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Originally Posted by khouri
That said, it seems unlikely Rick and Karl have just been idle.
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I agree - it would be surprising if there has been nothing happening creatively. I'm sure they are not holding back any creative output for ego sake, but I am glad they are not jumping on the "lockdown set" bandwagon. After all they were doing it 15 years ago... before COVID-19 existed.
Reading this also made me think about how some of Underworld's creative output has been ahead of it's time, pushing the boundaries of what is possible.
Just some examples:
"Experimental Sound Field" an experiment in audio engineering and resilience in live jamming.
Band updates by Fax:
underworldlive.com - Seeing how the internet could work for them - especially very early days with text / videos diaries / music downloads
Everything, Everything - A superbly engineered live show, and taking advantage of what the DVD format had to offer above a "video" with programable playlists, 2 video "angles" with completely different visuals and additional content available online.
Riverrun - Selling digital downloads on their own store? Was anyone else doing this back then?
Live radio shows and jams from the studio 2004 - 2009 - streaming online... who else was doing it then?
DRIFT - Releasing 5+ hours of new music in 1 year - challenging the traditional album concept - and then they fulfil us with snippets of the past and new versions of old gems in between chapters.
Reflecting on this would probably make a good article on borndirty one day.