Personal Info
Underworld
Karl Hyde
Acting
Biography
Hyde is well known for providing lead vocals for Underworld. He founded the group along with Rick Smith. Karl had a pop band, the Screen Gemz and badgered Rick Smith into joining whilst at Cardiff art college.
In 1983 they recorded two albums for CBS Records International with a proto-electroclash, new romantic band, whose name was a graphic squiggle, which was soon given a pronunciation, Freur.
Freur disbanded in 1986. In 1987 members of Freur created the band Underworld and tried a more guitar-orientated funky electropop sound on two albums for Sire Records before disbanding in 1990. (The …
Filmography
Movies
Underworld - DRIFT Series 1
as Himself
Conny Plank: The Potential of Noise
as Self (archive footage)
Underworld: Live at BBC 6 Music Festival
Underworld: Barking
as Himself
Underworld: Book of Jam
as Himself
Underworld: Everything, Everything
as Himself
Underworld Videos 1993-97; Footwear Repairs by Craftsmen at Competitive Prices
as Vocals