Los Angeles Times

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Underworld: An electronic duo who charted a course for electronic dance music in the ’ 90s with the massive hit “Born Slippy” ( heard on the “Trainspott­ing” soundtrack), Underworld and its dynamic frontman, Karl Hyde, proves that dance music reaches its most transcende­nt heights with a human touch. Hyde and partner Rick Smith perform from a surprising­ly timeless back catalog, including the reissued 1994 album “Dubnobassw­ithmyheadm­an,” at the Hollywood Bowl Sunday. ‘ What We Do in the

Shadows’ ( 2015): The world has been a darker place without “Flight of the Conchords,” and thankfully half of the duo, Jemaine Clement, is back with this amiably silly horrorcome­dy, which he wrote and directed with costar Taika Waititi. Structured in documentar­y style, the New Zealand import follows the mundane lives of three vampire roommates who divvy up the chores and try not to stand out while satisfying their thirst for blood.

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