Ultrapop
by The Armed
- Type: Album
- Released: 16 April 2021
- Label: Sargent House
- Country: United States
- Length: 38:51
- Community rating: 3.83/5 from 20 ratings
Artists on this release: Dan Greene, Kurt Ballou, Ben Chisholm
Album Notes & Community Reviews
A landmark album for the collective, 'Ultrapop' aimed to create the 'most intense listening experience possible' by subverting genre conventions. The record fuses maximalist pop hooks with extreme noise, industrial textures, and hardcore aggression, challenging the notion of what heavy music can be. This conceptual and sonic breakthrough received widespread critical acclaim for its innovation and audaciousness.
Genres
Descriptors: maximalist, abrasive, noisy, dissonant, distorted, ferocious, melodic, experimental, bombastic, fast
Tracklist
- ULTRAPOP (2:43)
- ALL FUTURES (3:04)
- MASUNAGA VAPORS (2:30)
- A LIFE SO WONDERFUL (3:07)
- AN ITERATION (2:53)
- BIG SHELL (3:17)
- AVERAGE DEATH (4:31)
- FAITH IN MEDICATION (3:46)
- WHERE MAN KNOWS WANT (2:56)
- REAL FOLK BLUES (3:38)
- BAD SELECTION (3:44)
- THE MUSIC BECOMES A SKULL (2:38)
Credits
- The Armed - primary artist, artwork, performer
- Chris Bloyer - artwork
- Priscilla Call - artwork
- Ben Chisholm - co-producer, performer [featured performances by]
- Dan Greene - co-producer, engineer
- Kurt Ballou - engineer, executive-producer, performer [featured performances by]
- Mikhail Marinas - engineer [additional engineering by]
- Taylor Hales - engineer [assistant engineers]
- Zach Weeks - engineer [assistant engineers], mixed by, performer [featured performances by]
- Ryan Cunningham - management [logistics]
- Brad Boatright - mastered by
- Andy Pitcher - performer [featured performances by]
- Ben Koller - performer [featured performances by]
- Brian Wolski - performer [featured performances by]
- Eva Spence - performer [featured performances by]
- Jess Hall - performer [featured performances by]
- Mark Lanegan - performer [featured performances by]
- Nicole Estill - performer [featured performances by]
- Trevor Naud - performer [featured performances by]
- Troy Van Leeuwen - performer [featured performances by]
- Urian Hackney - performer [featured performances by]