From mr. selfish Sent Sat, Apr 18th 1998, 12:15
From mr. selfish Sent Sat, Apr 18th 1998, 12:15
>10 tracks of beautiful funky melodic techno. I hadn't heard any ultramarine >before - so I came to this blind - and now I feel a desperate urge to go and >pick up everything else they've done. Quite a laid back album, nothing goes >much above 120bpm. Makes me think of what Orbital would sound like if they'd >been born in Brazil. >i just heard a sample off the album at: >http://www.sampler.co.uk/sampleralbumreviews15.htm >can someone post more info on this please...? ultramarine are way cool. i've always thought of them as the press-awkward twin bros. of the orb (same vintage, similar mellow vibes, concept albums) who love the sh101 like alex loves his sampler. if you like "user's guide", you'll probably like "bel air" but be prepared for vocals (which i find peculiar and charming). next, try and find "every man and woman is a star" which finds them cozying up to the sampler a bit more and vocals less. "united kingdoms" is also good, but my least favorite of the mentioned as i find it a bit too folkfunk (can i get a new genre author credit?) soft machine's robert wyatt contributes much of the vocals to that one. everything previous to "users guide" was on either blanco y negro or brainiak (which may be a b y n sublabel). there's another album but i haven't heard it. most of the singles are worth picking up, check the remixers. my favorite's "nightfall in sweetleaf" featuring remixes from spooky, coco steel and lovebomb and sweet exorcist. the "barefoot ep" has got a dope carl craig mix too. i love my dog but she snores. cameron ===================================== cameron bowden xxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx blacksmith on the anvil in your ear _____________________________________