Seeing them on Saturday: Hyde says they're playing lots of new album material on this tour, which is a bit :( as I haven't seen 'em since Jan 2000.
― on some kinda serial killer ish (sic), Monday, 7 June 2010 10:11 (thirteen years ago) link
Was hoping this would be the 4th installment in the Vampire/werewolf film series.
― Otherwise you're kinda being comp-lit in his racism. (kkvgz), Monday, 7 June 2010 10:15 (thirteen years ago) link
september 13 is so far away...
― cutty, Monday, 7 June 2010 11:28 (thirteen years ago) link
features guest appearances and additional production from the likes of Paul van Dyk, High Contrast and Dubfire
nein danke
surprised Always Loved A Film has finally turned up tho - they were playing this on their radio show 4-5 years ago
― mdskltr (blueski), Monday, 7 June 2010 11:30 (thirteen years ago) link
That photo on the NME site shows they're turning into the Pet Shop Boys.
― James Mitchell, Monday, 7 June 2010 11:41 (thirteen years ago) link
http://www.underworldlive.com/diaries/diaryimages/100504-album6-600.jpg
― groovypanda, Monday, 7 June 2010 11:43 (thirteen years ago) link
crap
― mdskltr (blueski), Monday, 7 June 2010 11:50 (thirteen years ago) link
A bit like:
http://www.ammocity.com/artman/uploads/prodigy.jpg
― Mark G, Monday, 7 June 2010 12:32 (thirteen years ago) link
More info on that tracklisting:
1. Bird 1 (additional production by Dubfire) 2. Always Loved A Film (a/p Mark Knight & D. Ramirez) 3. Scribble (a/p High Contrast) 4. Hamburg Hotel (a/p Appleblim & Al Tourettes) 5. Grace (a/p Dubfire) 6. Between Stars (a/p Mark K & D. Ramirez) 7. Diamond Jigsaw (a/p Paul van Dyk) 8. Moon In Water (a/p High Contrast) 9. Louisiana
From http://trafficjpn.com/news/show/433
― groovypanda, Monday, 7 June 2010 13:28 (thirteen years ago) link
So they've teamed up with a load of dudes to do for them what Darren Emerson did in the 90s?
― Matt DC, Monday, 7 June 2010 13:50 (thirteen years ago) link
Looking fwd to this!
― I just wish he hadn't adopted the "ilxor" moniker (ilxor), Monday, 7 June 2010 13:51 (thirteen years ago) link
They should have called him, he might have felt like flying into.
― Mark G, Monday, 7 June 2010 13:51 (thirteen years ago) link
Applebim from Skull Disco? Cool.
― StanM, Monday, 7 June 2010 14:25 (thirteen years ago) link
(bLim)
― StanM, Monday, 7 June 2010 14:27 (thirteen years ago) link
nothing wrong with this multi-producer approach, i expect greatness
― cutty, Monday, 7 June 2010 14:28 (thirteen years ago) link
blueski for a guy with an underworld DN you sure are being a bitch!
― cutty, Monday, 7 June 2010 14:41 (thirteen years ago) link
i should've added that i do like Always Loved A Film - altho the version i have sounds v typical Smith & Emerson so it may be quite a different track now. these names aren't encouraging at all tho are they? never liked Van Dyk, Dubfire hasn't done anything good for over ten years, High Contrast have similar flaws as Pendulum...i liked a few tracks from the last LP and don't think they should keep making the same kind of thing again and again but still.
― mdskltr (blueski), Monday, 7 June 2010 14:52 (thirteen years ago) link
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y115/kitbrash/underworld20100612/musicstand.jpg
lol at Karl reading his new lyrics off a music stand
― BIG SAUS aka the porkbanger (sic), Sunday, 13 June 2010 02:44 (thirteen years ago) link
whispersbad boyelevatoragitatornew york girlcorkscrew hairBANG
― cutty, Wednesday, 1 September 2010 20:40 (thirteen years ago) link
this is wonderful.
― cutty, Wednesday, 1 September 2010 20:56 (thirteen years ago) link
official release in the US is the 14th, right
― feel free to answer my Korn Kuestion (HI DERE), Wednesday, 1 September 2010 20:59 (thirteen years ago) link
yes
― cutty, Wednesday, 1 September 2010 21:00 (thirteen years ago) link
i pre-ordered it from itunes so no guilt in listening to it right now
pretty much every song is great
^_^ Awesome
― feel free to answer my Korn Kuestion (HI DERE), Wednesday, 1 September 2010 21:00 (thirteen years ago) link
Totally agree. This is a great album.
― brotherlovesdub, Wednesday, 1 September 2010 21:06 (thirteen years ago) link
how y'all like it compared to their previous ones?
― ('_') (omar little), Wednesday, 1 September 2010 22:27 (thirteen years ago) link
too early to tell but i think it will be right up there with their best work
― cutty, Wednesday, 1 September 2010 22:40 (thirteen years ago) link
Under A Full Moon, oh my word.
― rhythm fixated member (chap), Thursday, 2 September 2010 00:11 (thirteen years ago) link
Actually on second glance it's called Between Stars.
― rhythm fixated member (chap), Thursday, 2 September 2010 00:12 (thirteen years ago) link
always loved a film and scribble are instant classics IMHO. and the rest of the album doesn't disappoint. A+
― cutty, Thursday, 2 September 2010 01:40 (thirteen years ago) link
I like every song except Diamond Jigsaw.
― rhythm fixated member (chap), Thursday, 2 September 2010 09:43 (thirteen years ago) link
diamond jigsaw is so cheesy but i love it. bird 1 is so amazing.
― cutty, Thursday, 2 September 2010 13:36 (thirteen years ago) link
This seems to me to be the most emotional of their albums I've heard, and the emotion is primarily joy.
― rhythm fixated member (chap), Thursday, 2 September 2010 14:09 (thirteen years ago) link
On the two songs I've heard, it's like all of the compressed euphoria in Second Toughest in the Infants that exists for me on that record behind an unbreachable wall has been pulled up front and center and thrust into my lap.
Really cannot wait to get this.
― feel free to answer my Korn Kuestion (HI DERE), Thursday, 2 September 2010 14:11 (thirteen years ago) link
bird 1 is so amazing.
― cutty, Thursday, September 2, 2010 1:36 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark
Can see this being the slow-burner favourite for me actually.
― rhythm fixated member (chap), Thursday, 2 September 2010 14:54 (thirteen years ago) link
they never disappoint with the album openers!
― cutty, Thursday, 2 September 2010 15:55 (thirteen years ago) link
everything i'm hearing off this is next level
― ('_') (omar little), Thursday, 2 September 2010 16:05 (thirteen years ago) link
falling more and more in love with "Always Loved A Film"
― feel free to answer my Korn Kuestion (HI DERE), Thursday, 2 September 2010 16:41 (thirteen years ago) link
the sound of a barking dog on a loop...
― cutty, Thursday, 2 September 2010 16:54 (thirteen years ago) link
ok so ... imo ... after the 1st three songs its falls off kinda hard?? diamond jigsaw is actually fairly memorable compared to a lot of the stuff around it. i dunno i was expecting a lot more. cant imagine listening to most of this stuff again
― the embrace of waka flocka is v pertinent (deej), Friday, 3 September 2010 00:33 (thirteen years ago) link
that said the first three tracks are super classic
― the embrace of waka flocka is v pertinent (deej), Friday, 3 September 2010 00:35 (thirteen years ago) link
Between Stars is a superior euphoric house banger to Always Loved imo - the latter is a little ploddy, if I can go against the tide.
― rhythm fixated member (chap), Friday, 3 September 2010 14:04 (thirteen years ago) link
oh yeah between stars was aite too
― the embrace of waka flocka is v pertinent (deej), Friday, 3 September 2010 14:29 (thirteen years ago) link
tracks 1-8 are all still spectacular to me. even the instrumental ones. the last song is like karl hyde doing his best mark hollis, and i ain't mad at him but i can see why you guys are whining.
― cutty, Monday, 6 September 2010 12:50 (thirteen years ago) link
you guys = deej and chap
― cutty, Monday, 6 September 2010 12:52 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah diamond jigsaw is cheesy, sounds like walking on broken glass to me, but it's great. this whole album is, though it's more of a grower than i had expected. not a bad thing
― sonderangerbot, Monday, 6 September 2010 13:11 (thirteen years ago) link
this is indeed great
― no time for the prussian death cult (nakhchivan), Monday, 6 September 2010 18:39 (thirteen years ago) link
Holy shit.
― Brad Nelson (BradNelson), Wednesday, 8 September 2010 04:30 (thirteen years ago) link
This is clearly the brightest thing they've done, though it is not a whole album of "Two Months Off"s. Even when they retreat into the murk ("Grace," "Hamburg Hotel") it feels clear.
So much better than Oblivion with Bells.
― Brad Nelson (BradNelson), Wednesday, 8 September 2010 04:32 (thirteen years ago) link
Finally giving this a proper listen. Very good stuff.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 13 October 2010 17:51 (thirteen years ago) link
i listened to this last night and there are a coupla nice tracks but as with the chems it hasn't struck me as a real improvement on the previous album.
It having a couple nice tracks automatically means Barking is an improvement on Oblivion.
― Eric H., Wednesday, 13 October 2010 18:00 (thirteen years ago) link
go back and listen to "Faxed Invitation" and "Best Mamgu Ever"
― bike chain dust? (lukas), Wednesday, 13 October 2010 18:05 (thirteen years ago) link
still like "Crocodile" more than anything else off that album (MAYBE "Beautiful Burnout")
― GLEERILLAZ! (HI DERE), Wednesday, 13 October 2010 18:06 (thirteen years ago) link
the last song is like karl hyde doing his best mark hollis
So ridiculously OTM
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 13 October 2010 18:36 (thirteen years ago) link
;)
― cutty, Wednesday, 13 October 2010 19:02 (thirteen years ago) link
You fail to mention that, unfortunately, it's not a very good Mark Hollis.
― more than ever convinced ilxor is a sock (ilxor), Wednesday, 13 October 2010 19:07 (thirteen years ago) link
you are not a very good ilxor
― cutty, Wednesday, 13 October 2010 21:47 (thirteen years ago) link
Thanks Mom!!
― more than ever convinced ilxor is a sock (ilxor), Wednesday, 13 October 2010 21:49 (thirteen years ago) link
sonned
― j. sargent & lil k3v (deej), Wednesday, 13 October 2010 22:13 (thirteen years ago) link
what does that even mean
― cutty, Wednesday, 13 October 2010 22:28 (thirteen years ago) link
Who's the daddy?
― Captain Ostensible (Scik Mouthy), Thursday, 14 October 2010 05:50 (thirteen years ago) link
My friend did a great remix of Bird1 for the Beatport remix contest. Give it a listen!
http://bit.ly/9bQlZV
― brotherlovesdub, Tuesday, 19 October 2010 16:52 (thirteen years ago) link
oh that is good
― MC Tramp Stamp (HI DERE), Tuesday, 19 October 2010 17:23 (thirteen years ago) link
The contest is judged on total plays so if you are feeling generous, please pass it along to your group of friends. I think he deserves to win for this mix.
― brotherlovesdub, Tuesday, 19 October 2010 17:26 (thirteen years ago) link
and it's okaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyou give me everything I neeeeeed
― O'Donnell and the Brain (HI DERE), Friday, 22 October 2010 21:01 (thirteen years ago) link
otm
― j. sargent & lil k3v (deej), Friday, 22 October 2010 21:13 (thirteen years ago) link
hi dere u check the essential mix from this summer
essential imo
I did not but I will, because anything that gets more of these tracks in my brain is a good thing
― O'Donnell and the Brain (HI DERE), Friday, 22 October 2010 21:43 (thirteen years ago) link
saw them last night and it was amazing, as expected. was really impressed by how the crowd reacted to the newer songs. seems like everyone was very familiar with the majority of barking material (bird, always loved, scribble and between stars) and was loving it.
― cutty, Thursday, 28 October 2010 14:21 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah I saw them on Monday and it was excellent. The audience didn't have much reaction to "Bird 1", but all the other new stuff went over very well. People sang along with "Always Loved a Film". I'd never seen any live videos of theirs, so I couldn't believe how much energy Karl had! He was moving about the stage like a madman, definitely added a lot to the show. Disappointed there was no "Jumbo", but everything they played was golden.
― Vinnie, Thursday, 28 October 2010 14:35 (thirteen years ago) link
ok the sound on this is shit but just check the crowd out... so good
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/14053388/scribble.mov
― cutty, Thursday, 28 October 2010 22:07 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah my impression at first is that this album would kind of grow off me but so far the "big 5" tracks on here - "Bird 1" "ALAF" "Scribble" "Between Stars" and "Diamond Jigsaw" are all still ace for me. Album of the year IMO
― frogbs, Friday, 4 February 2011 16:11 (thirteen years ago) link
"Grace" has been getting stuck in my head a lot recently, which is kind of surprising to me.
― DJP, Sunday, 27 February 2011 18:40 (thirteen years ago) link
its kind of got that New Order vibe to it
― frogbs, Monday, 28 February 2011 15:07 (thirteen years ago) link
lately I have become obsessed with "Bird 1"
― the tax avocado (DJP), Tuesday, 11 October 2011 18:03 (twelve years ago) link
it's a great song. the live version from 10/31/08 at Brixton is really good.
― brotherlovesdub, Tuesday, 11 October 2011 18:06 (twelve years ago) link
i love lots of lines in taht song but the one that really gets me is 'a moped started up, sounded like a chainsaw, tiny firecrackers'
― brotherlovesdub, Tuesday, 11 October 2011 18:07 (twelve years ago) link
haha yes, that was the line that really made me sit down and start memorizing the lyrics a la "Pearl's Girl"; I'm about 80% there on the last verse
a fly came inalong the shaft of sunlightcoming through the open doorhe watched cross the roomand get halfway and then itturned around and left he laughed
― the tax avocado (DJP), Tuesday, 11 October 2011 18:10 (twelve years ago) link
for some reason the phrases "brain mustache" and "he smelled time again" do not want to stick in my brain
― the tax avocado (DJP), Tuesday, 11 October 2011 18:12 (twelve years ago) link
I think Bird 1 is really the big winner on the album, especially if you don't like the "new direction"
Given a year now to absorb all the "changes" between these songs and their demos, I still think they made some bad choices on this album (esp. on "Moon in Water" which was incredible in its demo/radio form) but most of it holds up for me. "Between Stars" is still a killer.
― frogbs, Tuesday, 11 October 2011 18:14 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.borndirty.org/forums/showthread.php?t=11072
lyrics thread.
― brotherlovesdub, Tuesday, 11 October 2011 18:15 (twelve years ago) link
I have a theory about the song being about an autistic/enlightened boy. the 'he smelled time' line fits with that interpretation and from there you can make the rest fit. it's a terrifically vivid song lyrically but as usual, it's nearly impossible to extract any real meaning from the lyrics.
― brotherlovesdub, Tuesday, 11 October 2011 18:19 (twelve years ago) link
it really does call back to the lyrical style of "Dirty Epic" re: the whole lucid dreaming thing they do so well
― the tax avocado (DJP), Tuesday, 11 October 2011 18:21 (twelve years ago) link
I really never understood how the big line in "Between Stars" is "Everybody craaaam!"
― frogbs, Tuesday, 11 October 2011 19:30 (twelve years ago) link
think that's weird too but the real payoff is the 'you and spin on the outside of the earth' bit or however it goes.
― brotherlovesdub, Tuesday, 11 October 2011 20:04 (twelve years ago) link
hey, what have UW been up to lately? i mean the album came out "only" a year ago but they've been pretty inactive since then haven't they?
― frogbs, Tuesday, 11 October 2011 20:17 (twelve years ago) link
They were deeply involved in the Frankenstein play, doing the soundtrack and working closely with Danny Boyle to tailor the sounds to the action. It worked great when I saw it. They played some festivals this summer. The new Pig & Dan collection has a mix of Faxed Invitation called Geeza that's actually pretty good. UW attempted to do the Barking / collaboration thing with Oblivion With Bells but it didn't work out then. Think Geeza is from then. Pig and Dan did a few mixes for Underworld on their RiverRun Project 12" series.
― brotherlovesdub, Tuesday, 11 October 2011 20:23 (twelve years ago) link
blah, being an American UW fan sucks, they've never come close to the Midwest in the last 12-13 years. would just love to hear some more new music!
― frogbs, Tuesday, 11 October 2011 20:27 (twelve years ago) link
I'm in America too. They showed the play at theaters in some big cities. It was pretty impressive. Def. the best telling of the Frankenstein story i've seen. I'm not sure i'd recommend buying the soundtrack unless you really liked the Breaking and Entering soundtrack. There are a couple tracks that are good on their own but it's not very 'underworldy'. They also released the 'soundtrack' for Karl's art thing in Japan. That is definitely worth tracking down. It's called Bungalow With Stairs and it was released under Rick Smith's name.
― brotherlovesdub, Tuesday, 11 October 2011 20:54 (twelve years ago) link
Their tour rig is too expensive to tour extensively in the US according to their manager. I don't remember the exact figure he quoted but with everyone involved they need a certain amount of money and outside of doing a festival, it's really hard to sell.
― brotherlovesdub, Tuesday, 11 October 2011 21:00 (twelve years ago) link
http://open.spotify.com/album/6TK42CmMHuLZ0WyDWIP5Jm
I have become obsessed with the "Bird 1" remix EP
― God, Music and Romeo and Juliet (DJP), Tuesday, 10 April 2012 14:54 (twelve years ago) link
just gonna repeat myself here: "Bird 1" is fucking amazing
― Victory Chainsaw! (DJP), Friday, 15 June 2012 20:49 (eleven years ago) link
also I don't play "Between Stars" enough
― Victory Chainsaw! (DJP), Friday, 15 June 2012 20:52 (eleven years ago) link
looking forward to "World In Motion II"
but yeah Bird 1 is the pure stuff
― hot slag (lukas), Friday, 15 June 2012 21:02 (eleven years ago) link
Definitely a tie between Bird 1 and Between Stars for best track.
― I wish to incorporate disco into my small business (chap), Sunday, 17 June 2012 17:24 (eleven years ago) link