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Trifolium
September 4th 2020


41141 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Both with headphones and speakers, it's annoying!

And agreed budgie, this flows very well and I like the way it's built up like that.

budgie
September 4th 2020


42375 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

that sucks about the irritations with the mix. sometimes i have that with certain songs but never with anything on teachings in silence or perdition (thankfully lol)

Trifolium
September 4th 2020


41141 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Yes it is a bit annoying for sure.

They start around here: https://youtu.be/82hH_ME4Nu0?t=111

Such a bloody amazing track otherwise!

budgie
September 4th 2020


42375 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

oh hahahaha i like those effects, they sound kinda hypnotizing, definitely don't irritate haha. is it like nails on chalkboard for you?

Trifolium
September 4th 2020


41141 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

They're very cool yeah, and suit the mood perfectly. But they almost hurt/actually hurt sometimes, physically. It's hard to describe. Like how a dog whistle would hurt.

Mythodea
September 5th 2020


7459 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

>i like those effects, they sound kinda hypnotizing, definitely don't irritate



My thoughts exactly. I like those weird radar sounds and find a strange harmony in their odd frequencies.

Trifolium
September 5th 2020


41141 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Same yeah, I really like the lower registers of those sounds, the bleeps and bloops, but the highest squeaks are painful.

TalonsOfFire
Emeritus
September 5th 2020


21029 Comments

Album Rating: 4.7

You may be right about the track list budgie; I've listened to this so many times that I can't imagine it being in a different order, and it does flow well as is.

Trifo that's an interesting point about the band possibly not hearing those high-pitched frequencies from recording Nattens Madrigal. Maybe that's true of listeners as well, and you and I are examples of people with great hearing!

JohnnyoftheWell
September 5th 2020


64287 Comments


"one comment about the second half being underwhelming: if you are comparing individual tracks sure the latter half has less bangers, but when listening to the album a-z, the huge buildup of the first 5 with the ridiculous sweeping outro of "the future sound of music" is exhausting, in a good way, but by the end of that track, the gentle ambient style of the subsequent three atmosphere tracks is perfect. and then it ends on another exciting banger. it's just constructed perfectly"

this is good content, and I almost agree but the spoken word parts of Dead City Centres and the skit-esque feel of Catalept knock it off tilt imo. Imagine if they'd had a time machine and replaced those tracks with D-Day Drone hnnng
unrelated, but I'm on Drone Activity right now and the final track is the absolute business

Trifolium
September 5th 2020


41141 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Hahaha yeah it's a nice theory at least Talons! Who knows we might be onto something here.

wutang4ever
September 5th 2020


1443 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Sad fact. I didn't like this album when I first heard it, in fact I was really depressed. Today it is my favorite Ulver recording.

JohnnyoftheWell
September 5th 2020


64287 Comments


I did not expect that avi change from you lmao

wutang4ever
September 5th 2020


1443 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Same lol. I wanted a GIF of her but it's really hard to find, not even sure it's a GIF tbqh, this works though.

budgie
September 5th 2020


42375 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

the vocals in dead city centres is like the heart of this album for me lol. so perf

wutang4ever
September 5th 2020


1443 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

It's all about Tomorrow Never Knows

Mythodea
September 5th 2020


7459 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Dead City Center is amazing, with all its high pitched noises and jazzy drumming, and noir horns and the trailer-like voice over. Perdition City and Dead Cities by FSoL both captivate an amazing atmosphere.



PS I'm talking suggestions about similar albums

budgie
September 5th 2020


42375 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

wat

wutang4ever
September 5th 2020


1443 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

"PS I'm talking suggestions about similar albums"

Saltillo - Ganglion. You won't be disappointed.

wutang4ever
September 5th 2020


1443 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

It's a great album actually, Ganglion, Trip Hop at its finest. Truly a remarkable album and extremely underrated.

wutang4ever
September 5th 2020


1443 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

It's the only thing I have ever heard that comes close to Perdition City, it's actually scary about the resemblance.



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