Underworld

United Kingdom, 1980–now

British group of Karl Hyde and Rick Smith. 'Born Slippy .NUXX', used in Trainspotting, set Hyde's associative spoken lyrics over a driving techno track.

MusicRoots documents 1 artist who influenced Underworld and 1 artist Underworld influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.

Who influenced Underworld?

• Kraftwerk — Hyde and Smith have named Kraftwerk the foundation of their electronic conversion — the machine romance under Born Slippy.

Which artists did Underworld influence?

• Iris — When Andrew Sega joined, he pushed Iris toward more experimental electronic textures in the vein of Underworld.