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Underworld - 1992-2002 (2003)
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Every track is good.
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Wonderfully anthology compilation to keep in the car... play loud. ...hi lighting rez & dark and long dark train..brilliant!
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
A techno favourite, Underworld never really made it big. Well known in the club scene their tracks never made it over to the mainstream. Probably because they were not going to produce two minute wonders for radio play lists. This album - yes I am old enough to have bought vinyl - is a good mix of their work. One or two tracks will be known to those that never knew Underworld existed as a group. The joys of film and TV advertising using little known works that have great sound bite quality. I guess that is a fair overall summary of Underworld - there is great quality for those prepared to listen and pay attention for more than two minutes.
This compilation of Underworld's Greatest Hits does exactly what it says on the tin: all your favourites are here: "Born Slippy", "King of Snake", "Dirty Epic" etc. The order's not chronological, which makes for a more interesting album. The Limited Edition that I purchased is particularly nice: the great but at times illegible graphics are further enhanced by the úber-cool digipak, which also contains a smaller (and hence even less legible)version of the poster that comes with the limited vinyl box set. If the electronic charms of Underworld have passed you by, you won't find a better introduction to the music of Essex' Dark Lords than this!
Utterly stunning collection by one of the greatest groups to come, not just out of the dance genre, but any genre. There is so much more to them than 'Born Slippy', witness for instance the phenomenally powerful 'Cowgirl'. This track keeps an intense, hypnotic tension going, almost to breaking point, until the mercifully explosive release of the electronic break. Such a deft touch, they know exactly how to manipulate sound for the maximum impact. Beautiful melodies juxtapose with hard electronica, experimental passages and incredible stream of consciousness lyrics throughout the compilation. Masters of light and shade, there is not a single duff tune on it.
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