eight months ago) link
can we redo this poll so i can put "denver luna" in my top 20
― ivy., Friday, 19 January 2024 17:18 (eight months ago) link
ok
― maf you one two (maffew12), Friday, 19 January 2024 17:19 (eight months ago) link
I too will try to game how to make "Tin There" place higher if we repoll
― badpee pooper (Eric H.), Friday, 19 January 2024 17:24 (eight months ago) link
you wanna know something crazy I played "Custard Speedtalk" during my DJ set yesterday and someone correctly identified it as "the guy from Freur", adding "it's too bad he passed away"
― frogbs, Friday, 19 January 2024 18:17 (eight months ago) link
OMG, lol!
― groovypanda, Friday, 19 January 2024 19:15 (eight months ago) link
Whilst I love both tracks, I'm still bitter that Rez and Cowgirl's votes were combined
― groovypanda, Friday, 19 January 2024 19:16 (eight months ago) link
I spent most of the drive home trying to figure out who he could've been thinking of and my best guess is Keith Flint
― frogbs, Friday, 19 January 2024 20:07 (eight months ago) link