Ubik (band)

Ubik
Ubik in 2020
Background information
Origin	Melbourne, Victoria
Genres	Punk post-punk
Years active	2016 (2016)–2017 (2017), 2018 (2018)–present
Members	Ashleigh Wyatt Tessa Tribe Nellie Pearson Max Kohane
Past members	Chris Simpson

Ubik are an Australian punk and punk rock band from Melbourne.[1]

History

Ubik started as the side project of members from the band Masses, guitarist Tessa Tribe, bassist Nellie Pearson, and vocalist Ashleigh "Ash" Wyatt. The original lineup also included drummer Chris Simpson, who was introduced by Pearson.[2] They released the singles "Piece of Mind" and "Andrew Bolts Twitter Account" on December 3, 2016, the latter named after Australian conservative commentator Andrew Bolt that, according to Vice, "explores the dangerous paranoia and social fear and mistrust that conservative columnists and broadcasters can breed."[3] They released their first extended play Demo on December 9, 2016.

On January 20, 2018, they released the self-titled EP Ubik, which includes the song "The Fly" named after the movie of the same name.[4] , On May 5, 2018, they released a collaboration EP with the band Cold Meat called Ubik / Cold Meat Split, where they covered X's song "Nausea" from their debut album Log Angeles.[2][5]

On September 27, 2019, the band released their debut album Next Phase after a brief hiatus.[6] The album had a launch event that included Vampire, Bitumen and The Uglies, but the event was met with sound issues.[7] Daniel Lupton of Sorry State Records called it a "very riffing and melodic, but also a little aggressive."[8]

Members

• Ashleigh "Ash" Wyatt – vocals
• Tessa Tribe – guitar
• Nellie Pearson – bass and vocals
• Max Kohane – drums

Former

• Chris Simpson – drums (2016)

Discography

Albums

Title	EP details
Next Phase MLP	Released: August 21, 2019 Label: Iron Lung Format: Digital download, streaming, cassette

Extended plays

Title	EP details
Demo	Released: December 9, 2016 Label: Lost in Fog Records Format: Digital download, streaming, cassette
Self Titled EP	Released: January 20, 2018 Label: Symphony of Destruction/Aarght Records Format: Digital download, streaming, cassette
Ubik / Cold Meat Split	Released: May 9, 2018 Label: Lost in Fog Records/Helta Skelta Records Format: Digital download, streaming, cassette

References

1. Morris, Chris (September 30, 2019). "Ubik-Next Phase MLP (2019)". Dead Air At The Pulpit.
2. "NELLIE PEARSON FROM MELBOURNE BRAT-BEAT PUNK BAND UBIK: "WE'RE ALL SITTING AT HOME GETTING WEIRD BECAUSE OF THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC. INSTEAD OF BEING AT ALL PRODUCTIVE… I WEAR SOFT PANTS AND PLAY VIDEO GAMES"". Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie Zine. April 17, 2020.
3. "Ubik Aren't Waiting to Become Your New Favourite Brat-Beat Punk Band". Vice. December 3, 2016.
4. "PREMIERE: UBIK – 'THE FLY'". Weirdo Wasteland. January 16, 2018.
5. "PREMIERE: UBIK / COLD MEAT – 'LOST & LATER' / 'HIGH MAINTENANCE'". Weirdo Wasteland. March 21, 2018.
6. "Album of the Week: UBIK – 'Next Phase'". 50Thirdand3rd. October 13, 2019.
7. Smith, Jakeb (February 12, 2019). "Despite some sound issues, Melbourne punks Ubik launched their new album in emphatic fashion". Beat Magazine.
8. Lupton, Daniel (October 10, 2019). "Record of the Week: Electric Chair: Performative Justice 7" + Staff Picks". Sorry State Records.