UNDERWORLD 1992-2002

I'm sure this is an obvious statement, but Born Slippy would be a very boring first place, so just please keep this in mind.

'jumbo'

doesn't seem to be going much of anywhere at first but it keeps building in a very subtle manner and is strangely sort of moving.

I'm gonna have to go for "Dirty" because of that weird, melancholy horn-like sound that keeps going on, plus the Akira sample in the end of the song. That was the first Underworld song I heard, and nothing they've done afterwards has really topped it for me, it's just so evocative. "Dirty" also get bonus points for having no vocals, which tend to be the weakest part of their tunes.

voted jumbo also

I'm sure this is an obvious statement, but Born Slippy would be a very boring first place, so just please keep this in mind.

No arguments from me -- Born Slippy is maybe, MAYBE the 10th or 11th best song on here.

"Dark And Long"

oh, "Jumbo" is the one I always turn up to maximum.

I reckons it sounds like Wire.

Pearls Girl

MOANER

Could vote happily for anything between (and including) Skyscraper and King of Snake. Probably going Pearls Girl or Jumbo though.

I'd been not buying this as I have most (all?) of the tracks already, but I'm quite tempted now I've thought about the tracklisting. (Or just make my own, but hey.)

Really stupid thing I did: sold Everything Everything because I thought I was, like, OVER Underworld. Nope.

Pearls Girl here. Sizzling from start to finish.

Brothers a little sale on uhhh on on vests, at uhhh WalMart. Nine doller. (Oh yeah?) Eight seventy, yeah. Nice little vests, light

I love "cups"

Obvious choice but Cowgirl is the perfect combination of cryptic lyrics and acid house euphoria. Love every track on here except Moaner - a great band. 8 Ball's underrated.

why you do not love MOANER ?

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

someone should vote for 'push upstairs'. surprised cups isnt on this comp, seems odd

god damn i was pretty disconnected / unaware of a lot of the rave-ier end of dance when it was actually happening here but nothing makes me want to do strange drugs and get fucked up in a warehouse with flashing lights and lots of other fucked up ppl like underworld.

^^^^ yes

Moaner's just the least interesting track here - relentless boshing techno. Not that there's anything wrong with relentless boshing techno per se, but next to Cowgirl or Jumbo or Dirty Epic it's a bit monochrome.

yeah but those lyrics !

i want everything that sounds like this track ever made, plz send me relentless boshing techno.

going with JUMBO also. CLICK.

Rez

REZ

REZ

* REZ

No Cowgirl!

bah, vote will be split and Born Slippy will win.

that should be "No, Cowgirl!". The comma is very important.

christ on crutches!

Rez

REZ

REZ

* REZ

― Jamie T Smith, Monday, 15 December 2008 13:08

^^^^^

jeez

(by which i mean, rez ftw)

http://www.zshare.net/audio/52776832b72c9d61/

trick daddy - shut up (underworld mix)

possible rick roll?

it's a Trick Roll.

voted Dirty Epic.

Oh, well if you're gonig to play that game, Underworld's remix of Sven Vath's 'Harlequin - The Beauty And The Beast' is right up there with anything on this comp.

yes, but which mix? there are 2. we could do an Underworld remixes poll too because their mixes of Black Sky are also fantastic.

Moaner

Moaner Moaner Moaner

Moana Moana Moana

"Dirty" also get bonus points for having no vocals, which tend to be the weakest part of their tunes.

Disagreeing with Tuomas so hard here

CITY LOVES A BOYFRIEND

there are so many fucking great tracks here (Tuomas completely RONG about what makes Underworld great btw)

I would have voted "Born Slippy (original)" in a heartbeat, tho

I'll concede that I might not find them as big a deal if he wasn't singing fucked up and surreal lyrics but there are a ton of lovely vocal parts in Underworld's repertoire. I really don't know what to vote for here, started w/ Dark & Long and went right round to Moaner... Dirty Epic challenging too etc etc

xpost to myself obv

There was a little drawing of a heart next to that,
followed by an exclaimation mark.
The back of his was covered in stuff... stuff like:
Brandon is not a very nice guy, but Alex is sooo nice.
And that had the exclaimation thing too.
It was just silly crap that hit the spot. And he let himself be drawn in.

oh, so dirty
and the light, it blinds my eyes
ohhhh, so dirty
and the light, it blinds my eyes
here comes CHRIST ON CRUTCHES

First album is pretty untouchable, and there are great moments on the next 2 as well.

Surprised at only one mention of Mmm Skyscraper, so I'm going to vote that.

please to be making underworld remixes thread

The thing about the vocals is that, well, for instance ... I would possibly agree that "Moaner" was just relentless boshing techno if the vocals weren't doing just as much rhythmic and dynamic work as a less-relentless instrumental track would; there is nothing necessarily better or smarter or less crude about coding that work into the synths instead of doing it through a vocal performance.

(I also love the rigorously simple structure of that song, btw, which spends exactly half the time doing an uphill boshing-techno climb, then starts over and repeats the exact same thing only New and Improved Now with Added Vocals!)

Two Months Off

I went with MMm Skyscraper I love you - cause I think they were cribbing for Born Slippy with that one and the former is still more fun to listen to today for me.

yes...yes...yes...no...

best remix OF Underworld imo: Jedis Sugar Hit mix of Jumbo (soft spot for ChickenLips mix of Dinosaur Adventure 3D also)
best remix BY Underworld imo: the beatless mix of Depeche Mode's 'Barrel Of A Gun' just for the pads

best remix of Underworld is clearly the Salt City Orchestra remix of Cups. they started their most recent webcast with the Soft mix of Barrel of a Gun last week. the entire show was filled with lush ambient pieces by Underworld including one fantastic collaboration with Brian Eno. listen again link works on UWLive website.

One of these six, I think:

Dark & Long (Dark Train)
Pearls Girl
Jumbo
Moaner
King Of Snake
Two Months Off

Given they peaked 10 years or so ago Underworld should be sounding pretty dated right about now. But they still sound fucking great! (and yeah, the vocals are a big reason why)

their newest song, Strumpet, is fantastic. check out the version from Oct. 31st / Brixton.

I might vote for "Push Upstairs" just to give it some love, it is such a massively underrated amazing amazing tune.

Runners up would be "Jumbo" and "Moaner". Beacoup Fish is my favourite of theirs by some margin. It's the raviest. Deej OTM above about Underworld being the best ambassadors in the world for dancing in warehouses with flashing lights.

i dunno about warehouses but arenas certainly :]

Moaner and Push Upstairs are still my least favourites on this tho, and i never got why they bothered putting both versions of Dirty on this but not the original Dark & Long

fuckers are refusing to do an indoors anywhere with flashing lights show, only playing outdoors on the beach with Eric Prydz :( :(

nine years since they've been here!

Yes to a remix thread. So many great ones: One Dove, Bjork, Spooky, Leftfield…

No love for Spikee? I used to be obsessed with those big stabs and the late arrival of the guitar riff.

Looks like I should revisit Moaner after Nabisco's eloquent defence. I remember not rating it at the time but that was years ago.

i dunno about warehouses but arenas certainly :]

Ywah I was gonna say, good luck catching them pretty much any time where it doesn't finish by like 11pm... in the UK maybe like one actual quasi-rave in London and then a bunch of standard rock gig-type things everywhere else :(

ywah ywah

yahweh!

"Big Mouth"!! Who IS that on harmonica???

12" says Slim something, i'll have to check when i get home.

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Genuinely surprised by this - I'd expected either Born Slippy or Cowgirl to walk it. Evidently the top two have something the others don't, given the split vote elsewhere.

I dunno, there's not a huge difference between 7 votes and 3 really.

I feel sad for "King of Snake" :-(

Missed this, but I would've voted Dirty Epic anyway probably.

#1 and #2 are probably my 2 favorite Underworld songs. Happy times.