New album or RiverRun

[potatobroth]

since when has new material not been accessible? why even mention that?

[bryantm3]

i didn't like the last album at all, vs. the riverruns, which i liked more, but not as much as a hundred days off. i hope the new album is good.

[holden]

Either is fine by me!

I like the immediacy of the RiverRuns, and was somehow more excited by their releases than OWB.

But a physical album or LP-length digital release does suggest more of a "finished product" rather than the bits and pieces that were mixed in the RR's.

i'm just happy hearing new Underworld regardless of where and how.

[Sean]

Originally Posted by potatobroth

since when has new material not been accessible? why even mention that?

Because of all the random releases of remixes and such that you could only get if you purchased a Japan itunes card through a false Japanese address...or only if you bought all the digital releases available on the website, despite the fact that I already bought all the physical vinyl versions of them. Just make the damn tracks available for purchase individually on the freakin' Underworld website! This awkward availability crap has really been turning me off of them.

[TheBang]

Don't forget:

EU only releases - Holding the Moth, Beautiful Burnout (R59 Live Mix Version)
Japan only releases - Boy, Boy, Boy and The Bells The Bells
Promo only releases - Crocodile (Pete Heller Dub)

[khouri]

And let's not forget one of the most essential Underworld releases, the 3-disc live in Japan, which was only available in Japan and then only in some kind of auction.

[dubman]

well that particular release was mean to be avaiable solely to those who were at the concert. you'd have to sign up right there and they'd send it out to you.
it was only when there was a surplus that they auctioned the rest off on ebay

i remember making it on the second wave but barely. waited 15 minutes for it to show up on a flaky internet connection and 2 minutes after i finally got mine they were all gone

[potatobroth]

Originally Posted by TheBang

Don't forget:

EU only releases - Holding the Moth, Beautiful Burnout (R59 Live Mix Version)
Japan only releases - Boy, Boy, Boy and The Bells The Bells
Promo only releases - Crocodile (Pete Heller Dub)

As for The Bells, The Bells, I bought that right off their site and pretty quickly after release. For Promo releases, c'mon. Those have been around forever. For singles being only overseas, we can't act like that hasn't been around forever either. Heck, I remember ordering singles from EU 10+ years ago. Electraglide's show was only avail for concert attenders and thus, it cannot be counted.

Live shows, Riverruns, and any released albums have been super easy to get (not counting the LHN dispatch issues.) There are a ton of one-offs on the site too.

I'd say its easier to get Underworld tracks/albums now, than it ever was. You may find one or two examples that prove otherwise, but considering that we are getting 10x more content than we did in the STITI days I'd say its going quite well.

[lowbit]

Count me in with those who would most like to see a new RiverRun -- OWB was good, but I find myself listening to the RR releases much more often.

If there's a new RiverRun, it would be nice to be able to buy it on disc or at least in a lossless format. (Ditto for the old RiverRuns, for that matter!)

[Champiness]

But a new album would still be nice: RiverRuns are interesting and experimental but never really seem to garner the same amount of excitement as a full-length. Plus, the RiverRuns in the past seem to be EP-length releases that hold a few keepers and side-longs (JAL To Tokyo, Peach Tree, AFFC, etc.) while making up the rest with some neat but forgettable ones (Dub Shepherd, Vanilla Monkey, Mowed Path, etc.). LPs can hold the same amount of creativity without the "this is experimental, that issue can stay in as an artistic statement" shrug-off attitude that goes with a, no pun intended, underneath-the-radar release. After all, they'll be subject to a far greater amount of critical scrutiny.