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Points: 17 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 17 2006 at 23:30
Sure, Perdition City and are Kveldssanger worthy checking out, the only ones that has Glamour and elegance, the rest seems like the kids enjoys them more, maybe is the growling or the noise...
 
I will recommend getting Perdition City, then Blake's, then Kveld.... and then the suicide mission towards the rest.
 
I guess the experimental "elegant + growling + noise/heavy" is not a fusion i find amusing...but for that matter this "artistic" band went on Subjective..
 

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Points: 3577 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 17 2006 at 22:32
This is a band I want to check out....
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Points: 9008 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 17 2006 at 17:30
I only have their electronic albums Perdition City and Blood Inside. Perdition City is a great album. I love the atmosphere and the sound of it (it reminds me of the Sin City movie). Blood Inside had some good moments, but it didn't do much for me compared to Perdition City. I haven't heard anything from their metal era.

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I'm a big fan of their first three albums, wicked good stuff
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Points: 3013 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 17 2006 at 16:48
Originally posted by Ricochet Ricochet wrote:

being Experimental means that I'll check them out eventually (I'm seriously expanding my view over this genre, as well as Krautrock...). Smile


I definitely think you'll like them man, make sure to get ahold of Perdition City. Smile
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Points: 46301 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 17 2006 at 16:28
being Experimental means that I'll check them out eventually (I'm seriously expanding my view over this genre, as well as Krautrock...). Smile
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Every single thing this band has released is impressive, their ability to master so many styles is absolutely incredible.  All of the "black metal trilogy" is stunning (especially Nattens Madrigal, which I would say is THE perfect black metal album) and their more recent electronic/post-rock works are equally brilliant (Perdition City is my favorite).  In addition to the obvious ones already mentioned I'm a big fan of Lyckantropen Themes, a spellbinding piece of downbeat electroncica which I'd recommend to anybody with a taste for ambient music.

Fans of Ulver's black metal period should also check out the first two Borknagar albums (which feature Garm and aren't too stylistically removed from Bergtatt and Nattens) and anything by Arcturus up to The Sham Mirrors (all of which is remarkably avant-garde and boundary pushing in the metal world, further accented by his majestic clean vocals).
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Points: 466 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 17 2006 at 14:10
I ABSOLUTELY love Perdition City and Blood Inside. I do have all the other albums just haven't listened to them though. I have nothing against Black Metal, fo heavens sake I like Emperor.Wacko
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Points: 456 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 17 2006 at 13:22
well, sign me on the fanlist; I've listened to all of their albums and like them a lot

as for the metal loving fans of ulver, i think they always kept something really mean/agressive/dark in their sound, even on the silence themed eps and that's probably why it was easy for metal fans to connect with
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Points: 4097 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 17 2006 at 12:07
What I've listened to sounds totally awesome, but I've yet to get any albums (and living on thirty quid a week it may be a while until I get the oppurtunity )
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Points: 12625 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 17 2006 at 12:04
Originally posted by OpethGuitarist OpethGuitarist wrote:

I really only know of two people here who enjoy Ulver here, myself and Trickster F.

Anyone else here appreciate the artistry of this band?
 
You can add me as well... )in fact, where ever you have music that is challenging, experimental, unordinary and special, you'll find me there - but not only there obviously).
 
 
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Points: 1655 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 17 2006 at 11:54
Originally posted by Trickster F. Trickster F. wrote:

Funny, I made an observation that most Ulver fans are Metal enthusiasts, though the band released just two metal albums out of more than ten. I guess there are just artists who only a chosen underground scene is exposed to, even though people of other taste would greatly enjoy it, and I'd really like to change that.



Unfortunately that's how most people know Ulver. I would go as far as to say even those who are knowledgeable with the field of experimental/post rock really have not heard much from Ulver, even though its under the same genre(here at PA) as GYBE, Sigur Ros, Mogwai, and other such sounds


edit: albeit all these bands sound distinctly different from one another, yet share some similar artistic qualities




Edited by OpethGuitarist - October 17 2006 at 11:56
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Points: 1655 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 17 2006 at 11:52
Jimbo check out Blood Inside, im giddy for that one personally, and its a nice progression from Perdition city
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Points: 5308 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 17 2006 at 11:51
Funny, I made an observation that most Ulver fans are Metal enthusiasts, though the band released just two metal albums out of more than ten. I guess there are just artists who only a chosen underground scene is exposed to, even though people of other taste would greatly enjoy it, and I'd really like to change that.
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Points: 2818 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 17 2006 at 11:50
I have only heard Perdition City, but it's a fine album. I think I need to get myself some more Ulver...

I'm not interested in their black-metal period though.

Edited by Jimbo - October 17 2006 at 11:51
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Points: 1655 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 17 2006 at 11:43
Bergtatt and Kveldsanger(spelling?) are markedly different than their later stuff, although Ulver really is impossible to classify.

W&B is a great album to have especially if you have Ulver's earlier works, becuase it shows just how radically different the music changed, which I give extra kudos to, because of having to start entirely over with a new fan base from their black metal works
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Points: 27802 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 17 2006 at 11:39
I have heard most of their work but only have Bergtatt,Perdition City and Blood Inside and I like them alot.Their sound is constantly evolving and changing,and I think that makes them something pretty special.I especially like their early stuff,like Bergtatt


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Points: 1655 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 17 2006 at 11:33
check out Blood Inside or Perdition City

both worthy albums Mike
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Points: 21206 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 17 2006 at 11:31
I only have the William Blake album, and I like it.Embarrassed
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