Underworld - Classic or Dud?

interesting tidbit here

https://sonar.es/en/2019/artists/underworld

Their latest project, Drift, is a self defined “journey without a fixed destination” consisting of 5 EP’s (and possibly an album)

so that's about 2 1/2 hours of material? very nice.

Next Drift track:

David Bowie’s LOW was the first record that made me realise that a singer can stand at the back as well as the front of the band. Rick was ahead of me in his vision for the dubnobasswithmyheadman album and he’s done it again with Brussels.

Twenty-four hours before this release it was one of a pile of unfinished pieces ‘not’ scheduled to come out. Simon Taylor filmed his route home that evening as he travelled down the motorway - some of this footage inevitably found its way into the conversation.

Working back and forth with sound and image is how we're developing the DRIFT Series, Rick weaving and stitching grooves, melody and words together; drawing parts from disparate songs to create a piece of music that shocked me. Twenty four hours ago, this journey through the edge of night didn't exist.

- Karl

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHs5H_rWmEA

man I should start listenign to this Drift shit

FIVE EP'S?! Awesome. Most tracks have been stellar... we're not even half through? Aaaa

another collab with The Necks. it's 47 minutes long. and it's really good. a lot more going on than the other collab they did on Drift EP 1. the middle kinda reminds me of the Beastie Boys jamming out in the mid-90s

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

that is fantastic. i need to start keeping up with these

ok i'm listening to drift 1 rn and this is fantastic

i love feeling like i made the right decision being an underworld fan

i'll get back to y'all when i can describe music as anything other than "fantastic"

I keep forgetting until this pops up here every week... fantastic!!

woah this isn't even "out"yet.. where you get the YouTube link?

that was a fantastic voyage

frogbs, that was next week's track! Seen on borndirty forum eh?

This week's song looks like it's about to go up at underworldlive.com. it's on YouTube at https://youtu.be/KeS--IvjrYQ

yep - looks like it's gone now. I was wondering what happened to "part 5" but I figured I miscounted them.

good track but, I dunno. kinda pales in comparison. funny to see Rick just straight up write, "this one's not finished". something really great could come out of it.

so is Drift Ep 2 gonna be over 80 minutes? that's pretty awesome.

around 84 it seems.

thanks for posting the Necks track... looking forward to hearing it again, in a week?!

That 47 minute track is wonderful

Niiiiiiice

Wow this is actually the best thing ever?

welcome!

Ep 2: ATOM is out now. It's 85 minutes long, which I guess makes this their longest album yet

This time there are some pretty extensive notes about the tunes, if you're interested:

https://underworldlive.com/drift/sleeve-notes/

feels a lot more substantial than Ep 1. if they really release 2-3 more things like this it's gonna be a massive year for them.

Decided to bail on plans tonight, staying in to listen to Drift 2, no regrets

Ten minute Twist jam:

https://underworldlive.com/music/twist-music-bank-jam-take-7/

damn...this is what the version on AHDO should've been

Finally getting to Drift 2, this is some good isht

IT'S SO GOOD

Episode 3 begins

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBqRaupA6MQ

albums of the year

that is very nice - reminds me a lot of "Sola Sistim" but its less pensive. almost laughed out loud at the Barry White bit, though

looking forward to that Necks jam!

are these the same Necks that will be on the next swans/gira album?

yes, they’ve been going for over thirty years as the same trio

The Necks: (Tony Buck, Chris Abrahams, Lloyd Swanton). This transcendental improv combo will play basic tracks to my guitar part on 2 songs, and the songs will be further orchestrated and sung to thereafter. Tony will also play various instruments on other songs.

Thx, interesting.

2001 ILM thread: the necks - nummy num krautjazz goodness, or frothy australian piffle?

2003 thread: New Necks

2004 thread: The Necks - Drive By; Classic or Dud?

2005 thread: the necks - mosquito/see through - c/d?

22 of their albums polled: the necks - mosquito/see through - c/d?

always a pleasure to be reminded about "nummy num krautjazz goodness or frothy australian piffle"

sorry for mispaste

"dune" is sublime

this one is even sublimer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtU2Yi2xgGE

seriously flashing back to hearing "8 Ball" for the first time

you said the magic words ("8 ball")

wow yeah holy shit

Super-pretty. The piano is gorgeous.

is the "cowgirl" riff in there? kinda feel like i'm hearing the ghost of it throughout this track

I was gonna say there's a bit of "Rez" in there but that's just their style. I hear it in "Faxed Invitation" too.

i was actually thinking of "rez"! i make this mistake all of the time bc of the everything, everything version

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

this kicks so much ass

this would be a nice one to stretch out to 12+ minutes

Is there a longer version of Appleshine? It's getting real nice at the end there.

"Appleshine Continuum" is sort of a 47 minute version?

Oh and... whatever version you have in mind (Youtube weekly release or final "episode" audio release), check the other. Not sure what the difference is with Appleshine specifically, but the video is 7 seconds longer. Custard Speedtalk's video is around 40 seconds longer... someone at borndirty.org was talking about the differences. I dunno. But they're clearly futzing around with a lot of iterations of these tracks

"Molehill" is around 90 seconds longer on the release with a nice coda... i like it much better than i did at first.

oh these guys

this would be a nice one to stretch out to 12+ minutes

this week's is 12:15, and tagged as bigroombangersandstadiumtechnoman plus RIYL "Downpipe, Spoonman, Moaner, Threat of Rain, Kittens, Dogman Go Woof" by the band or their people

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uc-xJjBr7qQ