{{Short description|British techno duo}} {{Multiple issues| {{mfn|date=May 2025}} {{more citations needed|date=December 2014}} }} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2015}} {{Use British English|date=August 2015}} {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians --> | name = Universal Indicator | image = | caption = | image_size = | background = group_or_band | alias = | origin = | instrument = | genre = [[Acid techno]] | occupation = | years_active = 1992–1995, 2001 | label = [[Rephlex Records]] | associated_acts = | website = | past_members = [[Mike Dred]]<br />[[Aphex Twin|Richard D. James]] }} '''Universal Indicator''' is the group name for [[Rephlex Records]] artists [[Aphex Twin|Richard D. James]] (as Martin Tressider) and [[Mike Dred]] (a.k.a. The Kosmik Kommando). [[Universal Indicator|The name]] is a reference to the signature [[acid techno]] sound found on all the releases. Five projects were released, and a compilation CD was mixed by Dred.

All the albums are named after different colours used on the [[Universal Indicator|UI]] spectrum. Their catalog numbers reference [[Roland Corporation|Roland]] synthesizers: the [[Roland TB-303|TB-303]], the [[Roland TR-606|TR-606]], the [[Roland MC-202|MC-202]], and the [[Roland SH-101|SH-101]]. They were released in the following order: ''[[Universal Indicator Blue|Blue]]'', ''Red'', ''Yellow'', and ''[[Universal Indicator Green|Green]].'' ''Blue'' and ''Yellow'' were produced by Dred, while ''Red'' and ''Green'' are often attributed to James, though never officially. A fifth, released directly under Mike Dred's alias, expands the colour spectrum theme beyond the visible spectrum into ''Ultra-Violet''.

==Discography== {| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;" |- !align="left"|Release Information |- |align="left"|'''''Blue''''' * Released: 1992 * Format: 12" vinyl * Label: [[Rephlex Records]] * Catalogue Number: TB-303 |- |align="left"|'''''Red''''' * Released: 1992 * Format: 12" vinyl * Label: [[Rephlex Records]] * Catalogue Number: TR-606 |- |align="left"|'''''Yellow''''' * Released: 1993 * Format: 12" vinyl * Label: [[Rephlex Records]] * Catalogue Number: MC-202 * Officially by [[The Kosmik Kommando]] |- |align="left"|'''''Green''''' * Released: 1995 * Format: 12", 10", 7" vinyl * Label: [[Rephlex Records]] * Catalogue Number: SH-101 |- |align="left"|'''''Green promo''''' * Released: 1995 * Format: 7" vinyl * Label: [[Rephlex Records]] * Catalogue Number: SH-101 |- |align="left"|'''''Innovation in the Dynamics of Acid''''' * Released: 2001 * Format: CD * Label: [[Rephlex Records]] * Catalogue Number: CAT 117 CD * This is a DJ mix CD by [[Mike Dred]] of the material from the original releases. The music is credited to "various artists" and Richard D. James is thanked under the alias Martin Tressider. |- |align="left"|'''''Universal Indicator 5 (Ultra-Violet)''''' * Released: 2001 * Format: 12" vinyl * Label: [[Beta Bodega]] * Catalogue Number: BB03.5 * Officially by [[The Kosmik Kommando]] |}

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===Further reading=== *big tunes. Mixmag. 2018;(327):15. Accessed May 16, 2025. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&AN=131462337&lang=ru&site=eds-live&scope=site *Nina Kraviz. Mixmag. 2013;13(11):1-10. Accessed May 16, 2025. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&AN=93625957&lang=ru&site=eds-live&scope=site *https://thequietus.com/news/aphex-twin-more-feature-new-trip-compilation/ *https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/various-artists-dont-mess-with-cupid-cause-cupid-aint-stupid/

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