Album Rating: 2.0

“Still eagerly awaiting, with dimming hope, of a return to the sound of Shadows of the Sun.”



Totally agree

Album Rating: 4.0

Kinda seems like drip-feeding the album kills the interest a bit

Album Rating: 2.5

It almost feels to me it's not a proper album anymore because of that, more of a compilation of earlier material. Weirdly enough, because what's the difference, really, but it does feel that way.

Album Rating: 3.0

With Tore's passing, I think a return to 2000's Ulver is out of the question.



Will check this out in due course for sure. I enjoyed the songs released from this more than what was on Assassination and Flowers.

Album Rating: 3.5

"Kinda seems like drip-feeding the album kills the interest a bit"



I think it was the way they announced it like, we are just gonna release some stuff as we record it and maybe when we have enough we'll release it as a full album. It plants a seed as maybe unfocused and not entirely intentional in the grand scheme of a full front to back listen.

Album Rating: 2.5

the release strategy is a lot more forgivable than the absolute dearth of good hooks in these tracks — it's like they learned all the wrong lessons from the last two albums and used synthpop purely as a vehicle for pompous storytelling rather than any of the qualities that make it appealing

Hollywood Babylon was comparatively engaging ig, and Nocturne #1 was a nice synth collage (if a step down from similar tracks on Hexahedron). Am sure the closer would have got me teary if I spoke Norwegian too hmmm

Album Rating: 3.5

I need to give it a proper listen but I heard the first track today and Garm really needs to stop listing dates as lyrics. Not sure why he feels the need to do it on multiple songs on every new record

Album Rating: 3.5

Hahahah I’ve always wondered why he loves doing that

Album Rating: 2.5

Yeah same! Really strange hobby.

Album Rating: 3.0

Nocturne #2 is really great. Would not be opposed to more of that direction in the future.

Album Rating: 3.5

Kind of cliche Synth-Pop, but still great for driving at night through the city...

Album Rating: 3.5

After a few listens it's a lot of really nice electronic sounds, with a handful of standout tracks, but overall just feels a bit uninspired by Ulver's standards. The bar is very high but I'm really hoping for a more engaging, atmospheric, and wholly unique feeling record akin to anything like Shadows of the Sun, Perdition City, Assassination, etc.

Album Rating: 3.5

Pretty much how I feel, easily their least substantive main release to me. Hopefully they've gotten this sound out of their system and will innovate again, at least partially.

Album Rating: 1.5

"but still great for driving at night through the city..."

you are describing every bog standard synthwave project everyone and their mother can throw on bandcamp and put on their youtube 4hr compilations

Album Rating: 1.5

which is more telling to the staying power of this specific phase of Ulver, as opposed to, whether or not going back for thirds was the wisest move on their part

This is very not good wtf

Album Rating: 4.0

I........STAND ALONE

Album Rating: 2.5

I'm really starting to even dislike Garm's vox on these albums. Didn't think that was possible, but they're so uninspired somehow, he treats every sentence the exact same way, there's so little diversity there. In expression but also in melody, in intensity, in volume, etc.



Finally checked this in full, it might be one of my least fave Ulvers overall.

Album Rating: 2.0

“Where to go next?”



Hopefully in a direction that doesn’t suck ass. These guys are a shell of their former selves.

Album Rating: 2.5

Sadly, I agree.