Formed in the late 1980s and reinvented in the early ‘90s with the addition of DJ Darren Emerson, Underworld helped redefine what live electronic music could be. Their landmark albums Dubnobasswithmyheadman and Second Toughest in the Infants fused hypnotic techno, progressive house, ambient textures, and Karl Hyde’s stream-of-consciousness vocals into a sound that was unlike anything else at the time.
More than 30 years into their career, Underworld remains one of dance music’s most celebrated live acts.