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 | Techno, house, trance, electronica |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Electronic |
| Years active | 1980-present |
| Associated acts | Underworld |
| Website |
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Richard Smith (born 25 May 1959 in Ammanford), is a member of techno and house band 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").
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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