AVA Festival London 2025 - Keynote Interview, Q&A

[TheBang]

https://avafestival.com/london2025/
Thursday, March 20, 2025 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM ? 1 hr. (Europe/London)
The British Library Knowledge Centre - Pigott Theatre

Underworld: Keynote Interview with Karl Hyde & Rick Smith

Few acts have shaped electronic music like Underworld. For over three decades, Karl Hyde and Rick Smith have defined the sound and spirit of dance music with pioneering anthems and boundary-pushing live shows.In this exclusive keynote, hosted by S?amas O?Reilly, they?ll discuss their ongoing battle with ?legacy?, their evolving creative process, and the continued inspiration offered by their seminal anthem, Born Slippy, celebrating 30 years this year.

[dubnobasswithme]

Whoa! Someone going to be there to take notes, perhaps? Got to imagine there's going to be new stories told...

[Imagine a box]

I'm going if all goes well with the Belgian trains and the Eurostar .. Always a bit of a challenge but up to now I have always been lucky in that respect.

[aphasein]

Know this event was only yesterday, but curious if any interesting news from those that went. Thanks!

[Imagine a box]

It was a really nice and fun experience to watch them during an interview. The time was limited though, so I was not able to ask my question during the Q&A. The interviewer only asked about the past and nothing about Strawberry Hotel nor the upcoming projects/tour/collabs/IIFU. The most recent thing he asked about was Drift! They talked about how they met and about their childhood and adolescence, about the house in Romford, the gigs with Freur in Italy, Trainspotting, how Danny got them to collaborate on that ... I was able to take some pictures, so I'm very very happy.

[TheBang]

Anything about NUXX 30th anniversary?

[dubnobasswithme]

Thanks for the words here, Imagine_a_box!

[Imagine a box]

Not a word. Someone asked a question about Born Slippy and Karl jokingly said he wouldn't answer that but then he talked about the name and how it eventually was used in Trainspotting. Danny Boyle had some trouble convincing them. Then Rick jumped in and elaborated on that, saying that Danny showed them some footage of Ewan McGregor in the toilet, and he said that was "cheating" because it was irresistible to be a part ofthat movie. But not a word on anything coming up for the anniversary! Rick did much more of the talking than he usually does, and he was joking about it to Karl ... they were quite funny.

[TheBang]

[TheBang]

Full keynote posted:

https://soundcloud.com/avafestival/u...yde-rick-smith