At first glance, you may believe that this post is related with the classic bomb called Born Slippy. Well, that is not exactly the case. The track that you have in mind is the NUXX version, which was and still is honored in either massive party events or local parties held in houses. I was always amazed by the catholic acceptance of this track, especially by non-listeners of electronic dance music (yeah, I know that Trainspotting movie is the reason, but its popularity is anyway remarkable).
A common misconception regarding Born Slippy is that the NUXX version is considered the original one (of course I was also a victim of this false impression). I guess that all started after the release of Trainspotting (1996), one year after the release of the track. Born Slippy was released as a single in 1995 by Junior Boy's Own. The A-side of the single is the actual original version, as presented below:
UNDERWORLD - BORN SLIPPY (ORIGINAL VERSION)
As you can listen, the composition shares no similarities with the well-known version; absence of vocals, different pounding beats and a never-ending melody are the key components that produce a techno-flavored breakbeat track, which is an absolute banger.
It's a pity that the original version does not enjoy considerable recognition by the advocates of electronic music. However, Underworld have been compensated with commercial and artistic success with Dubnobasswithmyheadman (1994), one of the most influential studio albums in electronic dance music.
Underworld exists as a group from the late 80's, led by Karl Hyde & Rick Smith and focused on synth-pop music. Partnered with DJ Darren Emerson in 1991, they changed their sound to a techno-ish dance approach and achieved huge success ever since. In 2000, Emerson retired from the group in order to spare time to DJ all over the world and run his independent label (Underwater Records). The group continues as a duo, alive and kicking with astonishing live performances.
If I am not mistaken, they were scheduled to perform in Greece the past July, but the corresponding music festival was cancelled (COVID-19 had different plans). Their latest Greek (non-)presence was in 2007 and certainly not a pleasant one, since Rick Smith was injured by a brick!
Let us hope their next performance would be bloodless!
