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Nemone talks to Karl Hyde from Underworld

Nemone's Electronic 90s Series 1
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Karl Hyde from Underworld shares his unique experiences of the UK's dance music scene in the 1990s, from writing anthems such as 'Born Slippy' to performing in front of thousands.

Karl Hyde from Underworld shares his unique experiences of being part of the UK's dance music scene in the 1990s, from writing huge anthems such as their top ten hit 'Born Slippy.NUXX' (an integral part of the soundtrack to Danny Boyle's first 'Trainspotting' film) to performing in front of thousands of revellers at festivals across the globe.

Underworld are Karl Hyde and Rick Smith - known for their visual style and dynamic live performances, they have influenced a wide range of artists and have been featured in soundtracks and scores for films, television, and the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

Hyde and Smith formed a new wave band whose name was a graphic squiggle, which was subsequently given the pronunciation Freur. The band signed to CBS Records and went on to release the albums Doot-Doot in 1983 and Get Us out of Here in 1986. In 1987 they formed a band under the name Underworld (named after a Clive Barker-scripted film which was scored by Freur), which tried a more guitar-orientated funky electropop sound. The band signed to Sire Records and released the album Underneath the Radar in 1988 and Change the Weather in 1989. This version of the band disbanded in 1990. After a break, to concentrate on their art/design project Tomato, Hyde and Smith recruited DJ Darren Emerson and after several minor releases and remixes as Lemon Interupt and Steppin' Razor readopted the Underworld moniker. The addition of Darren Emerson completed Underworld's techno/rock fusion. Their first album as a trio, 1994's 'dubnobasswithmyheadman' is considered one of the all-time classic dance albums. 'Second Toughest In The Infants' and 'Beaucoup Fish' brought further fans to the fold, cementing their reputation as one of the most innovative bands of the 1990s.

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Tue 21 Feb 2017 22:00
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Music Played

  • Underworld

    Mmm...Skyscraper I Love You

    • Dubnobasswithmyheadman.

  • Underworld

    Change The Weather

  • Eurythmics

    You Have Placed A Chill In My Heart

    • Eurythmics - Greatest Hits.
    • RCA.

  • Freur

    Doot Doot

    • One Shot 1980.
    • CBS Recordings.
    • 7.

  • Can

    One More Night

    • Mute.

  • Prince

    Cream

    • 4Ever.
    • Warner Bros.

  • The Stone Roses

    I Wanna Be Adored

  • A Guy Called Gerald

    Voodoo Ray

    • Unbelievable 2 (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • Kraftwerk

    Computer Love

  • Black Box

    Ride On Time

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.

  • Primal Scream

    Loaded

    • Live Forever (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • The Farm

    All Together Now

    • Smash Hits Massive! (Various Artists).
    • Dover Records.

  • Vic Reeves & The Wonder Stuff

    Dizzy

    • Mad For The 90's (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

  • Goldie & Metalheads

    Inner City Life

    • Electronica.
    • FFRR.
    • 14.

  • Lemon Interupt

    Big Mouth

    • Junior Boys Own.

  • The Prodigy

    Everybody in the Place

    • The Best Of Dance 92 (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.
    • 3.

  • Dreadzone

    Little Britain

    • VIRGIN.

  • Underworld

    Dark and Long (Album version)

    • Dubnobasswithmyheadman.
    • 1.

  • Miles Davis

    Aos Pes Da Cruz

    • The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings.
    • Britannia Music.

  • Steve Reich

    Electric Counterpoint (Fast)

    Performer: Pat Metheny.

  • Underworld

    Cowgirl

    • Dubnobasswithmyheadman.
    • Junior Boy's Own.
    • 7.

  • Fatboy Slim

    Praise You

    • Now 1999 - The Millennium Series.
    • Now.

  • Underworld

    Rez

    • Junior Boy's Own.

  • Underworld

    Born Slippy .NUXX

    • Junior Boys Own.

  • Blur

    Parklife

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.

  • Pulp

    Sorted For E's & Whizz

    • Island.

  • The Chemical Brothers

    Let Forever Be (feat. Noel Gallagher)

    • ASTRAL WERKS.

  • Orbital

    Chime

    • Now 17, Part 2 (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

  • The Orb

    Toxygene

    • Oblivian.
    • Island Records.

  • µώΒαΓ¶°ω°μ

    Big Time Sensuality

    • One Little Indian Record.

  • The Prodigy

    Firestarter

    • XL.

  • The Chemical Brothers

    Hey Boy Hey Girl

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.

  • Underworld

    Pearl's Girl

    • Second Toughest in the Infants.

  • Underworld

    Juanita: Kiteless: To Dream of Love

  • Underworld

    Cups

    • Beaucoup Fish.

  • Underworld

    Jumbo

    • Beaucoup Fish.
    • Universal Music Ltd..
    • 3.

  • Underworld

    King of Snake

  • Underworld

    Dirty Epic

Broadcast

  • Tue 21 Feb 2017 22:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2