Aphrodite -live @ The Abbey Studio

Ophidia - live @ The Abbey Studio

Probably the funkiest, most groove-heavy instrumental track on Ultraviolet’s soon-to-be-released Ripples & Waves album, Nectar’s starting point was a sweet and sticky bass line. Over time, and through many colourful jam sessions, more ideas emerged and a full, multi-part story began to unfold.

An experimental approach to the typical power trio format, this track features drum kit, bass guitar, and Touch Guitars’ U10 (touch-style instrument), plus some tasty analogue effects.

The first half of Nectar simmers with hard-hitting, experimental and Afrobeat-inspired flavours until the energy shifts and eventually settles into a downtempo, deeper domain of funk, with chill vibes and trippy wanderings.

Nectar was recorded live, off-the-floor, at Dove Creek Studios (Vancouver Island). Three musicians. One room. One take.

While some compositional structure was already in place heading into the studio, a spirit of creative exploration and collaborative connection between the musicians allowed for a good deal of co-creating to take place in-the-moment. That sense of connection and energy of being fully ‘in the moment’ is evident throughout the recording.

Nectar

This album was recorded live-off-the-floor at Dove Creek Studios over a two-day session in February 2023. 

Connection with our natural surroundings here on Vancouver Island (and beyond) and an ever-deepening sense of family and community have all, undeniably, been sources of inspiration in the process of this music coming forth, coming through us and our instruments. 

Music is everywhere. An energy source resonating infinitely throughout both visible and invisible realms, awaiting interaction, exploration, discovery and re-discovery.

Our creative process is fueled by a spirit of continuous exploration that drives creative collaboration. This is realized through rhythmic improvisation and spontaneous composition. We thrive off the sense of connection and energy of being fully ‘in the moment’, which is tangible throughout the recordings. 

Some of the song structures slowly took shape on the stages of live festivals, intimate performance venues, and living room jams, whereas other songs had always seemed to strongly reject any sort of structure, and so we went with that in the studio.

Our heartfelt thanks to all of our supporters -  past/present/future – you are definitely a part of this Ultraviolet realm, and we are so grateful.

08 Into The Meadow

07 The Mountain

06 The Alchemist

05 Aphrodite

04 Nectar

03 Treetop Canopy

02 Quantum Jump

01 Ophidia

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Drinking from a far-reaching and constantly shifting river of influences.  Ultraviolet is Oscar Robles Diaz (guitars & U10 Touch Guitar), Brittany Christina Bowman (bass guitars & vocals), and Beau Stocker (drums). Collective interests in spontaneous composition present a palette of ever evolving musical ideas unique to each performance.

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