Ultramarine

Ultramarine are an English electronic music duo, formed in 1989 by Ian Cooper and Paul Hammond. Their work blends elements of techno, house and ambient music with acoustic instrumentation, the influence of the 1970s Canterbury scene, and other eclectic sources. Cooper and Hammond first worked together in the band, A Primary Industry, during the mid-1980s. Following the split of that band, they formed Ultramarine and released their debut album Folk in April 1990 on the Belgian label Les Disques du Crépuscule.
==Links to Peel==
Ultramarine first gained interest from Peel in the early 90's and he played many of their tunes on his programmes, including inviting them twice to do sessions for his programmes, where they performed four tracks each. The group's Kingdom track, which featured vocals from Robert Wyatt, was included in Peel Out In The States program in 1993 and Paul Hammond reviewed a football match between Millwall and Bolton for Peel's programme on 15 January 1994. After Peel's death, it ws later found out that he had a copy of their album, Every Man And Woman Is A Star, in his Record Collection: U.
==Sessions==
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1. Recorded: 1992-04-07. First Broadcast: 22 May 1992
*Saratoga / Nova Scotia / Honey / Pansy
2. Recorded: 1994-02-01. First Broadcast: 12 March 1994
*No Time / The Badger / Hooter / After
==Other Shows Played==
;1991
*09 June 1991: Stella (12") Brainiak
*06 October 1991: Weird Gear (12") Brainiak
*Peel 001 (Radio Bremen): Weird Gear (12") Brainiak
*30 November 1991: 'Geezer (LP-Every Man And Woman Is A Star)' (Brainiak)
*01 December 1991: 'Panther' (LP 'Every Man And Woman Is A Star') Brainiac 
*07 December 1991: Pansy (LP - Every Man and Woman Is A Star) Braniak
*21 December 1991: Geezer (LP - Every Man And Woman Is A Star) Brainiac
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*23 July 1993: Kingdom (single) Blanco Y Negro
*24 July 1993 (BFBS): Kingdom (single) Blanco Y Negro 
*04 September 1993: 'Happy Land (2xLP – United Kingdoms)' (Blanco Y Negro)
*10 September 1993: 'No Time (CD-United Kingdoms)' (Blanco Y Negro)
*17 December 1993: 'Happy Land (CDS-Barefoot EP)' (Blanco Y Negro)
;1994
*04 February 1994: Hooter (Carl Craig Remix) (EP - Barefoot EP) Blanco Y Negro
*16 July 1994 (BFBS): No Time (album - United Kingdoms) Blanco Y Negro
*30 December 1994: Hymn (CD Single) Blanco Y Negro
;1997
*02 February 1997: 'Russian Roulette (Various Artists 2xCD – Foundations: Coming Up From The Streets)’ Feedback Communications
;1998
*10 September 1998: Ultramarine Mix (v/a album - Chinese Whispers) Sprawl Imprint
== See Also ==
*Record Collection: U
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
*Official Website
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