Ultramarine (band)

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Ultramarine are a UK-based progressive dance and electronic music band, formed in the early 1990s by Paul Hammond and Ian Cooper.

Hammond and Cooper first worked together in the band A Primary Industry during the mid-1980s. Following the split of this band, they formed Ultramarine and released the album Folk in April 1990.

The duos second album release was the well received Every Man and Woman is a Star in November 1991. Ultramarine was frequently seen at festivals such as Megadog and Glastonbury during the early to mid-1990s.

Their subsequent albums failed to reach the commercial heights of Every Man and Woman is a Star however. These included United Kingdoms (released August 1993, and featuring Robert Wyatt) and Bel Air (released August 1995), they also released the single "Hymn" (with David McAlmont) in 1996. Their last album was 1998’s A User’s Guide.

A remix album of Every Man and Woman is a Star entitled Companion (it was in reality an extended version of the previously available Nightfall in Sweetleaf) was released in May 2003 and collected various early, alternative, unreleased or live versions from 1990 to 1993. Remixes of tracks were by various artists including Spooky, Sweet Exorcist and Coco Steel.