Ulver - s/d

interesting. that song sounds like it's splitting the difference between circle and mew. i would love it if the new album's a little more like "synen," the old demo they contributed to last year's amazing whom the moon a nightsong sings comp -- dark, sort of militaristic, acid folk

ULVER – WARS OF THE ROSES (K Scope)
Release Date – May 16th

New studio album from Norwegian dark music legends

www.myspace.com/ulver1

Ulver are the latest band to join the Kscope roster. Early pioneers of Norwegian black metal, the band have continually evolved throughout their career and now stand as living legends of the dark music industry, blending rock, electronica, symphonic and chamber traditions along with noise and experimental music to create ground-breaking material.

Until this point the band have remained uncompromisingly independent, operating without marketing, advertising or any backing from a label (except their own imprint, Jester Records). Despite this stance the band are revered around the world, have sold in excess of half a million records, have well over 11,000,000 plays on Last FM and the interest does not seem to be fading; indeed the band are now preparing to make another step with a bigger label and new management.

The last two years have also seen Ulver emerge as a live band. Following their first live performance in May 2009, at the Norwegian Festival of Literature, the band toured Europe in 2010 selling out prestigious venues such as the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London, Volksbühne in Berlin and Casa da Música in Porto, to great acclaim.

Wars Of The Roses was mixed by producer extraordinaire John Fryer (Depeche Mode, Cocteau Twins, Swans etc.), following a chance meeting outside Crystal Canyon studios during the latter stages of recording. Sounds like fate.

1. February MMX
2. Norwegian Gothic
3. Providence
4. September IV
5. England
6. Island
7. Stone Angels

have well over 11,000,000 plays on Last FM

Is this really a "thing" in press releases now?

Regardless, so very excited for this!

fuck yes, album of the year contender

*slavers*

"providence" is blowing my mind

"stone angels" is the best album closer since "good thoughts, bad thoughts"

oh someone revived it already, just listening to it now

wait shit this is out?

leaked.

the quality of the leak i got to hear sucked, but even so, this album kicked my ass

I've been slowly warming to this album. At first, it seems to lack a bit the consistency of theme and focus of "Shadows of the Sun", but I'm glad they're not resting on their laurels. Probably would make for a good headphones album, since there's lots of sonic detail that is easy to miss if not listening closely.

still need to hear this; i pulled out Blood Inside the other day and that still sounds overwhelmingly good

great record; sort of what blood inside would be like with a more consistent field of vision? by which i mean, there are the jazz and ambient elements, they're just more organically integrated.

which, the abrupt collage of blood inside is so instrumental in that record's overall effect—each track causes a specific vertigo. here the lateral moves are smooth, graceful.

"september iv" is so so gorgeous.

I'm leaning toward this new record being a dud. I love the last two, but this hasn't grabbed me nor given me much desire to grapple with it further to see if it ever will. as o. nate says, it lacks focus. Likely it is merely that I don't like the direction they've taken away from Shadows which I truly love.

I haven't given it many thorough listens, but I really love the opening track and the aforementioned "September IV."

I listened to it again this morning after not playing it for a while, and it was better than I remembered. I think maybe it just wasn't what I was hoping for after Shadows of the Sun (i.e., more of the same). It's starting to hang together a bit better in my mind.

"providence" was the first 'holy shit!' listen i had with the new one

i love this band more and more every day.

Childhood's End is pretty fucking superb, eh

another complete left-turn in their sinuous progress through modern musical history; the song-choices are uniformly excellent; the sound is cavernous, swirling, liquid; Ulver have an amazing sense of the psychedelic that comes across as their own even when covering psych classics relatively straight

one of the all-time cover albums, love love love love....

The first track on Bergtatt: I CANNOT stop listening to it.

great interview: http://www.decibelmagazine.com/featured/kristoffer-rygg-ulver-interviewed/

didn't even know a new record was coming out, though i had heard of the commissioned piece

http://www.decibelmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/ulver_messe_decibel_2013.jpg

psyched

they had turned fucking 20 for the Blake album

Were they all, what, 15 when they made Bergtatt? Holy motherfuck

Brilliant interview, of course. Rygg is wonderfully eloquent and subtle. I can't wait for the new record. :)

I still listen to many songs from the blake / perdition city albums. a shock back then...

what the fuck is this thing and where does it come from?

THIS IS INCREDIBLE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EtSWs9729s

fuqqq

just read their piece on the record industry: http://www.metalsucks.net/2012/12/10/ulver-are-raging-against-the-record-label-machine/

think i'll buy this

turns out the opening track is the best thing on this, but it's still pretty cool

'son of man' has a beautiful build-up and then goes all fucken emmerich soundtrack on us :(

I picked up Childhood's End recently, and I'm really digging it.

ULVER "Trolsk Sortmetall 1993 - 1997" North American Pre-order starts today!

http://www.metalstorm.net/images/news/big/24653-1.jpg

The North American pre-order of ULVER's box set "Trolsk Sortmetall 1993 - 1997" has started. Check out the CM Distro shop and order a copy of the box: http://smarturl.it/ulverCMDISTRO

"Trolsk Sortmetall 1993 - 1997" will be released in the following two formats:

Format 1: 5CD box
Format 2: 4LP+tape box set

We went to the manufacturer of the LP box today to have an eye on how the print will turn out. Here is an impression of the production process of the LP box cover:

Contents of the CD box:

Hardcover 5CD box with
16-page booklet
CD 1: Vargnatt
CD 2: Bergtatt - Et Eeventyr i 5 Capitler
CD 3: Kveldssanger
CD 4: Nattens Madrigal - Aatte Hymne til Ulven i Manden
CD 5: Nattens Madrigal - 4 track rehearsal, summer 1995

Hardcover book with 104 pages of unpublished photos and paraphernalia, original Norwegian lyrics, presentations and their English translations, comments by the band as well as liner notes by Jon 'Metalion' Kristiansen (founder of Head Not Found Records and the man behind Slayer Mag), Chris Bruni (Profound Lore Records), Michael Moynihan (author of Lords of Chaos) and Mark Pilkington (Strange Attractor Press).

The 5cd box will be limited to 3000 copies worldwide.

Contents of the LP box:

LP I: Vargnatt
LP II: Bergtatt - Et Eeventyr i 5 Capitler
LP III: Kveldssanger
LP IV: Nattens Madrigal - Aatte Hymne til Ulven i Manden
MC: 4 track rehearsal, summer 1995
Poster (size 60 x 30 cm)
32-page booklet in LP size (carrying same content as the CD box booklets)

The LP box is limited to 2000 copies worldwide and the pressings will be broken down as follows:

• 1500 copies on black vinyl
• 400 copies on silver vinyl
• 100 copies on clear vinyl including art print (SOLD OUT)

Stocks are very limited and availability is based on a first come, first serve basis!

http://www.cmdistro.com/images/xlarge/48182.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8jRTrv8etw

House of Mythology proudly presents the new Ulver gatefold double album ATGCLVLSSCAP, with over 80 minutes worth of material. This album consists of multitracked and studio-enhanced live, mostly improvisational, rock and electronic soundscapes, 2/3 of which has never been heard before.

oh my fucking god

Yes, and very much so.

that clip sounds awesome, what 1/3 of this is previously released?

http://www.factmag.com/2015/12/18/ulver-new-album-atgclvlsscap-moody-stix/

hmm

I fear they were the right level of pretentious ten years ago

Almost at the end of listening to this new one now, some of it's pretty good but a lot of it feels unnecessarily longwinded. The improvisation isn't really as interesting as they seem to think. It's not bad but they're capable of much more. Then again I think they were pretty poor between Nattens and Blood Inside so I can't discount them ever doing something truly great again.

this is going to sound awful but they need to ditch daniel o'sullivan, he has ruined them

i guess his narration on 'stone angels' wasn't too bad, but that aside he has brought nothing but pretentious disappointment

I agree entirely.

Childhood's End was awesome.

i finally got around to ATGCLVLSSCAP and tbh a lot of it rules

the "glammer hammer"/"moody stix"/"cromagnosis" section especially

Everything Ulver does feels like a bad imitation of something they don't really "get." That goes for their black metal era too

ah