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The Underground Is Coming
Electronic · 1999 · 4 tracks

The Underground Is Coming

A bite-sized collection of groovy, analog-heavy miniatures. Hypnotic rhythms meet surrealist lyrics in a warm, lo-fi space-age atmosphere.

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It's like a groovy, lo-fi science fair project that you can actually dance to.

A whimsical yet disciplined exploration of hypnotic grooves and vintage electronics.

The Underground Is Coming · vs · Stereolab
Playful+1.3σ

Playful saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 4 Tracks
01
The Super-It
02
Fried Monkey Eggs (instrumental)
03
Fried Monkey Eggs (vocal)
04
Monkey Jelly
Moments Worth Waiting For
The way the organ swell on track 1 creates a thick wall of sound before the vocals enter.
The hypnotic transition between the instrumental and vocal versions of Fried Monkey Eggs.
The locked-in rhythmic interplay of the bass and drums on the final track.
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