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1. Of Wolves and Vibrancy
2. Gnosis
3. Limbo Central (Theme from Perdition City)
4. Of Wolves and Withdrawal
Release Date: 1999 | |
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3 of 3 thought this review was well written
In order to follow up one of the most acclaimed black metal albums ever, Ulver gives you…dance electronica! And they never looked back. They included a disclaimer in the EP that states, in a nutshell, they do not want to be characterized as metal; they are proud of their past releases, but they were “merely stepping stones rather than conclusions….We are as unknown to you as we always were.” The band is the most enigmatic, non-touring band of their eclectic kind, and yet rarely do they release any wishy-washy material. Metamorphosis, an aptly named EP, demonstrates Ulver delving into what will become the foundation for all future records, at least so far.
Like I promised, the opening track is a five minute dub techno song. They never do a similar track again and it’s a simple, yet “harsh” way to break fans into their new sound. With the tracks Gnosis and Of Wolves And Withdrawal, the band shows that what lacks in substance is made up with ambience. For the first half of Gnosis and all of Withdrawal there are only little bleeps, blips, and echoey silence occupying the time. The second half of Gnosis introduces guitar and vocals into the electronica, and it sounds very Burial-esque. Garm’s vocals have also greatly improved since the William Blake record.
There’s really not much here but a quick glimpse to the band’s future, especially Perdition City, of which a B-side was included on here. It seems too short, but for what it is you can’t expect a whole lot more. Ulver needed to release this before they could continue because it was obviously a new change in sound but also a learning experience for them to produce their new sound as well as starting to experiment with how they wanted certain things to sound, or how they wanted to use the mixing board as a rhythm instrument. This is Ulver’s Precambrian, and if you don’t like it, they don’t care. Oh, and enjoy.
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Album Rating: 3
weird it submitted the review backwards...fixed it though
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It seems too short,
Hence why it's an E.P. and therefore an appropriate way to introduce fans to their better sound ;).
Good review. I need to hunt this down seeing as Ulver's electronic stuff is far superior then their black metal releases (and I know none of you will agree). Wierd that someone like me, who appreciates black metal immensely, would say that hahaha.
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yeah can't picture liking non-metal over metal ever man...
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What the fuck is wrong with this world?
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actually wizard I agree with you 100%
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^^Someone with brains and some intellect.
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Well written review. Described it perfectly. The only song I really like from this album is "Gnosis".I need to hunt this down seeing as Ulver's electronic stuff is far superior then their black metal releases (and I know none of you will agree). Good luck, this one isn't easy to come by.
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I will check this out ..probably ^^ Blood Inside is my favourite..
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Nice Review, pos'd.
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thanks everyone. I figured I'd lower the rating to be more realistic
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Nice review man. This EP blows though.
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Hm, missed this due to being out of town, but anyway good review. And the_wizard, I have to agree with you about their non metal stuff.
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Limbo Central (Theme from Perdition City) is amazing. Dunno about the rest.
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Gnosis is definitely one of Ulver's best songs.
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