Hailing from Romford, UK Karl Hyde and Rick Smith started out in 1983 as members of quirky new-wave pop band Freur. Freur became Underworld in 1986 and in 1988 the band struck chart success with single Underneath The Radar. This initial lineup consisted of Hyde, Smith, Alfie Thomas, Bryn Burrows, Baz Allen and Pascal Consoli before sinking back into obscurity and disbanding in 1990. British DJ Darren Emerson hooked up with Hyde and Smith in 1992 and helped them refine their sound into something more sleek and beat-oriented, yet still shot through with tinges of blues, rock and spoken-word streams of consciousness. After several releases on Junior Boy's Own as Lemon Interupt, the trio re-adopted the Underworld name. Their first full-length, Dubnobasswithmyheadman, was released in 1994 to rave reviews and is still considered a landmark. It spawned several hit singles (Dark & Long, Cowgirl, Dirty Epic) and was followed a couple years later by the Born Slippy single and
1 | Ess Gee | 2002 A Hundred Days Off |
2 | Second Hand | Café del Mar: Dreams |
3 | Tongue | Dubnobasswithmyheadman |
4 | Cowgirl | Dubnobasswithmyheadman |
5 | Blueski | Second Toughest In The Infants |
6 | Dirty Epic.mp3 | Dubnobasswithmyheadman |
7 | Cups | Beaucoup Fish |
8 | Juanita Kiteless | Everything Everything (Retail) |
9 | Confusion The Waitress | Second Toughest In The Infants |
10 | Ballet Lane | 2002 A Hundred Days Off |
11 | Mo Move | 2002 A Hundred Days Off |
12 | Push Downstairs | Beaucoup Fish |
13 | Shudder / King Of Snake | Beaucoup Fish |
14 | Born Slippy | 101 Running Songs Lap 2 |
15 | Spoonman | Dubnobasswithmyheadman |
16 | Born Slippy | Back to the Old Skool Ibiza |
17 | Pearl's Girl | Live In Cologne '99 |
18 | River Of Bass | Dubnobasswithmyheadman |
19 | Twist | 2002 A Hundred Days Off |
20 | Dark & Long | Dubnobasswithmyheadman |