It's been a while since I've been here...
Alas, my favorite section on this site (I'm talking about posts) is going through hard times, because if I used to be interested in reading some high-quality creative or interesting reading, now 80% of posts are a political forum, which I personally am not happy about at all. Bazaru zero: still comes across something interesting, and the newcomers are pleased: Mitsuri as an example of decent content posts. But still, most of the posts now are either something I don't understand, or a symmetry, or a cringe, or... just pissing. It's the same with my posts: readers have changed almost completely and they are no longer interested in electronic music, the heading "Galloping through Europe" or my "7 evil Pickups".
But that's not even the hardest part. The problem is that I think I'm starting to have a midlife crisis. I've never felt so amorphous in my life. I don't want to do anything: I don't want to play games, watch movies/cartoons/anime, or even drink alcohol. Even my favorite food doesn't bring me dopamine and highs. My two-week vacation ended the other day, and for almost all of those two weeks I stupidly lay with a sour face on the couch, flipping through and watching the news and gun art, while listening to music on a tape recorder. Maybe I'm wrong and it's not SWR at all, but the fact remains that my interest in my favorite things has disappeared somewhere.
And in order to somehow get out of this state, I decided to write this wall of text about the music that I've been listening to these two weeks - I'm talking about Underworld. I will be listening to and reviewing all (almost all) the work of this group with the main fox, the wife of the ZZZ game, Miyabi Hoshino. Let's get started a little bit, before I score again.
Yeah, these guys
Come on, I've already talked about the Anders in the review of their album Beacoup Fish, so we won't be here long. In short, the situation is as follows: Carl Hyde and Rick Smith, 2 cheerful old men of Borovichi, started by drawing pictures, but then they decided to create their own music. the group. Said and done, and these boys, who are already under 60, continue to delight millions of people with their music.
However, it is worth mentioning the fact that they did not start with electronics. Their first 2 albums were in the genre of punk rock and synthpop, and they were just amazing. Although the songs were well-written and well-sung, the songs themselves sounded incredibly default and without a twist. The Anders realized that such a muse. you can't cook porridge style, and after 5 long years they hired English DJ Darren Emerson and reinvented themselves in the electronic music format. And they didn't lose.
Let's move on to the album review. Miyabi, put the headphones on your fox ears, I'm turning on the PLAY button.
P.S. Everything that will be said below, I remind you, is pure subjectivity, because there is no objectivity in this world and there will not be.
Dubnobasswithmyheadman
That's Underworld's very first step into the world of electronics. And he's gorgeous! The music here is very atmospheric and high-quality techno, which, even with a slight delay, does not stifle or irritate. I am not surprised that the album has become a real asset of electronic music in the UK. The only negative here, in my cocky opinion, is the rather blurred ending of the album. But even so, it's a very tasty LP. And yes, the title of the post is a reference to the title of one of the tracks on this album.
Rating 9/10. Favorite tracks from the album: Mmm…Skyscraper I Love You, Spoonman, Cowgirl
Second Toughest in the Infants
The second visit to the electronic "field of experiments" turned out to be even more successful for the Anders than the first time. It's also techno and acid, only much faster and more psychedelic. The music here seems to be taken from the Unreal Tournament game, and this is another giant plus purely for me. But the most important thing about this album is that the main hit of the band appeared here.: Born Slippy .NUXX. Who would have thought that a track with only a beautiful melody, Karl Hyde's screaming vocals and a stupidly hammering barrel instead of bass would become the soundtrack to the movie "On the Needle", and after almost 30 years, also the soundtrack to the full-length anime about cute girls "Your Color". After all, I didn't give 6 thousand rubles for vinyl for nothing! We're listening and getting high!
Evaluation: 10/10. Favorite tracks from the album: Banstyle/Sappy's Curry, Pearl's Girl, Born Slippy .NUXX
Beaucoup Fish
We've already had a full review of this record, so I'll just say one thing: we're listening right now!
Evaluation: 10/10. Favorite tracks from the album: Push Upstairs, Shudder/King of Snake, Moaner
A Hundred Days Off
From that moment on, the guys say goodbye to Darren Emmerson and start making electronics only as a duo. And this album turned out... specific to me. I've listened to this LP many times, but I only remember a couple of tracks. This doesn't mean that the album is bad. It's just that, first of all, they didn't put the squeeze on the drive, and secondly, the songs became a little more of the same type... Actually: the taste and color.
Rating: 6/10. Favorite tracks from the album: Two Months Off, Dinosaur Adventure 3D
Oblivion with Bells
I also wrote about this album in a post (I don't really remember which one) and then I gave it a very high rating. And I'm not going back on my words, because this is a very cool album. In fact, this is probably the most atmospheric beginning of all the band's albums: the first two tracks literally envelop the body and immerse it in a kind of meditation. And the rest of the tracks here are great. In fact, this is the same as the last album: calm and unhurried electronics, but which is now remembered for its melodies and vocals. We're listening to this!
Evaluation: 10/10. Favorite tracks from the album: Crocodile, Beautiful Burnout, Boy, Boy, Boy
Barking
As far as I know, the band's fans really dislike this record because the Anders have taken a commercial course and this album sounds very pop. In principle, I even agree with the opinion of the fans, but I can't call the album bad. Some of the songs that I listened to here for the first time stuck in my head for a very long time and which I then hummed for two or three hours at work. And the experiments here are very good (especially the Scribble DnB track). In short, it's a great album, even though it's inferior to the previous ones (almost all of them).
Rating: 8/10. Favorite tracks from the album: Always Loved a Film, Scribble
Barbara Barbara, We Face a Shining Future
To be completely honest, for me this album is a "one-track album". But Jesus Christ, what a great track this is!!! He's at the top of the list (I Exhale), and that's all I need to give a good, good rating to the entire album in general, despite the fact that the rest of the tracks are just normal and I don't really remember anything.
I especially want to highlight the clip for I Exhale: I still don't understand why it didn't become a meme like some Crab Rave. In the video, Carl Hyde just stupidly opens and closes the door to the track. And everything. Read the comments, there are sometimes the same funny jokes as the comments under Papich's video with Nats under Hydrogen.
Score: 8/10 (purely for the first track). Favorite tracks from the album: I Exhale
Drift Series 1
This album is one giant experiment, not only musically, but also visually. Let me explain: for exactly one year, starting from 2018 to 2019, the Anders made one track and a clip for this track every week! And the whole album is coming (attention!) "IT'S ALMOST SEVEN O'CLOCK!"!! To listen to such a fat-assed album in its entirety is already a feat. But this is by no means a negative, no. The disadvantage here is something else, some tracks are repeated here, which is not very cool. And there are cool tracks every other time. In short, it's a very brave staff, which, although it took a hell of a long time, still deserves a good rating. At least, I've never seen anything like this in the music world.
Rating: 7/10. Favorite tracks: Another Silent Way, Appleshine, S T A R
Strawberry Hotel
At the moment, this is the last album of the Anders. And he... It's not catchy at all. Okay, the beginning of the album is bouncy, there are cool tracks, but from the middle of the record the songs become completely flabby. Although this is not the weakest thing I have listened to from the Anders, but my assessment will be harsh.
The rating is 5/10. Favorite tracks: Denver Luna, Techno Shinkansen (soryan, I didn't find these tracks on YouTube)
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Well, on that note, it's time to end the post. What's the bottom line: the Underworld band is truly amazing. Despite the very advanced age of the participants, Carl and Rick are still in the ranks and still give jazz (albeit with varying success). Cool, cho! I can also recommend this video from Ra Jan about the Anders, their becoming stars in England and their main hits.
As for me... Uhhh.. To be honest, all this writing didn't really help me get rid of that midlife crisis (or whatever else you can call it). But still, I'm at least a little glad for telling you what I really like to listen to. May God grant me to survive this state, and may God forbid you to catch it. And thank you for listening to really good and atmospheric music with me.
I'll just say one thing: Mmmm... Pikookers, I love you! (I think you can listen to this track again on a stick)
My respects for reading!^^
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