Ultraviolet is a flamboyant Dance Rock/New Wave Band from L.A. that has garnered much attention from their use of Myspace to promote their music and their live performances. Their songs have a dirty no holds barred sound that utilizes synthesizers, drums, guitars, and more vocal processors than you can shake a stick at. Fans of Le Tigre, Peaches, and other Riot Grrl groups should find something to like here.
Ultraviolet pull of an interesting balance in their music because their sound is at once both edgy and completely safe. The lyrics sound like something that you would want to hear on the radio already, it’s just the packaging (i.e. synthesizers, effects) that make it more appealing than current radio fodder. The draw of “Gimme My Electro” is immediate and it delivers exactly what it promises, a sensual dance floor beat down, while “Dead on the Dancefloor” reveals a love for Blondie and ambient/vocal breakdowns that teenage girls will surely love. Ultraviolet is aimed at massive commercial success and if they can knock out all the Evanescence-type bands to get there, more power to them.
MP3 – Gimme My Electro – Ultraviolet
MP3 – Dead on the Dance Floor – Ultraviolet
