Re: The Official OWB Thread
 

On Ebay UK there's a BB promo - for their 'second single' (what about Boy x 3 then?).

Tracks:

[COLOR=#ff0010]01. lp version
02. mark knight remix
03. mark knight dub
04. pig & dan remix[/COLOR]

source: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/UNDERWORLD-BEA...mZ150183519549

Re: The Official OWB Thread
 

the mark knight mix was previewed way back here last month:
http://www.darktrain.org/dirty/forum...utiful+burnout

later
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Re: The Official OWB Thread
 

Meh, BB is a better single choice imo for a second single then BBB anyway. Lots of B's...

talk talk and underworld
 

in listening to this album, and looking back at
underworlds career...i'm reminded of another
group i like 'talk talk'...although their styles
couldn't be anymore different it is interesting
to see what happened..

talk talk started out with some acclaimed
albums, and some niche following, with
some commercial success for their first
few albums...yeah, they had singles,
and some club hits.. but it all erupted
into a huge mess, when they hit it big
with 'its my life'.....which haunted them
from then on.... unlike underworld though,
they were not that much of a live band,
and only toured sparsely.

anyways, they later added another unnoffical
member to their team, who ended up contributing
greatly.....they also had amazing artwork, and
were very consistent in the image they presented..
their sound was instantly recognizable (mostly),
and their production values were very high...

they then went on to have more commercial success
although their singles weren't really accessible,
(sound familiar?)....they also decided to make music
that was more experimental and not as commercial..

of course their studio didn't like that, and there
were all kinds of disputes (there was a remix
album released without their approval)...

their last 3 albums were probably the furthest
things released that could even be considered
'commercial'...and they eventually broke up,
and the led singer went on to form his own
solo projects (mark hollis)....

anyways, i know underworld hasn't reached that
point.....but i'm wondering if this album is a reaction
to the earlier 'accessibility' of their previous works,
and now that they're independent and can explore
more 'artistic' leanings..

of course, i could just be imagining things...

more info : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk_Talk

later
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Re: The Official OWB Thread
 

After reading that, I looked into a few things. I had no idea that Gwen Stefani song was a cover, after how many times I've heard it. Though I'm not surprised, since now it really sounds like a cover.

Re: talk talk and underworld
 

i believe this is just a full circle for them...

(from an '05 interview with karl)

"Being members of the experimental sound field in ’92 at Glastonbury; that was probably the most seminal moment for Underworld in terms of the way we were going to evolve."

...and this quote seems fitting in regards to the upcoming oblivion ball...

"I don’t know much about dance culture anywhere in the world. We’ve never been that specific in our tastes since we met 25 years ago. But what I will say about Japan is that it was the first country to embrace our eclecticism, and to embrace the fact that we were about things other than dance music. It was the first country to embrace us as Tomato, rather than just as Underworld."

Re: The Official OWB Thread
 

Karl listed Talk Talk's album 'Spirit of Eden' as one of his favourite albums, and said it reminded him 'to try harder'.

I think this was on the old Dirty website, possibly in a what was on Karl's Ipod.

There is some direct influence that can be heard on 'Dubnobasswithmyheadman', 'Tongue' would not feel out of place on 'Spirit of Eden' or the following/last album 'Laughing Stock'.

I wonder how many others here are fans of Talk Talk, the strength of song writing is common to both bands, and also the space in the 'soundscapes' they create.

Two of my very favourite bands.

Jamie


Negative1 wrote:

in listening to this album, and looking back at
underworlds career...i'm reminded of another
group i like 'talk talk'...although their styles
couldn't be anymore different it is interesting
to see what happened..

Re: The Official OWB Thread
 

i've updated the first post on page one with some new times info...

check it out doods...

Re: The Official OWB Thread
 

getting behind? he he..

anyways, you still have 'faxed invitation' remix
listed, but not 'holding the moth' remix..

later
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Re: The Official OWB Thread
 

What CD is the Crocodile Pete Heller Dub on?

BTW, here's an interesting tidbit. I threw the Book of Jam DVD info from the Traffic site here:

http://trafficjpn.com/underworld/newrelease.html

into Google translator. Apparently, the Metal Friend video is comprised of a mix of two previously unreleased songs: "Lemon Mini" and "Melonman"