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The Stone Roses Of Techno
...and other names / quotes about Underworld in the press...(old and new)
i'll list any i find here:
'Underworld: Line Up Includes Darren Emerson, a shit-hot DJ since the age of 15. Big Ice Hockey Fans.'
'Underworld: Spoonman - Progessive is not the word.'
'Ok, so Underworld are the greatest thing since slip on shoes, I agree...' (letter, to NME).
'Tucked up in the Indie Ambient bag are the throbbing Underworld...' - Dubno review.
'Underworld weren't always the hip, happening techno hope of The Future.' - on Underworld Mark I & Freur
'the most important album since the Stone Roses' - Dubno review.
'The First LP from the modish trancebeat trio may not be 'the most important album since the Stone Roses' as the music press swoon, but it has its moments'.
'band of the moment Underworld...'
'Underworld the grateful dead of house plan to play forever...'
'Underworld - The sound of now: this is techno as rock 'n' roll experience.'
'If this album doesn't win the Mercury Music Prize then the judging committee should be given lobotomies and retrained as lavatory attendants in a large pig farm.' - STITI review, it didn't win the Prize....
'Techno Wizard Darren Emerson...'
'...the three-strong Essex Techno Poets...'
'In the world of live techno Underworld are basically the biz.'
'who's the Oasis of Brit dance? Underworld? or Orbital?'
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other old, but interesting things i've discovered too:
Leftfield are planning to Remix Underworld's next single Dark & Long.
Underworld are set to Remix The Drum Club's Follow the Sun.
Underworld have said collaborations with Michael Stipe and U2 are highly unlikely to be released.
feel free to add any you remember or find on your travels and discuss any of the above...
Matt
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