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Oslo, Norway (1993 – present)
Ulver (Norwegian for “wolves”) is a multi-disciplinary musical quartet from Oslo, Norway and now, London, England. The band was formed by Kristoffer “Garm” Rygg in 1993, and their current members are Rygg (vocal, programming), Jørn H. Sværen (misc.), Tore Ylwizaker (programming, piano) and latest member Daniel O’Sullivan (guitar, piano, various). Since their first folk metal/black metal release in 1993, Ulver’s style has ever been changing by combining elements of experimental, electronic and ambient music, avant-garde, rock, trip-hop, and their own genre-defying innovations.
“Bergtatt - Et Eeventyr I 5 Capitler” is a folk-themed black metal album. The title Bergtatt literally translates as “mountain-taken”, but is more commonly used to describe someone who is stricken with awe. In Norwegian folk tales the word refers to people who wander off into mountains, lured by trolls or other mythical beings. The narrative of the album’s lyrics follows a woman as she becomes so mountain-taken. The subtitle means “An Adventure in 5 Chapters”. Bergtatt features a melancholic, fully acoustical song Een Stemme Locker (“A Voice Beckons”).
“Kveldssanger”, Ulver’s second album, contrasts with Bergtatt as it uses classical guitars, cello and chamber chants, and completely eschews the black-metal elements of Bergtatt, while still having a folk theme. Garm has since remarked that Kveldssanger was an “immature attempt at making a classical album.” He later clarified this by saying that the performance was immature, yet the content is strong when their youth is taken into account.
“Bergtatt - Et Eeventyr I 5 Capitler” is a folk-themed black metal album. The title Bergtatt literally translates as “mountain-taken”, but is more commonly used to describe someone who is stricken with awe. In Norwegian folk tales the word refers to people who wander off into mountains, lured by trolls or other mythical beings. The narrative of the album’s lyrics follows a woman as she becomes so mountain-taken. The subtitle means “An Adventure in 5 Chapters”. Bergtatt features a melancholic, fully acoustical song Een Stemme Locker (“A Voice Beckons”).
“Kveldssanger”, Ulver’s second album, contrasts with Bergtatt as it uses classical guitars, cello and chamber chants, and completely eschews the black-metal elements of Bergtatt, while still having a folk theme. Garm has since remarked that Kveldssanger was an “immature attempt at making a classical album.” He later clarified this by saying that the performance was immature, yet the content is strong when their youth is taken into account.
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Shadows of the Sun
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Perdition City
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Blood Inside
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What Happened?
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Shoutbox
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zanyanton wrote:
@WerBack: Bergtatt - Et Eeventyr i 5 Capitle.
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jfh666 wrote:
Salto, salmiakk og kaffe (OST) Does anyone have that in mp3??? Please send me a link to download or something!!! Need to hear that!!!!
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vein666 wrote:
Shadows of The Sun! one of the most beautiful albums ever.
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peppi-fritzl wrote:
@werback: after taking a look at your playlist i would recommend you to listen to "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell".
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WerBack wrote:
Recommend me an Ulver album to start with?
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girloman wrote:
http://www.last.fm/music/Rain/+images/39789415 UP! please, please, please, please, please,, please, please!!!
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rionka wrote:
I'd love to listen to some hippie tunes from ulver! [2] :)
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the_seventhseal wrote:
Here's hoping for a US tour!
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MindLiberation wrote:
Blood Inside is easily my favourite Ulver-album.
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WillOtheWisp666 wrote:
Perdition City is so amazing. The fucking atmosphere it provides... just incredible. I think it's about tied with Shadows of the Sun for best Ulver album for me.
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Longino wrote:
i do really need another black album *_* kveldssanger is fuckin' great!
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managatsuo wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mi7g8t5KD2A
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The_Aquanaut wrote:
I'd love to listen to some hippie tunes from ulver!
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DraKi91 wrote:
Perdition City reminds me so much of the Blade Runner soundtrack by Vangelis....
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abilitvlocatin wrote:
Check this out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5Aix07MLHE
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DarkoWarhead wrote:
I'm listening to Vargnatt right now and it gives me the creeps :)
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VastusMedialis wrote:
Fantastic black metal. Fantastic electronic.
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Cassandra-Leo wrote:
I, for one, look forward to seeing what they do with sixties stuff. Ulver's one of those groups that can record in almost any style and do it superbly, although the first four albums are still my favourites.
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Redemption666 wrote:
^_^Kveldssanger is my favourite
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Trystane wrote:
Oh yeah, Nattens Madrigal is gorgeous journey!
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Parkteateret, Oslo, Norway
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Ulver
Brew House, Göteborg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Ulver
Kulturbolaget, Malmö, Sweden
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david508, Ozzloaf, Marios80 and 2 other people added Ulver to their libraries. 2 hours ago
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Ozzloaf wrote about Ulver in My 100 Favorite Albums of the '00s. yesterday evening
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kobalt_vol, kiducomeback, mc_burk25 and 4 other people added Ulver to their libraries. yesterday evening
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Dhaos tagged Ulver with electronic, avant-garde, ambient and 2 other tags. yesterday morning
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ramirezdj, ConfusedYouth90, dumb_idea and 7 other people added Ulver to their libraries. yesterday morning
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WerBack connected Ulver to the group Untrue Metal. Friday afternoon
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Darkpunk1988 added Ulver to Darkpunk1988’s library. Friday afternoon
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Ersian tagged Ulver with trip-hop, electronic, ambient and one other tag. Friday afternoon
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EmaThrasher wrote about Ulver – Perdition City in My Favourite '00s albums. Friday afternoon
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EmaThrasher wrote about Ulver in My Favourite '00s albums. Friday afternoon
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