Ulver - s/d

including the Drone Activity

https://thequietus.com/articles/28828-ulver-interview-3

A longish interview in the Quietus for their new album. It seems to be in the vein of "the Assassination...", which is exciting

Cover of new album:

https://www.normanrecords.com/artwork/medium/48/182048-ulver-flowers-of-evil.jpg

And it's out!

Yes, out today here. Looking forward to getting this.

It feels like he's easing into the sound introduced on the last album and letting himself have more fun with it.

Yes. Sounding good so far.

wow didn't know this was coming, sounding great so far.

weird comparison, but the heavy slow-building atmosphere of the first track 'one last dance' reminds me of blick bassy's 'ngwa,' which is one of my fav songs from last year

the singles didn't stand out to me ahead of time but I can already feel this working on me, I think it's the equal of the last one

To me it has fewer immediate hooks than The Assassination..., but I'm enjoying it and it will grow.

"hour of the wolf" confirmed amazing

actually this just keeps getting better as it goes

agreed with simon it's a more playful version of the sound on the last record... to a nigh-danceable degree on "apocalypse 1993"

when's the D. Lissvik rework album coming out

So far this isn't grabbing me, but I'll give it time. See you in a month!

I feel the need to plug the new Greg Puciato single for anyone who digs recent Ulver

https://youtu.be/VgCMGAvurl0

^^ good stuff

Yes, thanks Simon.

I'm enjoying the new one. Short and sweet. But it doesn't reach the highs of its predecessor. It's a more even listen, if that's the right way to put it. "Apocalypse 1993" might be my favourite for now.

Really like his voice. How many other death metallers secretly have voices like polished oak?

So far this isn't grabbing me, but I'll give it time. See you in a month!

― lukas, Friday, August 28, 2020 12:30 PM (ten months ago) bookmarkflaglink

Duke's correct that the highs aren't as high, but it's consistent and it scratches an itch nothing else does. Keep coming back to this.

https://thequietus.com/articles/30754-ulver-reinterpret-john-carpenter-new-album-scary-muzak

New Ulver. Looking forward to this.

https://ulver.bandcamp.com/album/hexahedron-live-at-henie-onstad-kunstsenter

Also this ^

It's really the first time in 15 years that it clicks, but today I was in the mood for relistening to Nattens Madrigal (in two sittings) and I find it actually much closer to Bergtatt than I thought (in composition).
Also had a blast relistening to Blood Inside. Come to think of it, one thing that unites a good part of their discography is how disconcerting and dense and visceral-cerebral and hypnotic their albums are.