This is still my go-to album on blissful sunny days. Has aged incredibly well.
― dlp9001, Thursday, 16 June 2011 02:47 (twelve years ago) link
O HELL YES
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFs0I5zMjak
― Heady Snobbin (Pillbox), Thursday, 16 June 2011 14:40 (twelve years ago) link
I came to Every Man & Woman.. via the Companion comp:
http://www.discogs.com/Ultramarine-Companion-Every-Man-And-Woman-Is-A-Star-Versions/release/172881
....which is completely ace. Buy it's slighted my enjoyment of the original album somewhat - I guess because I heard it first. There is a cracking Spooky remix of 'Lights in my Brain' and a longer version of 'Stella'. Of its time but it's all aged incredibly well.
― millmeister, Thursday, 4 September 2014 14:04 (nine years ago) link
This one on the new Mark Barrott album has heavy Every Man and Woman is a Star vibes:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cNKoi1Rlkk
― john. a resident of evanston. (john. a resident of chicago.), Wednesday, 5 December 2018 21:17 (five years ago) link
New album out today!
https://soundcloud.com/real-soon/sis-audio-preview
― groovypanda, Friday, 11 January 2019 09:56 (five years ago) link
I’ve been quite enjoying ‘Signals Into Space’, particularly as bedtime listening. It’s actually the first Ultramarine album I’ve heard despite being curious about them for years - clearly not curious enough.
I picked up the 2014 reissue of ‘Every Man and Woman is a Star’ at the weekend. Listened to it (and the 1992 Peel Session included as a 12”) this evening and thought it was really great...particularly the first four songs. Seems based on comments upthread that the other albums maybe aren’t quite so essential?
― michaellambert, Wednesday, 8 May 2019 22:54 (four years ago) link
Every Man and Woman is their best by far. United Kingdoms seemed a bit of a letdown at the time, but I now listen to it far more than Every Man. The "Hymn" EP is pretty great, too. Wonderful vocal by David McAlmont. The others are all good, just not as magical.
― henry s, Wednesday, 8 May 2019 23:29 (four years ago) link
Will keep all of that in mind!
― michaellambert, Thursday, 9 May 2019 07:08 (four years ago) link
New album is great. EMAWIAS is obviously their best but Bel Air is one of my favourites too.
Remember seeing them at Phoenix Festival back in 1995 about a month or so before it came out. We'd scored some microdots and were expecting to chill to their brand of mellow electronic/folk fusion but instead were treated to this incredible set of jazzy, breakbeat weirdness. Great day.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEhwySiWL2A
― groovypanda, Thursday, 9 May 2019 07:47 (four years ago) link
That sounds most enjoyable.
I also come back to United Kingdoms most, perhaps because it was my first. Unclassifiable and some great tunes. 'Companion' also worth seeking out as mentioned above.
― millmeister, Thursday, 9 May 2019 08:22 (four years ago) link
Found a copy of 'United Kingdoms' locally in an actual shop today and it's good, though part of me does think it sounds "of its time". 'Signals Into Space' still my favourite so far.
― hamicle, Saturday, 15 May 2021 22:09 (two years ago) link
New EP out today of songs recorded in 2011
https://www.blackford-hill.co.uk/our-releases/ultramarine-interiors
― groovypanda, Friday, 5 November 2021 08:59 (two years ago) link