Ulterior are an English Rock 'n' Roll band formed in 2006 and are based in London

London

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, signed to independent record label Disc Error Recordings. They consist of band members Simmons , Honey , Mickey and MCG .

History

Brothers Paul (Honey) and Benn McGregor (MCG), and guitarist Paul Simmons (Simmons) began as a three piece band in late 2006. Shortly after in 2007, Karl Januskevicius (Motorcycle Boy) joined Ulterior full time on synthesizer helping to develop the band's sound.

After emerging onto the London scene with a string of live warehouse performances and their debut single 'Weapons' in tow, Ulterior achieved a cult underground following. They were asked to support The Horrors

The Horrors

The Horrors are an English band from Southend on Sea, formed in 2005. Their debut Strange House, was released in 2007 and reached number thirty-seven on the UK Albums Chart, their second album Primary Colours was released in 2009 and peaked at number 25 in the UK...

 at the Shockwaves NME Awards 2008 at The London Astoria . Ulterior followed up their hype with the collectable EP entitled '15', a limited edition 12" vinyl released in three different colours; White, Cream and Neon Orange.

After having gained notoriety across Europe and the UK music scene for their live shows "consistently playing some of the most intense gigs in the past couple of years" - The Quietus

The Quietus

The Quietus is a British online rock music and pop culture magazine, focusing on arts news, reviews, and features. The site is an editorially independent publication led by John Doran and a group of freelance journalists and critics, some of whom have worked for other media outlets...

  and having also garnered attention from the gothic rock

Gothic rock

Gothic rock is a musical subgenre of post-punk and alternative rock that formed during the late 1970s. Gothic rock bands grew from the strong ties they had to the English punk rock and emerging post-punk scenes...

 scene after touring throughout Europe with The Sisters Of Mercy

The Sisters of Mercy

The Sisters of Mercy are an English rock band that formed in 1980. After achieving early underground fame in UK, the band had their commercial breakthrough in mid-1980s and sustained it until the early 1990s, when they stopped releasing new recorded output in protest against their record company...

 (9th March - 23rd March 2009) Ulterior released their follow-up single, a 10" double AA side vinyl entitled "Sister Speed / Aporia".

2008 saw Januskevicius move onto bass guitar as the bands direction further evolved. In February 2009 Januskevicius quit the band citing health and personal problems on the eve of their European tour with The Sisters Of Mercy. Januskevicius was replaced by Michael Ellis (Mickey).

Ulterior have featured in printed press such as The NME

NME

The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...

, Stool Pigeon, Vice Magazine and Artrocker

ArtRocker

Artrocker is a UK-based collective involved in music promotion and publishing. It was started by Paul Cox and Tom Fawcett who had been co-promoters of a London night called The Sausage Factory...

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Ulterior have worked with Zlaya Hadzic , a Bosnian born music producer based at Amsterdams famous Studio 150

Studio 150

Studio 150 is the seventh album by British artist Paul Weller. It comprises covers of songs by a variety of artists, and showcases Weller's myriad musical influences. It was named after the small Amsterdam studio in which it was recorded...

. Zlaya has recorded and mixed Sonic Youth

Sonic Youth

Sonic Youth is an American alternative rock band from New York City, formed in 1981. The current lineup consists of Thurston Moore , Kim Gordon , Lee Ranaldo , Steve Shelley , and Mark Ibold .In their early career, Sonic Youth was associated with the No Wave art and music scene in New York City...

 and Tortoise

Tortoise

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Publishing

On the 28 October 2009 Ulteriors debut single 'Weapons' was featured on the multi-million selling PlayStation 3

PlayStation 3

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 game MotorStorm: Pacific Rift

MotorStorm: Pacific Rift

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 featuring alongside David Bowie

David Bowie

David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...

, Nine Inch Nails

Nine Inch Nails

Nine Inch Nails is an American industrial rock project, founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio. As its main producer, singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist, Reznor is the only official member of Nine Inch Nails and remains solely responsible for its direction...

, Primal Scream

Primal Scream

Primal Scream are a Scottish alternative rock band originally formed in 1982 in Glasgow by Bobby Gillespie and Jim Beattie and now based in London. The current lineup consists of Gillespie, Andrew Innes , Martin Duffy , and Darrin Mooney...

, Nirvana

Nirvana (band)

Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington in 1987...

, Megadeth

Megadeth

Megadeth is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California which was formed in 1983 by guitarist/vocalist Dave Mustaine, bassist Dave Ellefson and guitarist Greg Handevidt, following Mustaine's expulsion from Metallica. The band has since released 13 studio albums, three live albums, two...

, Slipknot

Slipknot (band)

Slipknot is an American heavy metal band from Des Moines, Iowa. Formed in 1995, the group was founded by percussionist Shawn Crahan and bassist Paul Gray...

, and Queens Of The Stone Age

Queens of the Stone Age

Queens of the Stone Age is an American rock band from Palm Desert, California, United States, formed in 1997. The band's line-up has always included founding member Josh Homme , with the current line-up including longtime members Troy Van Leeuwen and Joey Castillo , alongside Michael Shuman and...

 . 'Weapons' was also used online for an exclusive worldwide Vodafone McLaren Mercedes podcast in 2007.

Sound

• Searing our facades of cool with the drum machine driven truth. - Hamish MacBain, The NME

• The new dark stars - Cover, The NME

• an ultra-potent blend of pulsing electronics, screeching noise guitar and sloganeering lyrics. The rock influences are obvious: Spacemen 3, the Jesus & Mary Chain, XTRMNTR-era Primal Scream - Stool Pigeon

• The quartet look and sound fantastic: shrouded in smoke, lit from behind, and wrapped in their wall of noise, their leather jacket proto-grunge image makes it seem like The Jesus & Mary Chain have killed Suicide
  Suicide
  Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Suicide is often committed out of despair or attributed to some underlying mental disorder, such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, alcoholism, or drug abuse...
  
  , stolen their souls and their gear, and jumped twenty years into the future. - The New Thing

• Half The Sisters Of Mercy
  The Sisters of Mercy
  The Sisters of Mercy are an English rock band that formed in 1980. After achieving early underground fame in UK, the band had their commercial breakthrough in mid-1980s and sustained it until the early 1990s, when they stopped releasing new recorded output in protest against their record company...
  
  , a quarter '80s-era Killing Joke
  Killing Joke
  Killing Joke are an English post-punk band formed in October 1978 in Notting Hill, London, England; other sources report the band formed in early 1979.Related news articles: Founding members Jaz Coleman and Geordie Walker have been the only constant members.A key influence on industrial rock,...
  
   and a quarter Gary Numan
  Gary Numan
  Gary Numan is an English singer, composer, and musician, most widely known for his chart-topping 1979 hits "Are 'Friends' Electric?" and "Cars". His signature sound consisted of heavy synthesizer hooks fed through guitar effects pedals.Numan is considered a pioneer of commercial electronic music...
  
   [circa Replicas], Ulterior's dingy electro-beat is at once postmodern and gothic. - Chris Dick, Decibel

• The group is a singular physical experience, the pulverizing rhythms and disorienting guitar noise entertaining the role of a sinister tag team in your speakers. Such striking balance, clothed in black. - Jacob Price, Delusions of Adequacy

• Once in a while a band comes along who not only look and sound amazing but seem to have integrity, offering something more to the listener. A band where you can delve into their world, a band who are not afraid to wear their influences for all to see. Ulterior are one of these bands. Yes they sound a little like Suicide
  Suicide
  Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Suicide is often committed out of despair or attributed to some underlying mental disorder, such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, alcoholism, or drug abuse...
  
   wrestling with JAMC however they definitely have their own take on it. Check out their latest single 15, a wall of pop noise which draws you in and instantly if you are like me you become a believer. This band mean it maaaan! - www.rmusic.co.uk

Live

Ulterior have supported the likes of The Sisters Of Mercy

The Sisters of Mercy

The Sisters of Mercy are an English rock band that formed in 1980. After achieving early underground fame in UK, the band had their commercial breakthrough in mid-1980s and sustained it until the early 1990s, when they stopped releasing new recorded output in protest against their record company...

, UK Decay

UK Decay

UK Decay are Luton-based post punk band, formed out of the ashes of another local band called The Resistors, who were Steven Abbot guitar, Steve Harle on drums, Paul Wilson vocals, and Martin Smith bass....

, The Horrors

The Horrors

The Horrors are an English band from Southend on Sea, formed in 2005. Their debut Strange House, was released in 2007 and reached number thirty-seven on the UK Albums Chart, their second album Primary Colours was released in 2009 and peaked at number 25 in the UK...

, These New Puritans

These New Puritans

These New Puritans are a British Art Rock band from the Southend-on-Sea area. The group consists of Jack Barnett , his twin brother George Barnett , Thomas Hein , and Sophie Sleigh-Johnson...

, A.R.E. Weapons

A.R.E. Weapons

A.R.E. Weapons is a noise-rock band from New York City. Formed in 1999 by Matthew McAuley, Brian F. McPeck, and Ryan Noel, A.R.E. Weapons has been described as hardcore electro-rock. Their live shows are noted for their aggressiveness and confrontational style. Rough Trade was encouraged to sign...

, Black Strobe

Black Strobe

Black Strobe were formed in Paris in 1997 by producer Arnaud Rebotini and DJ Ivan Smagghe, and were instrumental in the rise of the electroclash movement in the UK with their breakthrough single Me And Madonna...

, White Rose Movement

White Rose Movement

White Rose Movement were a post-punk/electro band from London, England. The band is named after the German anti-Nazi resistance movement White Rose...

, Tuxedo Moon and Sonic Boom

Sonic Boom

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Film

• Weapons Director: The Turrell Brothers

Promotional video by John and Tom Turrell writers and directors of the short film Tandem.

• 15 Director: Aram Garriga and The Visual Suspects

Live music video shot in Barcelona in February 2008.

• Sister Speed Director: Aram Garriga and The Visual Suspects

Feature music video shot at Razzmatazz (concert venue) in Barcelona, February 2009 on The Sisters Of Mercy European tour.

Discography

Singles

• "Weapons" (Disc Error Recordings - December 17th 2007) 12" Vinyl & Download.
• "Sister Speed" / "Aporia" (Disc Error Recordings - July 2nd 2009) 10" AA Vinyl and Download.

EPs

• 15 (Disc Error Recordings - July 2nd 2009) 12" Vinyl in three colour-ways and Download.

Compilations

• Kempers Heads (Killer Pimp - March 31st 2009) Enhanced Compact Disc and Download. USA only.
• Kempers Heads (Knew Noise Recordings - June 10th 2009) Same as 'Kempers Heads USA' Compact Disc without the multimedia. JPN only.

Other

• 'Live URA' (URA Gallery Bootleg - January 9th 2008) CD-R in black paper sleeve with 4 live tracks as one MP3 file. Limited to 300 copies. Exclusively available through Rough Trade shops UK.

External links

• Ulterior Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/ULTERIOR-Official-Band-Page/86464187031?ref=ts
• Ulterior Myspace http://www.myspace.com/electricityisblood
• Ulterior Twitter http://twitter.com/ULTERIORLONDON