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ULVER Blood inside
Experimental
Released June 2007
ULVER Blood inside
Experimental
Released June 2007
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01. Dressed in black
02. For the love of God
03. Christmas
04. Blinded by blood
05. It is not sound
06. The truth
07. In the red
08. Your call
09. Operator
Review in Critical Mass September 2005
Some readers may think I am too easy to please. I am into just about everything, Ulver included. And I am really into Blood Inside. How this entity could be the same outfit (and really isn’t) that produced Bergtatt and Nattens Madrigal is beyond me, though Ulver’s more recent works, beginning with William Blake’s The Marriage of Heaven and Hell makes this CD a bit less surprising. At this point, some ten years or so into the game, any suspicion that Garm is a musical adept has been confirmed by these multiple incarnations both musically as Ulver, and stylistically as Ulver, Arcturus, vocalist for Borknagar (1st album), etc. This is not to mention the two Spellemannsprisen (Norwegian equivalent of the Grammy) nominations Ulver has received.
Blood Inside, whatever it is, is a great album to listen to, but I think Ulver needs to create a new word to name their musical genre. We could describe it as electro-experimental-occasionally ambient-sometimes rock-always atmospheric and interesting, etc. But Ulver doesn’t need a musical descriptive term—especially with their continual musical evolution—rather, they need a philosophical term which can explain all of their repertoire. Recently someone told me that “post-modernism” is giving way to “post-realism”. In my opinion, a term like “post-realism” may be appropriate.
Now for the shocker! You know what this album reminds me of? Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks. The experimental and moody tone of this music, including its odd excursions well into deep space (or as we Americans would say, into left field), the odd vocal harmonies, etc. call to mind Pet Sounds, Smile, and The Brave Little Toaster (hey, I have kids), but especially some of those really weird tunes Wilson scattered over several Beach Boys albums after his big breakdown. Imagine what these three albums would sound like if they were produced by Ulver, with Garm’s lyrics, and you have an idea of what Blood Inside sounds like. Then again, you might think of them as ELO meets Katatonia—weird and beautiful and creepy all at once!
01. Dressed in black
02. For the love of God
03. Christmas
04. Blinded by blood
05. It is not sound
06. The truth
07. In the red
08. Your call
09. Operator
Review in Critical Mass September 2005
Some readers may think I am too easy to please. I am into just about everything, Ulver included. And I am really into Blood Inside. How this entity could be the same outfit (and really isn’t) that produced Bergtatt and Nattens Madrigal is beyond me, though Ulver’s more recent works, beginning with William Blake’s The Marriage of Heaven and Hell makes this CD a bit less surprising. At this point, some ten years or so into the game, any suspicion that Garm is a musical adept has been confirmed by these multiple incarnations both musically as Ulver, and stylistically as Ulver, Arcturus, vocalist for Borknagar (1st album), etc. This is not to mention the two Spellemannsprisen (Norwegian equivalent of the Grammy) nominations Ulver has received.
Blood Inside, whatever it is, is a great album to listen to, but I think Ulver needs to create a new word to name their musical genre. We could describe it as electro-experimental-occasionally ambient-sometimes rock-always atmospheric and interesting, etc. But Ulver doesn’t need a musical descriptive term—especially with their continual musical evolution—rather, they need a philosophical term which can explain all of their repertoire. Recently someone told me that “post-modernism” is giving way to “post-realism”. In my opinion, a term like “post-realism” may be appropriate.
Now for the shocker! You know what this album reminds me of? Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks. The experimental and moody tone of this music, including its odd excursions well into deep space (or as we Americans would say, into left field), the odd vocal harmonies, etc. call to mind Pet Sounds, Smile, and The Brave Little Toaster (hey, I have kids), but especially some of those really weird tunes Wilson scattered over several Beach Boys albums after his big breakdown. Imagine what these three albums would sound like if they were produced by Ulver, with Garm’s lyrics, and you have an idea of what Blood Inside sounds like. Then again, you might think of them as ELO meets Katatonia—weird and beautiful and creepy all at once!