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Underworld
On Tour380,765 listeners (5,148,140 plays)
Listening now: sillern
electronic, techno, electronica, dance, trance
Romford, UK (1986 – present)
Hailing from Romford, UK Karl Hyde and Rick Smith started out in 1983 as members of quirky new-wave pop band Freur. Freur became Underworld in 1986 and in 1988 the band struck chart success with single 
Underneath The Radar. This initial lineup consisted of Hyde, Smith, Alfie Thomas, Bryn Burrows, Baz Allen and Pascal Consoli before sinking back into obscurity and disbanding in 1990.
British DJ Darren Emerson hooked up with Hyde and Smith in 1992 and helped them refine their sound into something more sleek and beat-oriented, yet still shot through with tinges of blues, rock and spoken-word streams of consciousness. After several releases on Junior Boy’s Own as Lemon Interupt, the trio re-adopted the Underworld name. Their first full-length, Dubnobasswithmyheadman, was released in 1994 to rave reviews and is still considered a landmark. It spawned several hit singles (Dark & Long, Cowgirl, Dirty Epic) and was followed a couple years later by the Born Slippy single and sophomore album Second Toughest in the Infants. Underworld’s much-praised remixography also grew, including Björk, Saint Etienne, Simply Red, Massive Attack and Leftfield.
After licensing out a remix ofBorn Slippy for the 1996 cult classic film Trainspotting, Underworld gained instant worldwide fame and found themselves touring the world. Their fame continued to run high into the release of Beaucoup Fish (1999) and live set Everything, Everything (2000), after which time Emerson left the group to concentrate more on his DJ career.
Underneath The Radar. This initial lineup consisted of Hyde, Smith, Alfie Thomas, Bryn Burrows, Baz Allen and Pascal Consoli before sinking back into obscurity and disbanding in 1990.British DJ Darren Emerson hooked up with Hyde and Smith in 1992 and helped them refine their sound into something more sleek and beat-oriented, yet still shot through with tinges of blues, rock and spoken-word streams of consciousness. After several releases on Junior Boy’s Own as Lemon Interupt, the trio re-adopted the Underworld name. Their first full-length, Dubnobasswithmyheadman, was released in 1994 to rave reviews and is still considered a landmark. It spawned several hit singles (
Dark & Long, Cowgirl, Dirty Epic) and was followed a couple years later by the Born Slippy single and sophomore album Second Toughest in the Infants. Underworld’s much-praised remixography also grew, including Björk, Saint Etienne, Simply Red, Massive Attack and Leftfield.After licensing out a remix of
Born Slippy for the 1996 cult classic film Trainspotting, Underworld gained instant worldwide fame and found themselves touring the world. Their fame continued to run high into the release of Beaucoup Fish (1999) and live set Everything, Everything (2000), after which time Emerson left the group to concentrate more on his DJ career.
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Crocodile
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Beautiful Burnout
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To Heal
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Glam Bucket
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Holding The Moth
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Best Mamgu Ever
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Boy, Boy, Boy
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Ring Road
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Shoutbox
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winstonpilgrim wrote:
Come to Australia please!
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disuza wrote:
The best
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unddercharlezz wrote:
underworld =P i lob U** =)
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optimistic_tour wrote:
i once watched a guy freestyle rap to the entirety of Sola System, then fall over and puke on my car.
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unddercharlezz wrote:
t two months off rules!!
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optimistic_tour wrote:
She's on the phone again, she's calling from America, She's calling from America!!!
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hyperchris01 wrote:
Saw them at Rock Wercheter - awesome.
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optimistic_tour wrote:
You're being thick if you say Born Slippy is a weak track - there's a reason it's tops. Friends who don't listen to anything remotely electronic still groove to this song and secretly stash it on their iPods. It's got a great intro. There are a billion remixes. So many reasons it's tops often... but still, folks should get around to other stuff. For instance, I was hooked by hearing "Cowgirl" and having my mind blown.
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star-samurai wrote:
They're definitely the best! Hopefully I'll see them (finally!) next month! Finally they're somewhat near Pennsylvania. <3
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Yavget wrote:
the best guys
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Lyonn wrote:
Crocodile reminds me of Donkey Kong Country 2.
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adchelle wrote:
The new video for Ring Road is good - Karl puts in a performance!
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HyperionX wrote:
One of the best I heard, Moaner was the first song I heard when I was a bit younger that got me hooked into them.
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red-green-blue wrote:
Please join my japanese bonus tracks fan group.
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:)
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Dr_Wally wrote:
I made a mix for my friend's 'industrial/goth' party and sandwiched 'Shudder/King of Snake' between some Covenant and KMFDM. Mainly because Underworld are frickin awesome. It's like hiding healthy vegies under the chips.
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Xobim wrote:
These two guys are a thick layer of awesome on a sandwich. ;) I don't have a clue why their tunes sound so awesome, but I don't need to know why; I just wanna listen and forget the rest of the world...
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Bolleke7 wrote:
LOVELOVELOVE the music and Tomato Art! I almost forgive you for not inviting us to the studio in Londen last febuari,... make it up to me @ lowlands!
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Isokora wrote:
ROCK NESS!!! Only 4 days till I'm dancing like a fiend to these guys :)
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kajuga wrote:
born slippy is so, so overrated! every other underworld song is 100times better!
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Events
- Jul 19 Loveparade 2008 B 1 an den Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, Germany
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Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival 2008
Song-Do, Daewoo Motors Field, Incheon, Korea, Republic of
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Fuji Rock Festival '08
Naeba Ski Resort, Yuzawa, Japan
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More Information
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- Band Members
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- Darren Emerson (1992 - 2000)
- Karl Hyde (1986 - present)
- Rick Smith (1986 - present)
