why don't you poll me I feel like flying to... the UNDERWORLD Poll Results thread -- produced by Smith & Hyde for ILM Artist Poll #102

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That Ian Wade live review is great! They just don’t write ‘em like they used to.

Finally caught up on all the tracks I had not heard before. I think most of the favorite Drift tracks ended up on the sampler, but it was cool seeing the videos. "Why Why Why" was my favorite new find - it certainly would have made my ballot if I'd heard it before. the band that keeps on giving

I should say all the placing tracks I had not heard before

12 Drift tracks in the 77 but only 5 of them on the Sampler

I'm going through the YouTube playlist and it's great so far. Underworld are like Stereolab or Saint Etienne for me where no matter how thoroughly I try to acquaint myself w their intimidatingly vast catalog, I STILL find non-album singles or compilation tracks or b-sides that blow my mind (this morning it's "Big Mouth").

I'm also surprised that 2 of the 3 Riverrun releases placed but not "Lovely Broken Thing", and that someone said upthread that it was clearly inferior to the other 2?? I always thought it was the strongest but haven't spent that much time with them, and "I'm a Big Sister, and I'm a Girl, and I'm a Princess, and This Is My Horse" was WAY better than I remembered.

LBT has JAL to Tokyo and I like Peggy Sussed a lot but the rest feels a bit undercooked

TWELVE BY TWELVE: the best remixes made by Underworld in the 1990s, as voted by four ILX0rs

12. Mental Generation -- Cafe Del Mar (Underworld Mix Three)

Released 1993, probably done in 1992.

11. Björk -- Human Behaviour - The Underworld Dub (1)

Paired with its rarer twin on a 1993 10" titled Björk In An Underworld Adventure, cat # BJ DJ 104.

10. Eagles Prey -- Tonto's Drum (Darren Emerson Remix)

Despite the credit, one of the only full-Underworld remixes, including Karl on guitar. This ^ appears to be an extra long exclusive-to-youtube version, possibly too long to fit on a 1992 12".

it's happening!!

i had Tonto's Drum high. Not sure I'd heard it before.

Weird the youtube link won't play for me. Looks to be the same as what's on Spotify, which just has some bonus ambiance after the track. It sounded like a scuffed CD rip anyways so better off with your file.

I'd love it if the digital edition just left the DAT running by mistake.

09. The Chemical Brothers -- Leave Home (Underworld Mix One)

From 1993, and oft-collected thereafter.

i haven't been in an Underworld mood but bookmarking to revisit - looking forward to these remixes, have only heard the Björk so far

08. One Dove -- Why Don't You Take Me (Underworld Up 2 Down Remix)

One of the only instances where they were playful about numbering the additional versions of a mix. 1993.

lh1 already!!

07. Dreadzone -- Zion Youth (Underworld Mix)

1995 is the latest we'll be seeing anything place from. (1997 made a showing at #24.)

06. Saint Etienne -- Cool Kids Of Death (Underworld Mix)

Also from 1995, and an outlier in that it was mixed by Rick Smith solo (whether because Emerson though The Et were just too twee, or by chance as Rick was producing tracks for the band at the time, history does not record).

05. Shakespear's Sister -- Black Sky (Dub Extravaganza Part Two)

Our second example of a "#2" remix placing, this one from 1992.

04. Drum Club -- Sound System (Underworld Mix)

Only one version of this 1993 mix - one wonders if vote-splitting affected many contenders, or if there was a clear choice for every one of our massive voting audience.

Aww, assuming I know what the top 3 is so sad to see the amazing Simply Red remix miss out.

The Eagles Prey remix is part of my musical DNA as a ridiculous amount of 1993 was spent listening to this fantastic compilation whilst driving to various clubs all over the country

Which of the three versions of the Simply Red mix, though?!

All good but the 13 minute ambient instrumental is where it's at

^ my #9

my #8!

Think it was my #4 so assuming a low number of ballots perhaps it hasn't missed out and my top 3 predictions are wrong

ah shoot I voted for the shorter ambient with vocals. That should be a combine?

03. William Orbit -- Water From A Vine Leaf (Underwater Mix Part 1)

Mixed by Darren & Rick, before the Underwater credit meant Emerson alone, in all instances after 1993.

02. Orbital -- Lush 3-3 (Underworld)

The outside mixes of Lush 3 on the 1993 single were all numbered sequentially, after the two-part originals, rather than having specific mix titles.

William Orbit too low (my #1)

Love the way it just slowly builds and then erupts into this euphoric Balearic wig out

The points span was pretty close for everything, but doesn't mean that much for a small voting pool. However, numbers 10 through 2 went from 100 to 122 points, and we leap ahead more than that range in total for a clear winner on 146:

01. Leftfield -- Song Of Life (Steppin' Razor Mix)

From 1992, and apart from Human Behaviour, probably the track with the biggest life outside of its not-yet-Underworld-again remixes.

Worthy winner. My girlfriend at the time was in Uni in Derby so used to go to Progress and Renaissance quite a bit and when this track was dropped (as it often was) the dancefloor would just go off when the bass riff kicks in.

The 13-minute Ambient Instrumental of Simply Red came in at #16. Goldie & Rob's The Shadow (Bing Here Mix) is categorically Rick's worst, with one point. Fair fucks to him for giving up on remixes immediately afterward!

The Process mix is highly regarded by the DnB heads tho

Two votes, 30 points. But it's possible that Rob Playford massaged the DnB back into it with his "additional remix production"!

get it together, Rick Smith!

/thread

Ummm... these remixes are all fucking amazing. Especially “Human Behaviour” and the “Gotta get up, gotta get up, downtown” one.

Really love their remix of Sven Vath - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikkX14qlIpo

Omg that graphic.

― Dirty Epic H. (Eric H.), Tuesday, June 9, 2020 3:53 AM (eleven months ago)

happy anniversary

I'm in Italy for the first time ever and I can't explain why but the ambulances sound like moaner.

this is my first time reading through this thread and it's funny seeing things i said long ago sprinkled in

totally "too much time on ilx", or too much time on ilx in 2005, but i can't hear the opening of "jumbo" without thinking of stevem being annoyed of the sound of the dude banging on the boat

― roxymuzak, Friday, October 18, 2013 10:47 AM

this is still true btw

This poll was only three years ago?!

(I still stand by every crack I made on Drift stuff.)

Juanita still robbed

idk if it's their best track but it's kind of the most perfect electronic epic ever made in some sense. that slow build-up, you just can't do it better than that. I admit though the Everything, Everything version is the one I really like

Yep, "Rez" is, sorry, pretty puny in comparison

surely someone still has this thread bookmarked and can tell me what underworld song/songs this video game battle track is very much reminding me of!

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

def feels inspired by underworld at least to me but i am a rube feel free to tell me i am incorrect

(let it get to about 75-80 seconds for the part that made me do the leonardo dicaprio point in real life)

it's got a similar feeling to "king of snake"?