Re: Underworld "1992-2012 The Anthology " and "A Collection": Release Dec. 4, 2011
 

yeah that one's a real head-scratcher. it's odd to have all big singles & major works and then one little album interlude thrown in there. it's a lovely track but it definitely seems out of place.

Re: Underworld "1992-2012 The Anthology " and "A Collection": Release Dec. 4, 2011
 

And it's not even the long verson of To Heal, the one with Rick's father (?) going "To heal and to restore broken bodies...". :( Was that ever officially released?

Re: Underworld "1992-2012 The Anthology " and "A Collection": Release Dec. 4, 2011
 

yes on the 'Songs for Tibet - The Art of Peace' CD.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...SIN=B001DQ4920

I think this version of 'To Heal' could have fit well within the context of the Anthology project since it was only part of the Songs of Tibet comp.

--Jason

Re: Underworld "1992-2012 The Anthology " and "A Collection": Release Dec. 4, 2011
 

yeah i had it listed:
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to heal 2:38 cd, dig
To Heal (And Restore Broken Bodies) 5:00 cd, dig
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i need to update my full listing sometime,
but i didn't include sources:
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http://www.borndirty.org/forums/show...88&postcount=4

later
-1

Re: Underworld "1992-2012 The Anthology " and "A Collection": Release Dec. 4, 2011
 

Ha! I even have that on CD - but forgot to rip it, which is why I couldn't find it in my collection.

Agreed. I think it's so much nicer than the short instrumental version.

Re: Underworld "1992-2012 The Anthology " and "A Collection": Release Dec. 4, 2011
 

Got the new vanilla 'UNdERwor9LD' t-shirt, 'yr a btifl thng' bag, and a 'uw loves Belgium' postcard in the mail here in Arizona, USA from the 'Anthology' bundle set. Really great look shirt, and fine quality.

Happy Christmas indeed.

-Jason

Re: Underworld "1992-2012 The Anthology " and "A Collection": Release Dec. 4, 2011
 

Does anybody use that headphone hole? Can't say I'm looking forward to feeling the cable sticking to my skin for hours.

Dirty Epic - ReplayGain
 

When I was listening to Dubnobasswithmyheadman and then Anthology 1992 - 2002, I was thinking that Dirty Epic is a lot quieter on Dubno than on Anthology...

So I did a little research using ReplayGain software.

Dirty Epic (Dubno version) - Track gain: +3.62dB.
Dirty Epic (1992 - 2002) - Track gain: -6.09dB.

So new version is louder than the one from Dubno.

To my ears sounds better old version from dubno which was mastered by Jeff Pesche.
It have more depth, the new version have more treble and bass I think and it sounds more "digital" to me, hard to explain. Im wondering how the newest Dirty Epic on Anthology 1992 - 2012 will sound like, if it will be exact the same version as on previous anthology or not...

Just my idea, because I think that such a piece like Dirty Epic deserves the best sounding possible.

We will see in January.

Re: Underworld "1992-2012 The Anthology " and "A Collection": Release Dec. 4, 2011
 

just got my copy in the mail today...

the packaging is quite nice, I definitely prefer it over the 92-02 version*
and yes, the long version of Jumbo is on the disc

and it was surprising to see some photo's from that 'experimental sound field' Glastonbury performance back in '92


*although - I did find the vinyl edition of that cd to be quite nice

Re: Underworld "1992-2012 The Anthology " and "A Collection": Release Dec. 4, 2011
 

What is the CD case? jewelcase, paper, digipack, or what does it look like?

Re: Underworld "1992-2012 The Anthology " and "A Collection": Release Dec. 4, 2011
 

Mine arrived today too. It's a 4 panel fold out, discs in panel 1, 3, 4. Photo booklet in panel 2. I don't love the artwork overall but I did enjoy seeing all the great pics inside. Wonder if i'll ever put it in a cd player?

Re: Underworld "1992-2012 The Anthology " and "A Collection": Release Dec. 4, 2011
 

Thanks, great! I wonder what will be the 1 disc Collection's cd case.

Re: Underworld "1992-2012 The Anthology " and "A Collection": Release Dec. 4, 2011
 

The 1-disc is in a regular jewel case. Smaller photo-book inside, different artwork.

Re: Underworld "1992-2012 The Anthology " and "A Collection": Release Dec. 4, 2011
 

The collection booklet borrows some photo's from the anthology booklet (Brixton academy ball drop).

Loads of live photo's in the anthology booklet, mostly from the Oblivian / Barking era. A few early photo's from Glastonbury but it would have been cool to include some more older photo's. I like the anthology art work and the whole package feels quality to me.

We could debate the track selection for ages (no beautiful burnout, etc), but to me the two different collections make sense. A collection is straight to the point and with recent collaborations included it makes Underworld feel very much current. And the anthology is exactly that with some rare tracks (not to dirties I know!) thrown in.

Also a perfect time to release it with new material unlikely this year.

I love the full 10 minute build up classics underworld, but looking forward to being able to get in the car for a short journey and being able to stick collection in the cd player and get a quick blast!

Re: Underworld "1992-2012 The Anthology " and "A Collection": Release Dec. 4, 2011
 

Has anybody photos of the CDs?

Re: Underworld "1992-2012 The Anthology " and "A Collection": Release Dec. 4, 2011
 

The 1992-2012 three-disc collection is only post-Emerson photos, which strikes me as poor form but without knowing the whole story it's an uninformed opinion.

Interesting business in the credits, only the following tracks are said to have been co-written by Emerson:

Bigmouth
Skyscraper
Rez
Cowgirl
Spikee
Dirty Epic
Dark Train
Pearls Girl
Moaner
Minneapolis
Why Why Why
Second Hand

Everything else that's included from the early days is credited only to Hyde and Smith:

Nuxx
Jumbo
8 Ball
The Hump
Big Meat Show
Oich Oich

The "Collection" credits also show Jumbo and Nuxx as not co-written by Emerson. What is credited to Emerson is:

Dark Train
Skyscraper
Pearls Girl
Cowgirl
Rez
King of Snake
Moaner

Maybe this isn't news but I'm quite surprised to see that Emerson apparently didn't have a hand in Nuxx, the band's biggest hit.

Re: Underworld "1992-2012 The Anthology " and "A Collection": Release Dec. 4, 2011
 

A respectable 7.0 for Anthology on Pitchfork

Re: Underworld "1992-2012 The Anthology " and "A Collection": Release Dec. 4, 2011
 

I was listening to the Big Meat Show today and thought, it should be quite easy to fix it up and make it sound more professional. Theres a section in there tho where you can imagine Karl saying off-mic "im not singing over this anymore" "i'm done, next take". At a certain point the song feels like its two takes bolted together. It is held together by the rhythm though and as I said, could work with some patching... anyone?

Re: Underworld "1992-2012 The Anthology " and "A Collection": Release Dec. 4, 2011
 

khouri - speaking of Emerson...

I actually think it's odd that he's credited on:

Skyscraper
Rez
Cowgirl
Dirty Epic

...as on the actual release of "Dubnobasswithmyheadman" - he's only credited on "Surfboy" and the rest is just Rick & Karl

but on the flip side - I am surprised that he's not credited for "Jumbo" as... if I remember correctly - on Beacoup Fish, all the tracks are credited to the three of them.

[edit]
quite nice that UW got a 7.0 on Pitchfork... I don't remember *any* band ever getting a score as high as 7 before on that page...

Re: Underworld "1992-2012 The Anthology " and "A Collection": Release Dec. 4, 2011
 

"You could still do a lot worse".
Freaking Pitchfork. I've yet to see a single album I like get an honestly favorable review on there - do they even make those?

Re: Underworld "1992-2012 The Anthology " and "A Collection": Release Dec. 4, 2011
 

that's the problem with this day and age... most of us have already heard these 2 releases or even already had them (ahem...) my copies arrived 2 days ago and i immediately ripped open the plastic wrapping and looked at the booklet and inserts... then I put them down... and now, like most of my physical CD's - they lay in wait for the day I decide to actually place them in a CD player...

gone are the days when you waited in anticipation (sometimes in line at a midnight release - oh how I miss those days) and when you finally picked up a copy you immediately put the disc in the CD player...

i do prefer the overall artwork on the new anthology as opposed to the old release of basic black or boring grey.

Re: Underworld "1992-2012 The Anthology " and "A Collection": Release Dec. 4, 2011
 

My copy of the 3 CD set arrived today here in Arizona. Really like the packaging and the pictures. Was hoping for some shots from USA shows. Glad to finally legally own the songs off the the 3rd CD and not wimpy 128k MP3 files.

Jason

Re: Underworld "1992-2012 The Anthology " and "A Collection": Release Dec. 4, 2011
 

it seems both records have arrived safely at my parent's house, in viña del mar. at first i was a bit miffed about the shipping price (10quid) to chile... but after a week, they're here! i'm really amazed! specially when chilean postal services have been acting like asses lately. fred deakin (from lemon jelly) was in chile and he sent two records to me via chilean post and the parcel took 2 weeks to arrive. yes, it's that bad. not fred, he's amazing :D

Re: Underworld "1992-2012 The Anthology " and "A Collection": Release Dec. 4, 2011
 

What the heck is Fred doing nowadays anyway? He just a ramblin' man now?

Re: Underworld "1992-2012 The Anthology " and "A Collection": Release Dec. 4, 2011
 

maybe he is. he was here for his usual patagonia visit. also, he chats with everyone via twitter. he's terribly nice and chatty. from what he has posted in twitter (besides his usual "fred's free records" - this is how i got a mantronix 12" plus a remix CD made by him) he has closed airside to focus in other projects... hopefully one of those projects is a LJ regroup.

Re: Underworld "1992-2012 The Anthology " and "A Collection": Release Dec. 4, 2011
 

I still eagerly await the arrival of a CD and playing it loud on a good stereo as opposed to mp3s through crappy computer speakers or earbuds.

Yes, i've been known to "Cheat" and listen to the download, but i still prefer the physical release. Collector, old fashioned out of touch, whatever. It still makes the music feel more permanent.

Love the artwork and photo-retrospective on the new Anthology.

I immediately put on CD2 to listen to the extended "Jumbo".

Re: Underworld "1992-2012 The Anthology " and "A Collection": Release Dec. 4, 2011
 

for me it's been the opposite for quite some time.. in the sense
that.. if you get 320k mp3's it's just as good... i can't tell the difference...

once i get the physical version, if i even bother ripping it to wav/flac,
i convert them to mp3 either way... and never actually listen to
the physical cd's..

later
-1

Re: Underworld "1992-2012 The Anthology " and "A Collection": Release Dec. 4, 2011
 

Got my physical cd set in the mail yesterday ( :) !) and was blown away by the nice glossy packaging and insert booklet. Makes me yearn for the days when there were actual cd/record stores and every album had art style to go along with it (for better or worse). Seems for me that $20 lossless quality EPs (yes, EPs and not LPs) with Beatport's premium they charge for WAVs is becoming the norm. No art. More expensive. Less tracks.

This is a breath of fresh air. Plus I'm sure it sounds good too but who cares about all of that shit - we've heard all these tracks before. :p

Re: Underworld "1992-2012 The Anthology " and "A Collection": Release Dec. 4, 2011
 

Same here. I can't tell any difference between CDs and high-bitrate rips, either. Although I still like to lay hands on Underworld's physical releases, I never listen to them once ripped. Don't even have a CD player anymore, besides computer drives. In fact, I'll pack up all those CDs shortly for a move, and I guess they won't see the light of day for the next couple of months or years...

Re: Underworld "1992-2012 The Anthology " and "A Collection": Release Dec. 4, 2011
 

I hate mp3s. I'm only listening to music from original CDs. I love to watching the booklets while listening.
I'm listening mp3s just when I'm outside, on my ipod.

Re: Underworld "1992-2012 The Anthology " and "A Collection": Release Dec. 4, 2011
 

Yeah, the booklets are part of why I bother to get a hold of physical releases at all. Coming without printed artwork, I haven't really gotten into buying MP3 yet. Call me old-fashioned, but to me digital-only releases don't feel as 'valuable'. As regards listening, on the other hand, having one's music collection all in one place, and quickly searchable too, is sooo much more convenient than manually browsing CDs and loading them one by one...

Re: Underworld "1992-2012 The Anthology " and "A Collection": Release Dec. 4, 2011
 

Totally agree on the digital releases ... personally I dont feel I get anything substantial for my buck and certainly no pleasure in buying a digital release. I've actually swung all the way back to vinyl now as my premium choice of format. I went through the same "rip the CD and toss it on the pile, then play from the hard drive" and felt something was missing. So I am back as a vinyl junkie and enjoying the experience again. Most of the vinyl albums you get these days come with a download code to feed the iPod, and though the mp3s sit on my hard drive, there is still something tactile and connecting about taking an album out of its sleeve and popping it on the turntable. Good times!
Of course I had to buy the Underworld CDs (for Underworld I will buy all the physical formats) but just buying a digital copy leaves me cold. :D

Re: Underworld "1992-2012 The Anthology " and "A Collection": Release Dec. 4, 2011
 

I never was a vinyl junkie in the first place. The only records I own are by Underworld and I've never played them. Maybe they'll be my starter drug? I hope not.

Re: Underworld "1992-2012 The Anthology " and "A Collection": Release Dec. 4, 2011
 

This is probably a stupid question, but I've been through the whole thread and didn't see anything mentioned... With the re-release of dubnobasswithmyheadman being completely remastered (well, other than CD5), I was wondering if this release was, as well.

Re: Underworld "1992-2012 The Anthology " and "A Collection": Release Dec. 4, 2011
 

I don't think there was any remastering done for anything on this release.

Re: Underworld "1992-2012 The Anthology " and "A Collection": Release Dec. 4, 2011
 

That's what I thought, though I have done some "side by side" comparisons, and the tracks from this release do sound a lot cleaner than what was released originally.