Two days later, they announced a new live album, titled Drone Activity, consisting of four new pieces of live music edited in studio following a process reminiscent of the one used of ATGCLVLSSCAP. "[5] Musically, Ulver not only explores new genres, but also shift from extrovert, into more introverted moods, or interior music. The album, a reinterpretation of '60s psychedelia, was intended by Ulver as a reflection on lost innocence. On their demos and 1st full length, Bergtatt, they played black/folk metal, 1996's Kveldssanger is an entirely acoustic folk album and 1997's Nattens Madrigal is raw, aggressive black metal. A live document of their concert featuring Pamelia Kurstin, including 15 minutes of new music written and performed specifically for the scene and topped up with full orchestra versions of "Little Blue Bird" and "Eos". "[18], Metal Injection concluded "Kveldssanger had no electric instruments, Nattens madrigal had no acoustic instruments, but Bergtatt, has both acoustic and electric instruments; it’s like they spliced the elements from Bergtatt into two separate albums. In January 2014, Ulver collaborated with Norway's National Theatre, providing the soundtrack to Demoner 2014 (translated Demons 2014); based on a text by Geir Gulliksen, in turn freely based on the Dostoyevsky novel Demons, also known as The Possessed,[64] the play premiered on February 8, 2014. Ulver means "Wolves" in Norwegian. The album answers exactly why people were so angered by Ulver’s transition away from black metal, and why people are still bitter at their direction today."[21]. Shadows of the Sun. The album received widespread acclaim from critics within both the rock/metal and alternative music press - being awarded "album of the month" in several high-profile magazines such as Terrorizer, Metal Hammer, and Rock Hard and ranked highly in their end of year's best polls. Author and musician Julian Cope has said, "Ulver are cataloguing the death of our culture two decades before anyone else has noticed its inevitable demise. However, following discord with the label, Kristoffer Rygg formed his own imprint, Jester Records, in 1998.[2]. Ulver write music as if writing in stone. Gabriela Gunčíková bude ČR reprezentovat v soutěži Eurovision! In 2012, Roadburn Records issued an installment in their Roadburn EP series on 7″ vinyl, featuring the songs "I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night)" b/w "Reverberation (Doubt)." This feature is not available right now. [81]. Around 1998 they began producing experimental, electronic and avantgarde music. The basis for the album – which the band worked on under the moniker 12 – arrives from recordings made at twelve different live shows that Ulver performed in February 2014, in which the band played a set improvisatory "free rock" performances. - Xerox covers - Regular tapes Title Translation: "Wolfnight" Bass on this recording done by Robin (Mysticum). Add to Cart. [69][70] It was also streamed on Pitchfork Advance on the day it was released, until February 10, 2014. ", The band was founded in 1993 in Oslo by vocalist Kristoffer Rygg together with Grellmund, Robin Malmberg, Carl-Michael Eide, Håvard Jørgensen, and A. Reza. SputnikMusic noted, "Wars of the Roses’ thoughtful conception and execution serves only for a thoughtful listen. [79], Ulver announced their plans for 2020 through Norwegian publication Ballade on 17 October 2019:[80] "Ulver is working on a new album, planned to be released in 2020. Genre-spanning group from Norway, active since 1993. (...) 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