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DRIFT Episode 1: DUST

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ANOTHER SILENT WAY Two go there Go there Go there Two go there go Go there Go there Go there Go where the hell they want Go there Go there Go there Two go there go Go there Go there Go there Go where the hell they want Go there Go there Go there Two go there go Go there Two go there Go where the hell they want (go where the hell they want) Two go there Go there Go there Two go there go Go there Two go there Go where the hell they want See-saw See-saw See-saw See-saw See-saw See-saw See-saw See-saw See-saw Watch that Black top Watch that Black top Watch that Black top Watch that Black top Watch that Black top See-saw See-saw Watch that Black top See-saw See-saw Watch that Black top See-saw See-saw Watch that Black top See-saw See-saw See-saw Watch that Black top Watch that Black top Watch that Black top Watch that Black top See-saw See-saw See-saw Watch that Black top See-saw See-saw Watch that Black top See-saw See-saw Watch that Black top See-saw See-saw Watch that Black top See-saw See-saw See-saw Go there Go there Go there Two go there go Go there Go there Go where the hell they want (go where the hell they want) Two go there Go there Go there Two go there go Go there Two go there Go where the hell they want Go there go Go there Go there Two go there go Go there Go there Go where the hell they want (go where the hell they want) Two go there Go there Go there Two go there go Go there Two go there Go where the hell they want (go where the hell they want)
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DEXTERS CHALK A ring A pinky A ring A bell If you break the bargain then you go to Hell A ring A pinky A ring A bell If you break the bargain then you go to Hell well A ring A pinky A ring A bell If you break the bargain then you go to Hell Well A ring A pinky A ring A bell If you break the bargain you go to Hell well A ring a ring a ring a ring a ring A ring a ring a ring a ring a ring A ring a ring a ring a ring a ring A ring a ring a ring a ring a ring A ring a ring a ring a ring a ring A ring a ring a ring a ring a ring Atishoo Atishoo We all fall down Atishoo Atishoo We all fall down Atishoo Atishoo We all fall down Atishoo Atishoo We all fall down A man walks a dog The dog says ‘Hello’ to everyone he meets The man says nothing Stares into the distance The dog does all the talking I’m seeing colours Depending on my state of mind The man is happy with the situation He doesn’t want to talk to anyone He finds it an invasion of the space between his ears He doesn’t want to talk to anyone He doesn’t want to talk to anyone He doesn’t want to talk to anyone He doesn’t want to talk to anyone He doesn’t want to talk to anyone He doesn’t want to talk to anyone The touch The feel The touch The feel A ring A pinky A ring A bell If you break the bargain then you go to Hell A ring A pinky A ring A bell If you break the bargain then you go to Hell well A ring A pinky A ring A bell If you break the bargain then you go to Hell Well A ring A pinky A ring A bell If you break the bargain then you go to Hell well
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LOW BETWEEN ZEBRAS (Drift Poem) Drift 
 Liberation
 The happy wanderer  
Journeying without purpose 
Traveling, directed by intuition not target
 To move through places with no other objective, than to experience the moment
 Detached from normal days 
Baggage-less
 Going to places to find out what it’s like 

Slider 
Frictionless 
Skater 
Roller
 Perpetual motion
 Moving with ease
 No end goal  
 An open book into which things fall

 Gypsy 
 Roamer 
 Nomad Drift Frictionless movement Moving across  A landscape Not in a straight line An unpredictable end point Not traditional geometry Is it even possible to predict the end point of a Drift journey? A resting place of wind-driven snow An object in motion by wind or water or land mass Nirvana Heaven Time is not the master. Time made the servant Time is linear…? Perception…? Movement changes perception of time... Drift through time In a moment Forever changed Forever altered
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UNIVERSE of CAN WHEN BACK Car Comin’ Flashin’ Smokin’ Blonde Slouch Shades Good vibrates Key Chain Souvenir snow shake No cuts No colour We come from here We come from here we come from We come from here We come from here Here We We We come We come from here we come Here we come from here Here Here Here We come Gold Quilted Homeless Stroller Avenues of cool Steam Rising Cracks Beneath our feet Escaping into the White Hybrid Silent Golden Handshake We come from here We come from here we come from We come from here We come from here Here We We We come We come from here we come Here we come from here Here Here Here We come Circle Spoon Red light Flashing Face Two hands Diamond Ears Filled with a sound The look Down Two eyes Dave Go North! Go North! We come from here We come from here we come from We come from here We come from here Here We We We come We come from here we come Here we come from here Here Here Here We come We come from here We come from here we come from We come from here We come from here Here We We We come We come from here we come Here we come from here Here Here Here We come
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ANOTHER SILENT WAY/INTIMACY POEM/BETTER THAN DIAMONDS Am I right? Go there Go there Go there Two go there go Go there Go there Go there Go where the hell they want Go there Go there Go there Two go there go Go there Go there Go there Go where the hell they want Go there Go there Go there Two go there go Go there Two go there Go where the hell they want (go where the hell they want) Two go there Go there Go there Two go there go Go there Two go there Go where the hell they want See-saw See-saw See-saw See-saw See-saw See-saw See-saw See-saw See-saw Watch that Black top Watch that Black top Watch that Black top Watch that Black top Watch that Black top See-saw See-saw Watch that Black top See-saw See-saw Watch that Black top See-saw See-saw Watch that Black top See-saw See-saw See-saw Go there go Go there Go there Two go there go Go there Go there Go where the hell they want We’ll mark the passages of time with infinite colour We’ll mark the passages of time with infinite colour It’s a free ride It’s a free ride It’s a free ride It’s a free ride It’s a free ride It’s a free ride It’s a free ride It’s a free ride To be one to be loved It’s a free ride To be one to be loved It’s a free ride To be one to be loved Hello To be one to be loved Hello To be one to be loved Hello To be one to be loved Hello To be one to be loved Hello It’s a free ride Am I right? Am I right? Am I right? Am I right? Am I right? I’m here I’m here I back I’m here White Translucent Light entering through opaque glass Light reflects off the surface of water Things come to pieces And rebuild themselves into completely different objects White tinged with sepia With an encroaching darkness Autumn leaves blown on the breeze Heavy telephone cables Twisted like creepers The sound of crows Invisible birds A bedroom carpet becomes an Autumn forest floor A pair of lips Nothing falls down Everything falls up Objects start rising from the floor to the sky Claustrophobic Something massive encroaches slowly Arrives across a stark landscape Dry Arid Arcing electricity flashes A smell of carbon Sunlight filtered through a sandstorm Delicate dancing in heavy boots The power of you when I let you in The responsibility and potential for damage The whole image is suddenly cut By a straight diagonal line into two Each half slips against the other Each half goes out of sync with the other Duality of time Existing in the same plane A wooden room Heavy Dark An overdose of brown The room has invisible edges Fades to black Begins to float To dance Dead birds begin to rise from the floor of the room Into the sky The sky is black Vibrating A trembling pool of oil above us Copper wires dipped into it Better than Diamonds Better than Diamonds Better than Diamonds Better than Diamonds Better than Diamonds What’s with the tattoo? Better than Diamonds Who’s it for girl? Better than Diamonds Body art for someone Better than Diamonds No one, anyone random Better than Diamonds I seen the one on your ankle Better than Diamonds On the escalator Better than Diamonds Am I the one you put it there for? Better than Diamonds A stranger? A messenger? Better than Diamonds A signpost? A key? Better than Diamonds A clue to the secret you? Better than Diamonds The one we’ll never meet Better than Diamonds And never did the first time Better than Diamonds But if I did, what then? Better than Diamonds Breathing underwater Better than Diamonds You scare me girl Better than Diamonds Dialogue Better than Diamonds Ink it out! Ink it out! Better than Diamonds There and back again Better than Diamonds I’m a bag on wheels I’m a stick on rails I’m a playing card that has no meaning Better than Diamonds Whose time is it this time? Better than Diamonds Is it your time or is it mine? Better than Diamonds Whose boat is floating? Better than Diamonds Whose bread is toasting? Better than Diamonds Who’s among the palm trees? Better than Diamonds Whose siren is wailing? Better than Diamonds Whose rocks are cutting? Better than Diamonds Who’s calling homesick mariners? Better than Diamonds To their eternal bliss Better than Diamonds Whose words are these? Better than Diamonds Written on your ankle Better than Diamonds Whose time is coming? Better than Diamonds Who’s fanning the flames? Whose names Whose names Whose names are these? Better than Diamonds And what’s with the tattoo? Better than Diamonds Who’s it for girl? Better than Diamonds Body art for someone, no one, anyone random Call me some… Better than Diamonds Time Better than Diamonds I seen the one on your ankle Better than Diamonds Coming up the escalator Better than Diamonds Am I the one or is it a stranger? Stranger than me A messenger A signpost I should not have seen A key A clue to the secret you The one I’ll never meet this time or again And never did the first time But if we did What then? Better than Diamonds Your scare me Better than Diamonds You stole it Better than Diamonds And I didn’t believe that it was… Better than Diamonds As simple as that in the first place Better than Diamonds So why did I get in there? Better than Diamonds Would I? Would I? Would I? Better than Diamonds At the temple of… Better than Diamonds At the sacrifice of… Better than Diamonds You charmed me blind And I couldn’t hurt anyone Even a fly Tell me I’m crazy! Rub me up Better than Diamonds Banana skin Better than Diamonds Baby sleeps in daddy’s arms Hold on to your apples Witness the kindness… Better than Diamonds Of strangers doing something Better than Diamonds Something for nothing No prize No certificate of excellence No Aggravation Dressed in black Taking care of everything For a little kindness No art No random kiss
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Episode 1 includes a PDF download of DRIFT Series 1 80-page book.

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“DRIFT is the opposite of ‘normal’ or ‘usual practice’. A man walks a dog. The dog says hello.” Karl Hyde

At the start of November 2018, Underworld launched their “DRIFT” series, a year-long project that saw the band release new work every Thursday for 52 weeks. made in close collaboration with Tomato partner Simon Taylor. DUST is the film and audio resolution of DRIFT Episode 1.

DRIFT started as a journey with no fixed destination; a very public experiment by one of the most influential electronic acts of all time. On that journey, the band’s Karl Hyde and Rick Smith stopped at a pig shed in Essex; Rockingham Speedway; a hotel room in Reykjavik; AIR studios and a series of tiny club shows in Amsterdam, Manchester and London. Each of those stop off points influenced the creation of some of the most vital music they’ve released in years.

Throughout the series, new compositions and films were made, often reactively to the previous week’s work, and broadcast via underworldlive.com. All the Thursday releases have now been fused together into a single story told in music, film and text: DRIFT Episode 1: DUST.

The sound of DUST rises up with cyclonic techno, woozy acid bass and hypnotic calls to action, opens out with layer upon layer of splintered ambient sound topped with languid, daydream poetry and heads out into the cosmos with an elasticated groove to astrally project to. A snapshot of one month spent in Smith and Hyde’s heads, DUST is an idea gloriously exploded inside the World of Underworld.

DRIFT Episode 1: DUST features extended and developed versions of each of the Thursday releases, including collaborations with DJ and Producer Ø [Phase], Australian experimental impro-trance band The Necks and a piece made to reflect the ongoing work of the award-winning Manchester Street Poem project.

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released June 11, 2020

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