I transisted from dance and house music into a hardcore and gabba techno phase when I was in sixth form college between the ages of 16-18, and then on into my University years. Hailing from Glasgow Scotland, Ultra-Sonic were one of the best bands from this era, along with dutch band Dyewitness. Most of the hardcore techno music at the time orginated from Scotland and Rotterdam, with two of the most prominent record labels located in Glasgow and Rotterdam.

Tekno Junkies was Ultra-Sonic's first album release, after a succession of single releases prior, all of which made the album with the exception - rather strangely - of "Acid Circus". US for short, were primarily Rodger Lee and frontman MC Mallorca Lee. Rodger and Lee were later joined for their 2nd album, "Global Tekno Junkies" by guitarist Pete Coughlan, who later still assumed the role of lead MC in 1998 when Mallorca left the band due to muscial and personal differences with Coughlan.

Actually, US were a bit of a phenomenon in Scotland, partially due to the massive coverage they scored with the then large-scale rave production companies, such as "Fantazia", "Rezerection", "Raindance", "Dreamscape", "Helter Skelter" and the likes, but also due to the massive scene in Scotland. They were also very popular in the specific areas of England and Ireland that were massively into this branch of dance / rave music, such as the legendary Club Kinetic, where they later recorded a live album (I was there on the evening and it was truly electric), "The Warehouse" in Donacster, "Bowlers" in Manchester, "The Sanctuary" in Milton Keynes, and the two hardcore clubs closest to where I grew up ... "The Hard Dock Cafe" on the infamous Dock Road in Liverpool, and "The Dome", across the Mersey in Birkenhead. In fact, it was at "The Dome" in Birkenhead where I first witnessed Ultra-Sonic play live with my younger brother ... usually a very shady / dodgy club, full of what we termed as "growlers" (Hence, I drove over and didn't drink, just to keep my witts about me!), they quite literally tamed the audience with an awesome set, that completely lifted the typical atmosphere of the place.

In 1992, Ultra-Sonic performed at Fantazia's "Big Bang" event to 12,000 party-goers at the SECC in Glasgow, along with a host of other acts and DJ's, such as Rat Pack, Carl Cox, Mikey B et al, and where - along with Carl Cox (typically) - one of the highlights of the event. Voted as Scotlands best dance act the same year, the band have won a heap of awards and accolades, having worked hard to gain such recognition, with over 80 tours of Germany under their belt, along with numerous trips to Australia, Asia, North, Central and Latin Amercia.

2) Annihilating Rhythm (pt1) - The original hardcore anthem ! This truly wild hardcore techno track full of beats, rhythms and electronica sounds, is complete with the infamous question, the crowd never fails to join in with ... "We have a question ...... Do you love your hardcore?", before all help breaks loose. Classic.

6) Sugar Free Tekno (Live) - Nothing added, just pure unadulterated techno. The hardest track on the album bouncing along at god knows how many beats per minute.

8) Blue Simley's Plan - First of the pure studio tracks, not featuring any MC'ing of crowd participation ... "We have a plan ... we think it's working!"

10) Obsession - The bands first 12" release and incredibly anthemic, with haunting female vocal throughout.

15) Eternity - Fairly short track, with piano riff and bass building throughout ... "This is not over yet!"