| Ultra Wave | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Bootsy Collins |
| Cover: | Ultra Wave cover art.jpg |
| Released: | November 12th, 1980 |
| Recorded: | 1980 |
| Genre: | Funk |
| Length: | 41:13 |
| Label: | Warner Bros. |
| Producer: | Bootsy Collins, George Clinton |
| Prev Title: | This Boot Is Made for Fonk-N |
| Prev Year: | 1979 |
| Next Title: | The One Giveth, the Count Taketh Away |
| Next Year: | 1982 |
Ultra Wave is the fifth album released by funk musician Bootsy Collins. It was released on November 12, 1980, by Warner Bros. Records. It is the first album credited solely to Bootsy Collins, as opposed to his previous releases, which were credited to Bootsy's Rubber Band. In 2007, "Ultra Wave" was licensed through Rhino Records and reissued through the Collectors Choice music service.
Ultra Wave was produced by George Clinton and Bootsy Collins, except for three songs that were produced only by Collins ("Is That My Song?", "Fat Cat", and "Sound Crack"). It was recorded at the same time as the album Sweat Band by Sweat Band, a Bootsy Collins-led project that had issued one album for CBS/Uncle Jam Records. Like Collins' previous album, This Boot is Made for Fonk-N, Ultra Wave showcases a more experimental and progressive approach.
The Globe and Mail wrote that "the accessible stuff here is in 'Fat Cat', a spiteful dance tune and the quite lovely 'Sacred Flower', lyrically bland but lush and deep in the backgrounds."[1]
The single version of "F-Encounter" features a solo rap by Collins that was not included on the album and has never been released on CD.
The B Side of "Mug Push" contained a non-LP track entitled "Scenery" that was released on the CD compilation .