or maybe just underworld in general to some degree, maybe it reminds me more of some of their deep cuts
― christmas candy bar (al leong), Tuesday, 13 August 2013 18:15 (ten years ago) link
holy shit i never knew "stagger" was completely improvised
― 1 P.3. Eternal (roxymuzak), Tuesday, 13 August 2013 18:18 (ten years ago) link
can't remember who did the underworld one week one band but they were one of the bands i considered writing about; really enjoyed that week
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Tuesday, 13 August 2013 18:20 (ten years ago) link
thanks for that track. i can hear a similarity, for sure.
― 1 P.3. Eternal (roxymuzak), Tuesday, 13 August 2013 18:24 (ten years ago) link
wow, I never knew that about "Stagger" either. it does make sense though - the music is fairly loose, and Hyde's lyrics make even less sense than usual. if anything sounds improvised (or put together quickly) it's "Airtowel" which sort of feels like their jam track. "Stagger" is just too perfect as it is.
― frogbs, Tuesday, 13 August 2013 18:35 (ten years ago) link
Sure there was a good deal of post-improv splicing and editing.
― I wish to incorporate disco into my small business (chap), Tuesday, 13 August 2013 18:35 (ten years ago) link
confusion the waitress 0
:-(
― Boven is het stil (Eric H.), Tuesday, 13 August 2013 18:36 (ten years ago) link
yeah that's a joke
― 1 P.3. Eternal (roxymuzak), Tuesday, 13 August 2013 19:09 (ten years ago) link
i can buy that the overall structure and lyrics were spur of the moment though
― frogbs, Tuesday, 13 August 2013 19:26 (ten years ago) link
Really vibing on Air Towel at the moment.
― I wish to incorporate disco into my small business (chap), Friday, 14 February 2014 14:52 (ten years ago) link
just listened to this yesterday, juanita/kiteless never fails to make me stop whatever im doing and just listen
― 1 P.3. Eternal (roxymuzak), Friday, 14 February 2014 14:59 (ten years ago) link
listening to this for the first time
― bourgie tagger (crüt), Friday, 14 February 2014 17:33 (ten years ago) link
report back, I'm curious as to how it's held up to someone who doesn't have any memories attached to it. my last impression of this was that it dated very well...feels cleaner and more timeless than dubnobass or Beacoup Fish
― frogbs, Friday, 14 February 2014 17:34 (ten years ago) link
this album makes me want to live my life driving around in a car at night
― christmas candy bar (al leong), Friday, 14 February 2014 17:38 (ten years ago) link
first time, crut?!?? we should have talked about this IRL while you were here
― 1 P.3. Eternal (roxymuzak), Sunday, 16 February 2014 22:03 (ten years ago) link
also al leong otm in the extreme.
Think this is my favourite dance album of all time these days. It definitely has dated better than Dubnobass and Beaucoup Fish (as great as those they are)
― Kitchen Person, Sunday, 16 February 2014 22:25 (ten years ago) link
Obviously didn't need those and they in that last sentence.
― Kitchen Person, Sunday, 16 February 2014 22:26 (ten years ago) link
I love the lack of obvious bangers on this one (I don't think Hyde does his shouty vox thing here except on pearls girl and even there it's deeply distorted.) and those hooks are just really so subtle and they immerse themselves in my head. like on confusion the waitress, which is all time great. I think they really achieved something singular here, like the perfect moody, propulsive, shining cityscape fast approaching in the distance album.
― christmas candy bar (al leong), Tuesday, 18 February 2014 02:05 (ten years ago) link
― christmas candy bar (al leong), Friday, February 14, 2014 5:38 PM (1 year ago)
Listening again to this again now, mainly thanks to the epics poll, and I'm hearing again how good it is and how much I loved it. Such great tracks all the way through. It reminds me so much of my travelling to meet my gf in Liverpool from Leeds on the trans eur.. erm trans peninne express. Great days.
― kraudive, Saturday, 11 April 2015 00:37 (nine years ago) link
http://www.underworldlive.com/news/2015/09/underworld-second-toughest-in-the-infants-remaster/
― StanM, Thursday, 17 September 2015 15:09 (eight years ago) link
CD3: previously unreleased material 1. Bug 2. Confusion The Waitress (She Said) 3. D+B Thing 4. D’Arbly St 5. 4 Crowns 6. Rowla A1806 7. Bing Here 8. Techno Thang 9. Pearls Ver2 10. Bloody 1
yessssssss
― frogbs, Thursday, 17 September 2015 15:37 (eight years ago) link
i've been listening to this album a lot lately and it's still >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
― insufficiently familiar with xgau's work to comment intelligently (BradNelson), Thursday, 17 September 2015 15:39 (eight years ago) link
my cd copy is still way too quiet, gotta crank the stereo up double to hear it. But it still sounds amazing.
― nomar, Thursday, 17 September 2015 16:50 (eight years ago) link
Full set:
Disc: 11. Juanita: Kiteless: To Dream Of Love2. Banstyle / Sappys Curry3. Confusion the Waitress4. Rowla5. Pearl's Girl6. Air Towel7. Blueski8. StaggerDisc: 21. Cherry Pie2. Oich Oich3. Puppies4. Mosaic5. Deep Arch6. Pearl's Girl (Tin There)7. Pearl's Girl (14996 Version)8. Born Slippy (Original Instrumental Version)9. Born Slippy.Nuxx (Deep Pan)Disc: 31. Bug2. Confusion The Waitress (She Said)3. D+B Thing4. D'Arbly St5. 4 Crowns6. Rowla A18067. Bing Here8. Techno Thang9. Pearls Ver210. Bloody 1Disc: 41. Nuxx A17962. Nuxx A2221 UW live (2 sets) Leicester M Dog 943. Nuxx A4712 Live @ Zap club Brighton Feb944. Nuxx A4733 UW live Amsterdam Apr945. Nuxx Liquid Room 94 A2254 UW Live Liquid Room 2 Tokyo6. Nuxx from A18257. Born Slippy (Nuxx)
― Mark G, Friday, 25 September 2015 12:22 (eight years ago) link
― insufficiently familiar with xgau's work to comment intelligently (BradNelson)
― nakhchivan, Friday, 25 September 2015 12:24 (eight years ago) link
i only found out the titles origin last year
― nakhchivan, Friday, 25 September 2015 12:25 (eight years ago) link
which is?
― Acting Crazy (Instrumental) (jed_), Friday, 25 September 2015 14:27 (eight years ago) link
The unusual name of the album derives from a comment made by member Rick Smith's six-year-old nephew, Simon Prosser, when asked on his progress at infant school, the level of schooling attended by four- to seven-year-old children in the United Kingdom[citation needed].
― Mark G, Friday, 25 September 2015 15:21 (eight years ago) link
yes it may or may not be true but between truth and [citation needed] print the later
― nakhchivan, Friday, 25 September 2015 15:29 (eight years ago) link
The first two tracks on this album = godlike.
― Turrican, Monday, 12 October 2015 23:53 (eight years ago) link
cannot believe Amazon wants $$110 for the 4cd set!
― the late great, Tuesday, 13 October 2015 02:00 (eight years ago) link
I've gotta say, I love how this album is mastered so quietly compared to other electronic records of the time, it means it really blossoms when you crank it up.
― Turrican, Wednesday, 14 October 2015 23:12 (eight years ago) link
this has got to have the best first six minutes of any electronic album ever. even though I've heard it a zillion times I still get drawn in every time.
― frogbs, Friday, 12 February 2016 14:21 (eight years ago) link
The best 30 minutes, more like!
― Gholdfish Killah (Turrican), Wednesday, 6 December 2017 18:42 (six years ago) link
Second disc of the deluxe edition (which gets split out over 3 discs + added tracks differently on the superdeluxe) is so quality front-to-back. I love this era of Underworld, when production technique got more sophisticated but they hadn't yet gone technicolor, it was still pretty straightahead, driving, melancholy dance music.
― lukas, Wednesday, 12 February 2020 21:27 (four years ago) link