Perry Farrell's Satellite Party is a new rock project featuring talents of guitar virtuoso Nuno Bettencourt, drummer Kevin Figueiredo, Etty Lau Farrell on background vocals and Carl Restivo on bass. Additionally a host of guests appear on this recording - namely Flea, John Frusciante, Hybrid, Peter Hook, Peter DiStefano, Harry Gregson-Williams, Stacy "Fergie" Ferguson and Thievery Corporation among others - say, a 30-piece orchestra. More often than not these kind of supergroups don't work, but Satellite Party is a refreshing exception to the rule, and the album only gets better with ensuing listens. Perhaps one of the album's highlights is "Woman in the Window", which features an unreleased Jim Morrison vocal track "Just try and stop us, we're going to love."

The hippie-tinged story on this record is about a collaborative brain trust of artistic visionaries, including writers, musicians and environmentalist called The Solutionists, and the concept works surprisingly well throughout the whole record. Musically this record is rather diverse, and could be described as a mixture of psychedelic rock, funk, dance music and urban beats with occasional symphonic elements. Ultra Payloaded comes in a digipack made exclusively out of recycled paper, thus making the packaging an ambitious gesture in helping to promote a healthy, sustainable environment.

All in all, Perry Farrell's Satellite Party is a welcome addition to any music enthusiast's collection. It's a well-produced and overall solid effort consisting of quality up-beat tunes. At the very least, be sure to watch the music video of Wish Upon a Dogstar.

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- MAGE (July 12th, 2007)

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LINE-UP:
Farrell, Perry: Vocals Bettencourt, Nuno: Guitars Restivo, Carl: Bass Figueiredo, Kevin: Drums Farrell, Etty Lau: Background Vocals
Producer:	Farrell, Perry, Bettencourt, Nuno & Lillywhite, Steve
Mixing by:	Farrell, Perry & Bettencourt, Nuno
Mastering by:	St. John, Bob

	TRACKLIST:
	01. Wish Upon a Dogstar 02. Only Love, Let's Celebrate 03. Hard Life Easy 04. Kinky 05. The Solutionists 06. Awesome 07. Mr. Sunshine 08. Insanity Rains 09. Milky Ave 10. Ultra Payloaded 11. Woman in the Window Length: 47:20