TONIGHT... Scribble - New Single - Page 13

the-star-samurai · #**121** 05-13-2010, 06:22 PM

Dude.
Pendulum and High Contrast aren't generic d'n'b. They have their own distinct styles, if you compare them to other d'n'b artists like Evol Intent and 4hero.
(And I am surprised no one linked to ANYTHING off of Pendulum's Hold Your Colour and High Contrast's High Society, which I think are the best albums of each of them. IMO.)

And "Scribble" isn't a generic d'n'b track. It has the elements of an Underworld song (ie; Karl's voice, spoken word voice sampling), just not carried out in the way that we expected - like in the past. (This is me hoping that the rest of their new album will experiment in a variety of ways, in which "Scribble" would be one of those ways.)

And for pity's sakes, this is a radio edit, not the full version. And NONE of us have heard the full version. I'm waiting on that to make my final verdict. ;D

nosajmunson · #**122** 05-13-2010, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Buji

BBC Radio 1, Zane Lowe show, UK time zone 7-9pm tonight - "Hello"

Is this it, the first listen of new Underworld music, maybe a promo single??

Thanks again Jez for the reminder!!!
I am digging the new(ish) track!

TheBang · #**123** 05-13-2010, 06:50 PM

I bought the WAV file, and the download was just a WAV file. Did anyone buy the MP3, and did it have artwork, catalog number, etc.?

ThingInABook · #**124** 05-13-2010, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by TheBang

I bought the WAV file, and the download was just a WAV file. Did anyone buy the MP3, and did it have artwork, catalog number, etc.?

i'm about to purchase it. hope to get that sweet artwork.

EDIT: nope, it's just an MP3. anyway 320kbps!

EDIT2: not regretting it, sounds ace! louder than the free download

holden · #**125** 05-13-2010, 07:10 PM

Oh yeah! Finally new official UW single!

And it's banging!

While this is different from the live version we've become accustomed to (yeah, not just the twinkly melody or lyrics - there are a lot more layers than the live version and even the arpeggiated synth sounds a bit different), "its' okay and it gives me everything i need"!
A happy vibe similar to TMO (that was also the lead single and took some getting used to, but has now become a live favorite), some Juanita(?) spoken word, driving bassline, cool percussion.

i will agree with comments above that this does seem very glossy and aimed for mass appeal, but hey, isn't that what singles are for? And anyway, it's a radio edit, designed to be played. Wonder how different the full version is (again, compare the single and LP versions of TMO). The artwork is a little bit pop, reminds me of Royksopp's "Junior", sort of 80's airbrushed - the woman in it makes mee think "Rio" by Duran Duran. Eek!

Looking forward to hearing the full version next. For now, i'm really very happy with this! New Underworld - and new album soon!

edit:
concerning collaborations and "playing it safe"; listen, Karl and Rick have been making music for a long time and have worked with a lot of different musicians. I think they are genuinely inspired by collabs and use it as a way to stay fresh and new. With the exception of AHDO, where there were some retreads of BF ideas, they've never played it safe...even on that one, TMO sounded very different than what we "expected" an UW single to be. Anyway, who can blame them for wanting to appeal to a broader audience? BF sold a lot, AHDO and OWB, not so much.
My only hope is that they don't employ guest vocalists. If collaborations sound like UW as back-up band to flavor of the month indie or RnB artist (see Chemical Brothers's last few records), we're in trouble. Otherwise, keep it fresh!

cacophony · #**126** 05-13-2010, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by TheBang

I bought the WAV file, and the download was just a WAV file. Did anyone buy the MP3, and did it have artwork, catalog number, etc.?

the MP3 has artwork in the file.

unwound floors · #**127** 05-13-2010, 07:33 PM

Now that I've given this a listen or three...

I am hesitant to make a comment on this, because often I've found that it's difficult to make a call on the quality of Underworld tracks without the context of an entire album. I loathed Holding the Moth the first time I heard it alone, but with the rest of Oblivion with Bells surrounding it, it suddenly began to make a lot more sense in terms of its narrative, feel and sound, and I began to like it a lot more.

That said, I'm quite enjoying Scribble so far. As others have pointed out so far, it seems a little mainstream and candy-raveresque, especially compared with a lot of their other work - I'd liken it to the sound and feel of Two Months Off, with its reasonably basic melody and beat. Sounds good, easily-digested, and feels like something that'd be great to drop on clubgoers at one in the morning...

I don't like it as much as I like the live versions of You Do Scribble - that has this undeniable feel of very raw, unrestrained human joy about it, which comes about from the way it builds up with that beat and the breaks in it, whereas Scribble is a very produced, clubby track. Also dug the lyrics for YDS more, but then again some of those were appropriated for Best Mamgu Ever, so to reuse them would be a little odd.

This is a single version... so I'm wondering whether the full, album version will have that Small Conker and a Twix-esque ambience and build to it in the beginning? I do hope so... those two tracks played together is fucking incredible. Scribble is making me incredibly curious as to the direction this new album will be taking - will it be similar to Beaucoup Fish in the sense that it's mostly geared towards one sound, all good-vibe dancefloor rockers (whereas Beaucoup Fish was overwhelmingly heavy bass and bangin' beats) or will it be a more expansive effort a la Oblivion with Bells with it's clubby tracks like Crocodile to moments of ambience like To Heal? I do hope for the latter, but only time will tell...

Very promising so far!

cacophony · #**128** 05-13-2010, 07:34 PM

okay so i just banged the shit out of it at top volume like 5 times in a row and i finally have some thoughts on it.

it's a risky track because it's such a departure. it's not the first time they've done something risky and i have to admire them for stepping out of their comfort zone. someone said it sounds "safe" but it's not THEIR safe sound. it's outside of the box for them. if i really think about it, some of their unusual outside-of-the-box tracks rank up there with my favorites. peggy sussed, for one, which i previously mentioned.

the one negative thing i will say about it is that it FEELS like an edit. the pacing and transitions feel awkward and rushed, like they were cramming too much song into a radio version. which, obviously, is what it is. the break in the middle is so incomprehensibly nonsensical to me that i can't imagine what they were thinking sticking it in the middle there. that said, i love every second of everything that follows the break.

maybe i'm just a softie at heart but there's something about tracks where karl sounds optimistic and/or happy that i just love. something inside of me feels comforted knowing karl is content. that's super fangirl lame, right? i don't know what it is. it's probably why i like crocodile and 8ball so much, i guess. it seems like as UW ages their tracks and karl's lyrics are getting brighter and sparklier, and that same feeling came through even during that brief period when R&K were tweeting regularly. i like happy UW. it makes things seem right in the world.

but i say that as someone who thought "but not tonight" was the best track off of depeche mode's black celebration, when everybody knows it was a throwaway b-side.

i guess i like to see the contentedness and exhilaration of my favorite artists.

ThingInABook · #**129** 05-13-2010, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by cacophony

the MP3 has artwork in the file.

it does? i only have the mp3, that was the only thing that came with the download. it comes embedded with the file?

unwound floors · #**130** 05-13-2010, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by cacophony

maybe i'm just a softie at heart but there's something about tracks where karl sounds optimistic and/or happy that i just love. something inside of me feels comforted knowing karl is content. that's super fangirl lame, right? i don't know what it is. it's probably why i like crocodile and 8ball so much, i guess. it seems like as UW ages their tracks and karl's lyrics are getting brighter and sparklier, and that same feeling came through even during that brief period when R&K were tweeting regularly. i like happy UW. it makes things seem right in the world.

I thought I was the only fangirl-type in the house who thought like that! It's probably why I dig Juanita, Banstyle, and Best Mamgu Ever so much - both have that really happy vibe about them, and I can't help but feel all warm and snuggly when thinking about those two in a good place.

Goddamn I wish they'd get back to tweeting! Come on, boys - the Twitterverse needs your poetics!