Re: DRIFT Series 1 - New album, Nov 1, 2019
 

I noticed one important difference - the hi hat in Appleshine is turned down (at least, on the sampler - don't have the full version yet). I was really hoping they made that change since it always felt to me like it overpowered the track.

Re: DRIFT Series 1 - New album, Nov 1, 2019
 

Sampler Edition really does work excellently as an album proper. an hour passed by like it was nothing

Re: DRIFT Series 1 - New album, Nov 1, 2019
 

when I say I'll never fully understand this band....

damn it.

Re: DRIFT Series 1 - New album, Nov 1, 2019
 

definitely sounds like it was remastered, whole thing sounds great

Re: DRIFT Series 1 - New album, Nov 1, 2019
 

Hell of a thing to try listening to it as a stand-alone. Almost wanna make a thread on how perception changes from what an album is expected to be, and how these tracks were revealed to us. I’m almost certain I would have a different reaction to these tracks if this was presented traditionally, which I think is the point of their frustrations with the format!

As a statement on its own, the samplbum works, which is a relief, and I’d definitely place it in the top half of their output if released on its own. But it wasn’t! And it isn’t that! The box set is the real object, and it’s fucking great even if a fifth of it is ridiculous! I love it, and that contrast must be part of the point of doing this.

Re: DRIFT Series 1 - New album, Nov 1, 2019
 

BTW, both releases are available on all streaming services now. If you don't have a streaming subscription, and, say, you don't want to buy the digital because you already bought the box set and are waiting for that to arrive, you can listen to all the tracks on YouTube for free (with ads), from the record label.

Here are the playlists:

Drift Series 1:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...3ytZts57MO1epo

Drift Series 1 Sampler Edition:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...I2VOhkj7lNCWfA

Re: DRIFT Series 1 - New album, Nov 1, 2019
 

&type=wav works to get a 24-48 WAV version!

Re: DRIFT Series 1 - New album, Nov 1, 2019
 

As a standalone album, the Sampler is great. The flow between the tracks is brilliant and, for the most part, I think they made wise decisions with the choices, although it's unusually low in downtempo numbers. The 95 second version of Mile Bush Pride is pretty baffling in there, and I'm still not sure on Imagine a Box, but otherwise all good.

The largely gapless flow is very good, and reminds me of Dubnobass in that regard. Appleshine into Drum Street and, particularly, Schilpol Test into BYTWB are superb.

If this was all we'd had, I'd certainly be happy with it. It's a sharp, concise techno album from a band who, for me, have actually been far more interesting in their non-techno work for the past 15 years. Probably give it a few more listens in the coming couple of weeks, but still eagerly awaiting the box for the proper Drift experience.

Re: DRIFT Series 1 - New album, Nov 1, 2019
 

I also thought it would be odd listening to an "album" which is all tracks you knew as singles or as parts of different EPs but it really does work very well. The transitions felt more natural than they did on the EPs and there is a good flow to it.


Track-for-track it very much reminds me of Beacoup Fish - starts with an excellent chilled track, then a bunch of bangers, then some more stripped back & experimental stuff. "S T A R" would be the "Kittens" spot and "Imagine a Box" is the weird groove tune similar to "Something Like a Mama". Of course the closers are quite different but I think they're both quintessential UW epics so there :)

Re: DRIFT Series 1 - New album, Nov 1, 2019
 

SEVEN
MUSIC
DRONE



Big Bear is also great aaaaaaaah

Re: DRIFT Series 1 - New album, Nov 1, 2019
 

Episode 5 seems mostly the same as well (based solely on track times).

Re: DRIFT Series 1 - New album, Nov 1, 2019
 

makes sense, it was just released a couple of months ago
that said the jazzy keyboard line in "Tree & Two Chairs" is back, which I credit to you lot on this message board :)

Re: DRIFT Series 1 - New album, Nov 1, 2019
 

Yes, I'm still digesting the box set, but on first listen these are my favourites of the new tracks.

Re: DRIFT Series 1 - New album, Nov 1, 2019
 

was expecting a proper disaster, but that turned out alright. not sure i even like or dislike it.


But no, The Molehill Award goes to A Moth at the Door. Yeeeeeee-OW

Re: DRIFT Series 1 - New album, Nov 1, 2019
 

Forgive me, I'm confused. Is there or isn't there a download link for the entire boxset? Or are those of you who've heard it listening to leaks?

Re: DRIFT Series 1 - New album, Nov 1, 2019
 

I'm listening to the youtube playlist, waiting for it to pop up on uhhhh slsk or, y'know, getting them in my downloads, whichever comes first. whichever's not going to have me wait another twenty days

Re: DRIFT Series 1 - New album, Nov 1, 2019
 

Thanks.

I see the whole box is up for sale on iTunes, but it's not otherwise legally accessible to those of us who pre-ordered the box! Come on, Underworld; kick down that download link.

Re: DRIFT Series 1 - New album, Nov 1, 2019
 

I bought the digital set on iTunes. 20 bucks. Not bad for 40 songs.

Re: DRIFT Series 1 - New album, Nov 1, 2019
 

Molehill is different? The EP version I have is much shorter and doesn’t have Karl’s vocal at the end.

Re: DRIFT Series 1 - New album, Nov 1, 2019
 

Loving Big Bear. Especially the guitar sounds or whatever it is

Re: DRIFT Series 1 - New album, Nov 1, 2019
 

You’re describing the weekly download. When everything was compiled into the full Episode 2 digital release, Molehill got its extended coda then. The album version is the same as the EP.

I’ll be putting out a document soon with all the different versions of the tracks and where they can be obtained.

Re: DRIFT Series 1 - New album, Nov 1, 2019
 

Ah thanks for that. Yeah I always just stuck with the weekly downloads.

Re: DRIFT Series 1 - New album, Nov 1, 2019
 

Thanks, I haven't kept up with the releases at all.
Was waiting for the boxset, and then was going to try
to sort it all out.

It's a bit tricky, but thanks for keeping up with
the information.

It will be good to have a separate listing along with
all the other tracks.

later
-1

Re: DRIFT Series 1 - New album, Nov 1, 2019
 

:)
Told y'all. Happy it worked for you. I have the Drift Series in 24-48 FLAC, but missing the Sampler in Hi-Res.

Re: DRIFT Series 1 - New album, Nov 1, 2019
 

Final episode, Mile Bush Pride, Imagine a Box, Give Me the Room, and S T A R are all identical to the EP versions.

Toluca Stars and Tree and Two Chairs are identical to the single releases. That is, containing the piano and keyboard parts that were missing in the EP. So, that indicates to me that including the piano parts are the final, correct versions of the tracks, and that earlier versions somehow ended up on the Episode 5 compilation. Maybe they compiled Episode 5 early and forgot to update the tracks later, or maybe they just accidentally pulled the wrong versions when compiling Ep 5.

Re: DRIFT Series 1 - New album, Nov 1, 2019
 

Nice catch. I'll make note of that. I think that's the same hi-hat that was downgraded in Appleshine Continuum too.

Re: DRIFT Series 1 - New album, Nov 1, 2019
 

Thanks for all the efforts sorting out the various versions, TheBang. Much appreciated.

Re: DRIFT Series 1 - New album, Nov 1, 2019
 

this is really starting to drive me up the wall honestly. I even tried guessing at what track number it'd be in the tm stores links based on the sampler tracks. it's pathetic. I NEED IT.

Re: DRIFT Series 1 - New album, Nov 1, 2019
 

For the Sampler Edition, Appleshine is identical to the album version (including the lowered hi-hat), but it segues into the next track before the bloopy coda comes in.

This Must Be Drum Street has its kick drum intro, in contrast to the album version. It also has the new guitar drone, but one more instance of it than the album version. They diverge at the 3:27 mark on the sampler, where it skips a section and aligns with the 4:41 mark of the album version, and continues into an early fade-out and segue into the next track.

Listen to Their No is the same as all the other versions, but with an early segue into the next track.

Border Country is the same as all other versions, except for the segues in and out of the track.

Mile Bush Pride is the same as the EP/album version, except for the segue at the beginning

Schiphol Test is identical up until the 4:25 mark, when it drops the vocal tracks and has a slow instrumental fade-out and segue.

Brilliant Yes That Would Be - same as the digital single, but with segues on both ends.

S T A R (Rebel Tech) is exclusive to the sampler. It has segues on both ends, and unfortunately, there is not a clean version of this, as the Oct. 31 mailing list download is simply ripped from the Sampler Edition with the segues intact.

Imagine a Box is identical to the album/EP version, except for the segue at the beginning.

Custard Speedtalk is identical to the album/EP version.

Re: DRIFT Series 1 - New album, Nov 1, 2019
 

Definitely seconded on that - I was worried for Do Breakers Trip, but it's just another Hundred Weight Hammer (only upbeat and fun and just vaguely creepily weird, rather than full on).

A Moth at the Door seems more like soundtrack work they would do for a play (and even odd/operatically dramatic for that), not any kind of UW track.

Beginning part was pretty and passable as a fairly acapella-ish work up til it stopped at the 1:30 Mile Bush Pride mark, then came back as a non-UW looping post-modern choral work that doesn't seem to involve them any. Strange. Will be leaving it off any comps.

Re: DRIFT Series 1 - New album, Nov 1, 2019
 

Loving all the final mixes and mastering so far, it all feels more coherent and solid.

Just listening on streaming while waiting for the boxset, so hard to fully judge or listen to them together, but here's my proposed comp of the new tracks:

Another Silent Way / Drift Poem / Better Than Diamonds
Appleshine (All The Lights)
Do Breakers Trip
Big Bear
Doscientos
Two Arrows
Seven Music Drone
Roof Off
One True Piano Need Hand

Good album length and flow, surprisingly going from energetic upbeat choral to progressively darkly sinister (lots of darker bits in these extras, which I'm loving).

Also loving the extended BYTWB with the piano ending. Brilliant.

Re: DRIFT Series 1 - New album, Nov 1, 2019
 

alright well I caved and got them leak-style :C

I hope HQ realizes what needs to happen so we can get our own lil personal album thread going

Re: DRIFT Series 1 - New album, Nov 1, 2019
 

Just to confirm, does the CD boxset also include the entire set in 24 bit WAV?

I ask because I notice now the site just says "Ships November 2019 TBC. An HD-Audio Digital Download of the DRIFT Series 1 Sampler Edition will delivered to your inbox day of release of the album." It doesn't mention a full download of the boxset is included anymore.

Also, I noticed the UW store has a separate download in Hi-Res with PDF for only £8, but I'm trying to figure out if this is the whole boxset or just sampler edition.
Only £8!
https://store.underworldlive.com/car...t.php?id=46261

Re: DRIFT Series 1 - New album, Nov 1, 2019
 

I was wondering this as well but they updated the page a couple days ago with the tracklist of the Sampler edition so I assume it's just those 10 tracks.

Re: DRIFT Series 1 - New album, Nov 1, 2019
 

That's what I am thinking, especially for the price, but the listing is confusing as it doesn't use the Sampler Edition cover art nor say it is the Sampler. It's also strange that they have a digital option for the Sampler and not the whole set while other stores have the boxset digitally as well. Is there a contact e-mail for the store? I wanted to write and ask, but couldn't find one. Even the CD boxset only seems to mention it including the Sampler download when it used to say you would get the whole boxset digitally in hi-res. Just confusing as hell.

Re: DRIFT Series 1 - New album, Nov 1, 2019
 

It only includes the Sampler delivered via e-mail (which everyone who ordered should have received already). However, it's possible the boxset includes a digital download code inside for the full set, as the Dubno and STITI box sets did. And I believe the BF box also included a code in UK/EU but not US. That's unknown though until the box set ships.

That is only the Sampler, and I think the exclusive part of it (as opposed to buying 24-bit files at Qobuz or wherever) is the PDF booklet? I'm not sure if that's different from the box set booklet though.

Re: DRIFT Series 1 - New album, Nov 1, 2019
 

Yeah now I've listened to all the new bonus tracks- I'm gonna cut off the second choral part of Moth, think the first part does make a nice coda to the series and fades nicely before the second half kicks in so easy to chop off!

Also think I'll leave off 'Do Breakers Trip' really not digging it- however if I add in the Rebel Tech version of STAR then it keeps the full series to 40 tracks- a nice round number that pleases the OCD in me ;)

Re: DRIFT Series 1 - New album, Nov 1, 2019
 

Not sure which is worst. England losing the World Cup Final, or my lovely bright yellow vinyl and CD not turning up in todays post. Call me old fashioned, but I am waiting for something physical before my first listen :)

Re: DRIFT Series 1 - New album, Nov 1, 2019
 

Wow. I just wanna thank everyone on here, I was fully giving myself a headache trying to work out firstly whether there were extra tracks on the "album" (?!) version - there were, and whether they pulled a Kanye and fiddled with any of the tracks to create updated versions - they did (although I realise, Underworld were actually the pioneers in that regard)

Then I thought - Go to BornDirty! Of course those guys will help you sort it out. So I read all 32 pages (completist) and I think I've... ahem... CAUGHT underworld's D_R_I_F_T (series 1)

As for the material itself, wow I have been really enjoying Underworld again since Barbara Barbara. Not to say I didn't like Barking or that period - I love that they went a bit more mainstream back then because that's when I could afford to go to festivals and hearing Scribble out with my friends was always a 1000x rush

The only 'problem' is, I love this 2016+ and Riverrun eras way way more. (and the radio shows - thanks Mr Bang) ... I'm gonna say it. The D_R_I_F_T period is feeling like Riverrun³ (yes, cubed). Slightly different, more extroverted, bright vibe, but a similar style and disdain for convention. I'm still processing Barbara, Barbara... let's just say my Underworld tank has been resized, and topped up.

Re: DRIFT Series 1 - New album, Nov 1, 2019
 

Hope the boxset does include a digital download of the full thing. Sampler album does flow and a lovely build up like BF did