Drift ep. 1 part 5 - A Very Silent Way

[holden]

Karl said as much with respect to the writing process for Barbara Barbara being about trying new sounds and revitalizing the music making partnership with Rick, not necessarily concerned with being Underworld, just being a band. I agree that the new directions show ( mostly with a less polished vibe, the inclusion of voices besides Karl, be they Esme and Rick, Tyler or Iggy, and inclusion of live instrument sound) but the last album and most of the new Drift tracks still sound like UW to me...but with the twists of some acid, minimal techno,vsoundscapes and improv...all of which R and K have dealt in before to various extents. The excitement for me will will be hearing how these disparate styles mix or sit in context on the upcoming Drift Ep1 compilation.


Any change of style for a band takes some getting used to. In their case, the change feels organic and unforced. If they kept pumping out 90's era tracks, we'd perhaps have gotten bored (though maybe not since the quality of those tracks is so high!). I'm glad they are first and foremost still making music and secondly, still experimenting.