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Underworld: Dirty Epic
[Dec 1994] single


CD5: 1994 GER (Junior Boy's Own/Intercord; 893.019 / DMD INT 001)
[Oct 94]
1 9:46 Dirty Epic
2 10:00 Dirty Guitar
3 11:14 Dirty

Add this:
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+ 4 4:10 Dirty Epic (jed the fish edit)
+ 5 7:37 dirty epic (dirty guitar fade)
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the next single up is dirty epic.

what an appropriate title for the song. epic.

1) dirty epic.

that says it all. from the moody samples, to the haunting voice.
this is one of underworld best songs.
a long song that takes you on a very interesting trip.
meeting strange people. doing strange things.

majestic keyboards. stabbing guitar riffs. rhythmic beat.
muted and distorted voices all blend into a dream like state.
and karls hushed vocals are perfect.

the remixes are interesting, but the original is the best.

early in their career they would play it, but then they
stopped for awhile. now they seem to play it more often.

the lyrics are amazing, and their are many lines that
are still quoted today.
'the light it burns my eyes'
'big screen satellite'
'i get my kicks on channel 6'

2)dirty guitar is another song that is well known.
in fact it's probably one of the most played songs
besides 'born slippy.nuxx'. a very cool instrumental
with hypnotic keyboard chords, and nice long intro
that goes into a driving beat. muted and distorted
voices are also present.

when they play it live, they tend to speed it up.

a great, and classic song.

3) this song is almost never played, and its a very cool version.
not really related to the original though. you hear elements of
the song in it. but it's mostly just a lighter instrumental
take on it. probably related more to dirty guitar than anything.
hints of vocoders, and a deep bass line. they keyboards kick in
the middle and also the guitar stabs at the end. parts sound
like they might have come from mmm skyscraper. but thats just
the sound of the album.

another great remix.

4) the radio edit is a very cut down version of the song
made for US radio, by jed the fish, a dj in LA.
good, but too short to get into.


overall:
effort : A
execution : A

another great single with black and white minimalist artwork,
that fits in with the theme of the album.


this ends the dubnobasswithmyheadman era, and 1994
which is one of the most creative of their career.

they will return with a few non-album tracks, and
some of the biggest hits of their career next.

later
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