Ute (band)
Ute | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Under the External |
| Origin | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Genres | Acid jazz |
| Years active | 1990s |
Ute is a British-Australian band formed by Ian Dixon on trumpet and keyboards and Wayne Elliott on bass guitar and keyboards.[1][2] Their music has been described as acid jazz.[3] Their album Under The External was nominated for ARIA Award for Best New Talent at the ARIA Music Awards of 1996[4]
History
British-born Ian Dixon and Wayne Elliott met in 1987 when both were students at Adelaide's Elder Conservatorium of Music, while studying music.[5] They formed a dance, jazz group, Switzerland and completed their studies.[5]
Dixon and Elliott relocated to Melbourne, where they formed Ute.[5] The group recorded demos and found greater interest in the English market, hence they relocated to London in the 1990s. They issued their debut album, Free to Be... Free to Breathe, in 1992 via 33 Records, with the pair co-producing.[5][6] Adrian Jackson in the Age wrote that they had "devised an intelligently constructed set of insistent, funky grooves as a background to a series of instrumental solos (notably Dixon's incisive trumpet and Dale Barlow's cool tenor saxophone), and even a couple of clever (Krazy Cool D-Zine)."[7] They released their major label debut Under the External in 1995.[8] Sharon Aris of the Sydney Morning Herald said of it "A freewheeling soulful vibe permeates the album which cuts a jazz groove with rap, turntables, keyboard and percussion."[9]
Discography
Studio album
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Free to Be... Free to Breathe |
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| Under the External |
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Singles
- "It's a Soul Thing" (1993) – 33 Records
- "One Time" (1993) – 33 Records
- "Joint Just Jumping" (1996) – id/Mercury
- "Not Like You" (1996) – id/Mercury
- "The Third Way"
Awards and nominations
ARIA Music Awards
The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARIA Music Awards of 1996 | Under The External | Best New Talent | Nominated | [11] |
References
- ^ Jackson, Adrian (23 October 1992), "Collector's piece comes to life", BRW
- ^ Molitorisz, Sacha (15 March 1996), "Cruise Control", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ Jordan, Peter (19 May 1995), "Mixing, melding magic", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ "Best New Talent", ARIA
- ^ a b c d "Ute". Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Archived from the original on 24 April 1998. Retrieved 13 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Free to Be... Free to Breathe". MusicAustralia. Archived from the original on 21 July 2005. Retrieved 13 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Jackson, Adrian (29 October 1992), "McGann's 'Ugly Beauty' is a classic", The Age
- ^ Guilliatt, Richard (22 September 1995), "Jazz Funk just foreplay", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ Aris, Sharon (17 February 1996), "Ute - Under the External", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ Booth, Karen (31 May 1996), "UNDER THE EXTERNAL, Ute (id/mercury)", The Australian Jewish News
- ^ "Winners by Year 1996". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 14 December 2007. Retrieved 17 July 2019.