Freur...news

[freur]

mmmm, this radio interview was on "underworld contacts" (Tony Barrett fanzine early 90's)........
He released 3 numbers, a very good work

[big screen satellite]

Originally Posted by freur

mmmm, this radio interview was on "underworld contacts" (Tony Barrett fanzine early 90's)........
He released 3 numbers, a very good work

yeah i have those - thats where its coming from

[big screen satellite]

ok - so time to update you...rather than continue with the freur radio interview, which i started...i've received a new batch of stuff from my contact, and its more up to date...

and its no longer 'Freur News'...its Underworld - Mark I news, as the first letter in the folder is from Point Music Limited

its Dated 28th May 1986 - the second paragraph of which explains....

"Freur are no longer called Freur, their new name being 'The Underworld', but don't worry the line up is still the same though, with Karl, Rik, Alfie Bryn and Chris.

At the moment they are getting a new record deal together with Arista. Then in a months time or so, they plan to do some gigs around the country - i'll let you know about these when teh dates are confirmed.

I don;t think they'll be putting out any new records for a good six months yet, although they've written hundreds of songs (well very nearly). However, they have done the soundtrack to a movie (also called 'The Underworld') which should be released in the foreseeable future."

(signed by Sheean McCormick - Pinpoint Music Limited, Studio 5, London)

[big screen satellite]

Also in the stuff i've been getting - the contact of mine, and friend of Karl's kept full transcripts of conversations and meetings they had with Karl and all of Freur / Underworld.

And on one trip to London, to meet Karl Hyde and Alfie Thomas, in a converstaion with Alfie at Victoria Station these bits of info were divulged:

Friend (not wanting to divulge thier name): It's funny I still call you 'Freur', i can't get used to you being 'Underworld'

Alfie: well thats what we are now. we couldn't decide what to call ourselves. we thought of lots of strange names like 'don't splash me i'm drowning' or (something welsh) but we decided 'underworld' was a good name to remember

Friend: it amazes me how you thought of freur, apparently Rick's to blame isn't he?

Alfie: yes we couldn't think of anything so in the end tossed a can and whoever caught it had to think of a name. it was Rick who had to think of a name, so we locked him in the bedroom, 'cos thats where we had all our equiptment.

Friend: ha

Alfie: we went downstairs for a cup of tea and left Rick creaming 'let me out!' when we listened to the tapes of his shouts and screams we deciphed what we heard and came up with 'Freur'.


so thats quite interesting in itself...

i'll report back with more when i can type it all out



as ever i won't divulge anything personal, and only report on any band issues that I feel are relevant...



Matt

[freur]

Interesting news, as ever.
Funny enough I was at Victoria station this morning