In 2007, "Ultra Wave" was licensed through Rhino Records and reissued through the Collectors Choice music service.

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.

"[3] 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 Back in the Day: The Best of Bootsy.