Underworld to release Oblivion With Bells

UK-based electronica outfit Karl Hyde & Rick Smith, a.k.a. Underworld, are set to release their fifth studio proper, Oblivion With Bells, in October.

According to a recent press release (PDF), Oblivion With Bells draws heavily on the duo's vast array of musical influences, including those of Nick Drake, Def Mix, Ricardo Villalobos, Can, James Holden and Brian Eno, and their own experiences performing worldwide.

The album apparently "kicks off like Saturday night with Sven Väth, Simian Mobile Disco and Frankie Knuckles all fighting to get on the decks, then takes you over the flat fields of rural Essex, through Kings Cross with its olympic dreams and piss stained alleys, ending blissed out in a hidden cove in Ibiza."

The duo promises to debut material from the new LP during a host of 2007 live dates, which resume June 30 in Knebworth, UK. The group will also play three U.S. shows in September.

The first single off the album, "Crocodile," with a remix by Oliver Huntemann will be released September 5th on both CD and 12" vinyl.

In related news, group member Rick Smith was injured after a riot forced the abrupt cancellation of the Ejekt Festival in Athens, Greece on Saturday. Smith was hospitalized briefly in Athens and is now recovering in England.

Format: CD
Label: Underworldlive/Different
Release date: October 15, 2007

Tracklist:

01. Crocodile
02. Beautiful Burnout
03. Holding The Moth
04. To Heal
05. Ring Road
06. Glam Bucket
07. Boy, Boy, Boy
08. Cuddle Bunny vs The Celtic Villages
09. Faxed Invitation
10. Good Morning Cockerel
11. Best Mamgu Ever

Edited: August 11, 2007