Born Slippy .NUXX

About

Karl Hyde (vocalist, Underworld): We used to go out drinking in Soho and I ended up in the Ship on Wardour Street. All the lyrics were written on that night. A drunk sees the world in fragments and I wanted to recreate that. I was inspired by Lou Reed’s New York album and Sam Shepard’s Motel Chronicles. I was into flash photography as well, so I was walking around Soho with a notebook and camera, just observing things. In those days I’d open the book whenever a musical idea inspired me. Rick [Smith] came up with a rhythm and I started singing over it. The vocals were done in one take. When I lost my place, I’d repeat the same line; that’s why it goes, “lager, lager, lager, lager”. The first time we played it live, people raised their lager cans and I was horrified because I was still deep into alcoholism. It was never meant to be a drinking anthem; it was a cry for help. Now I don’t mind. Why Born Slippy? It was a greyhound we won money on.

Music Video

Creative Commission version

Director: Michael McCool
Executive Producer: Kacper Sawicki, Paweł Bondarowicz
Production Company: Papaya Films
Producers: Grace Carroll & Hannah Bowler
1st AD: Wayne Bentley
DP: Olly Nice
Camera Op: Will Schryver
Focus Puller: Pete Wade
2nd AC: Stephen Dunn
Tero Op.: Arun Taylor
Stylist: Angelo Mitakos
Art Director: Nicci Wilson
BTS: Colm Moore