Karl Hyde

English musician

Karl Hyde

Hyde performing in 2016

Background information
Birth name| Karl Hyde
Born|  (1957-05-10) 10 May 1957 (age 66)[1][2]
Origin| Bewdley, Worcestershire, England[3]
Genres|

* Electronic
* trance
* progressive house
* experimental

Occupation(s)|

* Singer
* musician

Instrument(s)|

* Vocals
* guitar
* synthesizer

Years active| 1980–present
Website| karlhyde.com

Musical artist

Karl Hyde (born 10 May 1957) is an English musician, composer and artist. He is a founding member of British electronic group Underworld. Hyde has also released a solo album, made albums with Brian Eno and Matthew Herbert, and contributed towards the score for the London 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony alongside Rick Smith.[4]

He is a founding member of the multi-discipline design and film collective Tomato and has published several books.

## Career[edit]

Hyde moved to Cardiff in the late 1970s to study at Cardiff College of Art. There he formed the new wave-synthpop band Freur in 1982 with Rick Smith and Alfie Thomas.[5] The band released two albums, Doot-Doot (1983) and Get Us out of Here (1986), before relocating to Essex, and renaming themselves Underworld. They have continued to make music since.[5]

He contributed towards the score for the London 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, alongside Underworld's Rick Smith who was the ceremony's Musical Director.[4]

In January 2013, Hyde announced the release date for his debut solo album, Edgeland.[6][7] It was released worldwide on 22 April that year[8] through Universal. It was co-produced by Leo Abrahams.[9]

In 2014, Hyde collaborated with English musician and record producer Brian Eno on the album Someday World, which was released on Warp.[10] The first single from this album, "The Satellites", was released in March 2014.[11] Within weeks of the album's release, it was announced that a second album, High Life, would be released on 30 June (1 July in North America),[12] also through Warp.

Hyde performed at Coachella 2023.[13]

## Personal life[edit]

Hyde's daughter Tyler performs in the experimental rock band Black Country, New Road.

## Discography[edit]

### With the Screen Gemz[edit]

* I Just Can't Stand Cars / Teenage Teenage (7" Single, 1979)

### With Freur[edit]

Main article: Freur § Discography

### With Underworld[edit]

Main article: Underworld discography

### Solo album by Hyde[edit]

* Edgeland (Universal, 2013) – co-produced by Leo Abrahams

### Singles by Hyde[edit]

* "Cut Clouds" (Universal, 2013)
* "The Boy with the Jigsaw Puzzle Fingers" (Universal, 2013)

### Albums with others[edit]

* Someday World (Warp, 2014) – with Brian Eno
* High Life (Warp, 2014) – with Brian Eno
* Fatherland (Original Music from the Stage Show) (Universal, 2017) – with Matthew Herbert

## Publications[edit]

### Publication by Hyde[edit]

* I Am Dogboy: The Underworld Diaries. London: Faber and Faber, 2016. ISBN 978-0571328659. Contains diary entries, autobiographical writing, photographs and abstract poetry.

### Publications paired with John Warwicker[edit]

* Mmm ... Skyscraper I Love You: a Typographic Journal of New York. London: Booth-Clibborn, 2002. ISBN 978-1873968581.
* In the Belly of Saint Paul. Underworld Print, 2003. ISBN 978-0954613105.

## References[edit]

1. ^ Jeffries, David. "Karl Hyde Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
2. ^ Montgomery, Hugh (23 October 2011). "How We Met: Rick Smith & Karl Hyde". The Independent. London. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
3. ^ "Karl Hyde: 'It's interesting how one's moral compass can shift when you become a parent' | Music". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
4. ^ a b Steve Baltin (8 December 2011). "Underworld Named Music Directors of 2012 Olympics". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
5. ^ a b "Freur". WalesMusic. BBC Wales. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
6. ^ "Underworld's Karl Hyde announces solo album Edgeland: stream the first track inside". FACT Magazine. 24 January 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
7. ^ Unterberger, Andrew The SPIN Interview: Underworld SPIN. 15 March 2016
8. ^ "Karl Hyde to release first solo album". Chaos Control. 2013. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
9. ^ Geslani, Michelle (24 January 2013). "Underworld's Karl Hyde announces solo debut album, Edgeland". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
10. ^ Blistein, Jon (4 March 2014). "Brian Eno and Underworld's Karl Hyde Launch 'The Satellites'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
11. ^ Minsker, Evan (4 March 2014). "Listen: Brian Eno and Underworld's Karl Hyde: "The Satellites"". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
12. ^ Henry, Dusty (28 May 2014). "Brian Eno and Karl Hyde announce new album, High Life, stream "DBF"". Retrieved 29 May 2014.
13. ^ "Coachella 2023 Weekend 2 Lineup & Schedule: All the Set Times You Need to Know". Pitchfork. 21 April 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023.

## External links[edit]

* Official website

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Underworld

* Karl Hyde
* Rick Smith

* Baz Allen
* Bryn Burrows
* Pascal Consoli
* Darren Emerson
* Darren Price
* Alfie Thomas

Studio albums|

* Underneath the Radar
* Change the Weather
* Dubnobasswithmyheadman
* Second Toughest in the Infants
* Beaucoup Fish
* A Hundred Days Off
* Oblivion with Bells
* Barking
* Barbara Barbara, We Face a Shining Future
* Drift Series 1

Live albums|

* Everything, Everything
* Live in Tokyo
* Live Here Now series

Compilations|

* 1992–2002
* The Bells the Bells
* 1992–2012 The Anthology
* A Collection

Digital projects|

* Riverrun
* Drift

Soundtracks|

* Breaking and Entering
* Sunshine
* Frankenstein
* Isles of Wonder

Singles and EPs|

* "Underneath the Radar"
* "Stand Up"
* "Mmm…Skyscraper I Love You"
* "Rez"
* "Spikee"
* "Dark & Long"
* "Cowgirl"
* "Born Slippy"
* "Rowla"
* "Pearl's Girl"
* "Born Slippy Nuxx"
* "Juanita"
* "Moaner"
* "Push Upstairs"
* "Jumbo"
* "King of Snake"
* "Bruce Lee"
* Beaucoup Fish Singles
* "Cowgirl (Live)"
* "Two Months Off"
* "Dinosaur Adventure 3D"
* "Born Slippy .NUXX 2003"
* "Crocodile"
* "Scribble"
* "The First Note Is Silent"
* "Caliban's Dream"
* Teatime Dub Encounters

Other songs|

* "And I Will Kiss"

Videography|

* Everything, Everything
* Book of Jam – Video
* The Bells the Bells
* Barking – The Films
* Drift Series 1 – The Films

Related articles|

* Discography
* Freur

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