Ultra-Obscene is the debut studio album by Breakbeat Era, a collaborative project consisting of Roni Size, DJ Die, and Leonie Laws. It was released on XL Recordings in 1999. It peaked at number 31 on the UK Albums Chart.
Critical reception
Rick Anderson of AllMusic says, "Leonie Laws is not a tuneless singer, by any means, but her approach is more punk than pop, and the instrumental accompaniment is straight out of the 'darkcore' subgenre of drum'n'bass, a style typified by minor chords and creepy, robotic basslines." Laurence Phelan of The Independent called it "the first successful vocal d'n'b album."
Track listing
Personnel Credits adapted from liner notes. Roni Size – production, mixing DJ Die – production, mixing Leonie Laws – vocals Roger Beaujolais – vibraphone (3, 15) Rob Chant – guitar (3) Jeff Rose – guitar (4, 12, 13) Adrian Utley – guitar (7) Richard Glover – bass guitar (4, 13) Toby Pascoe – drums (8) Max Sedgeley – drums (11) Dave Amso – engineering Andy Henderson – additional engineering Absolute – additional mixing Alex Jenkins – art direction, design, photography
Charts Chart Peakposition UK Albums (OCC) 31
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