Music

More proof that old-school electronica is the new “classic rock”

Underworld celebrate two ravey decades

Everything about 1994’s Dubnobasswithmyheadman should be cringey by now, from its hippy title to Karl Hyde’s lyrics, which all go, “Barbecue porch Hemingway/My fish have made me brain-sad.” However, for us (old) guys of a certain (middle) age, the bassy, just-funky-enough, electronically gurgling production and lovably baggy melodies on this lavishly tooled reissue box invoke one thought: “Yes, dance music was better in the old days.” $104 5CD box, $12 MP3 (no bonus tracks), out October 6