Kate's Leotard was composed as a guitar piece in early 1995 and would have been very new when this recording was made. The bass sets out a repetetive platform on which the piece is built. No lyrics were ever written and this piece was never performed in public. Flicker are planning an updated version of this for future release.
The title Kate's Leotard comes from a parody of Kate Bush, performed perhaps by the Not The Nine O' Clock News team, singing about how the largely male public would like access to the inside of the leotard worn by the wonderfully talented and beautiful Kate Bush, a sentiment with which the Ug Brothers wholeheartedly concurred.
These recordings of instrumentals – or Ugstrumentals – by The Ug Brothers were made at Graham’s flat in Fore Street, Exeter, above the Real McCoy Arcade during the late winter of 1994/5. They are most of the set of The Ug Brothers, including various pieces that were never performed live due to having had no lyrics written for them.
There are no vocals as Natalie was not there on the occasions that these Ugstrumentals were recorded. The idea was to have something to listen to and work on with a view to creating lyrics, and also as a karaoke tape for Natalie to sing along to when practising. Few further lyrics were forthcoming as things turned out. These Ugstrumental pieces still sound wonderful and full of interesting musical ideas. The concept of Ugstrumental pieces such as these was later developed by the Flicker project.
Copyright (c) Wud Records 1995, (p) Ug Music/Explicit Music 1995
