Rick Smith (Underworld)
| Rick Smith | |
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 Hyde in the foreground, with Rick Smith behind and Darren Price on the far right, performing as Underworld | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Richard Smith |
| Born |
25 May 1959 Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, Wales |
| Genres | Electronica, house, trance, progressive trance |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Electronic |
| Years active | 1980-present |
| Associated acts | Underworld |
| Website |
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Richard Smith (born 25 May 1959), is a member of electronic music group Underworld.
Career
Smith founded Underworld along with Karl Hyde. Hyde had a pop band, the Screen Gemz and badgered 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 Underworld of that period is now often referred to as "Underworld Mk1"). He was also one of the two main conposors of the Template:2012 olympic opening ceremony
Hyde and Smith are the longest and only original serving members of the musical project and are still together performing today.
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