What I Want - Music

"dirty Mouthed Punk Rock With A Huge Dollop Of Sweet Stuff" Ultraxine Doesn't Do Anything By The Book. To This Brit-Based Trio There Is No Book. There's A Movie Screening In Their Heads On A Loop Telling The Story Of Their Lives Via The Medium Of 'xine'. The Made-Up Dictionary Of Rock Tells Us That The Word 'xine' Encompasses "joyful Power-Pop-Punk-Rock Tea-Drinking And Most Importantly Having A Laugh With Your Mates Whilst Rocking Out". But For Kate And Taz A Standard Level Of Xine Is Far From Adequate. Instead They Must Ultraxine Which Is How They Got Their Name. They Must Drink More Tea Than Was Previously Thought Possible Laugh Insanely With Strangers While Rocking Out In The Street And Play The Most Wonderful Catchy Melodic Power-Pop-Punk-Rock Ever Heard By Human Ears. Or Any Other Ears. Suddenly It All Makes Sense Right?
Not To Everyone. There Was A Band In Flint Michigan Called Hyperxine Who Just Couldn't Cut The Mustard. It All Got Too Much For Them And They're Currently Gibbering In A Tea-Addiction Rehab Facility. But There's More To Ultraxine Than Hot Drinks And Quirky Fun. First Off There's The Fact That The 2 Girls And One Guy Live In Separate Cities Leeds Manchester And London And Therefore Must Show The Utmost Dedication To Their Cause In Order To Simply Exist. Secondly When Playing A Full Electric Set Their Drum Stool Is Variously Filled By A Mancunian A Hungarian And A Variety Of Drummers In All Shapes And Sizes In Between. Other Than That They Can Be Found Playing The Punkiest Poppiest Acoustic Rock Set You'll Ever Catch. Ultraxine's Debut Album Taking Sweets From Strangers Was Recorded In Under A Year And Was Completely Self-Funded. This Is A Band That Is Fiercely Proud Of Their DIY Ethics. Still They Couldn't Do Everything By Themselves So They Roped In A Guru In The Shape Of GMT / Gillan / Ozzy Osbourne Guitarist Bernie Tormè Yes THAT Bernie Tormè Who Would Handle Production And Engineering Duties. The Hook-Ridden Threesome Lists Their Influences As "The Wildhearts GMT Ramones Abba Silver Sun Cheap Trick The Sweet Devin Townsend And The Beach Boys". If It Has Sunshine-Y Melodies And / Or Sweet Harmonies It Had An Impact. And Let's Face It All Of Those Bands Have Xine-D At One Time Or Another. The Band Released A New EP "Danger Of Death" In December 2010 And They Are Currently On Tour In 2011 To Promote It. Catch Them At A Toilet Near You And Offer Them A Teabag Instead Of A Beer. They'll Love You Forever. read less