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| Best Ulver Songs!
This is a list of the top 5 Ulver songs. Please bear in mind this is, of course, entirely subjective. Additionally, I've not yet heard The Marriage, nor Kveld-whatever it's called - that weird folksy album. Anyway, without further ado! | | 1 |  | Ulver
Shadows of the Sun
Eos - What a song! Perhaps the most poignant of Ulver's songs, this one deals with the cyclical nature of life and death. A perfect mourner's song, the synths and strings are especially evocative in this one - it has an interesting excerpt at the end that I haven't been able to decipher, but it's gorgeous. | | 2 |  | Ulver
Messe I.X-VI.X
Glamour Box (Ostinati) - Here's a song that harks back to Ulver's Perdition City days, at first glance appearing to sound like some futuristic soundscape, but it quickly evolves into one of their most emotional pieces to date. The moment at around 3:30 in particularly is spine-tinglingly good. If only there were a visual aid as a companion piece to this, as it sounds befitting of a grandiose soundtrack. | | 3 |  | Ulver
Perdition City
Nowhere/Catastrophe - Probably the most straightforward track on this entire list, Nowhere/Catastrophe features a verse/chorus/verse/chorus structure akin to most mainstream songwriting formulas, but it's anything but. This is a love-letter to the '80s. Soaring keys and a beautiful cascading synth punches through the chorus to elevate it to great heights. It nails the dichotomy of electronic and organic in such a way that both elements seem integral to the song's dna. | | 4 |  | Ulver
Blood Inside
Blinded By Blood - A song whose likeness is closest to Eos on this list, Blinded By Blood sounds positively massive. Like Eos, this song features a gorgeous excerpt, but in this case it leads into the track with propulsive force, gradually building on synths and vocal manipulation, surrounded by this eerie atmosphere. Very powerful, often overlooked gem of a song. | | 5 |  | Ulver
Bergtatt - Et eeventyr i 5 capitler
Soelen gaaer bag Aase need - And here we arrive at the last song, which stands in STARK contrast to the rest, back in what many a listener would easily consider their heyday (re: not me). I'm told this album is a good amalgam of the two that proceed it, blending folk with metal. Who am I to argue; it certainly seems that way to me. This exact song most captures this, with one of the most gorgeously sung outros in their career | |
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10.21.15 | Hooray for Ulver! | romulanrancor
10.21.15 | I only know 3 and 5, love 5 to death. Too bad there aren't any tracks on here from the 2nd and 3rd albums though. | Marinatchee000
10.21.15 | I wanted to stick to just 5 songs for this. There are plenty of others I could have added though | TheSonomaDude
10.21.15 | Øoooostenfoooor Soooooooooooool og veeeessssteeennnnfor sollll Måaaaane | enedwaith
10.21.15 | the hoyfsjbilde(sp) track on kveldssanger is incredible, check that one out. also surprising that bergtatt's first track isn't what you picked! 3 is a favorite for sure, but off perdition city i'd elect porn piece.. or the scars of cold kisses, that's prob my favorite overall ulver song
good list anyhow | KingdomOfTyrant
10.21.15 | solid list. | DungeonBoy
10.21.15 | Capitel II: Soelen gaaer bag aase need is the best Ulver song ever written IMO. It's got it all, acoustic guitars, flute, blast beats, amazing cleans. It's perfect. | JamieTwort
10.21.15 | That top 4 is pretty damn good.
Personally none of their black metal-era songs (that includes the folk album) would come anywhere near my list but that's just me. | Marinatchee000
10.21.15 | Many thanks gents.
I am none too keen on their original albums either, Jamie, but that song will always hold a special place in my heart | Hawks
10.21.15 | Hymn I needs a mention. | Artuma
10.21.15 | nice list. mine would be something like this:
i troldskog faren vild
hallways of always
funebre
a memorable fancy plates 17-20
bergtatt - ind i fjeldkamrene | beefshoes
10.21.15 | 5 would be my #1. I've listening to that song at least 500 times in the last 5 years. haha | Marinatchee000
10.21.15 | Must check out their other stuff |
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