TRAINSPOTTING - Music From The Motion Picture - (1996)

Trainspotting concerns the adventures of a group of young, nearly criminal, drug-addicted Scottish friends. The novel, written by Irvine Welsh, became one of the most popular books in the British indie scene in the early '90s and was adapted to film in 1996 by the makers of Shallow Grave. Appropriately, an all-star collection of British pop and techno stars -- everyone from Blur, Pulp, and Elastica to Leftfield, Primal Scream, and Underworld -- contributed to the soundtrack, which also features a couple of oldies by veteran punk godfathers like Lou Reed ("Perfect Day") and Iggy Pop ("Lust for Life," "Nightclubbing"). The entire soundtrack holds together surprisingly well, as the techno tracks balance with the pop singles. Every song, whether it's Pulp's deceptively bouncy "Mile End" or Brian Eno's lush "Deep Blue Day," is quite melancholy, creating an effectively bleak, but oddly romantic, atmosphere for the entire record. With the exception of the oldies, every song is rare or especially recorded for the soundtrack, and nearly every one is superb. Primal Scream's title track sees them returning to the dub/dance experiments of Screamadelica with grace, while Damon Albarn's first solo song, "Closet Romantic," is as good as any of Blur's waltzes. But the finest new song is Pulp's "Mile End," with its jaunty, neo-dancehall melody and rhythms and Jarvis Cocker's evocative, haunting lyrics. That song, more than anything else on the soundtrack, captures the feeling of the film. (allmusic.com)

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UNDERWORLD
Barking (w/ Alternative Versions) - (2010)

Underworld's eighth album found the duo seeking outside production, which came in the form of a half-dozen dance heavyweights who pull the aging duo in several different directions, mostly pop, trance, and, occasionally, their native techno. The opening "Bird 1" is a glorious return to form, featuring a production from Dubfire that recasts the duo in the gritty, rain-soaked techno of 1993, a dead ringer for Dubnobasswithmyheadman's "Dark & Long." Underworld have rarely revisited old ground, making this a startling and excellent track. Still, Barking doesn't spend much time there, instead visiting much brighter territory on the single "Scribble," with a production by High Contrast that should have creative directors rearranging their budgets to license. The biggest name here is Paul Van Dyk, whose "Diamond Jigsaw" is as straight-ahead as techno can get -- and also sounds like it could earn its share of advertising dollars. Although this is hardly Underworld at their finest, the duo's songwriting fits the mainstream productions and results in a solid dance album for the 2010s -- music for aging-raver activities like driving cars, pushing swings, or jogging on treadmills.

CD 1 - The Album

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CD 2 - The Alternative Versions

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BOX SET
UNDERWORLD
Singles Box Set - (1999)

One of the most popular crossover dance acts in the world, Underworld fortunately still held onto a bit of credibility with DJs and remixers. This is a collection of three CD-5 singles, encompassing remixes and B-sides for the singles "Push Upstairs," "Jumbo," "King of Snake," and "Bruce Lee." The roster of remixers is simply stunning, with all factions of the dance world accounted for. From mainstream America comes Roger Sanchez; for hard-edged British techno there's Dave Clarke and Slam; and for the more "intelligent," self-referential brand of electronic dance there's the Jedis (aka Global Communication) and Salt City Orchestra. Though rock fans who've gradually gotten into Underworld may tire of hearing the same "song" several times in a row, the variety and quality of sounds are excellent. The few B-sides are obviously album rejects, though interesting to hear nonetheless.

Disc 1

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Disc 3

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UNDERWORLD
Second Toughest In The Infants - (1996)

On their second album, Underworld continue to explore the fringes of dub, dance, and techno, creating a seamless, eclectic fusion of various dance genres. Second Toughest in the Infants carries the same knockout punch of their debut, Dubnobasswithmyheadman, but it's subtler and more varied, offering proof that the outfit is one of the leading dance collectives of the mid-'90s.

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