"The 1990s and current world of electronica would not be the same if it weren't for the contribution of the trio Underworld. Surprisingly, it was not electronica music at all that started the group. Vocalist Karl Hyde and guitarist Rick Smith were both new-wave rockers and were in a band called Freur in the 1980s. The band released two albums and then broke up. In the late 1980s, Smith and Hyde started playing together again and released two albums as a duo. They were both commercial flops. They added DJ Darren Emerson to the mix, which immediately changed their sound into electronica magic and their name to Lemon Interrupt.Lemon Interrupt released two singles before changing their name back to Underworld. In 1993, they saw two different singles start to gain popularity in the dance community. They released their debut album, Dubnobasswithmyheadman, later that year. Even though their sound was based firmly in techno, the album ended up on the UK pop charts. Underworld was also gaining a reputation as incredible live performers. The group toured all over Europe and Japan and was involved in many top music festivals. The album was later released in the United States.Their follow up album was eagerly anticipated by the group's new fans, and they released Second Toughest in the Infants in 1996 with the hit single ""Born Slippy."" The members also had their own graphic design company at this point called Tomato. They were raking in top clients with that business as well lie Nike, Son and Pepsi. They released Beaucoup Fish in 1999 followed by Everything, Everything in 2000. Both albums found their way into the Billboard 200 and Emerson left after the latter. Underworld was back to a duo and began adding in other DJs on releases. Their 2007 album, Oblivion with Bells, was another success for the group, reaching number one on the electronica charts."