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Underground was composed in New York City, New York (2004) for a video by Nate Pagel. This is the second project in a series of works based on subway systems from around the world. The first project was based on the system in Paris and was titled Métropolitain. This second project features the visual and aural environment of the London underground.

© fWMp 2004

"There was an interesting montage of subway sounds and musical instruments, noises and electronic tones. Repeating rhythms built up. Snappy tones emerged from the noises and were developed in the mix. The piece ended suddenly and unexpectedly. This was the most interesting and sophisticated of all the video pieces.."

- Journal SEAMUS, Volume 18, Number 1, Spring 2005, Hubert Howe

"A longitudinal metaphor was effectively turned into medium in Underground. Often the visual images were ‘at one’ with the mode of presentation. Content and medium were fused offering a familiar yet, at times, unfamiliar perspective of the London Underground system."

- Computer Music Journal, Volume 29, Issue 2, Summer 2005, Jim Phelps