Dubnobasswithmyheadman - Underworld

Advantages: A trio of exceptional tracks and the rest are generally of high quality. Typically high Underworld production standards, even down to the inlay card. Great value at current prices.
Disadvantages: A few duller moments and it's starting to age a bit.

Underworld's 1993 debut album "Dubnobasswithmyheadman" is far deeper than their recent work and contrasts especially with some of their more famous songs. "Born Slippy Nuxx" and "King Of Snake", for example, would sound completely out of place on this deep, dark and generally ambient album. The majority of songs are composed from three simply yet highly effective elements: a deep, varied bassline, an unhurried beat, and the obscure, rambling lyrics ...
...part "Dubnobasswithmyheadman" is constructed in this manner. Take the opening track "Dark & Long", a seven-and-a-half minute epic which progresses into a low-key climax with slightly seductive vocals built around a conventional 4/4 beat pattern. It is actually quite reminiscent of their remix of Bjork's "Human Behaviour", for those who have heard it. The exquisitely-titled "Mmm Skyscraper I Love You" is more vocal with some wonderfully rhythmic, ... Read review

Advantages: great music
Disadvantages: they are no longer the trio that produced this album

Forget everything you know about Underworld. If your experience of the band is the pounding anthemic Born Slippy you will be in for a bit of a shock if you haven't yet heard this amazing debut. Produced to perfection at a time when simplicity was the key to successful dance music, this pioneering album showed the rest of the UK dance fraternity that Underworld were set to do 2 things. 1) Kick UK dance square up the backside. 2) And do it well. ...
...programming, basically everything in the studio); Karl Hyde (vocals, guitars, further studio meddling); and Darren Emerson (vibes, contacts, more studio meddling) created a fantastic collage of the multiple influences. Therefore this album is not a throwaway collection of techno anthems, although it does have its pounding tunes, it is a fantastically woven blend of electro, dub, blues, rock, pop, house, etc, etc.. Some people will be disappointed ... Read review

Advantages: life
Disadvantages: death!

...do a second thing buy Dubnobasswithmyheadman - its wicked" To conclude a naff film with a very purposeful meaning this album in parts is poor in other areas you will understand the meaning of dance music and most probably the meaning of life !!!! P.s the last guy must have got the album title wrong What a FAN... ... Read review