Vocal Samples

[qirex]

Just giving props to the vocals samples used by Underworld. To the conversation on the intro to Jumbo to the female in the beginning of Two Months off ( anyone know who that is by the way?). I love when they improv with various vocal samples live and actually think that's the only thing OWB really missed. What's your fav underworld non-lyrical quotes?

[galama]

I hear you Girex, their chatter samples are pretty clever, opening or closing a tune.

After hearing the Japanese man talk about snake fighting i wanted to find out as much as I could about that culture. That guy needs to be in some kind of documentary, telling stories about some memorable snake fights and wowed up noospapers setting on fire!!

[cacophony]

oddly enough one of my favorites is in "river of bass" which is one of my all time least favorite tracks. somewhere around the 2:30-ish mark a female voice enters and recurs throughout, chopped up in counterpoint to the song's rhythm. the editing and actual audible syllables (especially towards the end) are so nice and soothing and well put. that syncopation makes the song totally listenable to me, whereas the song wouldn't be listenable in its absence.

[Dirty0900]

Some of the recent bits of speech at live gigs has been pretty cool. One that sticks in my mind is:

"I'm praying for rain to wash the taste away."

At London 4 of the recent gigs, im sure before Jumbo theres some distorted speech saying " I can't breath".

[crazysugarboy]

I absolutely adore the spoken vocal samples - they really make the live tracks. Methinks I am correct in saying that the lady who speaks during TMO and on Little Speaker and at the beginning of Dark Train (oblivion ball version) is a friend of R&K called Juanita. I love the Mike Skinner-ish guy who does "I'm a big sister..." and "I've seen the animal..." at the beginning of Darc (Amsterdam live 05).

"Explode mystic dove" has to be the most surreal and "Fishing the seas for you love move power" is just super spine tingling!

[cacophony]

Originally Posted by crazysugarboy

"Explode mystic dove"

that's a little mantra that runs through my head pretty frequently. and i've been known on occasion to say to the ol' spouse, "excuse me, soul fellow, one time one time."

[TheBang]

Originally Posted by Dirty0900

At London 4 of the recent gigs, im sure before Jumbo theres some distorted speech saying " I can't breath".

It's a synthesized "I got brilliant timing" - a line from the song. They've been using it during Jumbo at pretty much all the 2008 gigs.

[Spooky Shoes]

I "acquired" a load of (erm, not wanting to use the word in case spammers find it in a legitimate post sort of thing) vocal samples the other day, if I ever get around to my own mix of Dirty/epic it will be evocative of waking up from a dream on a bright summers day at 6 am realising that you have a massive boner and unlike real life you will be able to return to that dream, I'm nice like that.

If I ever do a remix CD I warn you now to never put it on random play.

[Troy McClure]

'Guns, drums & rock' and 'Junkies, criminals, fugitives' have been my consistent vocal sample favorites.

I first heard 'guns, drums and rock' during Coachella '03, and again in the Peel '03 show. I first heard 'junkies, criminals, fugitives' as the opening sample into Cowgirl for the 'I Love Techno '98' bootleg.

[TheBang]

Originally Posted by qirex

Just giving props to the vocals samples used by Underworld. To the conversation on the intro to Jumbo to the female in the beginning of Two Months off ( anyone know who that is by the way?). I love when they improv with various vocal samples live and actually think that's the only thing OWB really missed. What's your fav underworld non-lyrical quotes?

There are some lovely answers in the diary today. Thank you Karl!

Dirk van Dooren sounds awfully similar to Karl. I always thought it was Karl in those samples.

Originally Posted by mmm skyscraper

bullet got the wrong bloke,

Where can I hear this one? I don't recognize it off-hand.