Puppies is great, very interesting sounds. The Pearls Girl US CD was another release I really underrated
― Vinnie, Monday, 8 June 2020 01:51 (three years ago) link
Love that the first 3 seconds has a hard kick drum that's immediately abandoned.
yeah I really think this is brilliant
― frogbs, Monday, 8 June 2020 02:37 (three years ago) link
http://ghostable.uk/public/ilx/underworld/u092-068376.png 92. Ancient Phat Farm Coat 171 points, 3 votes 2005 b-side to JAL To Tokyo, a small excerpt also appears on Pizza For Eggs audio
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Monday, 8 June 2020 02:53 (three years ago) link
oh nice
another strange one-off. you'd never know it was Underworld. though maybe the piano underpinning gives it away.
― frogbs, Monday, 8 June 2020 02:54 (three years ago) link
Brad, discovering the existence of the 20-minute original:
excuse me there's a what ― BradNelson, Thursday, May 14, 2020 3:46 AM I'm really going to have to learn the track titles for the riverrun stuff for this poll, huh. FINE. ― lukas, Thursday, May 14, 2020 3:56 AM
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Monday, 8 June 2020 02:55 (three years ago) link
morning y'all
I'm sure I've posted this in at least one UW thread but every time this comes up on shuffle I'm always struck by how much it sounds like early 90s Underworld
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJa7v17kqqA
― frogbs, Monday, 8 June 2020 13:14 (three years ago) link
"ancient phat farm coat" ended up being really high on my ballot
prob my favorite ambient(???) underworld track ever at this point
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Monday, 8 June 2020 13:19 (three years ago) link
also confirm or deny that they exported the piano from this track onto "best mamgu ever"
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Monday, 8 June 2020 13:21 (three years ago) link
frogbs: Makes me think of 2002 b-side "Headset".
― maf you one two (maffew12), Monday, 8 June 2020 14:06 (three years ago) link
i somehow spaced on the long Farm Coat til this morning. Beauty. I'd only known the 8-minute "short excerpt" all this time :)
yeah sounds the same as the Mamgu piano to me
― maf you one two (maffew12), Monday, 8 June 2020 14:08 (three years ago) link
oh yeah I forgot about that one entirely
also reminds me of Freur's "Alabaster White Thing"
― frogbs, Monday, 8 June 2020 14:08 (three years ago) link
Yes. I'm now hearing that for the first time. Neat.
― maf you one two (maffew12), Monday, 8 June 2020 14:13 (three years ago) link
http://ghostable.uk/public/ilx/underworld/u091-643921.png 91. This Must Be Drum Street 174 points, 6 votes 2019 free-to-mailing-list mp3 as part of Drift video album remix audio
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Monday, 8 June 2020 17:04 (three years ago) link
honestly "Do you wanna buy my car?" is one of my favorite Karl lyrics
― frogbs, Monday, 8 June 2020 17:05 (three years ago) link
one of the catchiest drift tracks
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Monday, 8 June 2020 17:07 (three years ago) link
this kicks so much ass ― BradNelson, Monday, April 15, 2019 5:02 AM
this would be a nice one to stretch out to 12+ minutes ― frogbs, Tuesday, April 16, 2019 1:16 AM
https://i.imgur.com/B2k0l3h.jpg
Now they can also do techno pop music? Oh my God !!!
i quite like this, it's simple but catchy. Love hearing Rick's voice reciting random(?) words when we'd expect Karl. Speaking of, Karl's two lines are so dreamily produced, they become like a calming mantra...especially if one puts the track on repeat as i did yesterday and today for commutes!
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Monday, 8 June 2020 17:16 (three years ago) link
everything starting to feel 'too low' already lol. Love this one. Had it at #49
― maf you one two (maffew12), Monday, 8 June 2020 17:20 (three years ago) link
http://ghostable.uk/public/ilx/underworld/u090-140108.png 90. Minneapolis 178 points, 5 votes inc one for ...Airwaves 1992 12" AA1 and AA2 by Lemon Interupt audio Minneapolis Airwaves audio
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Monday, 8 June 2020 17:46 (three years ago) link
I'm not sure why I hadn't heard this before
― shout-out to his family (DJP), Monday, 8 June 2020 17:49 (three years ago) link
Omg that graphic.
― Dirty Epic H. (Eric H.), Monday, 8 June 2020 17:53 (three years ago) link
i thought i listened to pretty much everything but apparently i missed sooo muuuuch!!!
― Hackers (1995) (Will M.), Monday, 8 June 2020 18:02 (three years ago) link
audience video 2014
- First, just saying... But why the name Minneapolis -- because the song is named after minneapolis. - Chanhassen is not Minneapolis by any stretch of the imagination -- they name a lot of songs after places. why not? - Jesus this isn't an act of war I was just curious the back story.
-- because the song is named after minneapolis.
- Chanhassen is not Minneapolis by any stretch of the imagination
-- they name a lot of songs after places. why not?
- Jesus this isn't an act of war I was just curious the back story.
https://i.imgur.com/xFyEMRv.jpg
Underworld have a handful of incredible tracks they've played live but not released. I'm not sure of other bands who still work on ideas while on stage in front of 10K-20K fans. They did a version of Ring Road on one of their live broadcasts where they used Minneapolis as the backing track. Worked out great. ― brotherlovesdub, Tuesday, October 20, 2009 3:59
― brotherlovesdub, Tuesday, October 20, 2009 3:59
audience video 2017 with Ring Road lyrics
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Monday, 8 June 2020 18:04 (three years ago) link
things I've learned so far in this poll:
1. Underneath the Radar was way more popular than I ever imagined. wondering what the most covered Underworld song is now, and where that stands in the ranking.2. I slept on the Drift videos, they're really well done. apparently I have hours of watching to do.3. need more live mashups after watching Ring Road + Minneapolis.
― cheek, Monday, 8 June 2020 19:50 (three years ago) link
Think there's a few obvious (and fairly horrible) trance covers of Born Slippy so at least this one tries something different
― groovypanda, Monday, 8 June 2020 20:06 (three years ago) link
Ha, Born Slippy as Cornflake Girl. I don't hate it!
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Monday, 8 June 2020 20:08 (three years ago) link
http://ghostable.uk/public/ilx/underworld/u089-220311.png 89. Phonestrap 6 / Autotrader 4 182 points, 3 votes inc Will voting for one of each title 2008 track from digital EP Phonestrap audio (8 min) full EP audio (18 min)
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Monday, 8 June 2020 20:38 (three years ago) link
So muß sich Musik anhören
nice trip! i love them
good sound )
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Monday, 8 June 2020 20:39 (three years ago) link
that whole phonestrap series was such a lovely surprise! a nice little tune playing telephone with itself into weird spaceworld
― Hackers (1995) (Will M.), Monday, 8 June 2020 20:47 (three years ago) link
if i'm following the telephone game going on in here, i think Karl sold his car to someone in Minneapolis using Autotrader?
― maf you one two (maffew12), Monday, 8 June 2020 20:49 (three years ago) link
http://ghostable.uk/public/ilx/underworld/u088-284165.png 88. And I Will Kiss 186 points, 3 votes 2012 Olympics opening ceremony segment, feat. Dame Evelyn Glennie and The Pandemonium Drummers, released on Isles Of Wonder
Opening Ceremony "Pandemonium" video 2012
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Monday, 8 June 2020 21:03 (three years ago) link
Opening Ceremony 'Pandemonium' video 2012
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Monday, 8 June 2020 21:05 (three years ago) link
I cannot put into words how good this was. The actors were outstanding, the music was perfect and how creative you got to be to put this all together that only a absolute genius can do. Love this man front row with tears in his eyes and how proud he is 15:53. Will always remember this for the rest of my life.
I was lucky enough to be one of those on stage, hauling sections of turf in the industrial revolution - it was the best, most memorable and moving night ever! So very proud to have been (a very small) part of it
One of the greatest moments in the televised history of the world! A masterpiece.
This song simultaneously inspires me and makes me think I’m wasting my life.
I was lucky enough to be there that night and will take to my grave the pride to be British and the emotion this piece brought to the stadium. Seven years later I marched on Parliament, so ashamed am I of the mess made of this most divided country by those driven by self interest and introspection
I hit a big dislike because i had to watch this because of school
audience video 2018
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Monday, 8 June 2020 21:23 (three years ago) link
tsk - audience video 2018
Forgot about that Ring Road/Minneapolis mash up, that's so good. is my mind playing tricks on me or did they do that during a radio broadcast once?
glad Phonestrap got a few votes, always been a fan of that one
― frogbs, Monday, 8 June 2020 21:29 (three years ago) link
It was bld's quoted reference to a broadcast version in the '00s that set me finding that 2017 one!
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Monday, 8 June 2020 21:31 (three years ago) link
I can only assume that And I Will Kiss scored three votes because nearly everyone hadn't heard it, btw. Rick being hospitalised at the end of the ceremony was probably at least 50% just having written this, months earlier, catching up with him.
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Monday, 8 June 2020 21:54 (three years ago) link
wow yeah I don't think I've heard this one
― frogbs, Monday, 8 June 2020 22:01 (three years ago) link
http://ghostfood.uk/public/ilx/underworld/u086a-617443.png
86= The First Note Is Silent 189 points, 3 votes 2011 12" by High Contrast featuring Tiësto & Underworld
promo video (directed, shot and edited by High Contrast} audience video (High Contrast dropping the acetate .wav a month before release)
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Monday, 8 June 2020 22:10 (three years ago) link
Good to see Olympic music place. Loved the ceremony and played the soundtrack album a bunch at the time. But I findb the ceremony music hard to go back to now. It's some strange mental gymnastics trying to sort out where that belongs in relation to Dirty Epic... so I Did Not Finish.
― maf you one two (maffew12), Monday, 8 June 2020 22:18 (three years ago) link
First Note comments:
it's like a glimpse of a parallel universe where Underworld were a Chart EDM/D&B group of the early 2010sSure 90% will find it unbearably cheesy, but afraid I love it without reservations - the backwards string sample at 1:41 is the money shot here btw.― Camaraderie at Arms Length, Sunday, May 10, 2020 7:02 AM
Sure 90% will find it unbearably cheesy, but afraid I love it without reservations - the backwards string sample at 1:41 is the money shot here btw.
― Camaraderie at Arms Length, Sunday, May 10, 2020 7:02 AM
“The First Note is Silent” is by far my favorite of the banger collab era. At the time I could barely get through it because I feared it was a permanent shift towards straightforward lyrics + famous EDM co-producers - listening knowing that that’s not the case, it’s such a good track.― cheek, Sunday, May 10, 2020 1:09 PM
― cheek, Sunday, May 10, 2020 1:09 PM
https://i.imgur.com/v8l6bsL.jpg
This song is creating one of the best memories in my life, I was young, without responsibilities, on university and lived party life, thank you for that
- literally get a tingling sensation whenever I listen to this song. dunno if it was the chemical enjoyment of the first time I heard this song or what.-- It will be exactly that reason of your first pill. I feel the same with 'two months off’ by underworld
-- It will be exactly that reason of your first pill. I feel the same with 'two months off’ by underworld
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Monday, 8 June 2020 22:23 (three years ago) link
My #5, too low!
― Anti-Cop Ponceortium (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Monday, 8 June 2020 22:52 (three years ago) link
One thing that mustn't be overlooked in 'And I Will Kiss' is the little nods to 'Rez' that waft in during the fourth minute.
― nashwan, Monday, 8 June 2020 22:52 (three years ago) link
http://ghostfood.uk/public/ilx/underworld/u086-337843.png 86= Skym 189 points, 4 votes 1999 album track Beaucoup Fish JBO1005431 VHS promo
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Monday, 8 June 2020 22:56 (three years ago) link
Probably my favourite beatless thing by them (from not a big list I realise).
― nashwan, Monday, 8 June 2020 23:00 (three years ago) link
(oh my ballot suggests otherwise lol nm)
― nashwan, Monday, 8 June 2020 23:01 (three years ago) link
Is 'Skym' the "do you still feed the animals?" one? That song is absolute dogshit. ― Matt DC, Wednesday, July 6, 2011 11:45 PM yeah, and Skym might also be Mark G's "slow ballady" one: beatless singing over contemplative piano chords, throbbing sci-fi engine room synths later, poor becoming moderate, Viking, Dogger (Skym is definitely on my "non-amazing" list but I do like the synth sound. its presence after Winjer is probably why I thought I didn't like Winjer and was doubly surprised by Dan's post until I put it on and went "oh, yeah, this one is good actually") ― a passing spacecadet, Wednesday, July 6, 2011 11:48 PM
i (i...i...i...) like Skym ― blueski, Wednesday, July 13, 2011 10:19 AM i too enjoy skym, and since i managed to not even vote in my own poll, maybe i should have gone with that ― BradNelson, Thursday, July 14, 2011 2:07 AM
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Monday, 8 June 2020 23:29 (three years ago) link
― Anti-Cop Ponceortium (Camaraderie at Arms Length)
lol, this one almost cracked my top 10, we three voters did some heavy lifting on this one.
― cheek, Monday, 8 June 2020 23:45 (three years ago) link
One person voted for Shudder, and a couple of people confirmed that they definitively intended votes for Shudder / King Of Snake to not be votes for King Of Snake per se. If those people had voted for both compositions with equal enthusiasm, then 192ish points would have seen it rank at 93 or so.
the underrated part of that album (besides "Winjer") is the ambient noodling of "Shudder" bursting into the intro to "King of Snake"; it's kind of cheap tension/release but it works SO WELL ― DJP, Saturday, February 19, 2011 2:59 AM
This 199 live audio link goes to Shudder; skip back to the start to catch Pens Git, Ramajama and Rowla beforehand.
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Tuesday, 9 June 2020 00:07 (three years ago) link
*1999; cat bumped the laptop.
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Tuesday, 9 June 2020 00:08 (three years ago) link
Yep. I really tried to listen to as much as I could in preparation of the poll and I've still only heard seven of the placing tracks so far!
― Vinnie, Tuesday, 9 June 2020 02:29 (three years ago) link