[eturnol]

I think they were chosen specifically because Underworld had a sound they wanted to achieve and a target audience they wanted to reach; making a mainstream album has even been talked about in interviews.

and on the flip side, i feel like you can really tell that the songs are not Underworld songs because of these collaborations. I may be biased against trance djs/producers, but the intricate build, the quality of the sounds, the rhythms, and more are all different, and unfortunately they changed for the worse.

if they wanted to try something new, why not look to people who are actually progressing the sound of electronic music (modeselektor, trentemoller, four tet, flying lotus....hmm i just named a bunch of non mainstream acts...how about a hot chip or royksopp collaboration)?