Underworld - Classic or Dud?

damn bell boy

I get what Matt is saying (lol obviously); I still am not a big booster of STITI or OWB although both contain songs I really love.

http://hotfile.com/dl/60655018/f9a8a62/Underworld-Essential_Mix_At_Privilege_(Ibiza)-DAB-08-08-2010-1KING.rar.html

Incredible live set from this weekend in Ibiza.

XD

this is too dope (nb im only 3 mins in)

man do i wish i was there in person for this!!!!!!!!1

oh man this is so f'in good

i lost track of these guys after 'a hundred days off' (which was good). am i missing out on much?

half good, half forgettable, new song "Scribble" is possibly the greatest thing they've done since Beaucoup Fish

which was when the slump started

oblivion with bells had "beautiful burnout" which was really great. but then it also had "ring road" which was cringey.

everything i've heard so far off of the new one is brilliant underworld.

how can the slump have started with their best record

Oblivion With Bells is a fantastic record. Even if you don't like Ring Road, there are songs like Best Mamgu Ever and Faxed Invitation that really show off their range. Hopefully everyone interested in the band have the RiverRun EPs and the extra tracks from the OWB sessions, Peach Tree and Loads of Birds.

"ring road" is the only single track they've ever done that i don't love

i go through periods where i only want to listen to underworld. i'm there right now...

Yay, can't wait to pick up this album. I fully credit this thread for making me dig out Everything, Everything for the first time in maybe six years. Criminally under-appreciated album that still sounds fantastic.

not sure it's under appreciated? at least not on this forum.

definitely not

Where are you people getting the leak from?

Who said there is one? Journalists get promos, don't think it's leaked yet.

Damn cultural elite.

Grace got 'released' on iTunes by accident. Scribble has leaked and been played on Radio1 lots. Always Loved A Film was Tong's Essential new tune a few weeks ago and the video is on YouTube. Bird 1 aka Strumpet has been played live since 07 and can be found on YouTube. Between Stars and Diamond Jigsaw are also on youtube. Louisiana = Jumping The Cran which was performed on one of their radio broadcasts from Lemonworld. Most of the album is out there in live form but the LP versions have been reworked so will sound a bit different. Between Stars, Scribble and ALAF are on the set posted above. Some are on the iTunes Live EP that got released last week.

Scribble has leaked

not sure if the band officially releasing it on their website counts as a "leak"

I'm talking about the single w/ album version, instrumental and Netsky remix.

That's for sale on iTunes, I believe.

ah, my use of the word leak was improper then. please forgive me.

we cant

essential mixxxxxxx is essential

ESSENTIAL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsHo1Q3BPYY

it's like a glossy dubnobass... track

ginormous smiley face

ha, well done youtube for taking the still image from those 2 seconds of video

this is pretty nice but something about High Contrast's brand of glossiness (thanks Dan, that is exactly the word) which is slightly offputting to me - looking forward to a full album though

i'm not sure this track is by high contrast

You're right - Scribble was, this isn't. (Barking wiki)

Oh, right! It sounded... trebly enough. Whatever that means. I stand corrected.

Leaked

whispers
bad boy
elevator
agitator
new york girl
corkscrew hair
BANG

Anyone got an opinion on the new album yet? IMO it's their best in a long while, probably better than even Beacoup Fish to me. Very positive and uplifting stuff, it does lack some of the subtlety of their earlier work, but there's a lot of knockout tracks here. I count 4 legitimate singles, maybe even 5. I wish they could have put on one epic-length jam on there, maybe something like "Bamboo", but whatever. It's definitely very good.

Opinions have been expressed, they largely match your own:
Underworld - Barking (Sept 13 2010)

Lots of discussion here:

Underworld - Barking (Sept 13 2010)

And to answer succinctly, it's one of the best albums I've heard all year.

wow, search function did not turn up that thread...thanks

hey guys if u didnt know ilxor really likes this album

hey guys here is a 7-year-old post where deej the critical genius of all things hip-hop admits to liking the smashing pumpkins!! looooooooool

Ned, let's talk about your 136 Albums of the 90s.

\Oo/ i still like selected works

great 'zing'

stfu

no

Not sure how deej's Underworld zing is any better/worse than my SP zing...?

Frankenstein stage play soundtrack imminent