The Olympics reigned as king of the weekend for those of us unable to be present in London. Lots of armchair quarterbacks talking about Danny Boyle’s stab at the Olympic ceremonies titled “Isles of Wonder.” The masterful Boyle successfully created a relevant production that most citizens of the UK would be proud of calling Boyle, one of their “own.” Boyle comes from humble beginnings and his thematic masterpiece wove the different periods of English history with mesmerizing attention to detail and more than generous with the eye candy pulling out all the stops to make the Beijing opening ceremonies look like arts and crafts hour at a local elementary school. Underworld held their musical portion of the evening well under control creating shifts in tempo gracefully. Most viewers will talk about James Bond and the Queen of England jumping from a helicopter or Becks arriving via speed boat, and that’s all fine and well. However, the prize of the night belonged to the jaunt in English music contribution through the years that included obvious nods from the Who to Dizzee Rascal.
Live performances included an uninspired cover of “Come Together” by the Arctic Monkeys, Alex Trimble of Two Door Cinema Club and Sir Paul McCartney repping the Beatles. Trimble handled vocals on the feathery Underworld written track, “Caliban’s Dream.” Don’t miss TDCC on tour with their forthcoming album, “Beacon,” scheduled for release September 4 and the Olympic music, “Isles of Wonder,” is available over here.
Underworld + Alex Trimble – Caliban’s Dream
Arctic Monkeys – Come Together (The Beatles… by kofiswag
Tour Dates
9/28 – New York, NY @ Rumsey Playfield
9/29 – Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
9/30 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues
10/2 – Washington, D.C. @ 9:30 Club
10/5 – Toronto, ON @ Sound Academy
10/6 – Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
10/8 Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
10/9 – Chicago, IL @ TBD
10/10 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
10/11 – Kansas City, MO @ Beaumont Club
10/13 – Houston, TX @ House of Blues
10/14 – Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits Music Festival
10/16 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
10/18 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
10/19 – Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre
10/20 – Seattle, WA @ TBD
10/21 – Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
10/23 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theatre
10/25 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium
10/26 – San Diego, CA @ Soma
10/ 27 – Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues
10/28 – Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory
Isles of Wonder Tracklisting
CD 1
1) Frank Turner – I Still Believe
2) Four Nations Choirs – Jerusalem, Flower of Scotland, Danny Boy, Bread of Heaven
3) LSO On Track Orchestra & François-Xavier Roth – Nimrod
4) Underworld feat. Dame Evelyn Glennie and the Pandemonium Drummers – And I Will Kiss
5) Mike Oldfield – Tubular Bells / In Dulci Jubilo
6) LSO – Chariots of Fire
7) Blanck Mass & LSO – Sundowner
8) Dizzee Rascal – Bonkers – Radio Edit
9) A.R. Rahman feat. Jaspreet Jasz – Nimma Nimma
10) Emeli Sandé – Heaven
11) Emeli Sandé – Abide With Me
12) Arctic Monkeys – I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor (Live)
13) Arctic Monkeys – Come Together (Live)
14) Underworld feat. Dockhead Choir, Dame Evelyn Glennie, Only Men Aloud, Elizabeth Roberts, Esme Smith and Alex Trimble – Caliban’s Dream
CD2
1) Chemical Brothers – Galvanize
2) High Contrast – Moon Watcher
3) Underworld – Always Loved A Film – Instrumental
4) Underworld – Dark & Long (Dark Train) (Remix)
5) Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls
6) Underworld – Minneapolis (High Contrast Remix)
7) High Contrast – Reach
8) High Contrast – Ghost Dance
9) Underworld – Confusion – The Waitress (Darren Price & High Contrast Remix)
10) Wretch 32 feat. L – Traktor
11) Fuck Buttons – Olympians (High Contrast Remix)
12) High Contrast – Can’t Stop This Fire
13) Underworld – Moon In Water (Instrumental Remix)
14) Underworld – Crocodile (High Contrast Remix)
15) U2 – Where the Streets Have No Name (High Contrast Remix)
16) High Contrast – For Years
17) Underworld – Dirty Epic (Darren Price & High Contrast Remix)
18) High Contrast – The Long Way Home
19) Underworld – Dark & Long (Darren Price & High Contrast Remix)
20) Underworld – Rez (High Contrast Remix)
21) David Bowie – Heroes
22) Chemical Brothers- Galvanize