Ultraísta is an English-American
experimental rock trio, formed in 2008. The band consists of
Atoms for Peace members
Nigel Godrich
Nigel Timothy Godrich (born 28 February 1971) is an English record producer, recording engineer and musician. He is known for his work with the English rock band Radiohead, having produced all their studio albums since '' OK Computer'' (1997). H ...
and
Joey Waronker
Jon Joseph Waronker (born May 20, 1969) is an American drummer and music producer. He is best known as a regular drummer of both Beck and R.E.M., and as member of the experimental rock bands Atoms for Peace and Ultraísta.
Background
Waronker w ...
, alongside
Laura Bettinson
Laura Bettinson (born 20 September 1987), also known by her stage names FEMME and lau.ra, is an English singer, songwriter, producer and DJ. She started writing music at 16, gigging around the Midlands area before moving to London to study Bmus ...
.
The band's self-titled debut album was released on 2 October 2012. The band's biography notes that it was "conceived from a love of
afrobeat,
electronica
Electronica is both a broad group of electronic-based music styles intended for listening rather than strictly for dancing and a music scene that started in the early 1990s in the United Kingdom. In the United States, the term is mostly used to r ...
, art and inspired by
tequila".
History
Initially a collaboration between
Nigel Godrich
Nigel Timothy Godrich (born 28 February 1971) is an English record producer, recording engineer and musician. He is known for his work with the English rock band Radiohead, having produced all their studio albums since '' OK Computer'' (1997). H ...
and
Joey Waronker
Jon Joseph Waronker (born May 20, 1969) is an American drummer and music producer. He is best known as a regular drummer of both Beck and R.E.M., and as member of the experimental rock bands Atoms for Peace and Ultraísta.
Background
Waronker w ...
, Ultraísta became a three-piece with the addition of
Laura Bettinson
Laura Bettinson (born 20 September 1987), also known by her stage names FEMME and lau.ra, is an English singer, songwriter, producer and DJ. She started writing music at 16, gigging around the Midlands area before moving to London to study Bmus ...
in 2010. The band's name is taken from the Spanish
literary movement
Literary movements are a way to divide literature into categories of similar philosophical, topical, or aesthetic features, as opposed to divisions by genre or period. Like other categorizations, literary movements provide language for comparing ...
ultraism
The Ultraist movement () was a literary movement born in Spain in 1918, with the declared intention of opposing Modernismo, which had dominated Spanish poetry since the end of the 19th century.
The movement was launched in the tertulias of Madr ...
.
The band released
their first album in 2012, followed by a remix album. In 2019, the band announced via social media that it would be returning, releasing a deluxe edition of their self-titled debut on 22 November.
They released their first single, "Tin King," from their second album on BBC Radio 6 on 14 January 2020. The album, ''
Sister'', released on 13 March 2020.
Members
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Laura Bettinson
Laura Bettinson (born 20 September 1987), also known by her stage names FEMME and lau.ra, is an English singer, songwriter, producer and DJ. She started writing music at 16, gigging around the Midlands area before moving to London to study Bmus ...
- vocals, synthesizer
*
Nigel Godrich
Nigel Timothy Godrich (born 28 February 1971) is an English record producer, recording engineer and musician. He is known for his work with the English rock band Radiohead, having produced all their studio albums since '' OK Computer'' (1997). H ...
- synthesizer, bass guitar
*
Joey Waronker
Jon Joseph Waronker (born May 20, 1969) is an American drummer and music producer. He is best known as a regular drummer of both Beck and R.E.M., and as member of the experimental rock bands Atoms for Peace and Ultraísta.
Background
Waronker w ...
- drums, percussion
Discography
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Ultraísta
Ultraísta is an English-American experimental rock trio, formed in 2008. The band consists of Atoms for Peace (band), Atoms for Peace members Nigel Godrich and Joey Waronker, alongside Laura Bettinson. Ultraísta (album), The band's self-titl ...
'' (2012)
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Sister'' (2020)
References
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Experimental rock groups
Musical groups established in 2008