too fuckin low!!!!!
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Friday, 12 June 2020 21:11 (three years ago) link
Early thoughts, obviously stand out tracks seem to be Little Speaker, that piano riff towards the end is absolutely hypnotic, just spins you round and round. ― Ronan, Wednesday, September 25, 2002 12:30 AM
Little Speaker is such a sharp tune as well, very subtle but I could imagine it working really well live too, it's just so perfectly layered at the end, like really good techno except more soul and less machine. ― Ronan, Wednesday, September 25, 2002 8:23 PM
piano cover
https://i.imgur.com/8moyUy6.jpg
I like parts of it such as the wobbly off-beat rhythm on "Little Speaker" or the ambience of "Twist" (the live versions blow this out of the water by the way) but a lot of it feels uninspired for this band...particularly "Dinosaur Adventure" which seems like an analgam of past UW successes constructed just for single purposes; "Sola Sistim" doesn't really go places and much of "Little Speaker" is kinda lame, especially as the bass drowns out everything else. I still like the album and think it's actually quite good for a post-2000 release from an electronic act but it was definitely a drop off from the first three. Come With Us I'd rate on the same level - not as good as the first three, does have some great tracks, just not enough substance for me ― frogbs, Tuesday, February 5, 2013 2:18 AM
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Friday, 12 June 2020 21:14 (three years ago) link
I retract that now, Little Speaker ain't lame & the album has plenty of substance
― frogbs, Friday, 12 June 2020 21:27 (three years ago) link
too late buddy! everything anyone says on the internet once has to remain their opinion forever
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Friday, 12 June 2020 21:28 (three years ago) link
http://ghostable.uk/public/ilx/underworld/u049-033767.png 49. Oich Oich 461 points, 11 votes 1996 CD5 b-side audio
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Friday, 12 June 2020 21:39 (three years ago) link
nice young men
lol don't I know it. I've accidentally argued with myself on a music board more than once
anyway..."Oich Oich" is incredible, my favorite off the Pearl's Girl EP. wish there was an even longer version
― frogbs, Friday, 12 June 2020 21:49 (three years ago) link
Actually, there's one called Oich Oich that I like a lot too... Maybe that. ― KeefW, Thursday, May 18, 2006 8:27 AM
There is a 'jam' version from their old website. It's pretty good too. ― brotherlovesdub, Wednesday, April 22, 2015 12:55 PM
jam audio
https://i.imgur.com/YqfDAx9.jpg
A life without Faxed Invitation, Peach Tree, Trim, Best Mamgu Ever, Oich Oich, 8 Ball, Thing In A Book, and River of Bass is a life not worth living. ― brotherlovesdub, Thursday, May 31, 2018 2:19 AM
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Friday, 12 June 2020 21:52 (three years ago) link
God tier three track single right there
― nashwan, Friday, 12 June 2020 22:15 (three years ago) link
https://i.ibb.co/Tmhhtp7/zepp-karlface.gif
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Friday, 12 June 2020 22:26 (three years ago) link
I probably put "Oich Oich" too low. That dreamy guitar hook has been haunting me since we voted. It's a dark-sounding track with an incredible lightness to it
― Vinnie, Friday, 12 June 2020 23:17 (three years ago) link
http://ghostable.uk/public/ilx/underworld/interupt-dirtyguitar.png
With 456 votes from 9 voters, the white label remix Dirty Guitar by Lemon Interupt would have placed at 52 on discrete votes.
audio audience audio 1998
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Friday, 12 June 2020 23:34 (three years ago) link
Ouch Oich Jam is new to me. Wonder why they didn’t include that on the box set. I never kept up with their website, sounds like there might have been lots of other alternate takes I’ve. Issued out on.
― I am using your worlds, Saturday, 13 June 2020 07:11 (three years ago) link
*missed
They did looooads of sketches & demos & things in the early duo years, some low-bitrate live shows, and a handful of alternate or early versions. The Dark Train that's on the "cutting room floor" mix was released as a standalone, and a few more MAY OR MAY NOT turn up in this poll yet!
The Something Like A Mama / Nuxx jam upthread was a website giveaway - here's another Mama-related joint, for fun.
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Saturday, 13 June 2020 09:13 (three years ago) link
oh wow i'd never heard "mama / nuxx jam" and "oich oich jam" before, both rule
voted for a bunch of recent tracks: "brilliant yes that will be" is one of their best ambient tracks, "glam bucket" is gorgeous, what really makes "another silent way" is that piano. i absolutely should have had "something like a mama" higher, that sort of mode is one of their best and i love that bassline
― ufo, Saturday, 13 June 2020 12:59 (three years ago) link
oh phew I did vote for Toluca Starsnow did I leave the stove on....
― maf you one two (maffew12), Saturday, 13 June 2020 13:48 (three years ago) link
You're getting a banging donk on it already
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Sunday, 14 June 2020 21:32 (three years ago) link
https://media.giphy.com/media/Yn5tD2eBfI30BlDA03/giphy.gif
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Monday, 15 June 2020 04:47 (three years ago) link
Many, many, many, many people have asked me "Rick, how do you approach a remix?"
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Monday, 15 June 2020 07:21 (three years ago) link
Rick Smith : How to Remix
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Monday, 15 June 2020 07:22 (three years ago) link
Is everyone having a chilled morning?
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Monday, 15 June 2020 12:18 (three years ago) link
Cute videosI'm good
― maf you one two (maffew12), Monday, 15 June 2020 12:32 (three years ago) link
you know who is chilled?
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Monday, 15 June 2020 12:45 (three years ago) link
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48. Ova Nova 466 points, 11 votes, 1 #1 2016 single from album Barbara Barbara, We Face A Shining Future video by Tomato / Simon Taylor KCRW session video 2016 (link at 41:45)
Respect to whoever gave this a #1.
Fantastic tune
― groovypanda, Monday, 15 June 2020 13:01 (three years ago) link
"low burn" and "ova nova" are very og underworld while the rest is verrrryyyy different ― BradNelson, Tuesday, March 8, 2016 5:48 PM
btw NPR is offering "Ova Nova" up as a streamable song and it's kind of incredible http://www.npr.org/2016/03/07/468737177/songs-we-love-underworld-ova-nova Between this and "I Exhale", I feel like they've finally hit upon an iteration of the "Bruce Lee"/"Ring Road" template that works extremely well for me rather than making me want to die. ― DJP, Wednesday, March 9, 2016 4:58 AM
instrumental audio
https://i.imgur.com/zp21ip3.jpg
fan cover
"Ova Nova" is so damn good, I'm getting chills from it ― frogbs, Tuesday, April 26, 2016 4:02 AM
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Monday, 15 June 2020 13:02 (three years ago) link
bliss
― maf you one two (maffew12), Monday, 15 June 2020 13:06 (three years ago) link
I was the guy who put this at #1, tough decision but it felt right in the end
― frogbs, Monday, 15 June 2020 13:11 (three years ago) link
chillest dude 2020
― maf you one two (maffew12), Monday, 15 June 2020 13:19 (three years ago) link
Ova Nova had managed to bounce off me completely until after the ballots closed, and it's currently one of my favourite Underworld songs.
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Monday, 15 June 2020 13:26 (three years ago) link
Listening a lot to BBWFASF after submitting my ballot I wish I'd put it higher on mine too
― groovypanda, Monday, 15 June 2020 13:28 (three years ago) link
http://ghostable.uk/public/ilx/underworld/u047-208623.png 47. Confusion The Waitress 467 points, 14 votes
1996 album track from Second Toughest In The Infants audio live audio 1996
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Monday, 15 June 2020 13:49 (three years ago) link
Barbara is so cohesive after the first two (excellent) tracks you almost don't want to talk about it cuz you might sound like you're calling it "samey"... but they're all distinct tracks that manage to sustain a certain...ok, chill(Holy crap, "Santiago Cuatro" is cuatro minutes long??)
― maf you one two (maffew12), Monday, 15 June 2020 13:58 (three years ago) link
i think ova nova was my highest rated barbara track? maybe if rah was higher. i refuse to look at my ballot and get acquainted with how wrong i was
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Monday, 15 June 2020 14:23 (three years ago) link
― frogbs, Monday, June 15, 2020 6:11 AM (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink
extremely respectable no. 1!
I relistened to 2nd Toughest and, surprisingly, didn't hate it. I still feel like the recorded versions of most of the songs aside from "Rowla" and "Pearl's Girl" don't have the same impact that they do in a live setting (ESPECIALLY "Confusion The Waitress", which really kills the momentum of the album) but I have a much smaller chip on my shoulder about the actual album than I used to I still rank it behind all of their other albums though, except maybe Oblivion With Bells ― DJP, Wednesday, October 24, 2012 1:32 AM I never really had a problem with "Confusion". You kind of need to listen to it on good headphones to catch all the little things that go on on that album. It just captures SO MUCH of what was great about the whole 90's electro scene (dubnobass did too, but kind of had its own sound) ― frogbs, Wednesday, October 24, 2012 1:38 AM
audience audio 1998
https://i.imgur.com/yzp5ZWJ.jpg
Darren Emerson remix, for more speculation on what he brought to their songwriting
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Monday, 15 June 2020 14:24 (three years ago) link
she said
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Monday, 15 June 2020 14:25 (three years ago) link
You kind of need to listen to it on good headphones to catch all the little things that go on on that album.
very true
― cheek, Monday, 15 June 2020 14:47 (three years ago) link
http://ghostable.uk/public/ilx/underworld/u046-745074.png 46. Mother Earth 485 points, 11 votes inc 2 for FM 1992 12" by Tomato featuring Underworld audio 1990 demo audio (mp3)
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Monday, 15 June 2020 15:24 (three years ago) link
omg M.E. is SO GREAT AND UNDERRATED ― Stevie D, Friday, September 23, 2016 6:40 AM good christ i love m.e., it's one of their hippiest sunrise on ibiza tracks too. ― nomar, Friday, September 23, 2016 6:52 AM I've never understood why people are down on M.E From day one, it's always been one of the (many) highlights on Dubno for me ― groovypanda, Friday, September 23, 2016 6:29 PM
FM Mix audio1991 live audio
https://i.imgur.com/ETycXgp.jpg
Although I don't understand why folks are so down on 'M.E.' ... I love that one! ― Turrican, Thursday, June 2, 2016 5:57 AM M.E is ace. One of my favourite tracks of theirs. ― groovypanda, Thursday, June 2, 2016 6:01 AM
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Monday, 15 June 2020 15:35 (three years ago) link
I shoulda voted for that one.
― Dirty Epic H. (Eric H.), Monday, 15 June 2020 15:43 (three years ago) link
Still one of my favourites although this being Underworld, that wasn't quite enough to make my top 10
― groovypanda, Monday, 15 June 2020 15:53 (three years ago) link
http://ghostable.uk/public/ilx/underworld/u045-005880.png 45. Dune 488 points, 10 votes 2019 digital single as part of Drift Volkswagen Play The Road video 2013 Drift video by Simon Taylor and Carys Staton
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Monday, 15 June 2020 18:09 (three years ago) link
Another find from the Drift box on relistening for this poll. A beautiful thing
― groovypanda, Monday, 15 June 2020 18:16 (three years ago) link
I was in front of my computer today for 8 hours. This track played on repeat for each of those 8 hours.
Love it. As many others have said, it's like a follow-up to Sola Sistem, but this time there's glimmers of hope :)
Ok, is this only me now or is Dune like the perfect successor to Are you rockstar? I mean, same vocoder setting, same lead?! Just put on Are you a rockstar and wondered why I was listening to Dune. Hm...
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Monday, 15 June 2020 18:16 (three years ago) link
who else played this so much early on that the new vocal take on the box is still jarring?
― maf you one two (maffew12), Monday, 15 June 2020 18:21 (three years ago) link
*karl voice* tuuuuuuuuuune
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Monday, 15 June 2020 18:21 (three years ago) link
yes!! in iTunes I put "Are You Rockstar" as track 1 on episode 3
I'm sure it's been mentioned a few times but this track brings back nearly the entire sound palette of AHDO
― frogbs, Monday, 15 June 2020 18:23 (three years ago) link
and beats most of it!I scratched the lyrics down on a notepad one day as I absolutely couldn't follow them through the song otherwise.... they really drift by somehow.
― maf you one two (maffew12), Monday, 15 June 2020 18:35 (three years ago) link