So Ulver just came out with a new album and it’s pretty
good! Thing is, those guys are so
talented, I can’t help but be a bit disappointed at “pretty good.”
It reminded me that I haven’t posted any Ulver on this blog,
so here: A Quick Fix of Melancholy. This
2003 EP is has been described as neoclassical, but that’s just because it makes
heavy use of symphonic pads and some string samples. The melodic line of each song isn’t explored
or expanded, but left to unreel into the dark and cavernous space around each
track. Too repetitive and dynamically
sparse to be classical, but too eventful to edge into ambient territory, I
guess this could be triangulated by Nico, Coil, and Arvo Part.
01 - Little Blue Bird
02 - Doom Sticks
03 - Vowels
04 - Eitttlane
