Underworld - Two Months Off

What this video is

Released in August 2002, 'Two Months Off' arrived at a pivotal moment for Underworld: it was the lead single from 'A Hundred Days Off', their first album as a duo after Darren Emerson's departure in 2001. The single reached number 12 on the UK Singles Chart and number 2 on the US Billboard Dance Club Play chart, demonstrating the enduring commercial viability of UK electronic acts in the post-millennium landscape.…

Why it matters

A landmark in progressive house's brief but significant early-2000s mainstream UK chart presence, 'Two Months Off' demonstrated that post-rave electronic music could sustain sophisticated artistic visual identities alongside commercial success. The video exemplifies the Tomato collective's…

The director

Graham Wood is a British graphic designer, artist, and music video director. He completed a BA and MA at Central St Martins, London, and in 1991 co-founded Tomato, the influential London-based art and design collective, alongside Karl Hyde and Rick Smith of…