Spiral / Ulterior Motive

"Spiral" / "Ulterior Motive"
Single by Pendulum
Released 10 July 2003 (New Zealand)
1 March 2004 (Worldwide)[1]
Format 12" vinyl
Genre Drum and bass
Length 6:28 "Spiral"
6:10 "Ulterior Motive"
Label Low Profile, Uprising Records
Writer(s) Rob Swire, Paul Harding, Gareth McGrillen
Producer Swire, Harding, McGrillen
Pendulum singles chronology
"Spiral" / "Ulterior Motive"
(2003)		 "Another Planet" / "Voyager"
(2004)

"Spiral" / "Ulterior Motive" is the first single by drum and bass band Pendulum. It was initially released on 10 July 2003,[2] while the band were still based in Perth, as a promotional single by Kog Transmissions' sublabel Low Profile. The single was made publicly available on 1 March 2004 by Uprising Records, with the same track listing as the promotional record.

Contents

Critical reception

"Spiral" / "Ulterior Motive" has only been released in New Zealand and so has not received much publicity or recognition. Despite this, the single has received critical reviews. One review describes "Ulterior Motive" as "not a show-stopper, [it] could be worked into a few different sets, and comes across like a fun dancefloor tune", but also describes sections of "Spiral" as "an epic crowd pleaser".[3]

Formats and track listings

These are the major formats and associated track listings of single releases of "Spiral" / "Ulterior Motive". "Spiral" was written and produced by Rob Swire, Paul Harding and Gareth McGrillen. "Ulterior Motive" was written and produced by Rob Swire.[4]

12" vinyl promo[5]
(LPO009; released 2003, promo)

A. "Spiral" – 6:28
AA. "Ulterior Motive" – 6:10

12" vinyl single[6]
(RISE002; released 1 March 2004)

A. "Spiral" – 6:28
AA. "Ulterior Motive" – 6:10

Personnel

The following people contributed to "Spiral / Ulterior Motive".[7]

References

  1. ^ The full Pendulum discography. pendulum.com.
  2. ^ Pendulum - The Spiral / Ulterior Motive - British 12". Hard To Find Records. Retrieved on 25 September 2008.
  3. ^ Ransom, Harry. DCDNB \ Reviews (2003). DCDNB. Retrieved on 24 September 2008.
  4. ^ Australasian Performing Right Association. APRA. Retrieved on 28 September 2008.
  5. ^ Low Profile :: LPO009. rolldabeats. Retrieved on 24 September 2008.
  6. ^ Uprising Records :: RISE002. rolldabeats. Retrieved on 24 September 2008.
  7. ^ Pendulum (1 March 2004). "Spiral" / "Ulterior Motive" (liner notes). Uprising Records, RISE002.

External links

Pendulum
Rob Swire · Gareth McGrillen · Paul Harding · Ben Mount · Peredur ap Gwynedd · Kevin Sawka
Paul Kodish
Studio albums
Hold Your Colour (2005) · In Silico (2008) · Immersion (2010)
Live albums
Singles
Related articles
Pendulum singles
Hold Your Colour
In Silico
"Granite" (2007) · "Propane Nightmares" (2008) · "The Other Side" (2008) · "Showdown" (2009)
Immersion
"Watercolour (2010) · "Witchcraft" (2010) · "The Island" (2010) · "Crush" (2011)
Non-album singles
"Spiral" / "Ulterior Motive" (2003) · "Ransom" (2011)
Promotional singles
Hardware Limited 03 (2006) · "The Tempest" (2008) · "Immunize" (2010)
Singles as featured artist
"Guns at Dawn" (with Baron) (2005) · "Painkiller" (with the Freestylers & SirReal) (2006) · "Security" (with the Freestylers & Ragman) (2007)
Singles as remixer
"Voodoo People" (Pendulum remix) (2005) · "ABC News Theme" (Pendulum remix) (2010)