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433:, et cetera, and that certainly influenced the sound of that one." Continuing, “ was more painstaking work than we thought. It's exciting work, but it's also more commercially orientated. You can apply your own tastes and your own vision, of course, but only to a certain extent. It always comes down to what the director and producers have in mind. And I respect that, as they are the ones with lots of money at stake. As a musician, it's an advantage if you get involved early in the process, before the editing is done because then you can cross edit sounds and images for better momentum or what have you. Whereas if the stuff is already edited, it can be difficult to get it to fit. Also, you have to learn to put your ego aside because the film itself is obviously the priority, so it's not like making an album. It's not music on its own terms. It's an underscore, aimed more at the subconscious experience. In a cinema context, you're not really supposed to listen to the music, but feel it." 488: 483: 478: 473: 468: 412:: the void is even over the voice. (…) It is funny you call us criminal alchemists. Indeed in our lyrics there are enough criminal and alchemical aspects, or fascinating borderline topics, to be more concrete. That all takes place in the dead city, or better: in a centre, an imagined location of nowhere and nothing.” 407:
Printed in the sleeve note is states: "This is for the stations before and after sleep. Headphones and darkness recommended." Rygg adds, “Darkness is always fascinating, as well as the great void. It doesn’t matter under which aesthetic circumstances this void appears. It is always there and that was
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booklet, Rygg comments, "We didn't consciously think of taking the listener into a concrete city, it's more of a metaphor and abstract. A friend of mine who has written books and taken many photographs inspired me to capture weird pictures. We then compiled the best of them to support the story the
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is an album of moody, atmospheric electronica, built up around basic down-tempo beats and noir-ish electronic piano harmonies, and then fleshed out with various blips and bleeps, static noises, samples, and occasional vocals.” Additionally, Johnathan Hill highlighted the album's "jazz-tinged"
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is “much more than background music, which is capable of adding atmosphere to a film, but taken out of context as a standalone piece is ultimately worthless. This music is too obtrusive, and to be frank, too good for a soundtrack.“
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was nothing more than a well-intentioned but ultimately ill-advised experiment for these guys. Ulver might want to consider a return to their metal roots.”
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noting, "This ain't rock 'n roll. This is evolution on such a grand scale that most bands wouldn't even be able to wrap their tiny little minds around it."
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moments, noting that the "rich and varied instrumental passages" allowed for a greater level of depth to the band's musical explorations.
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Ylwizaker would hang microphones outside the window of his 5th floor apartment to capture the sounds of the inner city streets.
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Rygg, commenting in Unrestrained magazine in 2007, said, "It's like I say, we only have three consistent albums. I think
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and Tore Ylwizaker, mixed by Ylwizaker at Beep Jam Studio and mastered by Audun Strype at Strype Audio.
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is one, and I think this new one . They all sound pretty dead set. We were heavily into stuff like
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lyrics make. We tried to make an anti-aesthetic whole that would create a documentary feeling."
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Now consisting of only two members — Rygg and Ylwizaker — the duo started to incorporate
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sound, delving into what would become the foundation for all future records,
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KĂĽre J. Pedersen - drums on "Porn Piece (or The Scars of Cold Kisses)"
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Themes from William Blake's The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
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rated the album 2.6/10 and declared, “Who knows? Maybe
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During the making of 335:, issued in September 1999, showcased 1511:1993–2003: 1st Decade in the Machines 666: 446: 7: 1518:My Own Wolf: A New Approach to Ulver 1257:Bergtatt – Et eeventyr i 5 capitler 519:Conversely, David M. Pecoraro from 1332:The Assassination of Julius Caesar 877:Side, Oliver (December 20, 2008). 14: 952:Vuoti, Sauli (December 7, 2005). 467: 486: 481: 476: 471: 466: 1378:Silence Teaches You How to Sing 408:important for us to realize on 372:Silence Teaches You How to Sing 172:Silence Teaches You How to Sing 1046:Hughes, Rob (September 2007). 740:on "The Future Sound of Music" 539: 16:2000 studio album by Ulver 1: 928:"Ulver Perdition City Review" 1415:The Norwegian National Opera 268:, issued in March 2000, via 1461:Trolsk Sortmetall 1993–1997 956:. Kogaionon. Archived from 858:. Jester Records. 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Index


Studio album
Ulver
Genre
Avant-garde
electronic
trip hop
ambient
jazz
Label
Jester
Producer
Ulver
Metamorphosis
Silence Teaches You How to Sing
Ulver
Themes from William Blake's The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
Blood Inside
studio album
Norwegian
experimental
electronica
Ulver
Jester Records
Kristoffer Rygg
Themes from William Blake's The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
Metamorphosis
trip hop
jazz
ambient music

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