Yes, electronica has taken over the world of music. All you need to do is take a look at the first shot of Underworld's live concert video to see that. The sprawling, dancing masses that cover the fields testify that the medium has found its way out of dark, sweaty raves and into the global mainstream. The shot makes the crowds at Woodstock seem small. However, while seeing electronica live can be a thrilling experience, watching it performed at home on your television is a completely different story. The British trio Underworld is widely considered to be one of electronica's most popular acts (same class as the Chemical Brothers and the Orb), and this DVD presents nine of their hyper, 10-minute-plus jams in five different countries (Japan, Holland, Belgium, England, and Ireland). While the sound is crisp and the beats infectious, there's not much to watching an electronica band (you usually have your eyes closed at a show, frantically dancing). The band tries to rectify this problem by using Alan Parker-esque, headache-inducing editing techniques and more strobe-lighting effects than the human brain can possibly handle in one sitting. Also, to make up for the lack of dynamics, Underworld has packed this DVD with a ton of goodies. You can program the concert any way you'd like to hear it; it contains five minutes of outtakes and a couple bonus tracks; and, most quizzically, they included the full 90-minute visuals shown on the large video screen behind the band. Some hardcore fans may find the screen graphics mesmerizing, but mostly it feels like watching a screensaver with a soundtrack. If you can't wait for Underworld to come to a field near you, grab the DVD; otherwise, just go to a rave. It's cheaper.

TrackList:
1. Juanita/Kiteless
2. Cups
3. Push Upstairs
4. Pearl's Girl
5. Jumbo
6. Shudder/King of Snake
7. Born Slippy - Underworld, Emerson, Darren
8. Rez/Cowgirl - Underworld, Smtih, Rick
9. Moaner

Format: Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC
Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Studio: V2 North America
DVD Release Date: October 10, 2000
Run Time: 90 minutes

Format : MPEG-PS
Duration : 90 min
Overall bit rate : 10.1 Mbps

Video
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Format : MPEG Video
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Format settings, Matrix : Default
Bit rate mode : Variable
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Nominal bit rate : 9 780 Kbps
Width : 720 pixels
Height : 480 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16/9
Frame rate : 29.970 fps
Standard : NTSC
Colorimetry : 4:2:0
Scan type : Interlaced
Scan order : Top Field First
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.839

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Bit rate mode : Constant
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Channel positions : Front: L C R, Surround: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Video delay : -530ms

Audio #2
ID : 129 (0x81)
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Duration : 14mn 10s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 256 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Video delay : -498ms

Menu : Yes
Format : DVD-Video