Ultraista is an electronic duo from Los Angeles that started putting out music around 2010. Their sound pulls from electro and house, with Travis Stewart handling vocals and Martin Morales on guitar and production. They released their self-titled debut album in 2012, following a couple of earlier EPs.
Songs like "Our Song" and "Bad Insect" show their approach: Stewart's vocals drift over steady, pulsing beats. In 2013, the video for "Bad Insect" was pulled from MTV for its graphic insect imagery. The band has generally kept a low profile, rarely doing interviews or sharing much about themselves publicly.
They put out the EP Nightlife in 2013 and another album called Ultraviolet in 2015. Their music tends to sit in that space between hypnotic and melancholic, built on electronic rhythms but with an indie sensibility running through it.
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