Ultra-Obscene

Ultra-Obscene
Studio album by
Breakbeat Era
Released1999 (1999)
StudiosStudio Drum, Bristol
GenreDrum and bass
Length74:10
LabelXL
ProducersRoni Size, DJ Die
Singles from Ultra-Obscene
  1. "Breakbeat Era"
    Released: 1998
  2. "Ultra-Obscene"
    Released: 1999
  3. "Bullitproof"
    Released: 2000

Ultra-Obscene is the debut studio album by Breakbeat Era, a collaborative project consisting of Roni Size, DJ Die, and Leonie Laws. It was released on XL Recordings in 1999. It peaked at number 31 on the UK Albums Chart.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar
CMJ New Music Monthlyfavorable
CMJ New Music Reportfavorable
Vibefavorable

Rick Anderson of AllMusic says, "Leonie Laws is not a tuneless singer, by any means, but her approach is more punk than pop, and the instrumental accompaniment is straight out of the 'darkcore' subgenre of drum'n'bass, a style typified by minor chords and creepy, robotic basslines." Laurence Phelan of The Independent called it "the first successful vocal d'n'b album."

Track listing

All tracks are written by Roni Size, DJ Die, and Leonie Laws.

No.TitleLength
1."Past Life"5:24
2."Rancid"5:07
3."Ultra-Obscene"5:03
4."Bullitproof"4:33
5."Breakbeat Era"5:23
6."Time 4 Breaks"4:20
7."Late Morning"6:11
8."Anti-Everything"5:24
9."Animal Machine"3:03
10."Our Disease"5:52
11."Max"0:48
12."Control Freak"5:43
13."Terrible Funk"5:39
14."Sex Change"3:42
15."Life Is My Friend"7:59

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Charts

Chart Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC) 31

References

  1. ↑ Comer, M. Tye (November 1999). "Dawning of a New Era". CMJ New Music Monthly: 26–28.
  2. 1 2 "Breakbeat Era". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  3. 1 2 Anderson, Rick. "Ultra-Obscene - Breakbeat Era". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  4. ↑ Pratt, Sarah (October 1999). "Breakbeat Era: Ultra Obscene". CMJ New Music Monthly: 19.
  5. ↑ Comer, M. Tye (13 September 1999). "Breakbeat Era: Ultra Obscene". CMJ New Music Report: 3.
  6. ↑ Vaziri, Aidin (October 1999). "Breakbeat Era: Ultra Obscene". Vibe: 191.
  7. ↑ Phelan, Laurence (28 August 1999). "Music: CD Reviews - Dance". The Independent. Retrieved 26 March 2018.