Front cover by the band’s friends.
Some copies on orange vinyl. Kinda like the Jägermeister orange. I remember designing the label artwork myself.
ULTRA BIDÉ – Africa 7″
ULTRA BIDÉ were a crazy and special band that started in Kyoto in 1978, playing a Punk, wave-ish, avant-garde style.
Then, in the 1990s there was a new incarnation around Hidé (bass player) as a trio in New York. They hung out a lot with my friends ALICE DONUT, so that’s how this release came about.
After this, they put out more great stuff on Alternative Tentacles.
Tracks
Tacky
Chicken Man
Africa
Reviews from Flipside and Maximum RocknRoll
77-ish punk rock mixed with tons of noise and feedback. strange things twist and turn with these three guys from japan. It’s hard to pin down their sound, as they bounce around so much from one sound to another. Only three songs are here to wet the appetite of those interested. They kind of remind me of an old japanese band called ABURADAKO. (FLIPSIDE)
Impressive massive noise guitar intro, promising stuff I thought, then the vocals kicked in: heavily Japanese accented English, a rousing chorus of “yeah, yeah, yeah” and something about wanting to be a Tokyo fashion boy or something. mood totally ruined for me. I guess what we have here is the result of some post-BOREDOMS influence on bands, actually the singer sounds like some japanese Jello Biafra with the vocal chords of Eye Yamashta (sic). Still, some impressive big-assed guitar sounds and catchy riffs abound. (MRR)