Ultra Vivid Scene
Ultra Vivid Scene was an American alternative rock band, started by Kurt Ralske.
Former Nothing But Happiness and Crash guitarist Ralske started Ultra Vivid Scene in 1987, was signed to 4 AD Records in 1988, and released his first UVS EP," She Screamed", in 1988.
The debut album" Ultra Vivid Scene" released October 1988, was written, produced and performed entirely by Ralske, whose influences include The Velvet Underground and The Jesus and Mary Chain.
The second album," Joy 1967- 1990", was released in April 1990.
The same month they played their first tour dates in the United Kingdom.
The last album," Rev", was released in October 1992, and was performed by a band comprising Julius Klepacz( drums) and Jack Daley( bass) with Ralske on vocals and guitar.
This album was picked up by the Chaos imprint of Columbia Records( Sony Music Distribution) during the time rival Warner Bros. was having some success with its imprints' 4 AD relationships( 4 AD/ Sire, 4 AD/ Elektra, 4 AD/ Reprise).
As a live act, Ultra Vivid Scene performed only a handful of US dates in support of the first album in 1989.
The second album in 1990 was supported by one month of touring in Europe and two months in the US.
1993 saw one month of US tour dates for the third and final album.
Ralske has gone on to do solo work, and has also produced albums for such artists as Rasputina, Ivy and Charles Douglas.
His last known musical endeavor was the solo release in 2001" Amor 0+ 01".
Since that time, Ralske has worked as a visual artist.
Fireal
Fireal is a Finnish rock band from Helsinki, Finland.
The band was founded in 2009 by singer/ songwriter Caleb Daniel Lit.
The band was formerly known as Bleak( 1997 – 2009).
Crash (UK band)
Crash were an indie rock band formed in 1984 in New York City, centered on frontman-songwriter Mark Dumais, who took their name from the J. G. Ballard novel.
The band moved to London in 1987.
Crash released three singles and an album; several former members went on to form the bands Ultra Vivid Scene, John Moore's Expressway, and Something Pretty Beautiful.
The band's line-up was Mark Dumais (vocals, guitar), Kurt Ralske (guitar, also of Nothing But Happiness), Bill Carey (guitar, formerly of Centrics), Adam Wright (bass), and Byron Guthrie (drums).
They debuted with a 12" single, "Don't Look Now" in November 1986 on the "Remorse" label, followed the same month by another 12Almost".
Their only album, "I Feel Fine", was released in February 1987.
A final single, "Bright Coloured Lights" was released in August 1987.
When the group split up, Ralske formed Ultra Vivid Scene, Guthrie joined John Moore's Expressway and later joined Ralske in Ultra Vivid Scene, and Carey formed Something Pretty Beautiful.
Joss Cope, brother of Julian Cope, played bass in the last lineup of the band.
Mark Dumais signed to the Creation Records label under the name Tangerine, releasing an album in 1990.
Dumais died of AIDS in the US in April 1992.
Scene
Scene( from Greek σκηνή" skēnḗ") may refer to:
Joy 1967–1990
Joy 1967–1990 is the second album by Ultra Vivid Scene, released in 1990.
Vegetarian Meat (band)
Vegetarian Meat was an alternative rock band originally formed in 1990 in Dayton, Ohio by Alex McAulay, Dennis Cleary and Matt Cleary.
Signed by the No.6 Records label in 1992, while the band was still in high school, they released two 7" singles.
The band was also joined by Manish Kalvakota on guitar.
The band was termed "One to Watch" in Billboard magazine during a review of the "Squirrels in my Pumpkin" single.
Later, the band added their classmates Matt Diggs on vocals, and Erin Castle on vocals as well.
In 1995, the band released its lone album on No.6/Caroline Records, "Let's Pet", which was produced by Wharton Tiers.
Soon after a series of shows with the bands Luna and Jennyanykind, Vegetarian Meat disbanded.
Alex McAulay went on to record four further albums under the name Charles Douglas, with members of The Velvet Underground and The Pixies, and has written several novels for MTV/Pocket Books.
Dennis Cleary currently works for the United Nations in Copenhagen.
Matt Cleary is the founder and owner of Sunday Group Management, a public relations firm in Indianapolis.
Manish Kalvakota recorded four solo albums and worked with Kurt Ralske of Ultra Vivid Scene.
Matt Diggs has died.
In April 2009 Teenbeat Records released a compilation titled "Speed Dating: A No.6 Records Compendium" which features all six songs from Vegetarian Meat's out of print 7" singles, along with tracks from Unrest, Dean Wareham, Tindersticks, Pork, and The Dwarves.
Rev (Ultra Vivid Scene album)
Rev is the third and final album by Ultra Vivid Scene, released in 1992.
The single" Blood and Thunder" reached number 27 on the" Billboard" Modern Rock Tracks chart.
Ultra Vivid Scene (album)
Ultra Vivid Scene is the debut album by Ultra Vivid Scene, released in 1988.
Kurt Ralske was the writer, producer, and sole performer.
Slug (band)
Slug was a noise rock group that formed in Los Angeles in 1988 by DJs from Loyola Marymount University campus radio station KXLU.
Originally formed as an experimental noise collage trio utilizing metal percussion, feedback and primitive sound loops created via gouged children's and sound effect records, they subsequently added traditional instrumentation (two basses, two guitars, drums, vocals) to the mix.
Slug self-released their first single on their own label Magnatone Recordings.
After the release of their first album "Swingers", guitarist Rich Alvarez left to pursue his own band Jackknife, and was replaced by Collin Rae, formerly of 4AD artist Ultra Vivid Scene.
Before the recording of their third album "The 3 Man Themes", bassist Michael B.© left to be replaced by David Scott Stone.
Slug disbanded in 1996.
Stone would go on to work with The Melvins, LCD Soundsystem and other groups.
Bassist Damian Romero continued his side noise/ambient project under the name Speculum Fight.
Guitarist Todd Williams relocated to New York City to work as a film editor.
Drummer Tomás Palermo moved to the San Francisco Bay area as a freelance writer on reggae for "URB" magazine and other publications.
Guitarist Collin Rae moved to the Bay Area as well, performing in other groups as well as continuing his work as a professional photographer.
Kurt Ralske
Kurt Ralske( born 1967 in New York City) is an American visual artist and musician.
He is the former singer and guitarist in alternative rock band Ultra Vivid Scene.

Question: Are both Fireal and Ultra Vivid Scene from the same country?
Answer: no