Ultramajic

Ultramajic
Founded 2013 - present
Founder Jimmy Edgar, Travis Stewart (Machinedrum), Pilar Zeta,
Status Active
Genre Electronic music, art
Country of origin United States and Germany
Location Los Angeles, California
Official website Ultramajic on Facebook

Ultrajamic Records was founded by Jimmy Edgar, artist Pilar Zeta and Travis Stewart (Machinedrum) in 2013.[1] They have released over a dozen albums in the electronic genre, with both Zeta and Edgar designing most album covers.[2][3] Among releases in 2013 were Danny Daze, L-Vis 1990, Matrixxman, Aden, and Edgar himself.[4] Recent releases include discs by artists such as Spatial, whose 2014 EP Vice Media called the label's "most beautiful album yet."[5]

History

DJ and producer Jimmy Edgar met and befriended artist Pilar Zeta round 2011, when both were living in Berlin.[6] Upon meeting Edgar, Zeta explained that "We have similar influences and backgrounds, so we just started working on different projects together: covers, tarot cards, collages, rituals etc."[7] While traveling in Machu Picchu in 2013, Zeta and Edgar founded the label Ultramajic.[6] Machinedrum, a Berlin DJ and collaborator with Edgar, is also a founder of the company.[1]

DJ Broadcast dubbed Zeta the "primary design outlet" for the label, still based in Berlin as of September 2013, though Edgar also designs a large number of the label's album covers.[7] Now based in Los Angeles, the company works on multi-media projects in music, art, photography, video, and installations.[6] Among other projects the label has the release series Metaphysix, with artists given themes and ideas such as "mentalism" to interpret artistically.[8] "Danny Daze - Silicon," released on Ultramajic, was featured in the magazine Viewpoint Surface in 2014.[9] Zeta continues to design much of the label's cover art.[10]

Discography

Main series

Releases by Ultramajic
Yr Album/single Artist(s) Cat# Date Notes
2013 Hot Inside Jimmy Edgar LVX001 Jun 10, 2013 12" EP
Metaphysix I: Mentalism Aden/Creepy Autograph LVX002 Aug 23, 2013 12" EP
Mercurio Jimmy Edgar LVX003 Dec 2, 2013 12" EP
2014 Whip EP Aden LVX004 Jan 13, 2014 12" EP
Silicon EP Danny Daze LVX005 Feb 17, 2014 12" EP
Four Aden LVX006 Mar 17, 2014 12" EP
Metaphysix II: Rhythm Various LVX007 Apr 21, 2014 12" EP
Silicon Remixes Danny Daze LVX008 May 26, 2014 12" EP
Rub Chambray LVX009 Jun 23, 2014 12" EP
Circlon EP Spatial LVX010 Jul 28, 2014 12" EP
Metaphysix III: Correspondence Various LVX011 Aug 15, 2014 12" EP
Saline Jimmy Edgar LVX012 Oct 13, 2014 12" EP
Rub Remixes Chambray LVX013 Nov 17, 2014 12" EP
Feel So Free EP Crystal Bandito LVX014 Dec 14, 2014 12" EP
2015 Tanz Aden LVX015 Jan 26, 2015
tba tba LVX016

White series

Releases by Ultramajic in the white series
Yr Album/single Artist(s) Cat# Notes
2014 White Majic 001 Jimmy Edgar/Aden LVX WHITE001 12" EP
2015 tba tba LVX WHITE002

Further reading

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ryce, Andrew (April 25, 2013). "The Berlin-based duo will launch a new label with an EP from Edgar in June.". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2014-12-05.
  2. ↑ Pilar Zeta at Discogs
  3. ↑ Pilar Zeta at Allmusic
  4. ↑ Ultramajic article at Dummy Magazine
  5. ↑ Spatial's 'Circlon' EP Is the Most Beautiful Ultramajic Record We've Ever Heard (Vice Media)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Pilar Zeta: A Cosmology of Design". PilarZeta.com. Retrieved 2014-12-05.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Cole, Dan (September 17, 2013). "Pilar Zeta Interview: Retro Futurism". DJ Broadcast. Retrieved 2014-12-05.
  8. ↑ Maymind, Leo (July 23, 2013). "Jimmy Edgar's Ultramajic Label Readies New Release Series". XLR8R. Retrieved 2014-12-05.
  9. ↑ "Viewpoint Surface (Graphic Design Forecast)". Trans disciplinary Design. Retrieved 2014-12-05. (Winter 2014)
  10. ↑ "Interview with Pilar Zeta". Women in Dance. 2014. Retrieved 2014-12-05.

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