Ultraelectromagneticpop!
Ultraelectromagneticpop! (stylized as ultraelectromagneticpop!) is the debut studio album of the Filipino rock band, Eraserheads. It was released by BMG Records (Pilipinas) Inc. in July 1993. "Ultraelectromagneticpop!" spawned hit songs such as "Ligaya", "Toyang", and "Pare Ko". The album is often credited for revitalizing the alternative rock genre in the Philippines during the 1990s. Background. Though "Ultraelectromagneticpop!" was their debut album, most of the songs were recycled from original compositions that were written since their college days in 1989. Hoping to have their songs published, the band recorded a demo tape in 1991 and shopped around record labels and  radio stations, only to be rejected at every turn. A friend-professor, Robin Rivera, from their school, UP Diliman, helped them record an improved version of the demo tape which was named "Pop U!", a play on the invective "fuck you," in response to the people who turned them down. After a year of being passed around the underground music scene, the demo tape made its way to the hands of BMG Records (Philippines), who signed a three-year contract with the band. The title of the album is a pun on ultraelectromagnetic tops, a fictional weapon from the anime  serial "Voltes V", which was immensely popular in the Philippines. Recording. Recordings of "Ultraelectromagneticpop!" started in July 1992 until April 1993, at JR Recording Studio and Ad & Ad Recording Studio. For production duties, the Eraserheads worked with Ed Formoso. The group found it hard to record the album due to multiple reasons, such as the master recording machine kept breaking, brownouts, and other factors. Midway through a session, Formoso abruptly left the studio for undisclosed reasons. This decision made the band furious, and prompted them to insert a backmasked message ("Ed Formoso sucks!") onto the last track of the album , "Combo on the Run". Due to Formoso's departure, the Eraserheads were forced to produce the other songs intended for the record. Release. The album was released by BMG Records ( Pilipinas ) under the label's local division, Musiko Records in July 1993. The album was originally issued on both compact disc and cassette tape formats with the respective catalog numbers: MRCD-032 and MRMC-032. Original issue cassettes featured full-color sticker labels on both sides. In 2008, the album was re-released together with the band's other albums. 25th anniversary remastered version. Coinciding with the album's 25th anniversary, a  remastered edition of Ultraelectromagneticpop was released on November 21, 2018, under Sony Music Philippines and Offshore Music. Ely Buendia made the first announcement on his Instagram and Facebook accounts. The album was remastered by Grammy award-winning American audio engineer Bernie Grundman. In January 2019, Buendia revealed through his independent record label, Offshore Music, along with Sony Music, that the master tapes of the Eraserheads' first album, Ultraelectromagneticpop!, are currently being archived by the University of the Philippines Center for Ethnomusicology for the album's cultural significance. Personnel. Credits for "Ultraelectromagneticpop!" adapted from liner notes. Track numbers noted in parenthesis  below are based on track numbering. Additional personnel Legacy. The release of "Ultraelectromagneticpop!" gave way to other Filipino bands to splash onto the Philippine Alternative Music Scene and also saw the emergence of the so-called "90's Rock Revolution" in the Philippines.