Ultraelectromagneticjam!: The Music of the Eraserheads is the first tribute album to the Philippine alternative rock band Eraserheads. It was released on November 29, 2005, by Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Philippines), Inc. and produced by Jam 88.3. The album features covers of Eraserheads songs as performed by Filipino artists. The title references the band's debut album Ultraelectromagneticpop! (1993).
The album was initiated by Jam 88.3 program director Eric Perpetua. When he approached the band's record label BMG with the idea, they readily agreed as long as he selected artists âÂÂas befitting the stature of the EraserheadsâÂÂ. âÂÂEveryone jumped at the idea,â he recalled.
As for why he chose to make a tribute album to the band, Perpetua replied: âÂÂNo other band has made an impression and impact as big as they have on the music scene. No other band can create musical magic the way Ely, Marcus, Raymund and Buddy did when they come together. And no one comes close to the Eraserheads, then and now.âÂÂ
Former vocalist Ely Buendia reacted to the tribute album: "I donâÂÂt have a problem with that. I just feel itâÂÂs not yet the right time to do such tribute because IâÂÂm still doing something worthwhile." Still, he appears in the album on the track âÂÂSuperproxy 2K6â with rapper Francis M.
The album features Brownman RevivalâÂÂs cover of âÂÂMaling AkalaâÂÂ, which became a hit for the band. 6cyclemind later covered âÂÂAlapaapâ for the second Eraserheads tribute album ' in 2012 with Eunice Jorge of Gracenote.