Underworld

The Profile

Underworld are a British electronic music group, most associated with the 1990s UK techno/club scene and known for long-form, hypnotic tracks. The core members are Karl Hyde and Rick Smith; DJ Darren Emerson was a key member during the 1990s.

Publicly verifiable: Underworld are a British electronic group formed in 1980; the core duo is Karl Hyde and Rick Smith; Darren Emerson was a member from 1991 until 2000. They are widely known for “Born Slippy .NUXX”, popularized via the film Trainspotting (1996).

Across these reviews, Underworld are framed as key shapers of 90s club culture, praised for hypnotic, layered, long-form electronic tracks. Dubnobasswithmyheadman, Second Toughest in the Infants, and Beaucoup Fish are treated as major peaks, with Born Slippy .NUXX singled out as a cultural watershed. Later-era albums like Barking and Oblivion With Bells get more mixed reactions, though still respected for craft and atmosphere.