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“Everything right now is so fast paced,” Pulse Ultra guitarist Dominic Cifarelli, says. “Everything is ultra this, ultra that – ultra soft tissue to wipe your ass, and ultra light cigarettes to give you ultra cancer. Then pulse stands for being human, for life. So Pulse Ultra – it’s like life amped up and taken to the next level.”
The sound of Velvet Hammer/Atlantic recording group Pulse Ultra’s debut album is that of rocks amped up and taken to the next level. “HEADSPACE” is a stirring mix of cerebral and aggressive hard rock, melding complex musical constructions with dramatic melodies and harrowing, introspective lyrics.
Tracks like “Build Your Cages” and “Glass Door” reveals the Montreal-based quartet’s multi-faceted sonic approach, with an array of unstoppable hooks, ethereal atmospherics, and ambitious arrangements.
Best friends since childhood, Cifarelli and bassist Jeff Feldman have spent most of their lives playing music together. Their high school band gigged at local parties and the occasional Battle of the Bands, but the band’s lineup was in frequent flux, leading to a temporary parting-of-the-ways in 1997. The addition of drummer Maxx Zinno brought a new sense of direction and increased focus.
“It was a very weird time,” Dominic says, “but then we got with Maxx, and the first day we jammed, we wrote three songs! It was really immediate.”
While Montreal is widely regarded for the diversity of its dance and electronic-based music, it is not exactly known as a hotbed of dark and mysterious rock ‘n’ roll. Cifarelli, Feldman, and Zinno envisioned a band that could not be imprisoned by confinement of the city’s trip-hoppin’ club scene.
The sound of Velvet Hammer/Atlantic recording group Pulse Ultra’s debut album is that of rocks amped up and taken to the next level. “HEADSPACE” is a stirring mix of cerebral and aggressive hard rock, melding complex musical constructions with dramatic melodies and harrowing, introspective lyrics.
Tracks like “Build Your Cages” and “Glass Door” reveals the Montreal-based quartet’s multi-faceted sonic approach, with an array of unstoppable hooks, ethereal atmospherics, and ambitious arrangements.
Best friends since childhood, Cifarelli and bassist Jeff Feldman have spent most of their lives playing music together. Their high school band gigged at local parties and the occasional Battle of the Bands, but the band’s lineup was in frequent flux, leading to a temporary parting-of-the-ways in 1997. The addition of drummer Maxx Zinno brought a new sense of direction and increased focus.
“It was a very weird time,” Dominic says, “but then we got with Maxx, and the first day we jammed, we wrote three songs! It was really immediate.”
While Montreal is widely regarded for the diversity of its dance and electronic-based music, it is not exactly known as a hotbed of dark and mysterious rock ‘n’ roll. Cifarelli, Feldman, and Zinno envisioned a band that could not be imprisoned by confinement of the city’s trip-hoppin’ club scene.
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Jureiko wrote:
another great band flies by unnoticed [2]
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DetoxScission wrote:
I liked these guys. Not the best, but the album is a good listen. Should have definately gotten more notice though.
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sandro666pl wrote:
"Slip In Sin" is the very best song I've ever heard and there's no band as unique as them. It haven't change for 4 years and appearantly is not going to. :3
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TOLIKDRUMMER wrote:
cool!
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hanzoushinrei wrote:
Slip In Sin tears through the fabric of my stonewall apathy...so good...
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soulbleed wrote:
i remember buying headspace the day it came out. i was in love with "never the culprit" and played it on repeat like a million times.
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3riple6 wrote:
If you like this style of music you have to check out my bands first recorded demo! Free & full download on last.fm http://www.lastfm.com/music/Zero!Tolerance leave a comment even you're haters...
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weez3l wrote:
anyone got a song for me?
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tothevultures wrote:
another great band flies by unnoticed
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ShiDrA wrote:
NFSHP2 please come back.................. there were so many good guys playing out there and most of them has broken up a long time ago.... all in all it was a good time there in early 2000
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-Lynch- wrote:
Gods! Just Gods!
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blood_vorteXxX wrote:
AMAZING band.... montreal <3
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anders_hook wrote:
I´m just trowing it out there. NFS: hot pursuit 2 In high speed with "Build your cages" is awesome!
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PePitow wrote:
hot pursuit 2
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Dybuk wrote:
grat band... too bad they bailed.
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canbera wrote:
I got the videos in mpeg versions. if someone is interested I can upload it on funkytorrents
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erikolierook wrote:
Somebody interested in the only Pulse Ultra DVD, its their promo DVD with a concert and backstage footage. On youtube you can find parts of this dvd
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lk_clip wrote:
they were great band... I love their "headspace" a lot...
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BlackHawkSaber wrote:
Great band, too bad they split up :(
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maybejusthappy wrote:
i have this album, if anyone wants to make an offer for it, message me
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