Ultramarine, the English electronic duo formed in 1989 by Ian Cooper and Paul
Hammond, emerged from Maldon, Essex, where the two met at 14 years old and later
relocated to London; their early collaboration in the mid‑1980s as A Primary
Industry set the foundation for their subsequent work. The group’s breakthrough
came with the 1989 single "Wyndham Lewis" and the 1990 release Folk on Les
Disques du Crépuscule, followed by the 1991 album Every Man and Woman Is a Star
on Brainiak Records, which established their reputation in the underground
scene. In 1992 they toured the United St...