Underworld (band)
Remixes in the Lemon Interupt/Steppin' Razor period included such varying acts as Shakespears Sister, Saint Etienne, Björk and Simply Red. For a complete list of the remixography, see Underworld discography.
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Band members
- Karl Hyde (b. 10 May 1957, Worcester, Worcestershire) - vocals, guitars (1986–present)
- Rick Smith (b. Richard Smith, 25 May 1959, Ammanford, Wales) - keyboards (1986–present)
- Alfie Thomas - guitar (1986–1990) (also in Freur)
- Bryn Burrows - drums (1986–1988) (also in Freur)
- Baz Allen - bass (1986–1990)
- Pascal Consoli - drums (1989–1990)
- Darren Emerson (b. 30 April 1971, Hornchurch, Essex) - keyboards and mixing (1991–2000)
- Darren Price - keyboards, mixing and live assistant (2005–present)
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Trivia
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- Song Change the Weather was used as background music in an episode of the TV series Hunter (TV series)
- Underworld has not had a US Top 40 single (highest position was #69 for "Stand Up" in 1989).
- Freur provided the original music for the 1985 Denholm Elliot film Underworld (aka Transmutations).
- The title track from Underworld Mk1's debut album Underneath the Radar was chosen for the opening scene in the Miami Vice season 5 debut episode in 1989.
- Baz Allen (Underworld Mk1) is now in D-Influence.
- Hyde played guitar on Debbie Harry's 1991 tour. The Wembley gig on this tour was broadcast live on Radio One and has been bootlegged.
- Hyde played guitar on PIG (Raymond Watts)'s album The Swining.
- Freur appeared in Tim Pope's "I Want To Be A Tree" video.
- Former Big Brother 2006 Australia housemate Danielle Foote released a cover of Underworld's "Underneath the Radar" as her debut single.
- The song "Big mouth" is used on the opening and closing credits of Argentina's reality cop show: "Policias en Acción"
- In 1998 "Born Slippy" became famous in Argentina when an advertisement company, Agulla y Baccetti, made a commercial song for the world cup, but the lyrics were changed
- Song "Cowgirl" was featured on the soundtrack to the 1995 film Hackers (film)
- Song "Rez" was used as a background dance track during the club scene in Vanilla Sky
- "Two Months Off", the first single from the album "A Hundred Days Off", appears as a playable song in the arcade version of Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA2 as a cover by TECHNO MASTERS.
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References
- ^ "Underworld: Reborn slippy", The Independent, 19 November 2006
- ^ Oblivion with Bells. Retrieved on 2007-07-31.
- ^ The information of Underworld and new work sale. You record also the first bonus track in band history in the new album. Retrieved on 2007-07-18.
- ^ Underworld live events. Retrieved on 2007-07-31.
- ^ dirty - View Single Post - The Sunshine OST Thread
- ^ dirty - View Single Post - The Sunshine OST Thread
- ^ Underworld's Smith Injured During Festival Riot. Retrieved on 2007-07-31.
- ^ Underworld cancel tour after severe illness member. Retrieved on 2007-10-24.
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See also
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External links
- Underworld Live
- Underworld at MySpace
- Official Traffic label website for Underworld
- The "official unofficial fan website"
- Discography: Freur/Underworld/Lemon Interupt - Detailed discography to 1999
- Unofficial FAQ
- Band History page
- Underworld at Rolling Stone
- Karl Hyde of Underworld interviewed in Chaos Control Digizine (Fall 2007)]
- Underworld Gig Review at UKEvents.net
- Karl Hyde, on Underworld and the New Anthology Album: An Autobiographical Poetry - 2003 Interview with Karl Hyde in JIVE Magazine, written by Jewels
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