Update (June 2005)
Dean Thatcher
Harry Thumanns 70s disco classic “Underwater” is one of the most influential dance records ever made, countless house & techno bods have ripped it off, with its driving rhythms, famous bassline, spaced out keyboard riffs & uplifting adventurous orchestration, its no wonder that the chaps at Mischief Brew decided to re-edit it. Darren Emmerson even named his label after it. If you havent got the original, then you need this in your collection, its a slice of mirror ball history.

DJ Mag (July 2005)
Leftfield Reviews by Found Sounds
(4 out of 5 stars)
Larger than life space age disco is the order of the day here as re-edit meisters Mischief Brew turn their attentions to Harry Thumann’s late seventies, synth-driven monster ‘Underwater’. Like all their edits, the touch is subtle, faithful and unfussy which probably explains why it sold out in the first two weeks. Grab the limited repress while you can!

IDJ (summer 2005 No. 62)
Leftfield reviews - Matt Anniss
(4 out of 4 stars)
Those pesky Mischief Brew boys are at it again, this time re-editing classic italian disco record “Underwater” by Harry Thumann. They do a pretty good job too: ‘Undercurrent’ rises, falls and rises again before climaxing in one of the most-over-the-top orchestral crescendos known to man. Camper than a scout jamboree, but guaranteed to get the party jumping.

Citylife (September 2005)
Singles Reviews by David LLoyd
(4 out of 4 stars)
This storming remix of a lost disco classic from 1979, complete with stabbing brass, pounding bass and driving, floor-filling percussion, is already an Annie Mac favourite. A sure-footed, intelligent slice of retro-tinged electronic house, ‘Undercurrent’ proves that the last days of disco are still ahead of us.

SILKY JOHNSON (HoustonBeats.com) - U.S.A
If ever there were a record that changed the face of disco, it was Harry Thurmann's 1979 disco instrumental "Underwater". A record that still sounds as futuristic today as it did some 25 years ago. A huge record for Dj Harvey, Idjut Boys and just about every other twisted disco connossieur. Here we have a subtle re-edit done very much in a Harvey style, pro-longing the nasty disco grooves and making us wait just a bit longer for that incredible hands in the air horn bridge. Massive.

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