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I am loving this... it as an album is BRILLIANT!

is it sad if I like this more than OWB?

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When all is said and done, this era is going to be regarded as perhaps the strongest creative period of Smith/Hyde as writing partners.

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you honestly like the remixes more than the album? wow. that shocks me.

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So anyone who got this that's been as frustrated with recent remixes of Underworld tracks as I have been....are these remixes worth it? Because seriously, I've really disliked the bulk of the remixes they've had done lately, and I don't feel like throwing my money at another disappointment.

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no, it's not worth it for the remixes. it's worth it for the videos, the b-sides and the packaging. don't buy this for the remixes because bar one or two, they're all shit.

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Mine arrived today (and this time a sweetie-pie parcelforce guy:)) - listening as I type - really like the Crocodile Inversions mix but still can't work out what Karl is singing during the middle section with even the heavy vocoder removed:eek:. Boy boy boy has just started and I'm not too of this - bit too extreme. Nice to have Darc/Parc as a physical release but unfortunaly only "cruel and tender...like a spider on my skin" spoken bit by, I think, Mikey.

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So no word on ordering from the online store yet? I checked in again to today and still didn't see any mention of it. The shop only has the Riverrun 12"s or am I just blind?
Maybe I'm thinking of the wrong June 25th.

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got mine today..
this is the most pretentious package i've seen from them yet,

the book is so blurry and dark(ha, get it), you can barely make out
anything....

the videos, eh? anything new? have we not seen these all before?

the audio mixes, are of course, useless...

the only track worth getting is 'parc', and hopefully you can get
it online, and save yourself all the money, and hassle of finding
this in a store, ordering it etc...

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parc

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poor video choices
poor audio selection (just buy the promos for the tracks you like)

overall D- grade, or 1/2 star out of 5...

later
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Ouch! Tell us how you really feel!

imho, it doesn't seem any more pretentious than any other output they've done. They're obviously proud of OWB and this phase of their output, so they're quite entitled and in the right to release this. Like all art, if you don't "get it" it's easy to call it pretentious.
I mean, you could make a case that bloating "dark and Long" EP with 20+ minute self-indulgent remixes is pretentious. And the artwork of STITI? Child's fingerpaint.
:rolleyes:

Of course i'm kidding on those.

Agree, most of the remixes are mediocre or maybe just not my cup of tea, and since their not UW productions, i'm not that interested in missing out. But having the videos is great, and a clean copy of Parc, yay!
(by the way, can anyone confirm if "Parc" is really based on the live recording of "darc" from amsterdam? Or is it a new studio recording?)

To each their own, i guess.

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and yet, i'm sure you'd be first in line to buy Footwear Repairs on DVD despite having 'seen it all before'.

raj, you're clearly unsatisfied with the recent output from Underworld. Many people are. Many people are also loving this phase from Rick and Karl (and Darren etc). you bought The Bells having heard all (nearly all?) of the material on there. you knew exactly what was included. if the booklet had been 2 pages i'm sure you would have demanded more pages. i love the band and i'm a collector. japan only deluxe editions are a double edged sword. i hate that i have to buy them but i love them sitting in my collection. sad, i know, but that's the reality. while i respect your right to not like the release or the bands decision to release this in japan only, i'm not really sympathetic to your complaints re: The Bells.