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Underworld

Underworld is a British electronic music duo comprising Karl Hyde and Rick Smith, known for pioneering techno and house music since the early 1990s. Their work spans ambient, industrial, and dance genres, with notable contributions to film soundtracks and live audiovisual performances. The group has maintained a prolific output across albums, EPs, and collaborative projects.

23 tracksElectronica· 1993–2023
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Sound profile

EnergyDriveGrooveBrightnessWarmthVocal

Underworld is a moderate-energy with strong groove and drive artist.

This artistTypical Electronica
Signature sound

Sits right in the typical Electronica pocket.

How this compares to Electronica

Across 23 analysed tracks, Underworld averages 70% groove — groovier than 71% of individual Electronica tracks — and 50% energy, harder than 63%.

Measured against 14,430 Electronica tracks on 11 August 2026.

Key & BPM profile

Most tracks sit between 68–147 BPM with a median of 127 · predominantly major keys (48% minor) · most common key: 9B (G Major) with 3 tracks.

BPM spread
65–69
1
85–89
1
95–99
1
120–124
3
125–129
8
130–134
4
135–139
1
140–144
3
145–149
1
Key distribution
1A1B12A12B3A23B4A24B5A25B26A6B27A7B18A28B19A9B310A110B11A111B12A12B2

Sound profile evolution

How Underworld’s production has shifted across their catalog. The radar overlays earlier and recent eras as one shape, the year-by-year chart shows every metric move, and the tempo trend tracks the BPM migration against the typical Electronica tempo.

Sound profile shift
EnergyDriveGrooveBrightnessWarmthVocal
1993–2008·13 tracks
2009–2023·6 tracks
Year-by-year sound · scale 0–100
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Tempo migration · yearly average
This artistTypical Electronica
What changed

Across Underworld's catalog, warmth has receded; tempos have climbed from ~113 to ~120 BPM; energy has lifted.

Release volume by decade

9
1990s
4
2000s
4
2010s
2
2020s

Tracks in catalog

23 total · sortable
Born Slippy - Nuxx / Remastered album art
Born Slippy - Nuxx / Remastered
Underworld
140 BPM · 5A · Trance · 48% Sustainer
Trance
140
5A · C min
48%Sustainer
2004
Born Slippy (Nuxx) - Radio Edit album art
Born Slippy (Nuxx) - Radio Edit
Underworld
88 BPM · 6B · Pop · 51% Sustainer
Pop
88
6B · B♭ maj
51%Sustainer
1995
Cowgirl - Remastered album art
Cowgirl - Remastered
Underworld
127 BPM · 9B · Electronica · 32% Warm-up
Electronica
127
9B · G maj
32%Warm-up
1994
Two Months Off - Tim Green Remix album art
Two Months Off - Tim Green Remix
Underworld
121 BPM · 4A · Deep House · 40% Sustainer
Deep House
121
4A · F min
40%Sustainer
2023
Jumbo - Remastered 2016 album art
Jumbo - Remastered 2016
Underworld
140 BPM · 5B · Electronica · 35% Sustainer
Electronica
140
5B · E♭ maj
35%Sustainer
1999
Dark & Long - Remastered album art
Dark & Long - Remastered
Underworld
120 BPM · 12B · Electronica · 40% Sustainer
Electronica
120
12B · E maj
40%Sustainer
1994
Moaner - Remastered 2016 album art
Moaner - Remastered 2016
Underworld
140 BPM · 5A · Electronica · 37% Sustainer
Electronica
140
5A · C min
37%Sustainer
1998
Rez - Remastered album art
Rez - Remastered
Underworld
127 BPM · 9B · Electronica · 73% Peak time
Electronica
127
9B · G maj
73%Peak time
1993
Shudder / King Of Snake - Remastered 2016 album art
Shudder / King Of Snake - Remastered 2016
Underworld
121 BPM · 10A · Electronica · 44% Sustainer
Electronica
121
10A · B min
44%Sustainer
1998
Always Loved A Film - Extended Club Mix album art
Always Loved A Film - Extended Club Mix
Underworld
130 BPM · 4A · Progressive House · 76% Peak time
Progressive House
130
4A · F min
76%Peak time
2008
Too Little Too Late - Little Late Mix album art
Too Little Too Late - Little Late Mix
Underworld, Joris Voorn
128 BPM · 1B · Melodic House & Techno · 89% Peak time
Melodic House & Techno
128
1B · B maj
89%Peak time
2019
and the colour red album art
and the colour red
Underworld
127 BPM · 2A · Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) · 33% Warm-up
Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic)
127
2A · E♭ min
33%Warm-up
—
Beautiful Burnout - Mark Knight Remix album art
Beautiful Burnout - Mark Knight Remix
Underworld
130 BPM · 12B · Progressive House · 64% Builder
Progressive House
130
12B · E maj
64%Builder
2007
alleswirdgut - Underworld Remix album art
alleswirdgut - Underworld Remix
Underworld, Brutalismus 3000
147 BPM · 7B · Techno (Peak Time / Driving) · 63% Builder
Techno (Peak Time / Driving)
147
7B · F maj
63%Builder
—
Border Country album art
Border Country
Underworld, Ø [Phase]
133 BPM · 8A · Dance · 42% Sustainer
Dance
133
8A · A min
42%Sustainer
2019
Cups - Salt City Orchestra Remix / Remastered 2016 album art
Cups - Salt City Orchestra Remix / Remastered 2016
Underworld
130 BPM · 8B · Electronica · 32% Warm-up
Electronica
130
8B · C maj
32%Warm-up
1999
Dark & Long - Dark Train / Remastered 2014 album art
Dark & Long - Dark Train / Remastered 2014
Underworld
68 BPM · 3A · Electronica · 39% Sustainer
Electronica
68
3A · B♭ min
39%Sustainer
1994
and the colour red - Rebūke Remix album art
and the colour red - Rebūke Remix
Underworld, Rebuke
127 BPM · 11A · Melodic House & Techno · 86% Peak time
Melodic House & Techno
127
11A · F♯ min
86%Peak time
2023
Rez - Bassnectar Remix album art
Rez - Bassnectar Remix
Underworld
95 BPM · 9B · Dubstep · 62% Builder
Dubstep
95
9B · G maj
62%Builder
2013
Border Country - Adam Beyer & Bart Skils Remix album art
Border Country - Adam Beyer & Bart Skils Remix
Underworld, Ø [Phase]
129 BPM · 8A · Techno (Peak Time / Driving) · 30% Warm-up
Techno (Peak Time / Driving)
129
8A · A min
30%Warm-up
2019
Dark And Long - Christian Smith Tronic Treatment Remix album art
Dark And Long - Christian Smith Tronic Treatment Remix
Underworld
126 BPM · 3A · Techno (Peak Time / Driving) · 49% Sustainer
Techno (Peak Time / Driving)
126
3A · B♭ min
49%Sustainer
—
Two Months Off album art
Two Months Off
Underworld
135 BPM · 5B · Pop · 34% Warm-up
Pop
135
5B · E♭ maj
34%Warm-up
2002
Dark & Long - Christian Smith's Extended Hypnotica Mix album art
Dark & Long - Christian Smith's Extended Hypnotica Mix
Underworld
126 BPM · 6B · Techno (Peak Time / Driving) · 46% Sustainer
Techno (Peak Time / Driving)
126
6B · B♭ maj
46%Sustainer
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Artists that mix with Underworld

We scored every transition between Underworld’s 23 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 227 catalogues clear the bar — a transition counts at 80 chemistry or above, the same number you’ll see on any track page. The 8 with the widest margin over chance are below.

Chance is measured, not assumed: 0.573% of transitions between two randomly drawn tracks by different artists in this catalogue reach 80. Listed alphabetically — the set is reproducible, the order inside it is not.

Black Loops

20 of the 920 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 5.3. They come from 5 different Underworld tracks.

Two Months Off - Tim Green Remix → Remind Me · 4A → 4A · +4 BPM · 86 chemistry

Fred Everything

21 of the 920 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 5.3. They come from 5 different Underworld tracks.

Two Months Off - Tim Green Remix → The Time Is (Now) · 4A → 3A · +3 BPM · 87 chemistry

Kevin Saunderson

20 of the 920 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 5.3. They come from 4 different Underworld tracks.

Dark And Long - Christian Smith Tronic Treatment Remix → Forcefield, Faces And Phases - Special Sampler Vinyl Pack · 3A → 4A · same BPM · 91 chemistry

Kevin Yost

22 of the 920 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 5.3. They come from 6 different Underworld tracks.

Two Months Off - Tim Green Remix → All Talking · 4A → 3A · same BPM · 89 chemistry

Moe Turk

19 of the 920 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 5.3. They come from 8 different Underworld tracks.

Two Months Off - Tim Green Remix → Mujer Guapa · 4A → 4A · −1 BPM · 86 chemistry

Red Axes

19 of the 920 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 5.3. They come from 7 different Underworld tracks.

Dark & Long - Remastered → Na Da · 12B → 12B · same BPM · 84 chemistry

Ritz

23 of the 736 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 4.2. They come from 5 different Underworld tracks.

Two Months Off - Tim Green Remix → Malfunction · 4A → 5A · +1 BPM · 91 chemistry

Vì Huy

18 of the 322 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.9. They come from 6 different Underworld tracks.

Born Slippy - Nuxx / Remastered → Dance With Somebody Tonight · 5A → 4A · −4 BPM · 82 chemistry

Chemistry weighs harmonic, rhythmic, energy, groove, mood and vocal compatibility. Tempos are as analysed from the recording — where a genre is habitually detected an octave down, this is how we handle it. Different measurement from the audience-overlap list further down the page.

Related artists

Top 15 by similarity

DJs and producers closest to Underworld by audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play. It’s a taste signal, not a measured key-and-tempo match: good for shortlisting crates when you’re prepping a set around Underworld, then check the chemistry on the pair you actually mix. Eligible names link to their own page.

Orbital
100%
12 tracks in catalog · Dance
Leftfield
85%
11 tracks in catalog · Electronica
Fluke
70%
1 track in catalog · Electronica · no artist page yet
The Chemical Brothers
61%
37 tracks in catalog · Electronica
System 7
60%
4 tracks in catalog · Techno (Peak Time / Driving)
The Orb
56%
12 tracks in catalog · Electronica
808 State
51%
4 tracks in catalog · Electronica
The Future Sound Of London
49%
1 track in catalog · Electronica · no artist page yet
Sasha
39%
80 tracks in catalog · Melodic House & Techno
Faithless
37%
30 tracks in catalog · Dance
Groove Armada
37%
43 tracks in catalog · House
Utah Saints
37%
6 tracks in catalog · Dance
The Shamen
36%
1 track in catalog · Dance · no artist page yet
The KLF
34%
1 track in catalog · Electronica · no artist page yet
Speedy J
34%
13 tracks in catalog · Techno (Peak Time / Driving)

Similarity data from Last.fm. BPM, key and energy on this page are measured from the recordings in our catalog.

FAQ

What BPM does Underworld play at?+

Underworld's tracks in our catalog range from 68 to 147 BPM, with a median of 127 BPM. Across 23 tracks, the most common range falls in the 125–130 BPM bucket.

What key are Underworld's tracks in?+

Underworld's tracks are mostly in major keys (48% minor across 23 tracks). The most common single key is 9B (G Major) with 3 tracks.

What artists mix well with Underworld?+

We scored every transition between Underworld's 23 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 227 catalogues clear the bar by more than chance would give, and Black Loops, Fred Everything, Kevin Saunderson are three of them — listed alphabetically, because the set is reproducible and the order inside it is not. A transition counts at 80 chemistry or above, the same number shown on a track page. One measured example: Two Months Off - Tim Green Remix into Remind Me, 4A to 4A, 86 chemistry.

Which artists share an audience with Underworld?+

Underworld sits closest to Orbital, Leftfield, Fluke in our catalog. That ranking is audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play — rather than a measured key-and-tempo match, so treat it as a shortlist worth digging through, not a promise that any two tracks will beatmatch. The full list, with track counts, is in the Related artists section above.

When was Underworld most active?+

Our catalog has Underworld releases spanning 1993 to 2023, with the most tracks from the 1990s.