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hotel ultra review

hotel ultra another quite interesting release that has nothing ultra about it nor anything to do with a hotel. basically 2 tracks, "original hotel ultra" and "gay hotel ultra" that make absolutely no sense. at almost any given point, there is the sound of a saxophone in the back ground playing nothing in particular. a recording of a gay porno movie is playing (the police officer pulling over the speeding leatherboy type scenario) during the 1st track, along with some moaning and screaming and lots of japanese 70's funk and pop music playing in the background. the reoccuring sounds of various amounts and types of static also show up throughout both songs. some whipping sounds come in as well. fairly interesting production throughout that leaves a rather disorienting feeling to the listener. the 2nd track starts off fairly quietly and gets back into the same groove as the first track, sans the gay porn. the sounds of the sax and the static return along with some more melodramatic classical music that fades out into some electronic fidgetiness that breaks into some super funky santana type funk jam. this lasts for a bit before we are left with nothing more than just the electronic tones, static and that damn saxophone. the sounds of airplanes, a large crowd singing inside of an arena, and a man giving some sort of a speech also bleed in and out of the songs as it progresses. more talking and some piano playing in the background get thrown into the mix. i guess the fact that i do not understand any japanese keeps me from finding the hidden gem that might possibly lie in this mix somewhere. cover and back art are both dark green and red cartoon drawings that are hard to make out. definately an interesting piece, but not a great starting place. put out by kubitsuri tape 1994. (33:47)