Ulver - s/d

check them out, just got offed, i think you might like them

I've found myself deeply drawn to Bergtatt lately. It's becoming an obsessive, regular spin. There's something about the churning, hyper-melodic tunes with the pseudo-Gregorian chant vocals that rivets me.

And there's that irresistible contrary element to Ulver. The way they identified with the spirit of black metal as it was developing, but they refused to be confined to it. I like that.

So far, Enslaved is the only other BM outfit that capture my imagination in the same manner.

Ulver rule, cant stop listening to them lately.

Bergtatt is amazing, a total classic - if anyone can recommend anything on similar lines, I'd love to hear it. Borknagar didn't do it for me, Blut Aus Nord's 'Ultima Thulee' is as close as I've got.

Well Alcest's sound is heavily based upon "Bergtatt". Also, Forgotten Woods were contemporaries along the same lines.

Alcest, I know and like. Forgotten Woods' take on Baudelaire angers me deeply, sad and nerdy as that may seem.

Fancy hearing some live Ulver? Maihaugsalen Live 2009 bootleg

If mods dont want links to live bootlegs feel free to delete it and anyone can PM me for the link.

earth calling LJ

Fancy SEEING some live Ulver: http://www.terrorizer.com/content/ulver-announce-historic-uk-performance

yes

just booked tickets, am in back row of rear stalls but I DON'T CARE

there were only like 12 tickets left, I hate to say it but thank FUCK for Facebook's sponsored ads, and their creepy reading of my profile details

fwiw ILX's favourite metal-lovin' sometime-nursin' occasionally-songwritin' nascently-novelisin' dude is playing the same venue a week later and I as a former employee of the Southbank complex am fucked if I'm giving 'em any more money so pretty please try to get me in gratis and we're talking OUTLAY on yr album(s) at the stall I COULD HAVE BEEN MANNING if they hadn't fired me and forced me to take up a Masters degree instead XD

An Ulver gig from Greece this November has just gone up on D1m3adoz3n if anyone is interested.

I dont torrent really but if anyone made a mediafire or something i'd be interested.

I'd be happy to grab it for anyone.

that would be great, thanks!

Okay, well it came down the tubes pretty quick, PM me Herman or anyone else and I'll mail a CD.

Another London show coming up at the Scala in february

oops missed your post. will pm you now

this time i'll book early! hopefully they'll play, like, 'christmas' this time :p

Anyone else want this before I take it off my hard drive?

FINE, you always knew I'd say yes eventually

I ought to sound more enthusiastic than that. This sounds pretty dope! Wahey! You know my address! That's better.

Actually, I have a little backlog of things to send you, if you have changed address recently PM me and check the Cardiacs thread laterz.

My address is still the same! My craving for whacked-out semi-progressive sonic mayhem is undimmed.

Just got tickets to see them in Vienna, looking forward to it.

oh, I would def. like to hear this!

PM me Alan and I'll sort you one.

cool. just sent you a email via the webmail thing. that's the same thing as PM'ing, right? (have actually never done this before,)

and thanks man!

i have also sent an email, let me know if you dont get it

john you are free to talk about them again!

http://soundcloud.com/booking-26-1/february-mmx - new song

Album is called War Of The Roses

I really like this song

I'll be at Ulver's gig in Oslo next week if any ILXrs are heading over for By:Larm...

ooooooh

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.