Ultravisitor
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Ultravisitor is an album
by Squarepusher
. It was released on 8 March 2004 by Warp Records
(see 2004 in music
).
Ultravisitor incorporates many of the various musical styles exhibited by Jenkinson on his previous albums, including drum and bass
and acid techno
, jazz fusion, and electronic noise. A few of the tracks feature layered Spanish guitar
, or filtered bass guitar
. Many of the tracks have samples of an audience, blurring the lines between live performance and studio performance.
Tom Jenkinson has stated that "Ultravisitor is my spectacle of beauty and of terror. It is unknowable, and will never be understood by anybody, least of all its creator."
Ultravisitor is the only album to show a clear portrait of Tom Jenkinson's face on its cover art.
The album was released in three formats. The first is a standard CD
release, presented in a standard jewel case with Tom Jenkinson featured on the cover. Second, there is a limited edition of the CD, presented in a book-style case, with bonus artwork and notes by Jenkinson. Third, a double LP vinyl
version of this album was released. Orders from the Warp's online store Warpmart included a 3" mini CD
, entitled Square Window
, with outtakes and B-sides
from the album.
A promotional CD and record for Ultravisitor featured "Square Window", a new track entitled "Talk About You & Me", and the title track, "Ultravisitor".
"Venus No. 17
" was also released as a vinyl-only single, featuring the title track, an Acid
remix of it, and a reworking of the Feed Me Weird Things
track "Tundra", entitled "Tundra 4".
The beginning of the track "Steinbolt" was sampled for an episode of Tim & Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!.
Jenkinson has stated that the track "50 Cycles" took over a month to complete.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by Squarepusher
Squarepusher
Squarepusher is the performing pseudonym of Tom Jenkinson, an English electronic music artist signed to Warp Records. He specialises in the electronic music genres of drum and bass and acid, with a significant jazz and musique concrète influence....
. It was released on 8 March 2004 by Warp Records
Warp Records
Warp, commonly referred to as Warp Records, is a pioneering independent British record label, founded in Sheffield in 1989, notable for discovering some of the more enduring artists in electronic music....
(see 2004 in music
2004 in music
See also:* 2004 in music Record labels established in 2004-January:*January 1**The Vienna New Year's Concert is conducted by Riccardo Muti.**Kurt Nilsen wins World Idol....
).
Ultravisitor incorporates many of the various musical styles exhibited by Jenkinson on his previous albums, including drum and bass
Drum and bass
Drum and bass is a type of electronic music which emerged in the late 1980s. The genre is characterized by fast breakbeats , with heavy bass and sub-bass lines...
and acid techno
Acid techno
Acid techno is the term used to describe a style of techno that developed out of late 1980s Chicago Acid house. Acid house was essentially house music made with a specific sound, obtained by using very distinctive instruments created mainly by Roland, such as the TB-303 for bass and lead sounds,...
, jazz fusion, and electronic noise. A few of the tracks feature layered Spanish guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, or filtered bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
. Many of the tracks have samples of an audience, blurring the lines between live performance and studio performance.
Tom Jenkinson has stated that "Ultravisitor is my spectacle of beauty and of terror. It is unknowable, and will never be understood by anybody, least of all its creator."
Ultravisitor is the only album to show a clear portrait of Tom Jenkinson's face on its cover art.
Track listing
- "Ultravisitor" – 8:32
- "I Fulcrum" – 3:31
- "Iambic 9 Poetry" – 6:55
- "Andrei" – 2:00
- "50 Cycles" – 8:33
- "Menelec" – 5:43
- "C-Town Smash" – 1:29
- "Steinbolt" – 7:44
- "An Arched Pathway" – 4:06
- "Telluric Piece" – 1:53
- "District Line II" – 8:33
- "Circlewave" – 6:28
- "Tetra-Sync" – 9:27
- "Tommib Help Buss" – 2:10
- "Every Day I Love" – 2:39
The album was released in three formats. The first is a standard CD
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
release, presented in a standard jewel case with Tom Jenkinson featured on the cover. Second, there is a limited edition of the CD, presented in a book-style case, with bonus artwork and notes by Jenkinson. Third, a double LP vinyl
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
version of this album was released. Orders from the Warp's online store Warpmart included a 3" mini CD
Mini CD
Mini CDs, or “pocket CDs” are CDs with a smaller diameter and one third the capacity.-Formats:Amongst the various formats are the* Mini CD single, a small disc. The format is mainly used for audio CD singles in certain regions , much like the old vinyl single...
, entitled Square Window
Square Window
Square Window is a promotional 3" CD EP by Squarepusher, distributed only with pre-orders of Ultravisitor from Warp Records' online store. The five songs on this EP were also included on the second disc of the Japanese version of Ultravisitor....
, with outtakes and B-sides
B-Sides
B-Sides is an iTunes-exclusive album from the Coventry Trio The Enemy, consisting of ten songs that were B-sides to the single releases from their debut album We'll Live and Die in These Towns.-Track list:#Fear Killed the Youth of Our Nation...
from the album.
A promotional CD and record for Ultravisitor featured "Square Window", a new track entitled "Talk About You & Me", and the title track, "Ultravisitor".
"Venus No. 17
Venus No. 17
Venus No. 17 is a release by Squarepusher. "Venus No. 17" also appears on Square Window and the Japanese double-cd pressing of Ultravisitor.-12" vinyl:Side A#"Venus No.17" - 6:35#"Venus No.17 " - 5:33Side B...
" was also released as a vinyl-only single, featuring the title track, an Acid
Acid techno
Acid techno is the term used to describe a style of techno that developed out of late 1980s Chicago Acid house. Acid house was essentially house music made with a specific sound, obtained by using very distinctive instruments created mainly by Roland, such as the TB-303 for bass and lead sounds,...
remix of it, and a reworking of the Feed Me Weird Things
Feed Me Weird Things
Feed Me Weird Things is the first album of British drum and bass/jazz musician Squarepusher. The album frequently uses elements of jazz grooves and breakbeat percussions.-Track listing:#"Squarepusher Theme" – 6:20#"Tundra" – 7:55...
track "Tundra", entitled "Tundra 4".
The beginning of the track "Steinbolt" was sampled for an episode of Tim & Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!.
Jenkinson has stated that the track "50 Cycles" took over a month to complete.
External links
- Ultravisitor at the official Warp RecordsWarp RecordsWarp, commonly referred to as Warp Records, is a pioneering independent British record label, founded in Sheffield in 1989, notable for discovering some of the more enduring artists in electronic music....
website - Tom Jenkinson interview from i-DI-Di-D is a British magazine dedicated to fashion, music, art and youth culture. i-D was founded by designer and former Vogue art director Terry Jones in 1980. The first issue was published in the form of a hand-stapled fanzine with text produced on a typewriter...
, at the Warp Records site.