ULTRAREV is an an LA based band that was created originally to write music to be used in the Motion Picture AMERICAN COWSLIP, starring Ronnie Gene Blevins, Val Kilmer, Rip Torn, Bruce Dern, Diane Ladd, Cloris Leachman and Peter Falk. After writing an album of powerful material in the vein of late 60's , early 70's rock, the band signed a deal with Feudal Records to release the album in conjunction with the film.
Feudal's President, Robert Shahnazarian, has signed ULTRAREV to his label and will work with the band to produce their music for the film American Cowslip. The band was brought together specifically for American Cowslip by Director and DP, Mark David, also the drummer for the band. RT also consists of Color's former lead singer, Chris Cann, previously signed to Virgin Records, bassist Ben Shepherd from the 90's alternative rock and Grammy award-winning band Soundgarden, guitarist Dean Truitt (formerly of Seed and Color) and keyboardist Joe Blaustein (formerly of Rowdy and Krassimir). “After having a chance to view a rough cut of the film and listen to demos from the band, I immediately signed on to produce this incredible group of musicians”, says Shahnazarian. American Cowslip, a dark comedy currently in post production with Buffalo Speedway Film Company, has partnered with Feudal Records's Robert Shahnazarian to produce and distribute music for the feature film due out Fall 2008.
The film boasts a cast of 8 Academy Award nominees including Val Kilmer, Bruce Dern, Diane Ladd, Cloris Leachman, Peter Falk, Priscilla Barnes, and Rip Torn and along with Hanna Hall and its’ lead actor Ronnie Gene Blevins. In Blythe, California, a small town in the remote California desert, Ethan Inglebrink is an eccentric, agoraphobic heroin addict who is obsessed with his garden. This dark comedy follows the last days of Ethan's life as he struggles to find purpose at a time when it might be too late to even matter. After convincing his senior poker buddies that he is diabetic, in order to explain his frequent use of syringes, Ethan shoots up while trying to win poker money to fund his gardening hobby and drug use. Nearing eviction, Ethan gardens furiously in hopes of winning the $10,000 first prize in the "Garden of the Year" contest so he can pay his delinquent rent. Between sugar-munching binges and exchanges with a motley crew of neighbors, Ethan tries to grow the perfect "American cowslip", a beautiful, rare flower that will be the centerpiece of his garden and the floral representation of his life. When his efforts are thwarted by his landlord/high school football coach/next door neighbor, Trevor O'Hart, Ethan faces eviction and the loss of his beloved garden, his sanity and the camaraderie he shares with his best friend and poker buddy, Roe. Believing he has finally found true love, Ethan unknowingly expedites his own demise when he reciprocates the affections of Georgia, a beautiful seventeen-year old girl who lives across the street and dreams of leaving Blythe and her abusive father behind. Head to head in a hilarious battle of the gardens with Trevor, Ethan must rise to the occasion and fix the life that he has screwed up so badly and save Georgia. With a seemingly subconscious awareness of his impending death, he decides that if he's going down, then he's going down in style.
