Underworld performing "Two Months Off" on KCRW

Further proof that music is the art form most closely tied to emotions, electronic music pioneers Underworld's new release feels like reconnecting with an old friend. Barking is their eighth studio album and their first in three years, making for a welcome return from guys who have been recording together for 30 years. Join them on Morning Becomes Eclectic. Watch / Listen to the full session here: www.kcrw.com/mu...

[@Roberto-dk1kf]

I can't believe anyone can create something as beautiful as this song.

[@matinoi4424]

Hahahaha, literally! 🎉

[@joelfarr7800]

"the golden sunlight of youuuuuuuu"

[@LeighWinspear]

Remember being at the V festival. it was one of those awkward moments where yer mates wanted to see another band but you wanted to see your band. Being strong willed and headstrong, paid off for me, will always be one of our greatest attributes....;) Rock and rock'n roll......................

[@tonygriffin_]

Same for me V2002...Red Hot Chilli Peppers or Underworld for last act of the festival...easy decision!

[@jonasvenneker4118]

Had the same experience this summer. My friends went to see Muse and they missed a great concert :)

[@TheARTHOLZ]

die begleiten mich mittlerweile seit über 20 Jahren .... täglich was davon in den Ohren und das wird sich auch nicht ändern ... grossartig

[@yakmartin5429]

Nur 20? Dann hab‘ ich gewonnen! kzbin.info/www/bejne/q2a0g4dneMeAhJI 🐻👌🏼🎹💕

[@blablubbblabla718]

Die Band ist großartig. Das “DRIFT-Projekt“ was zur Zeit noch läuft ist wahnsinn, jeden Donnerstag ein neuer Underworld Track :O

[@mjj449]

siempre los escuchare hasta mis últimos días, gracias Underworld.

[@robyngreber4107]

very love verily

[@sbandoboy]

@flowpoi right on target, they never miss.

[@williamotoole3282]

Anybody who had fun when young relates to this , somewhere. Young people ,partying , having a good time , it's a disgrace .

[@OperRecords]

Classic!

[@Bunjamin27]

@preisselbaer He plays a sound of a lady saying some words off of a CD. If you watch other performanced os this song, you can hear it :)

[@elson__tong]

What is this equipment/instrument that allows him to control the pitch he's singing through the guitar?

[@rhythmace1]

Vocoder. A microphone provides the "modulator" signal and another sound source provides the "carrier" signal, and the vocoder combines them. He's either using the guitar signal as the carrier, or using the guitar to control a synthesiser which is the carrier signal, via a MIDI pickup that you can just about see on the guitar.

[@bwuh]

Inject this song into my veins forever and ever.

[@aldorock962]

You bring light in You bring light in You bring light in You bring light in You bring light in You bring light in You bring light in You bring light in You bring light in You bring light in You bring light in You bring light in You bring light in You bring light in You bring light in You bring light in You bring light in To a dark place Walking in light Glowing, walking in light Gold ring around you, the Hues of you, the Golden sunlight of you Cool wind following Following after you Rising for you Your skin beautiful Everything comes natural Fantastic fan Rocking rocking, floating You bring light in You bring light in You bring light in You bring light in Cool wind following Following after you Rising for you Your skin beautiful Everything comes natural Fantastic fan Rocking rocking, floating [Talking sample (Unfortunately, the sampler did not work)] There was a little drawing of a heart next to that, followed by an exclaimation mark. The back of his was covered in stuff, stuff like. Brandon is not a very nice guy, but Alex is soo nice. And that had the exclaimation thing too. It was just silly crap that hit the spot. And he let himself be drawn in You bring light in You bring light in You bring light in You bring light in Cool wind following Following after you Rising for you Your skin beautiful Everything comes natural Fantastic fan Rocking rocking, floating

[@jeffa9678]

This makes me incredibly emotional. It takes my mind to a place I know exists somewhere but I don't know if that place is just youthful memory

[@tdurb0]

Underworld have always managed to take me away somewhere, from Rez/Cowgirl onwards, just the way they built their sound.! I saw them live the night Kurt Cobain died, they announced it before they came on, and just stood there and said “For Kurt” and launched into Rez, but with no crazy dancing

[@brycenew]

Definitely not just youthful memory mate ;)

[@warlocksarewatching]

Lovely example of how real electronic music takes an acute amount of artistry. Underworld have always delivered!

[@Morg27]

M.J Edwards except Underworld are Welsh.

[@kyladio93]

@@Morg27 half and half actually but fair point

[@tdurb0]

When this faded in at the 2012 Olympic opening ceremony I could’ve cried, I was so fkn proud of our dance scene, and where it’d reached. And proud to be British which doesn’t happen often enough 🇬🇧

[@DodderingOldMan]

Genuinely made me proud to have British heritage... even though you have to go back quite a few generations :P

[@poopstainhotdog1]

Def should be proud sir. Your country has produced incredible music

[@System777]

You guys should all be proud of your Rock and Dance music artists. The best of the best are British.

[@tdurb0]

@@System777 Bless you. That’s nice to hear from someone I assume is a non-Brit

[@paultorbert6929]

i am an American musician that wishes i lived in the UK...... just for the music !!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ericam2008]

Love this. I'm probably the one responsible for 97% of the page views.

[@comtruise2308]

😃

[@TuRaTic]

wrong, iv been here just as long

[@manuelmatus8711]

X2

[@tilbutnotlindemann99]

Sorry bro that would be me.

[@Johnny-cu4zi]

I'm at 110%

[@andresfelipetrivinopaz874]

La cancion que más escuchábamos con mi hermano, el falleció, supongo que ahora brillas con luz propia.

[@leascaart]

Beautiful. Sorry for your loss.

[@adastra5214]

God bless you and your brother's soul

[@perryjohnson7529]

I would never be able to tell they were having an issue mid-performance if there was no video. That's such great teamwork and skill.

[@darcysteer9968]

This song brings good memories of my youth. Uplifting. Timeless.

[@mohammadabubakr2187]

If you like Jazz listen to two months off by Vertical engine

[@adamacote]

funny, you can tell they f'ed up the mid part with the female vocal sample bit - but they just moved ahead just fine. worked for me

[@afternoondelight6437]

When the kick stops working.....that's when you ask for your money back.

[@ezteliita]

OMG they are so fuuuucking good D: I can't stop moving.

[@toomanylayers]

You bring latte

[@thornmallow1]

I like it!

[@holmesteadready]

😂

[@SvPVids]

I hear "youve been lied to"

[@JamesBenny]

those synth sounds are so frieken beautiful !! damnnnn

[@pulchralutetia]

Makes Coldplay look like the crime against music that they are.

[@tdurb0]

Thank fk it’s not just me that thinks that

[@matthewnewton301]

No me too,well just maybe,a teeny bit with their first album..But still not a scratch on these guys..as they have that unique thing of between somewhere memorable but so uplifting and unforgettable..Just goes to show tech can enhance and thicken your sound and style but those chords and beats have to make people respond on an emotional level..in my humble opinion 😊

[@tdurb0]

@@matthewnewton301 Sssh don’t say anything. I liked Coldplay’s first two albums, then he disappeared up his own arse a bit when he got married and I can only bear to hear tracks from those first two albums. There I said it

[@FranciscoFJM]

What the fuck kind of stupid ass comparison is that

[@BadSneakers]

You bring light in...You bring light in...You bring light in...

[@thomasford5813]

My fav part

[@edfromtheairship]

The substrate of this song is a "Peal of Bells" tuned to the unique bells of Worcester Cathedral. Utterly marvelous. (Karl Hyde was born in Worcester, wasn't he?). Utterly brilliant. It has taken me about ten years to realise this.

[@highquality1979]

Interesting! Where do you get this information? Are there interviews they've mentioned this?

[@edfromtheairship]

I live there! And hear them once a week (Monday).

[@highquality1979]

cool. thanx!

[@ThePete1971]

I've checked it on YT...True :D :D

[@paladro]

thanks for sharing that...

[@AlexanderPJM]

Hearing this track still brings tingles down my spine. Still on fire in 2021 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@tonystevens2783]

Still sounds fresh after all these years

[@Keith1867]

Absolutely superb. One of their best.

[@kirkhunter146]

It's better without the female spoken bit that Karl couldn't launch, not sure why he chose to mime a guitar part, no guitar in this track whatsoever.

[@robertbarratt7642]

Could be hooked up to a synth. 😊

[@michaeljalovecky9035]

I'm pretty sure he's using it as a carrier or controller for the vocoder on his vocals.

[@nickthurlow4456]

Three of the coolest guys on the planet ,and an amazing track to boot 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@paulwarren9854]

4:31 ''There was a little drawing of a heart next to that Followed by an exclamation mark The back of his was covered in stuff Stuff like Brandon is not a very nice guy, but Alex is so nice And that had the exclamation thing too It was just silly crap that hit the spot And he let himself be drawn in''.. 😉🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

[@wezismdesigns]

Been listening/watching this pretty much everyday for the past few months - so effin cool

[@gabc131]

Una de mis canciones favoritas, uno de mis dúos favoritos. Buenos recuerdos al escuchar esta canción

[@karinbertato511]

Mandate in diretta una segnalazione contro a chi canta FISCHIETTANDO x sconfiggere chi canta FISCHIETTANDO fate subito questa ordinanza di abolire il fischio con la bocca non si può più vivere con soggetti che fischiano ancora è ora di smetterla di fischiare e mandate una segnalazione in diretta contro alle donne che sono MAGRE così senza chi canta FISCHIETTANDO e senza donne che sono MAGRE si sta meglio si respira

[@NickPitmanUK]

Jesus Fucking Christmas this is just beautiful.

[@sovereignviper]

Yessiree

[@karinbertato511]

Mandate una lamentela in diretta contro ai pendolari treno a Padova, contro alle donne che sono MAGRE permesse ancora al mondo sociale e contro a chi canta FISCHIETTANDO così senza questi esseri umani qua si vive si sta meglio e c è molta più pace senza fischi senza pendolari treno e senza donne che sono MAGRE c è molta più pace prendete nota subito di tutto questo scritto grazie arrivederci

[@Iofflight78]

These guys truly are one of the great transformative stories from the 80s. The other band imo is Talk Talk from synthpop to post rock.

[@hellooldchap]

I can listen to that bit in the middle over and over again. Perfection.

[@DodderingOldMan]

Ha, I've always wondered just how 'live' some of these electronica performances really are, so it was actually kind of cool to see something defintely go wrong.

[@patrickhayden7206]

Naw man...Completely staged and joked about to mess with us. Love their sense of humor.

[@AlexHagos]

I love it that , the sample got fucked and they continued , i don´t know, it just makes it more live somehow.. rad music!

[@karinbertato511]

Guai a chi mette a dieta ancora persone e guai a chi tiene al mondo sociale esterno ancora figure femminili che sono MAGRE e guai a chi fischia ancora le canzoni e mandateglielo a casa a tutti quanti questa lettera qua

[@polarbear2335]

01:43 Karl Hyde and Simon Pegg... Has anyone ever seen them in the same room? I think not.

[@jakegevorgian]

I think I've gone crazy... I've been listening to this track from 4:44 mark. I think I like it without the sound that talks about Brandon not being a very nice guy, but Alex is so nice...and all that exclamation thing too.

[@heliopolis29]

a momentary lapse of technical reason.

[@matrixauthor_electronicgro4729]

One of my favorite tracks ever ❤️🎧

[@android584]

He's doing a lot with that guitar but can't hear it.

[@nonsensicon]

There was a little drawing of a heart next to that. Followed by an exclamation mark. The back of his was covered in stuff. Stuff like Brandon is not a very nice guy, but Alex is so nice And that had the exclamation thing too. It was just silly crap that hit the spot And he let himself be drawn in

[@thomasford5813]

The narrative of my life when I left Sydney and arrived in London Feb 2003

[@pointbreak8646]

Sounds like Emma Watsons voice

[@thornmallow1]

I had no idea that something went wrong.

[@KaranThakur927]

FIFA 2004 !

[@NeoSeppl]

♥ Underworld - Gods of the Bleeps and Beats ♥

[@grasskass]

One of the best songs ever made. Period.

[@spaceminers]

Only a genius can make a mistake like that

[@yusbarrett]

I couldn't figure out what went wrong on the song. Everything seems fine for me.

[@ArmidaMusic]

jesus hernandez The original sample at the beginning and the middle of the studio session's missing. The CDJ didn't work or wasn't assigned to an audio channel. Doesn't matter, they just continued :3

[@jeshkam]

that technician bloke like a tired and bored pub landlord or a delivery guy lol :-)

[@anorak103]

"He's smiling, but he ain't happy", as they say. In fact he looked pretty damn frustrated that the CD wasn't patched in/faded up when he triggered it. He's trying to start it from 4:28 and it's *fifty* seconds later before tech slowly strolls over to see what's going on. Impressed at how Karl tries a number of things in the meantime like reinserting & recueing the CD, but would love him to have just recited that bit himself! I wonder if there's another live studio version of this amazing song?

[@Hoik_it]

i mean if you watch to the end you can see its staged, but i dont think he can hit the pitches of a girl

[@Hoik_it]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3eTg2icjqqYrKs also here you are if you still need it

[@tdurb0]

Wasn’t quite like that, but a cracking comment all the same. That’s me sat at hone trying to mix. I’m 48 ffs I should grow up. Nah

[@WTINP]

The Glastonbury version of this track is out of this world man.

[@Jay2Bee]

Still remember the feeling I had first time I pushed the play button on my DiscMan with Hundred days off CD inside... Two moths off brings mi is such emotional euphoric state I can even describe, but I know you know what I mean... That feeling when you are just a step away from letting your soul leae your body into the ethernal bliss of the sound. Oh man...I just cant imagine my life without Underworld and Chemical Brothers and their art of sound.

[@mikedenby6771]

5:48 (in Robert DeNero accent) Ehhh, forget about it

[@regplasma7906]

Just about to say Karl's Ronnie O'Sullivan impression is getting there.

[@rameshemv]

This song is for ever special to me. I was introduced to the Underworld through this one over a decade and half ago......and i never can get enough of them..!! Underworld ...2019...and beyond!

[@fernandocardona9163]

A love underworld two months off is of the best Ok saludos is froom Guadalajara city froom México and mi remember the festival extreme en Guadalajara remember underworld a love

[@eoeoeoeoeo]

Absolutely amazing

[@yvonneoneill8779]

Love underworld, but karl hyde is not doing anything with the guitar

[@billsibb9512]

Using it to control a vocoder, you can hear it when he sings. Brilliant track!

[@dopedmandphil8142]

Lifesaver ♥

[@lifelong5425]

Only truly got into these guys couple years back...even after trainspotting 2 had not known of them....where had I been...this is insanely brilliant...it does ....bring light in

[@scottthompson6581]

dumbass ejected the cd @4:34 LMAO

[@Cocooneros]

timeless

[@jorgedavalos5663]

haha love it!, what was supposed to come out of that pioneer??? i love watching them using gear, everybody uses only computers now.

[@brettwhittick9964]

and I jizzed in my pants...

[@zenveg]

2023 after a stellar couple sets at Coachella, still in top form.

[@dannyboy6015]

Electronic music at its best , well done lads

[@gustavohernandezcadena1510]

Un trio dinamico del concepto radical de todos los tiempos

[@gustavohernandezcadena1510]

Concepto radical mexico

[@TuRaTic]

back in like 2009?? i heard this on last fm while i was playing minecraft or something and they had only just added like candles to the game. this music has been vastly influential in who i am and none of my friends never know where this underground shit comes from :D

[@1BoxFighter]

Tremendous! Karl Hyde is fantastic, a very kind Man!! From Moscow with Love!)

[@PplsChampion]

6:31 he speaks for all of us

[@sugarayofsunshine]

Yep

[@thewhippetsmum]

Im trying to make sense of the UK...seems I cant ....I need help!!!!

[@ssfranklin1]

Ka B that you do my friend, that you do

[@twentyninefiftyNR2950]

Best Crisis Management of Equipment Going Wrong , Creativity In Control Saves The Show!

[@TomTropic]

This one is so .....fuckin´ great

[@benzytv]

Tell me that electronic music doesn't require talent... I dare you...

[@zebra6092]

Is he controlling vocoder with a guitar as midi input??? If so it’s insanely cool, visual wise too.

[@Frantzen79]

I just love Karl Hyde... Great performance.

[@fercho2040]

I love this performance, but I cannot for the life of me hear what Karl is playing with the guitar.

[@beberips]

can anyone hear the guitar ? ps i love everything about this track! just asking, bc i cant

[@richardgarcia2559]

Miss these guys, the many memories Underworld brought

[@joangreg]

Awesome !!!!!! Just heard this for the first time this week,and cannot stop playing it,going to see them in Glasgow,2015..Can't wait...

[@sonniesays]

Never gets bored, NEVER!

[@davesworld7688]

I love this band!!

[@stephenbiddle651]

sounds just as good live as recorded

[@willydevos9224]

THE BEST ON I LOVE TECHNO GENT I LOVE IT🇧🇪😀

[@lanakorvin2445]

TOP SHELF BAND TOP SHELF SONGS AND SOUNDS ! AWESOME ALL YOUR SONGS ARE OUT OF THIS WORLD, UNDERWORLD

[@christianwirtz5281]

I can't dance, and i don't dance. Only if i'm listening to Underworld. Especially to this awesome track !

[@matthewsteenbergen7847]

Almost reminds me of Mr Bean younger full of Electronic music. Lol

[@Johnny-cu4zi]

The only thing I don't like about this song is the woman speaking. To me this ruins how beautiful this song is.

[@Bunjamin27]

Fucking amazing! They need to just do a full show at KCRW like this. The audio is amazing!

[@williamotoole3282]

Love it

[@trentreznor4085]

For my beautiful wife Gabriella. I love you. Karl Hyde

[@chelsycueto1766]

always is a beatiful and wonderful honor to listen Underworld my favorite band around the world I love them!,! ;)

[@dannesz]

Piece of art ❤️

[@melobloom]

Perfection

[@dosasosa878]

absolutely dope track so sick to see it done live on video.