馃拃 ULVER [Experimental Metal]
- ULVER➤Stone Angels➤Wars Of The Roses➤00:00:25
- SUNN O))) + ULVER➤Eternal Return➤Terrestrials - Japan➤00:15:18
- ULVER➤Rolling Stone➤The Assassination Of Julius Caesar➤00:29:28
- PLAGUE ORGAN➤Orphan➤Orphan➤00:38:55
- RHYS CHATHAM➤A Crimson Grail, Part 2➤A Crimson Grail (For 400 Electric Guitars)➤01:18:09
- EKTOISE➤Remember Well (Tetra's Lament)➤Remember Well➤01:34:09
- ULVER➤D-Day Drone➤Atgclvlsscap➤01:40:26
- ULVER➤Silence Teaches You How To Sing➤Silence Teaches You How To Sing➤01:49:47
✚ The Norwegian collective Ulver, which translates aptly to "wolves," has carved one of the most unpredictable and compelling trajectories in modern music, transforming from one of the most essential acts in early 90s black metal to an utterly genre-defying electronic powerhouse, forcing the entire music world to abandon fixed notions of stylistic fidelity. Emerging from the infamous Norwegian scene with a raw, folk-tinged trilogy that included the fierce Nattens Madrigal, founding member Kristoffer Rygg (Garm) dramatically steered the band into radically different sonic territory, demonstrating an almost arrogant creative freedom that became their signature contribution. The true electronic shift began with the 1999 Metamorphosis EP and was cemented with the seminal 2000 album, Perdition City (Music to an Interior Film), which was a startling plunge into dark, atmospheric electronica, trip-hop, and film noir jazz, utilizing moody, down-tempo beats and cinematic soundscapes that shocked their metal fanbase but immediately won them acclaim within experimental circles. This pivotal album effectively established the concept of the "post-black metal" electronic artist, showing that a band could shed its genre skin entirely and still retain a dark, intense emotional core. With the incorporation of core members like composer Tore Ylwizaker, Ulver became master sonic alchemists, diving into abstract ambient music on records like Shadows of the Sun, orchestral works, krautrock-infused jams on ATGCLVLSSCAP, and even synth-pop on The Assassination of Julius Caesar, all while maintaining a consistent aesthetic of high-concept gloom and sophisticated production. Their legacy is one of continuous, restless evolution, having fundamentally challenged the very notion of a band's identity, proving that the greatest contribution is often the refusal to be pinned down by anything other than the pursuit of new sound.
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