Founded in 2016 in Hayward, California by CSUEB Dance and Inclusive Performance Professor Eric Kupers and CSUEB student Jacob Goldstein, Ultrasonic Current explores the intersections of music genres such as folk, blues, rock & roll, world, experimental rock, and spoken word poetry.
Our first studio album, Collabyrinth of Souls “dropped” on Dec. 20th, 2020. You can listen to it through various platforms found here.
https://ultrasoniccurrent.hearnow.com/
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Collaborynth of Souls
The debut studio album of UltraSonic Current
To listen to and/or purchase songs: https://ultrasoniccurrent.hearnow.com
Produced by the Department of Theatre and Dance, Dandelion Dance Theater, and the Inclusive Interdisciplinary Ensemble at California State University, East Bay
Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Kristoph Klover at Flowinglass Music, www.flowinglass.com
Ultrasonic Current emerged out of CSU East Bay’s Creativity Lab, which is a collaborative project of the Inclusive Interdisciplinary Ensemble and the College Link Program, intended as a safe and supportive space for neurodivergent creative work.
More info: bit.ly/CSUEBIIE
UltraSonic Current is:
Jacob Goldstein – vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass, saxophone
Eric Kupers – vocals, octave mandolin, bass, percussion, loopstation, jawharp, waterphone
Raven Malouf-Renning – vocals, harmonium, Moyo drum
Max Sovine – bass
Marisa Banuelos – vocals, alternative percussion
Anik Bapna – rhythm keyboard
Chris Verga – lead keyboard
Additional contributors:
Nathan Brinkley – writing credit and performance of text in Power/Societal Delusion, the performance of text for Wandering On
Prakash Ernst – songwriting credit for lyrics in This Too Shall Pass
Bandelion’s Amy Marie & Deborah Trudell McKaigg– additional vocals on Only Missing Part
Kristoph Klover – additional vocals on I Wonder
Part 1
| Tracknumber | Song | Written by | Length(minutes) |
| 1 | My Voice | Goldstein | 3.5 |
| 2 | To the Wild | Kupers | 8 |
| 3 | Interlewd | Kupers | 1.5 |
| 4 | This Too Shall Pass | Goldstein, Ernst | 10.5 |
| 5 | Overpass | Goldstein | 5.5 |
| 6 | Fifteens Between | Kupers, adapted from Kitka and Ensemble Rasa’s recordings of Tec, Peleite, Zērņu Zogtu | 4.5 |
| 7 | Power/Societal Delusion (ft. Nathan) | Goldstein, Brinkley | 5 |
| 8 | Winter Paths | Kupers | 5 |
| 9 | Walk in Freedom | Kupers | 5.5 |
| 10 | Wandering On | Kupers, with opening music, adapted from Fairuz’ Hanna al-Sakran | 11.5 |
Part 2
| Track number | Song | Written by | Length (minutes) |
| 1 | Overpass (instrumental) | Goldstein | 5.5 |
| 2 | Labyrinth | Malouf-Renning | 7 |
| 3 | Farewell | Goldstein | 3 |
| 4 | Only Missing Part (featuring Bandelion) | Kupers, adapted from traditional Macedonian Song, Makedonsko Devojče | 11 |
| 5 | Walking in the Darkness | Kupers | 4 |
| 6 | Between | Malouf-Renning, with lyrics adapted from Sam Shepard and Joe Chaikin’s Tongues | 2 |
| 7 | Crossing | Kupers | 7 |
| 8 | I Wonder | Kupers | 8 |
| 9 | I See the Sun | Goldstein | 3.5 |
| 10 | In My Soul | Goldstein | 7.5 |
Ultrasonic Current logo by Ian Woodworth. Collabyrinth of Souls album drawing by Nancy Ostrovsky — design by Sierra Dee
Ultrasonic Current Community Page is here: Ultrasonic Community