Always Loved a Film (on pete tong) [Archive]

Champiness

07-16-2010, 04:49 PM

If you aren't too overwhelmed with disappointment, go to about 33 minutes in here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b00t02hf
To listen. It's awesome. Sounds a lot trancier, but in a good way. There's also a few minor lyric changes since the Brixton version.
EDIT: WHOOA. There's an acoustic guitar segment!

ThingInABook

07-16-2010, 04:56 PM

:D!

thanks so much champiness!! will make a record out of it and upload it laterrr

BrotherLovesDub

07-16-2010, 05:05 PM

whoop!

thanks for the time.

"the sound of a barking dog on a loop"

BrotherLovesDub

07-16-2010, 05:18 PM

http://mediafire.com/?iopw45lnac2k04e

darktrain

07-16-2010, 05:20 PM

Thanks BLD! Was hoping this would appear before my Friday night commute:)

dubman

07-16-2010, 05:26 PM

it's ok. i kinda want to strip half of it away. BLD mentioned how the kick isnt as natural but i think that's what the issue is for the track altogether. take an ax to it, let the beat take over, and let it flow into those higher moments without weighing it down with this slick..

a little depressing to think of how far it's come in 5 years to end on this version (got quite attached to the silver boots version, then version 4), but it's nowhere near as fucked around as scribble, and ultimately this is where they want it to be. familiarity will have it make more sense eventually/hopefully

ThingInABook

07-16-2010, 05:28 PM

http://mediafire.com/?iopw45lnac2k04e

awww, you beat me!

anyway, more is better (in 320kbps!)

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=MPHI92O9

khouri

07-16-2010, 05:36 PM

I'm reserving judgement. I was harsh to Scribble but it's grown on me and I listen to it often. Maybe once I get ALAF into the car with the loud speakers and the moving scenery, it'll click for me.

Hopefully the bonus disc track is the Silver Boots version. It's still astonishing to me that they allowed that ALAF/Silver Boots thing to languish in obscurity. It's part of many of my playlists and people almost always ask what it is. I think Underworld had a real hit on their hands with that one.

Thanks for the uploads as always!

ThingInABook

07-16-2010, 05:53 PM

what shocks me the most is the way karl is singing. he's doing it with his real singing voice, not doing weird tones and such. also the lyrics are clearer and expresive. somewhat feels like downpipe (happy mix), not that's a bad thing, it's just that it's like a standard dance song, but reminds me of cowgirl too! and that makes a difference.

enjoying it so far, mainly because it's crazy catchy. it's not ALAF 4 (my fav version), but that version wasn't fully developed. also, a happy, summery track makes up for the cold and horribly sad winter i'm living.

Buji

07-16-2010, 06:15 PM

Thanks for the links.

Ok, my initial response is that I love the song, the only thing that annoys me is the daft pumping bass dance beat that is on throughout! It's obviously a modern dance thing but I know Underworld are capable of much better beats than this!
Same with Scribble really, good song but that Drum n Bass beat gets annoying after a while!

Anyway it's still great, just feel it would be a little less cheese with better beats!

BrotherLovesDub

07-16-2010, 06:20 PM

It's what I expected from Knight and Ramirez. They're not exactly skilled beat programmers but apparently they make your run of the mill tech-house floor fillers. Downpipe suffers from a rigid, boring beat too, so I expected the beat on ALAF to follow in that direction.

Overall, I really enjoy this version. Completely agree with criticism of the generic and frankly boring beat. Rick Smith is miles better at beat programming so other than giving these two guys some free money, i'm not sure their input really pushed the song in any new and improved direction.

Champiness

07-16-2010, 06:35 PM

I'm a little calmer now, because if you don't like the album version... BONUS DISC BIYATCH! And therefore you really can't complain that they "ruined" it.

TheBang

07-16-2010, 06:51 PM

Thanks for the stream rips.

Does it sound like there's a female vocalist ("Heaven")? If so, I wonder who that is.

the-star-samurai

07-16-2010, 07:54 PM

Thanks for the uploads!

Uggh - I miss "Always Loved A Film (Silver Boots)" so much - out of all the versions, the first is the best. I don't know how to feel about this version - I enjoy the lyrics and the guitar section is an unexpectedly pleasant. I need a few more listens...

potatobroth

07-16-2010, 09:54 PM

BrotherLovesDub

07-16-2010, 10:11 PM

The guitar / vocoder break is incredible.

potatobroth

07-16-2010, 11:37 PM

The guitar / vocoder break is incredible.

Im still playing it. Absolutely floored me. I have to admit, I was expecting suckage for this one as I didn't how it was developing from Silver Boots. But wow. Best break in an UW song... period.

bryantm3

07-17-2010, 12:37 AM

i can't believe this came from silver boots. this track has way more in it, the breakdown, lyrics, everything... wow. silver boots was like 'hey this is a nice groove' but it never went anywhere, and was frankly boring. i dig this, especially the guitar breakdown.

Dirty0900

07-17-2010, 12:40 AM

Loving it, glad I checked for the download before getting the train to London!

Dirty Canuck

07-17-2010, 12:47 AM

Love it, love it, love it, love it, love it. I'm beginning to realize that after two singles in, I'm anticipating the 'Barking' release more than the 'Beaucoup Fish' release, which is saying alot.

big screen satellite

07-17-2010, 03:24 AM

Holy fuck! This version is absolutely awesome.

The guitar breakdown is nuts. Very 80s sound to the singing which I love. Just incredible.

I'm officially, utterly and ridiculously, anticipating this release!

thats what i said this album would be like (like ages ago), more songs, more 80's club style - its superb

and this is the new single according to tongy

can't wait til tonight to hear this live :)

and i do like scribble - this is WAAAAY better

lyrics, chorus, vocals superb.... sing-a-long tastic

big screen satellite

07-17-2010, 03:29 AM

shit, listened to this again

and seriously this is the best UNDERWORLD tune since anything off dubno...

hypeless

07-17-2010, 03:48 AM

Now. I'll admit that I'll eat up anything by the boys, but I'm really rocking this track. Can't keep my neck from wriggling about willy nilly.

This album can't release soon enough.

stimpee

07-17-2010, 05:25 AM

Great track. Not sure about the "Heaven" lyric, but Karl has changed it and so he's obviously been thinking about it a bit. If you like the Brixton version, then listen to that instead. If you like Silver Boots then listen to that instead. You have a choice. I'd love to hear an extended remix, or instrumental/dub version.

purlieu

07-17-2010, 07:21 AM

So this is really going to be Underworld's 'pop' album, isn't it?
Yeah, I like this. It's ALAF, I can't imagine them doing a version I wouldn't like, but I'm very happy with this track. With a Lemonworld mix to accompany on the bonus disc... excellent. My interest in Barking has actually returned after the massive disappointment when I saw the initial tracklist.

Dunwho

07-17-2010, 07:50 AM

Sounds like ALAF

If you like ALAF then id say this is gold dust....

If you dont like ALAF then its the same ol same ol...

Ill probably skip this track more than scribble when i get the album - saying a lot...

... i just want to hear something intelligent - still trying to work out how it took this long to come up with songs that sound so run of the mill and simple

holden

07-17-2010, 08:18 AM

Thanks for the rips, guys!

Well, that sounds massive, even on my little speakers!

Agree that it's much more developed and polished than the ALAF/Silver Boots versions we've heard for so many years. But like YDS--> Scribble, there are the familiar elements, and so much more!

Kind of feel like compiling the various versions of the track and trying to spot what made it through, what went bye. Recall on the UWLive audio page that this was one of the tracks that just never felt finished for the boys. Maybe that's one of the utilities of so many collaborations - let someone else take a stab at it, what'd they'd like to hear in the UW vein.

As for the singing, hmmm, not so sure. Karl's voice is great, i just suppose i prefer the stream-of-consciousness/spoken style a little more. This brings back a bit of UW mki. But the 80's are cool again, i suppose!

potatobroth

07-17-2010, 08:21 AM

This is leagues better than Scribble and absolutely, without a doubt, shattering any misconceptions I had about a co-produced album of this kind. I don't want to come off as gushing because its a new track and all, but gush gush gush.

I strayed off the UW path for like a few weeks. This has me right back on it. Thanks boys!

the-star-samurai

07-17-2010, 08:23 AM

After listening to this version more than 10 times, I am digging it more. I think hearing a not-radio-rip would warm me up even more - but I'll be patient.

stimpee

07-17-2010, 09:14 AM

This brings back a bit of UW mki. But the 80's are cool again, i suppose!I was just thinking the same thing. UW mk1 are back. Some of that is a good thing, some bad. You have lyrics not stream-of-consciousness, and you have verse chorus verse, and you have guitar. But, to stop it from going all the way Mk1 you have the collaborations which add a twist of the new.

34958hq439-qjw9v5jq298v5j

07-17-2010, 03:38 PM

I agree there is an 80's vibe but it's totally welcome. This is absoultely fantastic. The break is amazing. This album may be the best thing they've ever done.

joethelion

07-17-2010, 03:45 PM

It feels like a combination of the BF era music with Mk1 type vocals
not a bad thing

TheBang

07-17-2010, 04:48 PM

I really like the breakdown in the new version.

The only thing that I feel that's missing is the bassline. Whether it was the original throbbing bassline or Silver Boots bassline, it was always a prominent feature of the song, and now it seems to be just buried and generic.

potatobroth

07-17-2010, 04:50 PM

i still hear the bassline pretty strongly. wonder if thats because im looking for it though.

BrotherLovesDub

07-17-2010, 05:18 PM

yeah, the bassline is sorely missed. not sure where you hear it potsy.

potatobroth

07-17-2010, 06:11 PM

the one i hear strongly is the one that comes in just as Karl starts saying "the rhythm, the rhythm, the rhythm..." but upon further listen, its more perceived. i agree with y'alls now after listening to some older versions of the track. still love it. :)

(it comes back when he starts his "heaven" bit.)

dc_04

07-18-2010, 12:12 PM

It's what I expected from Knight and Ramirez.

+1

- dc

Buji

07-18-2010, 12:29 PM

I still stick by it being a good song but,
it's kinda ruined for me by the generic dance beat, almost sounds like it has been re-mixed for a DJ set much like Downpipe which I don't like.
Not a big fan of cheese dance club sounds and Underworld always had that cool way of making amazing dance/electro stuff without sounding cheese!!

On a positive, this will probably go down well in the dance scene and we still get to have a bonus disc that will be pure Underworld!

Dino3D

07-18-2010, 12:29 PM

Not bad, but nothing special. It's too commercial for UW I think, and it's a bit boring.

Dino3D

07-18-2010, 12:32 PM

I hope there will be a CD single this time!!

the mongoose

07-18-2010, 12:58 PM

Love it! Sounds like a modern day Pink Floyd geared for the dancefloor......uplifting as fuck. Been on repeat like (edit) 42.5 times :p in a row so far.

Heaven!:cool:

Thanks for the links BLD and TIAB!

edit:
lol....my friend hates it and says its fucking horrible. :p :)

Dino3D

07-19-2010, 12:35 AM

What's this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoSprYPyXXA

Mike

07-19-2010, 12:59 AM

What's this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoSprYPyXXA

Alwasy Loved A Film from a live broadcast 2006 (we called it "Silver Boots", from what Rick said at the end of the broadcast). Its my fav version, love it.. i really hope that this is the version on CD2..

bazwint

07-19-2010, 05:33 AM

Sasha played ALAF to finish off a tech house set in Edinburgh on Saturday. Really surpirsed me as it didn't really fit with the rest of the set. It went down a storm. :)

Dino3D

07-19-2010, 06:35 AM

Alwasy Loved A Film from a live broadcast 2006 (we called it "Silver Boots", from what Rick said at the end of the broadcast). Its my fav version, love it.. i really hope that this is the version on CD2..

Thank you! It's better than the final version.

ThingInABook

07-19-2010, 06:38 AM

there's a recording of ALAF in the JWAVE interview uploaded by the bang... edit version w/o any tong on it :)

potatobroth

07-19-2010, 07:25 AM

I'm quite surprised that i like the final version better than the WAAAY back first version of the song that i loved so much.

pw32

07-19-2010, 09:37 AM

Sasha played ALAF to finish off a tech house set in Edinburgh on Saturday. Really surpirsed me as it didn't really fit with the rest of the set. It went down a storm. :)

Was just going to post the same thing, wasn't a huge fan of the song after hearing it on Tongs show, however it sounded brilliant on a big soundsystem when Sasha dropped it.

pw32

07-19-2010, 09:51 AM

In fact, my mate just e-mailed me over a video he took from up in the rafters when it was played, going to fire it up on to youtube just now. Sounds isn't great, but quite a cool vantage point.

34958hq439-qjw9v5jq298v5j

07-19-2010, 09:52 AM

Dare I say it was worth the wait?

The only thing I wish is that it kept the old bassline - maybe I just couldn't tell on the Tong version on an ok system, but as I recall the 'defining' feature of ALAF was always the funky, kind of shifting bassline; listen to the Brixton live version (which I absolutely loved) from last year (?) - now it kind of just has a more generic and steady bass there. Besides that all the new elements are ace. The guitar break took me totally by surprise and in the end I really, really hope Barking has a lot of stuff like that.

Also really hoping the "Silver Boots" mix is on the second disc! Bring it on!!!!

pw32

07-19-2010, 10:03 AM

Heres the video for anyone interested.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZUzasuGs90

ThingInABook

07-19-2010, 11:07 AM

this was posted in twitter:

'Huwy's Hottest (aka Hottest Record in the World) tonight on Radio 1 at 7.30 is the new single!'

is ALAF? or this 'grace' track everyone is talking about?

BrotherLovesDub

07-19-2010, 11:14 AM

gonna be ALAF.

ThingInABook

07-19-2010, 12:14 PM

ARGH can't get to load the player... why? EVERYONE IS LISTENING??!

Dirty0900

07-19-2010, 12:31 PM

Yup ALAF.

ThingInABook

07-19-2010, 12:59 PM

according to this:

http://hangout.altsounds.com/news/120189-fall-preview-underworld-lp-release-barking.html#post147371

ALAF will get a single release in august 31

Dirty0900

07-19-2010, 01:16 PM

Hmm so Scribble didn't get much radio as it was a literal freebie, wonder if ALAF will get picked up. They tend to during the daytime if there getting world exclusive plays and hottest record in the world picks from other DJs.

34958hq439-qjw9v5jq298v5j

07-19-2010, 01:19 PM

good find TIAB

This album is getting more hype than any UW album I can remember since BF, and it's 2010! (read: not 1997) Seems like it'll be massive, looks like every article about it is pretty much saying it's going to be better than BF, AHDO, OWB...

The ALAF single should be interesting...I wonder if it will show off any previous versions of the tune or just have an edit/remix? Sadly they did that with Scribble but YDS is going to make the CD2 so it's all good. ALAF on the other hand has like 5 different versions (including Silver Boots which is almost entirely different)

potatobroth

07-19-2010, 06:11 PM

I uploaded the old verz of ALAF that I had on my comp for ages!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yv9OFHqVns

This was my favorite prior to hearing the released version a few days ago. The rhythm of this version though, I still love.

khouri

07-19-2010, 07:08 PM

Lovely. What book was that anyway? I'm ashamed to say I don't own any of the Tomato books yet.

TheBang

07-19-2010, 07:13 PM

That was In the Belly of St. Paul (http://www.darktrain.org/dirty/forums/showthread.php?t=10351), an Underworld Print book, not a Tomato book.

That video (Electraglide 2003) was around the time of the book's release (Dec. 2003).

Dino3D

07-20-2010, 01:02 AM

according to this:

http://hangout.altsounds.com/news/120189-fall-preview-underworld-lp-release-barking.html#post147371

ALAF will get a single release in august 31

Yeah, but the main quastion is, will it be physically, or just a shit mp3.

unwound floors

07-20-2010, 09:27 PM

Sasha played ALAF to finish off a tech house set in Edinburgh on Saturday. Really surpirsed me as it didn't really fit with the rest of the set. It went down a storm. :)

Seems like one of those tracks that would absolutely ruin a dancefloor... perfect for the summertime, so full of joy!

Echoing hopes that the Silver Boots/2006 broadcast version will be on disc two of Barking. As much as I enjoy the final mix, the 2006 mix is dead-drop gorgeous.

Champiness

07-21-2010, 07:47 AM

We already have studio versions of pretty much every stage of the song's development. But we only have a live recording of Version 5! I won't stand for that!

twicezero

07-21-2010, 02:51 PM

Now i notice that the tunes pages have gone from the Underworld live site - i wish i'd 'borrowed' that version whilst it was still there (though i recall it was mostly a vocalless version of the Brixton Academy version?)

TheBang

07-21-2010, 03:05 PM

twicezero

07-21-2010, 03:35 PM

http://www.underworldlive.com//audiovideo/audio2.asp?DID=698

thankyou. Interesting to see how much is still there. The little pings are still there at 2 mins in. Gone are the cymbols which were boring (that make me think of cowgirl for some reason) but also the bassline which was soo good.

nosajmunson

07-21-2010, 06:24 PM

It's like listening to a child grow up. It only took it 7 years.
I like it.
The lyrics are different from the Brixton Academy gig, not sure which lyrics I like more. But i really like the accoustic guitar in the background. Nice touch.

mmm skyscraper

07-21-2010, 07:34 PM

Underworld: Evolution

what alaf
you was done up there mate

Troy McClure

07-21-2010, 08:49 PM

I finally realized that there was a real soft acoustic guitar strum in the background for the Brixton '08 version.

TheBang

07-21-2010, 09:00 PM

I finally realized that there was a real soft acoustic guitar strum in the background for the Brixton '08 version.
You're full of it! I can't hear anything. Where do you hear it?

nosajmunson

07-21-2010, 09:05 PM

You're full of it! I can't hear anything. Where do you hear it?

I sense some sarcasm, but just in case.....
In the 320mbps Peter Tong download floating around here, it comes in roughly @3:43.

BrotherLovesDub

07-21-2010, 09:25 PM

I sense some sarcasm, but just in case.....
In the 320mbps Peter Tong download floating around here, it comes in roughly @3:43.

yeah, it's clear in the album version Tong played but TheBang was commenting on where the acoustic strums were on the Brixton 08 live version.

nosajmunson

07-21-2010, 11:02 PM

yeah, it's clear in the album version Tong played but TheBang was commenting on where the acoustic strums were on the Brixton 08 live version.

Oh....right.:o

I don't think I've heard any acoustic guitar on the Brixton version or any other version up till now. There is a vid floating around out there from the Brighton Beach Festival gig in Oct. 2008 where Karl was playing his Les Paul during ALAF. But I can't really distinguish what he's playing specifically. Regardless, I like the addition of guitar into the album version of ALAF or any other UW song for that matter.

Troy McClure

07-22-2010, 02:24 AM

Didn't mean to cause a poopstorm, but I hear a faint two-note guitar strum in the background of the right channel from about 4:19 to 4:50. I hear it on every other measure during this phrase.

I only heard after listening to this through my headphones.

-Jason

TheBang

07-22-2010, 02:32 AM

Oh, I see what you mean. I wouldn't call that an acoustic guitar. And that sample's been in every version.

Troy McClure

07-22-2010, 04:04 AM

Oh, I see what you mean. I wouldn't call that an acoustic guitar. And that sample's been in every version.

I am liking the Barking version more each time, especially Karl's voice. The guitar is a nice surprise.

cacophony

07-22-2010, 08:20 AM

aw hell. the youtube version has been yanked and they posted a new link on facebook that doesn't work for folks in the US.

am i seriously going to be denied the opportunity to hear this track?! :eek:

ThingInABook

07-22-2010, 08:29 AM

starfox203

07-22-2010, 01:05 PM

You might find the radio edit of the song (minus the annoying Pete Tong exclusive noise) here. http://www.groundcontrolmag.com/detail/9/2090/

King of Snake

07-27-2010, 05:32 AM

I like it, although not as much as Scribble. The "Heaven" chant is repeated too many times, especially at the end.
This is still by far my favourite version (http://www.sputnikk.nl/Underworld-Always_Loved_A_Film_%28Silver%20Boots%29_%28Live%2 9.mp3) (Silver Boots). I hope the Lemonworld mix on the 2nd disc of the limited edition will resemble this, although I guess if it did it would have been called Silver Boots anyway.

stimpee

07-27-2010, 06:42 AM

undarrenworld

08-01-2010, 06:21 PM

The track is like magic for me. I love it for years. Its great that it will get single release. 12" would be so nice:)
The old versions from Elektraglide 2003 and Silver Boots were amazing.
So long we have been waiting for the release. Now its here.
I cant still believe it. Its like dream come true.
The message from Stimpee, where he said that we will be not dissapointed was absolutelly correct. I am not dissapointed, I must say that I like it, I like it very much. This is very special tune from Underworld. We have seen evolution of it. It will be nice to have other versions in bonus cd or single release. There is special feeling in this song, I cant tell you why I like it so much. Its special. I like it very much to see the evolution Birro the Leggy to Beautiful Burnout, YDS to Scribble and ALAF to ALAF:) Its great to be underworld fan. Thank you all very much for your comments and rips. ALAF is massive, thank you Underworld.