Search - Ultrasound :: Everything Picture

An Epic Rock Record

08/07/1999

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I wholeheartedly recommend this album for anyone who craves long, patiently developed rock songs, diverse instrumentation, and music made to be listened to as a whole album, not merely as a collection of songs. While not absolutely genius, there is a definite talent at work here, and will certainly satisfy fans of prog-influenced modern rock. It reminds me a lot of 'Dark Side Of The Moon', only less focused.If you enjoy this, I recommend Mansun's 'Six' (Import version, preferably), and Radiohead's 'OK Computer'. If you already own and love these two records, then you would do well to get 'Everything Picture.'By the way, the 'limited edition' refers to the fact that this is a two-disc version of the album. The single disc version, as far as I know, does not contain the 20-minute title track. This song is really for completists only, as it is mostly distortion."

Gary Glitter's Gone to Seed, So Who Will Save Us Now?

J. Chaisson | San Francisco, CA | 12/19/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Yet another of my purchases on a whim. This neo-psychedelic shoegazing band puts out a sonically beautiful noise that is at times early Floyd, white album Beatles, and even early 90's shoegazers like Ride and My Bloody Valentine. One should check out this limited version, as it contains extra songs, the full twenty-minute version of the title song (with a Revolution 9-like ending), and a hauntingly beautiful rendition of Best Wishes (a single of theirs from a few years ago). Other strong songs include the singles Aire & Calder, Stay Young (this review's title comes from it), Same Band, and Floodlit World."

A (beautiful) whirl of distortion

Simone Oltolina | Morbio Inferiore, TI Switzerland | 11/06/2000

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Ultrasound managed to make a record which is at the same time cacophonous and tuneful. I'll try to make myself clear: I take it for granted that you know my bloody valentine (otherwise you wouldn't have made this far...). Well, their trademark, as you know, are the distorted guitars. Here too they take the lion's share but the songs are considerably longer and they build up slowly (while my bloody valentine plunges you amids the action right from the outset). Besides "Everything Picture" isn't as racous and disturbing as MBV, the music is more "tuneful", and the overall atmosphere, depite being as noisy, is more psychedelic... This record is likely to leave your ears shredded and (simultaneously) your mind numbed."