Returning to the music scene after a lengthy hiatus, electronic pioneers Underworld are back with their new album, OBLIVION WITH BELLS.

Not exactly changing their formula that's served them so well over the last few decades, OBLIVION WITH BELLS sees the reformed dance duo returning with another twisty, turny, dense and epic sounding collage of sound; a collection of cascading electronica that hits you just as much intellectually as it does psychically.  The nine minute plus opener, CROCODILE is a healthy indication that the years away haven't dampened their ability to create absorbing music.  Karl Hyde's impenetrable cut and paste vocals slip and slide over grooving bass rumbles and driving beats, cascading synth washes and quasi religious chanting adding to the atmosphere.  With RING ROAD, Hyde spouts observational lyrical couplets on modern English life, as barbed, loaded and honest as anything The Arctic Monkeys have ever uttered.

GLAM BUCKET is a cascading spiral of sounds and atmosphere, Underworld unleashing a wash of sonic glitter; a sound more upbeat and feel good than they're usually associated with, whilst on the driving BEAUTIFUL BURNOUT the duo deliver dubby bass rumbles and careering beats, the discordant wail of an accordion providing the unexpected hook line.

OBLIVION WITH BELLS is a record that whilst a deeply satisfying and solid return from Underworld, also feels like a side-step rather than anything revolutionary or particularly new, Karl Hyde and Rick Smith delivering a musical experience that's firmly stuck in neutral.  There's nothing here that feels particularly fresh or inspired, Underworld instead opting to retread previous ground; this a record close musically to their DUBNOBASSWITHMYHEAD opus.

HOLDING THE MOTH finds Karl Hyde drowsily spouting stream of consciousness lyrical observations against steady beats and ambient washes of sound whilst BOY, BOY, BOY is an almost trip hop take on the Human League or Heaven 17, electro pop with darker, more subdued leanings.  CUDDLE BUNNY VS CELTIC VILLAGES delves into the more avant garde and surreal, traces of the Aphex Twin menacing Harold Budd in the twisted ambient atmospherics whilst on FAXED INVITATION, the duo either pay deep homage to or totally rip off the robotic techno of Kraftwerk depending on your particular point of view.  The shimmering piano led GOOD MORNING COCKEREL imagines a more experimental and avant garde take on Coldplay, whilst closing number, the epic BEST MAMGU EVER plays to Underworld's strengths; a deeply atmospheric and mesmerising journey into burrowing electronica that ends things on a suitably enigmatic and compelling climax.

A good solid comeback from Underworld. whilst OBLIVION WITH BELLS may not be groundbreaking stuff, this is the duo back on compelling and intoxicating form.  Underworld may not be revolutionising the genre here, but as a satisfying return to the genre they practically invented, this is very welcome stuff.

In the re-formation boom which does not know the place where it remains, there are no numbers, and shame or reputation of the recurrence like avalanche, it is repeated, when today when “creativity” overgrows, it probably will extend his own artist life even a little, the artist who sells soul excessively is too multi. His et. al majority, is not to designate artistic expression itself as purpose, you see with only the shortcut to reputation, are attached to only your own destination, skill do not do the process. The artist like the cirque hydro and [ritsuku] Smith of the underworld does not say clearly is equal. Since forming with the Essex state remaining overnight Ford, as a trio after wonderful 27 years, and debut single `Mother 500 pressing Earth'/`The Hump', 15 years, [ritsuku] Smith and the cirque hydro have enough this journey even now when it passes, become the smiling face like the child in the degree where new view spread before your own eye. Was the traveling which is full long in vigor to here, but still it has not ended.

That peak period, the UK dance music scene was changed rather than mentioning the “white board” and, to be fast. But, among those some artists continued to exist directly in heart strong thing. The one of them was the underworld. It is the ability to inspire the human nature where those which characterize him et. al, [ansemitsuku] attract to even the club track/truck of the paste paste, the deep emotion impression and everyone highest and attach. He et. al techno, dubbing, trance, [kurautorotsuku], [toramunbesu] and the [anbiento] house, furthermore makes the various music elements fuse such as blues, not only sound pulls also feeling and raises, makes contrast, and is recklessly a prediction ability of the cirque hydro to that, being opaque as a time, but it ties the extent attractive lyric which always watches the eye. Therefore, that magnificent `Born Slippy' with the beat like the rotary rock kind of machine which that [zokuzoku] is done stuffed the earnest desire of the sad actual experience, became immortal existence in the masterpiece movie, 'Trainspotting which destroys [dani] Boyle's Zeitgeist' became [santora] of a certain one generation. From the hand of the underworld separated, after entering into the saintly model of the English folk music, either it is not strange to be long.

To follow to the release of secession, and [raivu] album /DVD '[evurishingu] & [evurishingu]' of [daren] [emason] of DJ, after 2002, the underworld becoming two groups, the tune where it announces new album '[a] hundred [deizu] off,' it calls [kirakira] and eye projection only is and “Two Months OFF”, is most loved with [ibiza] of that summer was borne. That next year, in the request for DMC Records, [ritsuku] and the cirque supervise your own 'Back To Mine' [konpireshiyon], furthermore anthology 'underworld announce 1992 - 2002' because of the fan which loves him et. al especially. Like whether and, the vicinity of the underworld became quiet and returned of it was to be visible from the listener who is not enthusiastic.

Actually it was the exact opposite. If the life when the underworld is long, and rich creativity is explained to the single mark, that probably is the craving where is strong to his et. al change. Although the place of activity and, between the these 4 years thing, as for him et. al as an artist, is expanded mainly to the world of the net it spent. 2005 November, [ritsuku] and the cirque, [rivuaran] project digital started project, to today directed new work music of the writing lowering, to the fan directly in a way, 3 works and delivered. So by the fact that it does, there is no pardon, “tune it made and - jumped over the recording - tour - advertisement” system, it made that it corresponds quickly in accordance with your own creative desire possible. In addition as for him et. al simultaneously, the program of BBC of the late John peel person in that absence (regrettable as for him you become the decedent during that holiday in 2004) executing in opportunity, it begins also the radio program which can hear with only Internet, in the future is inserting also contents production for the television in range of vision. You think that last year, the underworld doing with [suvuen] [vuasu] transmits the raw image program which crosses 4 hours from the [kokun] club of Frankfurt, in the future would like to keep for the first time irregularly.

“It does not accumulate and is funny” that you talk [ritsuku] hotly concerning Internet radio two. Because “the same effective characteristic, freedom, concentration, being swindled in the appearance without you hear is required that don't you think?, and imaginative power it is added the place where. Imaginative power of the John peel, since matter and mind being attached, directly echoed in us. When with you think, that also the fact that it becomes such is strange edge what you think.”The cirque adds. “As for that death being very shocking, yet you not being gotten over, it is. It was perplexed to the parallel world where he is not and was packed still there is a feeling whether it is it is not. So, introducing the [indei] label and the new member artist where the staff around John is funny in us in opportunity, him et. al and it reached the point where it scrambles communication, it is. Now it reaching the point where the record of all genres is sent to our places periodically, as for us, it is possible with your that shade to introduce that to the other people via radio program. That it is thing what which John entrusts to us”

With those which simply are limited to just the hypothetical space on the net never there is no activity of the underworld. [santora] of movie 'Breaking of [ansoni] [mingera] And Entering' Gabriel [yaretsudo] and also the managing which are movie music composer and producer and orchestra [arenjiya] which are respected at the [abi] load studio, in addition this year also the up-to-date work 'Sunshine' of old friend [dani] Boyle director (cooperation with John [mahui] being) you write score to 2006 and, lower. Just very these 2 works, big effect is produced on long-awaited up-to-date work '[oburivuion] [uizu] [beruzu] which becomes the studio album of the 5th work of the band'. The work which overflows in emotion, at the same time calmly watch, furthermore always sort has the uplift impression. In the work of former [andawarudo] it is made on a more intimate scale than comparing, orchestration and [anbiento] where the hand is packed the raw musical instrument which acquires self-confidence with work of scene sound, and [yaretsudo] positive (also the marimba by rally [muren] Jr of U2 in `Boy, Boy and Boy' has adopted includes). Ever since 2003, it makes with two people and this work which was built up from the pallet of the enormous material which has been saved has reflected the hotchpotch of the genre which is isolated the underworld so far always from the group. From craft work, Eric [satei], can and [anjiero] [badaramentei], [rori] Anderson and [raruhu] [vuon] Williams, the rust [poetsutsu], [ino] and the Phillip glass, furthermore it reaches to [pieru] [bure] which is the composer “of musique contrete”. This only being not to be wrong the underworld, furthermore it is the underworld where twist joins.

Considerably it is powerful from the beginning. It is precedence single, the `Crocodile which decorates the beginning of the album' just is one tune which the underworld seems. With `Ring Road' the cirque hydro while going out to small travelling inside the proud brain, (this time at remaining overnight Ford neighborhood of holiday), attracts in the rhythm of that word which is drawn out and without being packed, you do not enter. In addition, instead of making the `Cuddle Bunny Vs Celtic Villages' the sound which is packed is easy to become familiar, being contrary with title, there is even a threat atmosphere. Being the sweetness, to disquieting `Beautiful Burnout', the [shinse] sound which the underworld seems comes and goes at all with desperate beauty. On the one hand with minimal `Holding The Moth' the base springs out from the record, that the extent which you think whether it is it is not, it has bounced excessively spirit well. And `Glam Bucket' shows the shining like the liquid crystal seat, [barearitsuku] of `Best of the downbeat which becomes quiet Mamgu Ever' closes the album with happiness.

“These 4 and 5 years this new vital force which is felt, on the breast-wall of commercialism, was produced in a way, kind of music which does not show the form”, that [ritsuku] Smith explains. “We most as for we would like to doing, simply 'above the thing which puts out [oburivuion] [uizu] [beruzu]', leave the mark of the traveling which we continue directly. It is not the case that you have aimed toward big conclusion. As for we being an interest, by the fact that it expresses that certain by your feels instantaneously, as for that it was not to point to the place where we have aimed, just you talk that simply we were the instantaneous there. The considerable part of the new work, splendidly you have experienced with movie music, movie, traveling, and [anbiento], with [ansemitsuku] which has the uplift impression generally known generally of being thought “the sound which the underworld seems” clearly those of floor direction of the paste paste it probably will be audible in the work which two humans who especially love the quiet sound which is different made”

The cirque hydro adds. ““As for source of your inspiration with something [u]?”With the question which is said can be carried off well, but it is “thing what which is bored generally”. What it tries that we somehow vis-a-vis that is connected to the following traveling. “Process (process)” and “traveling” perhaps, probably has occupied the large portion of our activities. As for early time many traveling were done. Borrowing the car, although it does recording, it appeared to London well. Profession middle, night always you inquired about the radio. When receiving unemployment benefit, 2 and 3 borrowing the movie, while eating the unpolished rice and the tuna at the house, while to morning looking at the movie at the house, you passed. Therefore the element of the movie and traveling is thing what which originally has been provided to our musics.”

As for [ritsuku] '“it seems as in the diary”, that you look' at [oburivuion] [uizu] [beruzu]. “Already like obsolete language, however perhaps, it is audible, to the lyric even music, just it tried to express that at that time to by your it occurred. However this album truly you fumbled tune order including hand to the last, pushed down, as for our intentions there is there. Being in common to our all ideas, what you can say, we would like to express honest ones, is craving what that”

At this point, topic is achieved completely. (The recording tune `Faxed Invitation' empty it was quoted) the title which includes the humor which has the mischievous [tsu] air contrarily, “'[oburivuion] [uizu] [beruzu] (the forgetfulness where the bell is attached)', it is the evidence which one time it is also the [ri] was not exposed dangerously it can forget the underworld and does not move. The sound which is audible from there new and others of the cirque hydro and [ritsuku] Smith is starting which becomes. Again.

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