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Originally Posted by ultradave
Of all my UW albums, this album plays lower in volume with minimal bass. I just want Banstyle/Sappy's Curry louder so I can blast it!!!
Any thoughts??? 
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It's interesting you bring this up because after listening to Barking about 10 times I feel that Barking may be the most bass heavy Underworld album. The bass is so damn prominent and powerful in every song. To confirm my thoughts I put on some dubno and then STITI which I've been listening to for old time's sake/it matching the weather nicely and sure enough, I must turn the volume knob up louder. But now this argument brings about another point:
The Loudness Wars!:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudness_war
Having to turn the volume up preserves the dynamics of each layer much nicer, I quote Bob Dylan from the wiki article:
Musician Bob Dylan has also condemned the practice, saying: "You listen to these modern records, they're atrocious, they have sound all over them. There's no definition of nothing, no vocal, no nothing, just like—static"
So let's hope that doesn't happen to an Underworld record. Because I'm fine turning my volume knob up more to feel it, but there are great re-mastering techniques that if implored by Underworld, would be fucking fantastic!