Been jamming this monster of a record for 24 years, and I'm never bored by it. Partly because no matter how much I learn about making electronic music, I can't fathom how this was created. And partly because it still sounds like some kind of imaginary future that sits just over the horizon that we can never quite seem to catch up to.
@@dawidp8805 the issue is music has become compartmentalised with genres, ie ambient music is ambient music, indie rock, indie pop is in its own niche, very little crossing over/ bleeding into other genres from today's acts Underworld started out as a funk/ electro rock band, the ghost of rock music (and its dynamics) exists within intelligent dance, and it works!
0:00 - Juanita, Part I 4:07 - Juanita, Part II 6:03 - Kiteless, Part I 8:40 - Kiteless, Part II 12:12 - To Dream of Love 15:17 - To Dream of Love, Ending
I remember when I fell in love with electronic music in the early 90s and ppl would always tell me how it had no emotion to it. I can't imagine how anyone could listen to Underworld and not be overwhelmed with emotions. They were always ahead of their time and absolutely brilliant live.
Electronic music, done correctly, especially when it is Underworld (or maybe "The Orb" or "FSOL"), has just as much emotion/soul to it as Hendrix or Black Sabbath ever had.
thats the point about this music, its the machine of electronica with a human element trying to fight it. When the unfiltered vocals (lyrics unimportant) come out at the end with the piano symbolises the continuation of humanity
This song has so many moments. It is incredible. They synth on kiteless, the return of the dreamy piano and guitar that ties back to Juanita...then the poppy bassline 8:54...follow that as it fades as they bring in the other layers. Drops at 10:33, then returns 10:47 but as hi hats or whatever they are called. still following the same sequence. piano at 11:32 that ties it all together. There might not be a more complex and satisfying electronic song in the history of electronic music.
I love how the song actually gears up at 2:15 (drums), and then its like if this were a massive ritual to awaken the spirits, and they suddenly come alive at 3:40, and then it's a deep, deep, deep wormhole that not even the final sequence of 2001: A Space Odyssey can equate.
Trainspotting first led me to explore Underworld back in the day, but this was the track which made me fall in love. The three movements work flawlessly together, and truly take the listener on a trip through a strange place-- to me, the very definition of 'underworld'.
Exactly the same for me! Well, for me it was actually the live version of this track, which I kind of still prefer... the crowd noises make it feel a bit more dynamic, more alive.
I listened to this on the day of its release in headphones in ‘Our Price’ records, Manchester. Stood mesmerised by the sound, the whole sound. Bought CD, took it home, listened to it again and that was it. Electronic dance music in the 90s..
12:12 -- It's summer break 1997. Mom was away. Managed to grab a 24 case of beer, and we partied listless, in that humid summer air. Teenaged optimism. Filled with potential. This. This.
i got this back in 96 and this it's been more than, lets say, 25 years since last time i played /listen to it... forgot how good it is... this is cool AF
Your rails Your thin Your thin paper wings Your thin paper wings In the wind dangling Your sun Fly high Your window shattering Your rails Your thin Your thin paper wings Sugar box Sugar boy Riding in Riding in Sugar box Sugar boy Handheld candle sugar boy Your rails Your thin Your thin paper wings Your thin paper wings In the wind dangling Your sun fly high Your window shattered in the wind Your coca cola sign Rattling Rattling Resonator [x8] Homeless trees gathering Outside your window bootleg babies call to you and lie among the mosquitoes That summers fever coming Cats are gathering outside your window Homeless trees Bootleg babies calling to you Lie among lie among the mosquitoes Your rails Your thin Your thin paper wings Get up in your sun fly high Dangling dangling Your window shattered in the wind The sun on your coca cola sign Your rails Your thin Paper wings Paper wings Resonator, [x16] Homeless trees gathering Outside your window bootleg babies call to you and lie among the mosquitoes That summers fever coming Cats are gathering outside your window Homeless trees Bootleg babies calling to you Lie among lie among the mosquitoes Your rails Your thin Your thin paper wings Get up in your sun fly high Dangling dangling Your window shattered in the wind The sun on your coca cola sign Your rails Your thin Paper wings Paper wings There is a sound on the other side of this wall A bird is singing on the other side of this glass Footsteps Concealed Silence is preserving a voice Walking in the wind at the waters edge Comes close to covering my rubber feet Listening to the barbed wire hanging There is a sound on the other side of this wall A bird is singing on the other side of this glass Footsteps Concealed Silence is preserving a voice Silver chain Thrown away Broken wing
used to be my commute song. I would see if I could get home before it ended. sometimes I just kept driving and driving and driving ... thank you Scott for introducing me to Underworld.
back when they were touring for Beaucoup Fish I met them at the outside of the Showbox in Seattle. I told Karl Hyde that this was my favorite Underwold song and he said it was about a girl that worked at Tomato. pretty cool.
In the 90's living in Nashville. I weekly went to a club called "The Underground on 2nd Ave to receive my weekend dose of trans, rave and techno. There was a club in memphis I went to with a live DJ for the same thing but can't remember the name of It. That's where I came to know the name "Darren Emerson". Owned all the Psychotrance CD's. Only 3 up to then and tons of other CDs. Moved to a small town in Ala called Russellville for work. Absolutely nothing to do there. I was lonely. I went to a CD store to get some music to listen to on my way to visit my friends in Memphis for a weekend. And this is the CD I bought. I remember pulling over just to listen to this first song all over again without any distractions. It totally wowed me. 25+ years later this album still rocks
In 1996, I was a college student in southern Ohio and would travel back up to my home in northern Ohio from time to time. It's a trip that takes four hours. Between this and Banstyle... would just need to listen to each eight times and I was home!
In ‘06 I started making the drive from Athens to Cleveland and back again, too many times to count! Always had impactful music journeys during those trips. Underworld made up a large amount of them!
I seriously don't know what they have been on when this was created... it's like nothing I've ever heard in my life. Not a case of "ahead of its time", but more like "not of this world".
I must admit I started liking this song in the wrong time in my life. Now when I want to listen to it I remember all the misery! The lyrics are talking to one another. The lights are spinning in wheels radiating a gradient of silver in the pitch black veil.
My penultimate gig, Underworld Wembley Arena December 2019, ridiculously long queues to get in because of security, by the time we got in to the hall all the good stuff was just beginning to course through my veins, Underworld had just come on to the stage and were playing this. Boom! What a night.
Played this just cause I love "Pearls Girl". Forgot how amazing all the other tracks are!!! Truly a stand out album of the era! Very few artists have the ability to verbally spout this much nonsense, that yet means so much to me!
Bought this at the time - loved it but then it got a little left behind. Having a electronic nostalgia trip at mo - Prodigy, Chemical Bros, Underworld.... great!
Pauljones620@gmail.com Disclosure? You can not compare Underworld with Disclosure that’s like chalk and cheese!! There’s nothing like Underworld and this is the album that got me first hooked.
the synths have changed and most affordable stuff is software instead of hardware based. the stock sounds that exist now are mostly rubbish. and the real disposable income since the 90s is down about 20% which means people have 20% less to spend on stuff like hardware and other musical items. most people are scraping by. and the drugs
Been jamming to this since 2013 (?), I believe. Still one of my favorite songs EVER. This type of music is one of my favorite music genres, but I mean from any genre. I love how the different sounds progress through each part of the song and yet it's still a cohesive piece.
@@jonathanchater6105 Interesting! Never listened to it that way before. Not convinced that's what he's saying, but it's a nice thing to bear in mind while listening.
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I just love this fucking album. Underworld are one of the best underground bands ever!
Totally agree with you. Karle Hyde is a legend.
Underworld is not underground
one of the best songs in the history of electronic music in my opinion... the album is just brilliant...
I don't know if its the best,it's quite difficult to say but one of the 10 greatest ...hat's for sure !!!
This entire album and dubno... love em sooo xxx
Pearls Girl is better...just my OP
@@Whothefuckdrivesastationwagon I'll try it. Hope you like pearls girl.
Temazo , de lo mejorcito de la electrónica de todos los tiempos
This is easily one of the best songs ever made
I’m glad I’m not the only person who thought that.
Cowgirl is a bounce!
Yes.. ❤
Punk didn't kill progressive but punks not dead either
The perfect song. After 25 years of weekly listening, voted best song in Underworld history, hands down.
I would have to agree with you, been listening to Underworld since dubnobasswithmyheadman. I always come back to Juanita/Kiteless/To Dream of Love.
Up there with cowgirl
My instinct says Beautiful Burnout but I understand it's subject to interpretation I celebrate the entire catalogue
The best opening to an album ever recorded. In the history of ever.
The Pink Floyd of Electronic music.
One of my favorite albums ever 💜💜💜
Been jamming this monster of a record for 24 years, and I'm never bored by it.
Partly because no matter how much I learn about making electronic music, I can't fathom how this was created. And partly because it still sounds like some kind of imaginary future that sits just over the horizon that we can never quite seem to catch up to.
I discovered it some 20 years ago. I still marvel at how they achieved this and it still sounds like something from the future.
@@dawidp8805 the issue is music has become compartmentalised with genres, ie ambient music is ambient music, indie rock, indie pop is in its own niche, very little crossing over/ bleeding into other genres from today's acts
Underworld started out as a funk/ electro rock band, the ghost of rock music (and its dynamics) exists within intelligent dance, and it works!
Good description
Great music makes you feel things, extraordinary music taps into some other dimension, kind of like this song.
Brilliant.!
When I was 16 years old I bought this in album form and I have loved it ever since. I'm now 42
I know what you mean. I am 62.
0:00 - Juanita, Part I
4:07 - Juanita, Part II
6:03 - Kiteless, Part I
8:40 - Kiteless, Part II
12:12 - To Dream of Love
15:17 - To Dream of Love, Ending
I remember when I fell in love with electronic music in the early 90s and ppl would always tell me how it had no emotion to it. I can't imagine how anyone could listen to Underworld and not be overwhelmed with emotions. They were always ahead of their time and absolutely brilliant live.
People who say electronic music has no emotion don't listen to electronic music.
I find it interesting that some people believe that about electronic music as I feel the exact opposite about it.
Couldn't agree more. We were just a few friends to listen to them. Same goosebumps
Electronic music, done correctly, especially when it is Underworld (or maybe "The Orb" or "FSOL"), has just as much emotion/soul to it as Hendrix or Black Sabbath ever had.
thats the point about this music, its the machine of electronica with a human element trying to fight it.
When the unfiltered vocals (lyrics unimportant) come out at the end with the piano symbolises the continuation of humanity
It's a work of genius, this tune
This song has so many moments. It is incredible. They synth on kiteless, the return of the dreamy piano and guitar that ties back to Juanita...then the poppy bassline 8:54...follow that as it fades as they bring in the other layers. Drops at 10:33, then returns 10:47 but as hi hats or whatever they are called. still following the same sequence. piano at 11:32 that ties it all together. There might not be a more complex and satisfying electronic song in the history of electronic music.
I love how the song actually gears up at 2:15 (drums), and then its like if this were a massive ritual to awaken the spirits, and they suddenly come alive at 3:40, and then it's a deep, deep, deep wormhole that not even the final sequence of 2001: A Space Odyssey can equate.
Trainspotting first led me to explore Underworld back in the day, but this was the track which made me fall in love. The three movements work flawlessly together, and truly take the listener on a trip through a strange place-- to me, the very definition of 'underworld'.
yepp! also love the dark & long with rhing in the book
Born Slippy was my entry as a kid. It wasn't till I listened further on in life that I realised it was only the tip of his very big iceberg.
GOOD!!
Exactly the same for me! Well, for me it was actually the live version of this track, which I kind of still prefer... the crowd noises make it feel a bit more dynamic, more alive.
Same
They are the masters of layering sound upon sound to create unbelievably complex compositions just to break them all down again. They are the best.
Its darren emerson..lhe is a great dj
@@sharongordon507 it's Rick Smith.
Harry Yeah both were excellent.
Dark train is a fine example of layering beats and sounds. Probably their best
Perfectly stated! I agree.
A timeless masterpiece... and blue
And grey
@@andrewlister9472 And Black and Silver And Yellow And White 😂🤣😭😈
And white
and red
i actually can't believe how good this song is. listened to it hundreds of times by now and it still gives me goosebumbs
I listened to this on the day of its release in headphones in ‘Our Price’ records, Manchester. Stood mesmerised by the sound, the whole sound. Bought CD, took it home, listened to it again and that was it. Electronic dance music in the 90s..
16 mins of awesomness all these years on and still cutting it.
12:12 -- It's summer break 1997. Mom was away. Managed to grab a 24 case of beer, and we partied listless, in that humid summer air. Teenaged optimism. Filled with potential. This. This.
Know that feel bro!
I'm not generally a fan of poetry, but good effort sir... Good effort...
prefer the 1st 9 minutes
You and me both.
And blue. And blue. And blue.
i got this back in 96 and this it's been more than, lets say, 25 years since last time i played /listen to it... forgot how good it is... this is cool AF
How many times have these guys saved my life?
so true x
Absolutely so true.
About tree fiddy.
2018 I'll be 38 in a month and still jamming to this since I was 16 back in 1996. Timeless music.
I am 54, FEELING the same like U.
I got beaucoup fish in 99 but didn't hear this absolute gem until a year later when I went to university. Astounding
38!? I'm 63 and still luvin it ))))))))
37 here, still listening and will never stop
45, still raving 🙏🏼
the live version of this on Everything Everything is amazing too....
Try UA-cam search today, UNDERWORLD - JUANITA 2022
Your rails
Your thin
Your thin paper wings
Your thin paper wings
In the wind dangling
Your sun
Fly high
Your window shattering
Your rails
Your thin
Your thin paper wings
Sugar box
Sugar boy
Riding in
Riding in
Sugar box
Sugar boy
Handheld candle sugar boy
Your rails
Your thin
Your thin paper wings
Your thin paper wings
In the wind dangling
Your sun fly high
Your window shattered in the wind
Your coca cola sign
Rattling
Rattling
Resonator [x8]
Homeless trees gathering
Outside your window bootleg babies call to you and lie among the mosquitoes
That summers fever coming
Cats are gathering outside your window
Homeless trees
Bootleg babies calling to you
Lie among lie among the mosquitoes
Your rails
Your thin
Your thin paper wings
Get up in your sun fly high
Dangling dangling
Your window shattered in the wind
The sun on your coca cola sign
Your rails
Your thin
Paper wings
Paper wings
Resonator, [x16]
Homeless trees gathering
Outside your window bootleg babies call to you and lie among the mosquitoes
That summers fever coming
Cats are gathering outside your window
Homeless trees
Bootleg babies calling to you
Lie among lie among the mosquitoes
Your rails
Your thin
Your thin paper wings
Get up in your sun fly high
Dangling dangling
Your window shattered in the wind
The sun on your coca cola sign
Your rails
Your thin
Paper wings
Paper wings
There is a sound on the other side of this wall
A bird is singing on the other side of this glass
Footsteps
Concealed
Silence is preserving a voice
Walking in the wind at the waters edge
Comes close to covering my rubber feet
Listening to the barbed wire hanging
There is a sound on the other side of this wall
A bird is singing on the other side of this glass
Footsteps
Concealed
Silence is preserving a voice
Silver chain
Thrown away
Broken wing
I believe it's 'homeless strays'
Thanks for posting the lyrics, this is great.
I wonder what is the meaning behind the random naming of the colours at the end
@@P5Y5LY The colours of the cars passing him (Karl Hyde).
The lyrics are bonkers without the music ha! I love that btw. Rick & Karl are both geniuses
It a journey. Absolutely adore it.
this is the soundtrack to mylife, ever so timeless and always so fantastic
This is the soundtrack of my 90´s.
Holy shit! Best of the best.
Альбом неповторим. Парни создали то, что шло из души, не взирая на коммерческий интерес.
Eternal infinite beauty. Beyond the parameters of human understanding. I loved it in 1996.I love it even more now.
Ostia puta cuando nos la bailamos juntos tinin y unas halambrams frescas y ese póster de Miryam
After listening probably around 10000 times to this masterpiece I can happily say I'm still not bored by it ... Dance music excelled
this fits so well with todays techno sound those guys were ahead for sure !!!
that synth at 6:00 is nuts !!
25 years since the release and still blows my mind every single time.
Same!!!
used to be my commute song. I would see if I could get home before it ended. sometimes I just kept driving and driving and driving ... thank you Scott for introducing me to Underworld.
Scott is a legend.
Hits the spot every time...
Pure classic.
For me it's the best Album ever
I’m with you.
Possibly my second favorite song ever. Flawless.
What's your first mate?or was it a pun at the album title?XD
@@Spenceyboi89 Oh! I just saw this! Ladytron's Deep Blue song! I mean, I listen to Ladytron all the time. Ladytron All The Way (pun intended)!!
back when they were touring for Beaucoup Fish I met them at the outside of the Showbox in Seattle. I told Karl Hyde that this was my favorite Underwold song and he said it was about a girl that worked at Tomato. pretty cool.
Brilliant 👍 👍 👍 👍
It's not about tomatoes it's coca cola?
@@leecunningham2688 tomato is an art production company that karl co founded
cool!
This tune is genius! It takes you on one hell of a journey, it has everything and never fails, Underworld changed my life!!!!
Cats are gathering outside your window, homeless trees, bootleg babies calling to you to lie among, lie among the mosquitoooesss
masterpiece.....
Been listening to this since it came out. It's brilliant. Transcends genres. Goes from popular music to art. Also, it's fucking banging.
Nail on head
This song push me to sports and to dance. Excellent, always.
Played live last night, YEEEEESSSSS!!!!
wow that must've been something special
you have stems/midi files? pls send
World class techno. They deliver every time
In the 90's living in Nashville. I weekly went to a club called "The Underground on 2nd Ave to receive my weekend dose of trans, rave and techno. There was a club in memphis I went to with a live DJ for the same thing but can't remember the name of It. That's where I came to know the name "Darren Emerson". Owned all the Psychotrance CD's. Only 3 up to then and tons of other CDs. Moved to a small town in Ala called Russellville for work. Absolutely nothing to do there. I was lonely. I went to a CD store to get some music to listen to on my way to visit my friends in Memphis for a weekend. And this is the CD I bought. I remember pulling over just to listen to this first song all over again without any distractions. It totally wowed me. 25+ years later this album still rocks
Nice story mate..
I have been listening to this album since it came out, still listen to it today. It has aged like a fine wine.
cuando se escuchan cosas como estas, las palabras sobran. Sublime.
Me and my friend Jason sat and listened to this at his house twice, and both times we just marvelled at Underworld and their great sound
One of my favorite songs from them! It's really hard to have just a few favorite songs with Underworld.
The best electronic band.. ever!
hamburg deichtorhallen 1996 and i was YOUNG🤗
Great track.
An Electronic Symphony in 3 parts
Very well said!!!!
In 1996, I was a college student in southern Ohio and would travel back up to my home in northern Ohio from time to time. It's a trip that takes four hours. Between this and Banstyle... would just need to listen to each eight times and I was home!
Oh Banstyle, another great track. This album was great for road trips.
In ‘06 I started making the drive from Athens to Cleveland and back again, too many times to count! Always had impactful music journeys during those trips. Underworld made up a large amount of them!
I seriously don't know what they have been on when this was created... it's like nothing I've ever heard in my life. Not a case of "ahead of its time", but more like "not of this world".
I must admit I started liking this song in the wrong time in my life. Now when I want to listen to it I remember all the misery! The lyrics are talking to one another. The lights are spinning in wheels radiating a gradient of silver in the pitch black veil.
Yes...man "this listening" it just got to me and split my ego in half, then I broke into the most deep sincere tears.
awesome album, can never tire of it.
This track is really good
Masterpiece. I wish they were more appreciated here in the states.
By far my favorite
The part when this guitar starts is so full of energy and soul, l wish l could dance this foreva !!!!!
You know when you first hear a track and you just know it's magic within the first few beats? Yeah...
This will go to my grave with me! Ultimate soul food.
My penultimate gig, Underworld Wembley Arena December 2019, ridiculously long queues to get in because of security, by the time we got in to the hall all the good stuff was just beginning to course through my veins, Underworld had just come on to the stage and were playing this. Boom! What a night.
This whole album is kick ass and one of a kind. But then again, so is Underworld. I like how this is three tracks combined. Thanks for the upload.
6:02 Kiteless
12:12 To Dream of Love
Pure and simple brilliance. Love this so much.
What kind of talent from God does one have to have to write such brilliant music?
You know what's wrong with this song?
Not a god-damned thing.
Its not an hour long
When it kicks back in around the 14:00 minute mark
the problem is it's too short
Played this just cause I love "Pearls Girl". Forgot how amazing all the other tracks are!!! Truly a stand out album of the era! Very few artists have the ability to verbally spout this much nonsense, that yet means so much to me!
I was the toughest in the infants!
To see these guys live…
The piano in "To dream of love," is soooooo good!
I love this band and I never get tired of listening to their incredible music, this song in particular is sublime
Bought this at the time - loved it but then it got a little left behind. Having a electronic nostalgia trip at mo - Prodigy, Chemical Bros, Underworld.... great!
This is one band that, I discover a new sound, I like before I even hear. Because I know it is going to be epic.
Just wonderful. Its like going on a voyage in your mind listening to this
This song reminds me of better times.
Why dont we get electronic music of this quality anymore :-(
Check out any Mutek lineup, I'm sure *something* will be something that you appreciate at least.
I think disclosure gave it a good shot, but yeah, I have 2 agree
Pauljones620@gmail.com Disclosure? You can not compare Underworld with Disclosure that’s like chalk and cheese!! There’s nothing like Underworld and this is the album that got me first hooked.
We do, but not as much as the artists don't get paid so they think what's the fucking point
the synths have changed and most affordable stuff is software instead of hardware based. the stock sounds that exist now are mostly rubbish. and the real disposable income since the 90s is down about 20% which means people have 20% less to spend on stuff like hardware and other musical items. most people are scraping by. and the drugs
feel the beat of life
This is so beautiful.
hands down, my favorite groupback in the height of the culture...still is to this day...
My first cd i buy was underworld love it a lot ❤️❤️❤️
12/11/2020 aun escuchando este temazo....GRAAAANDE underworld.....
Wow got so nostalgic from listening to this, lovely 90s and my childhood.
This is first tune I ever heard on MDMA back in 2000 ...... My life has been better ever since !
Best electronic duo ever, nothing comes close, trippy
They were three originally. Darren Emerson was with them at this point, his input to this was important.
If you're talking electronic duo, Orbital are up there if not better. "Insides" vs this album is a tough call but I edge towards Orbital.
I used to think Daft Punk were there undispitued kings of accessible EDM but the more I listen to Underworld the more I'm like... holy shit
One of the most incredible songs of the electronic genre. If I may say so , the most mind-blowing of ALL .
right in the feels
I would send this music into deepass space just to prove to 'aliens' how cool humans are and just what they can do!
"Aliens"
deepass space hahaha
@Daenerys Targaryen Now THERE'S a good idea...
@Daenerys Targaryen without all the cultural marxism too would be nice!
Been jamming to this since 2013 (?), I believe. Still one of my favorite songs EVER. This type of music is one of my favorite music genres, but I mean from any genre. I love how the different sounds progress through each part of the song and yet it's still a cohesive piece.
Tienes un muy buen gusto musical....enhorabuena !!
@@antennamilenio1415 had to translate! but thanks, this song will always be flawless to me
I heard this song live at the Ziggo Dome and it’s truly amazing to experience
i must have heard more than 50 times this album durring the summer / fall period of 1996
Flashback of being waysted at a illegal technoparty in Den Hague....a squatted officebuilding at 5am..then the dj played this...
❤️
possibly their best album
Who cares?
It was their best. And this masterpiece was the gem of the album. They had many other good songs though.
No possibly about it.
I prefer Beaucoup Fish over this
IMHO ''dubnobasswithmyheadman'' is their best album.
Excelente!!!!!!
My go to album when i still did shrooms (along with Leftfield´s "Leftism") still spin on regular basis.
Release the pressure
"resonator... resonator... resonator... resonator... resonator... resonator... resonator... resonator..."
Where's Juanita... Where's Juanita... Where's Juanita... Where's Juanita... Where's Juanita... Where's Juanita...
@@jonathanchater6105 Interesting! Never listened to it that way before. Not convinced that's what he's saying, but it's a nice thing to bear in mind while listening.
thank you love-de-lic