underworld is my oasis

I really love Karl's lyrics, especially the low-key sexual ones like banstyle. Also love the ambient tracks like dark & long (most 'ospitable).

I always thought that woke up this morning, the sopranos theme song, was a direct steal from dark and long.

It's tough to sum up how much I love these guys, how important and, even, underrated I feel they are, how fucking inspirational and amazing their career arch has been; transitioning from Rockabilly to Avant New-Wave to Pop-Rock to Electronica, and all with absolute aplomb!

I finally saw them live in Oakland last year and I could only adequately describe it with gushing hyperbole. Their set list that night included so many tracks that have meant so much to me for so long: Dark Train, Juanita, Rowla, 8-Ball, Two Months Off, Push Upstairs, King of Snake... I was very, very happy that night!

  On 6/20/2017 at 5:04 AM, dr lopez said:

O__O   wow i envy you. 

 

 

 

(quality is shit but yeah)

As do I. I've listened to that disc at least 100 times. That and Beaucoup Fish were on constant rotation when I was in high school.

The Dubnobass and Second Toughest box sets are absolutely essential.

...and I don't know why 100 Days Off doesn't get more love. Sonic perfection to me.

  On 6/21/2017 at 2:22 AM, Extralife said:

...and I don't know why 100 Days Off doesn't get more love. Sonic perfection to me.

a lot of love from me.

2 Months Off is a brilliant track for one. I remember zabiela spinning it, slightly pitched down on a set in 2002. I remember that being an awesome moment (I was kinda new to underworld, and probably coming up on some pill or other lol). 

Not on 100 Days Off, but Sasha spun a version of Jumbo on his 1999 Babylon set that I'd love to have too, can't find it/don't know if it exists anywhere other than that set.

  On 6/20/2017 at 10:23 PM, yek said:

i really love this track. i have a greatest hits comp on my computer, i'll have to listen to more of their stuff

 

whoa thats a wonderful track and such a great underworld mode.

That greatest hits comp he's talking about is solid, I'd recommend it to anyone. 

Dark and Long Dark Train btw, what a track. This thread has inspired me to go on an Underworld binge. 

  On 6/21/2017 at 2:22 AM, Extralife said:

...and I don't know why 100 Days Off doesn't get more love. Sonic perfection to me.

I used to dislike it for years, but revisiting it more recently has properly shined a light on how good it is. Sola Sistim, Mo Move, Ballet Lane. Luetin is my favourite Underworld track. The only track I don't really like on it is Dinosaur Adventure 3D, which always struck me as a really bad attempt at doing another King of Snake.

  On 6/20/2017 at 4:38 AM, dr lopez said:

anytime i hear anyone (usually a manc chav) become hilariously emotional about seeing oasis in concert etc it almost perfectly mirrors how i feel when watching everything everything

Oasis were the Status Quo of a certain later generation who confused 3-chord pub rock with something transcendental

most older Mancs have far more veneration for Factory Records and its legacy, The Hacienda & bands like New Order & The Stone Roses

Underworld had 1 or 2 sublime moments, eg the various mixes of Dirty Epic (specifically the Dirty mix) take some beating, the soundtrack to many a 6am-sunrise revelatory moment and caned by the better jocks of the period

edit div alert

"Rez" could still be played just about anywhere on the planet & work wonders & probably will be over Glastonbury this weekend even if Dirty Epic is me personal favourite (cant find a specific Cowgirl rmx due to multitasking but thats digressing.........)

  On 6/20/2017 at 10:23 PM, yek said:

i really love this track. i have a greatest hits comp on my computer, i'll have to listen to more of their stuff

 

classic tune on a side note, this was off The Beach soundtrack where also lurks one of the best Orbital tunes....

One of the better non album club tracks of the past decade. Great tune

Only recently found this one, damn good era for them:

In my high school and college days, I listened to a lot of Underworld.  I learnt a lot from their music.  I lived a lot with their music.  Good times.

  On 6/20/2017 at 3:55 AM, dr lopez said:

anyone else feel this way?

NO RELEVANCE...I fully get what you mean... But i chose not to listen to any of them...Unless i'm at Liams wannabe house havin  a session then yeah no choice but to listen to anything OASIS related...OVER AND OVER AGAIN...

I still feel they are what you mean....

Deluxe 4CD Beaucoup Fish coming later this year people.

Really? Was poised ready back in 2015 for it but didn't realise it'd actually be a thing: https://forum.watmm.com/topic/88960-underworld-second-toughest-in-the-infants/?do=findComment&comment=2377424. Do you have any details/links ?

(whatever happened to that Dead Cities supa-deluxe edition Pande mentioned?)

  On 7/6/2017 at 4:50 PM, purlieu said:

Deluxe 4CD Beaucoup Fish coming later this year people.

let the tumescence begin

  On 7/6/2017 at 4:50 PM, purlieu said:

Deluxe 4CD Beaucoup Fish coming later this year people.

So glad about this

  On 7/6/2017 at 5:01 PM, mcbpete said:

Really? Was poised ready back in 2015 for it but didn't realise it'd actually be a thing: https://forum.watmm.com/topic/88960-underworld-second-toughest-in-the-infants/?do=findComment&comment=2377424. Do you have any details/links ?

 

(whatever happened to that Dead Cities supa-deluxe edition Pande mentioned?)

Beaucoup Fish: https://www.borndirty.org/forums/showthread.php?p=162572#post162572 - if you read further back in the thread, the 4CD edition was originally pencilled in for last November but got pulled so seems they've still been working on it.

Dead Cities - for whatever reason, VirginEMI are proceeding with the 2LP Lifeforms repress, but the band are in talks to do some deluxe reissues so just a case of being patient. Pande may have jumped the gun a bit...

....to dream of love.

Oblivion With Bells is underrated as hell

OWB is my favourite Underworld record. Beautiful start to finish. Good Morning Cockerel and Best Mamgu Ever restore me to peace every time.

Seconded on Best Mamgu Ever. Love the live version of it as well.