UltraSex

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UltraSex
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Cover art for the American release
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 3, 2002 [1]
Genre Electronic, [1] electropop [2]
Length55:40 (Europe)
52:38 (U.S.) [3]
Label International DeeJay Gigolo Records (Europe)
Emperor Norton Records (U.S.)
Mount Sims chronology
UltraSex
(2002)
Wild Light
(2005)

UltraSex is the debut studio album by American electronic music producer Mount Sims. [2] It was released in 2002 by International DeeJay Gigolo Records in Europe, and Emperor Norton Records in the United States.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Uncut 8.0/10 [4]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Edmonton Journal Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Blender Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]

Christian Hoard, writing for Rolling Stone in 2002, gave the album a rating of three out of five stars: "Without the hooks or sense of humor of other electro revivalists such as Detroit Grand Pubahs or Fischerspooner, the L.A. band is left to its own slinky devices, which in fact works pretty well on 'Escape Hatch,' whose silly let's-slip-away fantasy is actually improved by its cheapness. Elsewhere, the dark, minor-key melodies sound like afterthoughts." [5]

Bradley Torreano of AllMusic rated the album four out of five stars, writing: "The lack of personal lyrics may leave some cold, but the raw sexual honesty of tracks like 'Come and Get It' don't require any introspective touches to remain effective. In his debut album, Mount Sims manages to kick down some boundaries and offer a throbbing, sensual slab of neo-electro that isn't afraid to offer some self-aware laughs." [8]

Track listing

International DeeJay Gigolo Records track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Hate Fuck"3:25
2."Good Service"3:48
3."Rational Behavior"3:41
4."Delicious Nutricious"3:58
5."How We Do"3:55
6."Blue Day"3:59
7."Come And Get It"4:11
8."Alone With You"3:24
9."Sex Dimention"3:46
10."Object Electronique"3:11
11."Later On That Night"4:25
12."Bass Fiend"3:57
13."Esc Hatch"3:41
14."Androgeny"2:28
15."Digital General"3:51
Total length:55:40
Emperor Norton Records track listing [3]
No.TitleLength
1."How We Do"3:54
2."Together Alone"3:24
3."We Electric"3:11
4."Unspeakable"4:27
5."Escape Hatch"3:42
6."If I Can't Have You"6:06
7."Rational Behavior"3:41
8."Delicious & Nutritious"3:57
9."Blue Day"3:57
10."Come And Get It"4:12
11."Hollywood Bride"3:34
12."Black Sunglasses"4:51
13."Good Service"3:38
Total length:52:38

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 "UltraSex - Album by Mount Sims". Apple Music . Retrieved February 7, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Twist! howl! buckle! break! and repeat after me". Resident Advisor . Retrieved February 7, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "UltraSex - Album by Mount Sims". Spotify. Archived from the original on April 23, 2025. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
  4. "UltraSex". Uncut . December 2002. p. 142.
  5. 1 2 Hoard, Christian (October 17, 2002). "Mount Sims, Ultra Sex, 3 Stars". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on November 30, 2002. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
  6. Sperounes, Sandra (October 12, 2002). "UltraSex". Edmonton Journal . Retrieved February 7, 2025 via newspapers.com.
  7. 1 2 3 Hunter, James (November 2002). "Sexy L.A. trio makes hot love on top of synthesizers". Blender . p. 137.
  8. 1 2 Torreano, Bradley. "UltraSex - Mount Sims". AllMusic . Retrieved February 7, 2025.