the We Love Underworld thread

[WhiteNoise]

Darren Emerson Returns to Underworld!

...would be my Daily Mail headline, if I had a music review column there. He's just done a solo remake of Dark Train for a re-release of Sasha and Digweed's Northern Exposure mix CD, which is out next month.

https://latenighttales.bandcamp.com/album/northern-exposure-redux

Unlike the Fluke tracks, this feels a bit inessential. It's just too close to the original with the drum machines beefed up a little, and the vocals are lackluster. I imagine it's a nice little treat to end Disc 2 with though.

The CD release will have an extra "dub mix" of reworks of tracks from the original set. Might get a downtempo Sasha/Digweed take on Dark Train, which could be interesting.

[Enjoyed]

I wondered what the purpose of that "2026 Remake" was. Agree that it felt largely unnecessary, but at least there seems to be somewhat of a reason for it existing!

Doesn't seem likely that Rick & Karl would refuse the original's use on the new LateNightTales release, right? So are they just throwing Darren a bone here?

Interestingly, when I saw this pop up on YouTube Music, it did prompt me to put on a bunch of Emerson remixes afterwards!

Bangers!