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Old 04-19-2008, 12:18 PM
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[underworld_remixes] -> _retrospective_commentary_
ok, yeah, we know all about underworlds illustrious past,
or do we?

here for those of you, that might not have known,
is yet another list.....let's start from the beginning and
see what we have....and add as we go along on this
retrospective....

sure, there's some discontent about the quality of their
mixes now.....wonder why?

anyways...here we go..
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1st relase..

mother earth / the hump, 1992
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12" : 1992 UK (Tomato Record; PLUM 2001)
[x500; private pressing by the band]

01. mother earth 7:09
02. mother earth (fm mix)5:43
03. the hump (wild beasts)6:13
04. the hump (groove without a doubt)8:49

mixers: underworld
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track 1 - album version, nothing new here
track 2 - new mix, by underworld, interesting, but is it really
that different? average
track 3- non album track, pretty interesting, housey, and good beats
track 4- remix of track 3, another longer version, once again a housey
track, and uses pianos, congas, and nice bass tones, check
out the wah-wah guitar
===============================================

so what do give it, a B+ for effort, and C for overall execution
(i never really cared for 'mother earth')..

so much for their first effort.....but it was a start for much more,

[Oh, and for those that haven't heard these yet, should we
post them somewhere?(low quality or streaming format?????)]

thoughts?

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next up : mmm skyscraper I love you, 1993
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Old 04-19-2008, 02:23 PM
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Re: [underworld_remixes] -> _retrospective_commentary_
Hey, I like the FM Mix. I like that sultry sax opening.
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Old 04-19-2008, 03:14 PM
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Re: [underworld_remixes] -> _retrospective_commentary_
I like the intro to the FM mix, it has a bit of a Blade Runner vibe to it... but then, it kinda just goes into a very similar (if not the same) version of M.E. as on the album


the Hump, however... I've never been a fan of whatsoever.
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Old 04-19-2008, 09:16 PM
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Re: [underworld_remixes] -> _retrospective_commentary_
I happen to really enjoy this album, but it doesn't offer much so I could see how some may not like it. I feel bad for downloading it (stealing), but I would certainly own a copy if it was more attainable; I've been scouring ebay for one in recent months. (and I don't ever listen to records!)

To start, I really like Mother Earth. The FM mix is quite similar to the original, but I still like it. The Hump (Wild Beasts) I really enjoy as well. To me, it feels like mix of the old Underworld (mk 1) and the new. The final track, The Hump (Groove without a doubt) is another good one if you like the Wild Beasts mix. My only complaint is that it only consists of instrumentals, and the vocals are a big part of why I enjoyed the Wild Beasts mix. I wish a Groove without a doubt mix with vocals could have also been included.
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Old 04-19-2008, 10:00 PM
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Re: [underworld_remixes] -> _retrospective_commentary_
thanx for the comments from all of you..

next up
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mmm skyscraper I love you, 1993
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12" : 1993 UK (Boy's Own / London; BOIX 13 / 85051-1)
CD : 1993 UK (Boy's Own / London; BOICD 13 / 857051-2)

01. mmm skyscraper I love you 13:14
02. mmm skyscraper I love you(telegraph 6.11.92) 7:06
03. mmm skyscraper I love you (jam scraper) 9:12
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i just got my vinyl copy of this a week ago...(i had the promo,
and the cd single a long time ago)....so i have listened to it
recently..

first up:
remixers : underworld
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track 1 - album version, now considered an all time classic,
from the eerie samples, to the evocative synths, a definitive
underworld track in sound, pacing, and overall mood..

track 2 - a shorter edit, thats actually more related to 'jamscraper'.
with some speech from an asian lady to start off, it then
descends into a more acidy, beat heavy version...with distorted
synths, and echoey vocals...pretty repetitive, until the end,
until a piano solo works its way into it..

track 3 - a more radical reworking of the some with some
cool elements..totally different intro/keyboards, and a
rollicking beat add up to a very good rework...with a few
sparse vocal samples

effort : B+
execution : B
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the album version was such a strong release, the
remixes didn't really improve on it, and in fact aren't
really that great (they're good), but the production values are excellent,
and they start to show the trend of underworld reworking
tracks to go into very different directions
for a second effort it isn't bad, but theres a lot more to come...

thoughts?


next up:
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rez, 1993- b/w cowgirl
rez, 1993 -b/w why why why


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Old 04-20-2008, 04:32 AM
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Never heard The Hunp/MSILY b-sides/mix's. I really need to.
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Old 04-20-2008, 10:47 AM
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Re: [underworld_remixes] -> _retrospective_commentary_
yeah you shuld probably listen to those!
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Old 11-20-2013, 10:24 AM
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Re: [underworld_remixes] -> _retrospective_commentary_
good to revisit and continue this thread in light of the anthology.

will be exploring the rest of the tracks soon.

look to the blogs for preview tracks.


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Old 01-09-2014, 01:15 PM
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Re: [underworld_remixes] -> _retrospective_commentary_
series 2
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Underworld: Rez
[1993] single

12": 1993 UK (Junior Boy's Own; COLLECT 002)
1 9:55 Rez
2 8:20 Why? Why? Why?

Add this:
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+ 3 12:14 Why? Why? Why? (Extended)

i'm going to skip cowgirl, because that will come later.

although there's pretty generic artwork.

the one of rez/why why why comes in a nice pinkish colored vinyl.
(lots of bootlegs out there though).
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track 1 - rez is a classic, no doubt about that.

it's still heard today, and still be remixed, and is instantly recognizable,
and a hallmark at nearly every concert they ever played. they also
mix into cowgirl.

track 2 - why why why is a mystery, seriously.
excellent electro-tech, dark, moody, literally. where did it come from?

the title asks the question 3 times. one of their best tracks, especially
in it's 12 minute form. there are 5 and 8 minute versions on other
compilations.

a beautiful song. shame though, i don't think they ever played it live.

overall:
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effort : A
execution: A

not much about the cover art here.

rez, would be associate with the cowgirl single,
and that era. but why why why still remains hidden.
although the 3cd deluxe anthology brought it back out.

it was previously on some japanese re-releases of
dubnobasswithmyheadman as the the only digital source
for it.

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Old 01-10-2014, 01:04 PM
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Re: [underworld_remixes] -> _retrospective_commentary_
Underworld: Spikee / Dogman Go Woof
[1993] single

CD5: 1993 UK (Junior Boy's Own; JBO 17 CD)
1 12:34 Spikee
2 12:13 Dogman Go Woof

we move onto 2 more non album tracks.

were these experiments?

anyways, they came with the generic JBO logo
of a guy eating a record for the cover.

and it was also a cd-single.

some of these tracks appeared on various JBO compilations,
and also on various other compilations.

spikee was played live a few times...and possibly
dogman go woof.

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spikee is interesting in its uses of repeated vocals,
whereas dogman go woof is another epic instrumental
track that takes a lot of time to build up, and work
into a interesting pace and beat.

i prefer spikee, but both tracks are good, and also
very long and epic.

back when most of their tracks where like this.

you can see with lemon interupt that they had no
problem with the longer format, that was more freeform
and allowed the tracks to build.

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overall:
============
effort : A
execution : B+

i wish they had done more with tomato artwork
for a lot of these early tracks, but that's about
the only issue with it.

the music is stellar.

recommended.

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