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Ultra Vivid Scene
Origin	New York, United States
Genres	Indie rock
Years active	1987-1993
Labels	4AD, Columbia
Associated acts	Nothing But Happiness, Crash
Former members
Kurt Ralske Kristin Kramer Melora Creager Byron Guthrie Colin Rae Ann Hollis Jack Daley Julian Klepacz

Ultra Vivid Scene was an alternative rock band started by Kurt Ralske.

Former Nothing But Happiness and Crash guitarist Ralske started Ultra Vivid Scene in 1987, was signed to 4AD Records in 1988, and released his first UVS EP, She Screamed, in 1988. The debut album Ultra Vivid Scene released October 1988, was written, produced and performed entirely by Ralske, whose influences include The Velvet Underground and The Jesus and Mary Chain.^[1] The second album, Joy 1967-1990, was released in April 1990.

The last album, Rev, was released in October 1992, and was performed by a band comprising Julius Klepacz (drums) and Jack Daley (bass) with Ralske on vocals and guitar. This album was picked up by the Chaos imprint of Columbia Records (Sony Music Distribution) during the time rival Warner Bros. was having some success with its imprints' 4AD relationships (4AD/Sire, 4AD/Elektra, 4AD/Reprise).

As a live act, Ultra Vivd Scene performed only a handful of US dates in support of the first album in 1989. The second album in 1990 was supported by one month of touring in Europe and two months in the US. 1993 saw one month of US tour dates for the third and final album.

Ralske has gone on to do solo work, and has also produced albums for such artists as Rasputina, Ivy and Charles Douglas. His last known musical endeavor was the solo release a in 2001 Amor 0 + 01. Since that time, Ralske has achieved acclaim as a visual artist.

Contents 1 Discography 1.1 Singles 1.2 Albums 2 References 3 External links

[edit] Discography

[edit] Singles

Year	Title	Chart positions					Album
		US Hot 100	US Modern Rock	US Mainstream Rock	UK	UK Indie Chart[2]
1988	"She Screamed"	-	-	-	-	14	Ultra Vivid Scene
1989	"Slow You Down"	-	-	-	-	-
	"Mercy Seat"	-	-	-	-	13	Ultra Vivid Scene
	"Something To Eat" (promo)	-	-	-	-	-
1990	"Staring at the Sun"	-	25	-	-	-	Joy 1967-1990
	"It Happens Every Time"	-	19	-	-	-
	"Special One" featuring "Kim Deal"	-	14	-	-	-
1993	"Blood and Thunder"	-	27	-	-	-	Rev

[edit] Albums

• Ultra Vivid Scene (1989) 4AD/Columbia (UK Indie #10)
• Joy 1967-1990 (1990) 4AD/Columbia
• Rev (1992) 4AD/Columbia

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• UVS Archive
• Kurt Ralske's Site
• DISCOGS