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Underworld | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 12, 2003)
• Original Release Date: August 12, 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Back to Mine
• ASIN: B0000A4GAU
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #88,555 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Gil Scott Heron - B-Movie

2. TLC - Creep

3. Doctor Octagon - Bear Witness

4. Rave Signal - Horse Power

5. Remy and Sven - Piano Power

6. Fuse V LFO - Loop

7. Toots and The Maytals - 54-46

8. LTJ Bukem - Music

9. Depeche Mode - Barrel of a Gun

10. Aphex Twin - Didgeridoo

11. Dead Prez - Hip Hop

12. Ali Farka Toure - Machengoidi

13. Tartit - Buloululba

14. D’Angelo - Brown Sugar

15. Gregory Isaacs - Public Eyes

Editorial Reviews

Ever wondered what live techno pioneers Rick and Karl listen to at home? Try the bittersweet R&B pop of TLC for size. How about a few headmessin' rave classics like 'Horsepower' from CJ Bolland's Ravesignals series, Remy and Sven's 'Piano Power' and even

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars underworld is just too cool., September 29, 2003

By 

JeffyD (Hollywood, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Back to Mine (Audio CD)

Being a huge fan of Underworld, and also of the Back to Mine series... i had been hoping that eventually the two would meet. When i saw the cd among the new releases at the record store, i didn't hesitate for one second, and i wasn't disappointed in the least.
The album is very eclectic, which i was expecting since underworld's music draws influence from many different genres. But the songs flow nicely, and overall the album follows a cool path. The cd starts out with a 12 minute epic hip hop tune with very cool lyrics comparing politics and hollywood. this builds to a hypnotic climax and releases into TLC's creep. oh hellll yeah... this brings me back to 8th grade- such a cool song. Next, they bridge hip-hop to techno with Dr. Octogon, which leads into a techno excursion- 'horsepower' 'piano power' and 'loop'. Next is, in my opinion, the only flaw of the album... a random reggae-ish song is throw in the mix, breakin up the flow of the album. But its okay.. cuz the best part is just coming up. LTJ Bukem's 'music' is drum n bass chill out at its best, and then they mix it into the underworld soft mix of Depeche Mode's 'Barrel of a gun'... sooo cool!! that flows nicely into Aphex's 'didgeridoo'... and then the part that gave me goosebumps... Dead Prez comes in as Aphex slowly loops over and over into the distance, forming part of the beat. Underworld's keen sense of rhythm is what sets them far above other techno artists, and this is a prime example of it. The rest of the album flows between hip-hop, soul, and obscure tracks that bring the album full circle. very nicely done. I highly recommend this album.. even if you not a hip-hop fan (i am not) you can still appreciate how underworld is able to connect the different songs together.

19 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars What's this?, November 2, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Back to Mine (Audio CD)

Strange, strange album. Yes, it's a "Back to Mine" album, but its still an odd collection of tracks. The disc is all over the board. Truly, it sounds like a collection your 40-yr old uncle would put together. Yes, the songs, by themselves, are all classics in their own right. But do they flow here? Not really. Do they create a "vibe" that has anything remotely to do with Underworld. No.

Buy this album if you want a decent mix tape of a wide range of musical styles - put together by Underworld. Don't buy it because you like Underworld music.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It is called Back to Mine not Back to Yours for a reason, June 6, 2006

By 

D. J. Ortiz (Houston, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Back to Mine (Audio CD)

Don't listen to other reviews that say this is not a "kick back" cd. The whole concept of what is "kick back" is relative to each individual listener, just take a look at Prodigy's BTM, which hardly slows down for a second. This CD is exactly what it claims to be, a glimpse into how Underworld chills afterhours. As they say, some songs are not mixed deliberately, but the ones that are, are done masterfully and creatively as you would expect from Underworld.