 | Burzum Daudi Baldrs
2.3
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| Ranking: #115 for 1997 | |
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| 3.5 great | mkamrass | July 20th 13 |
First of all, there is way too much hatred for this album. Just because Varg went
completely from black metal with some keyboard work to completely only playing keyboards on
this album does not mean people have to dislike it, in fact, the people who do not like this
album are probably "hardcore" black metal heads. This album can become a little repetitive
at times, but for the most part, it is good and relaxing music that has a good medieval
sound to it. It also conveys some different emotions.
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| 1.5 very poor | Tyler EMERITUS | December 25th 06 |
I just...I don't know what to say to this. This album proves that Varg Vikernes is either certifiably insane or far too sure of himself, and either way, it makes for a laughably horrible album. Sure there are some decent melodies, but no the whole it drags on like an imprisoned lunatic playing a toy piano. Actually, it basically is an imprisoned lunatic playing a toy piano.
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| 3.5 great | BludgeonySteve | October 24th 08 |
Insanity, evil, hatred, and contempt for mankind expressed through a cheap keyboard in a norwegian jail cell.
Seig Heil.
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| 2.0 poor | EasterInTheBatcave | December 15th 15 |
Recorded on a synthesizer by necessity-- Varg wasn't allowed access to instruments while in prison-- Daudi Baldrs contains nothing more than synthetic, chintzy Medieval-inspired music. It's not terrible, but it's barebones.
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| 3.5 great | DoctorVelvet | March 1st 13 |
Though I understand where the hatred for this album comes from, I will say that it is one that you have to "get" to enjoy. Daudi Baldrs takes the listener through the tortured, dungeonous mind of a Norwegian arsonist and murderer. Though the sounds on this album are of the dreadful quality, a tone is achieved and manages to convey sadness, anger, and torment--and in some way the low quality MIDI sounds work in the album's favor. Never have I heard such minimalism instill so much darkness in my ears. I am in the vast minority when I say that I fully understand what Vikernes was trying to do with this album (though that's not to say anyone is wrong for disliking it). There is only one serious gripe to be made, and that is the pure repetition that is found. Once you hear the first 30 seconds (and often less) of a song you have essentially heard the rest of it. Strangely (and as with the low quality MIDI samples) this repetition somehow works in the album's favor, but when some songs approach 10 minutes long, even I can admit that these melodies have overstayed their welcome.
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| 0.0 | Jack Mancuso EMERITUS | October 19th 12 |
Just a guy in a prison cell experimenting with MIDI. Not worth the time it wastes. Stay far away from this one.
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| 1.0 awful | ManiacBlasphemer | September 24th 19 |
Look, I can understand if this is trolling and I can imagine Varg trolling his hipster audience with such minimalist amateur hour ambient drivel, however, to my surprise, I can find this dross in frigging vinyl format!! Which begs the question, who is so tone-deaf to actually find some glimmer of musical quality in this record? The answer is hipsters! If it weren't for hipsters, who essentially do not listen to an album because of the music, but because of Varg's 'legendary' shenanigans, Burzum would have been a forgotten project by now. I can understand the interest for Varg's early 90s output. There is musical quality there and some effort put in actually making good music. But here? This is cringe-worthy only. And labeling it as dungeon synth is a travesty. This is HACK noise packaged as some serious musical record. Avoid.
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| 1.5 very poor | Risodo | May 9th 18 |
"Daudi Baldrs" is very strange, showing itself as a lost element in Burzum's discography. All the songs look like uninspired versions of game soundtracks like Age of the Empires, Skyrim and DOOM. Without any creativity and even in a annoying way, Varg Vikernes managed to do his worst complete work in "Daudi Baldrs". Revisiting this record in the future is neither a option... so i prefer to listen to the noise of my shit hitting the toilet than that.
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| 1.5 very poor | thurs | October 18th 17 |
Just because it was released by Varg doesn't mean you should subjugate yourself to listening to MIDI music that would only be mildly acceptable as BGM for an old school RPG.
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| 1.0 awful | Ayil | November 29th 14 |
Euronymous was a twat and was probably gonna be stabbed anyway. In the case of an equally big twat (Varg) stabbing another twat, I'm gonna want the twat that makes the better music to live. For this reason, I sometimes wish Varg was not the victor. his releases after being shoved in the slammer are a fucking joke. The album had something going for it, and very well may of sounded better had he actually used real instruments but it failed in every sense of the word.
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| 1.0 awful | GentleAvacado | May 15th 10 |
This album hurts to listen to. It makes midi ringtones and the music from the kiddie game 'runescape' feel like orchestral masterpieces.
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| 0.0 | Bitchfork | May 1st 10 |
Burzum plays songs on Linus's piano. Bitchfork rates it a 1.
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| 3.0 good | Futures CONTRIBUTOR | May 10th 24 |
not bad at all. ok the farting horns on the title track are pretty bad and the 10 minute three note piano song never ends. there is a ton of repetition as common with varg's work but it does work at creating an atmosphere especially on "moti ragnarokum" which has a nice soaring build. the cheapness to the synths are a hindrance but also are pretty charming in an odd way. definitely gives runescape vibes especially on "i heimr heljar" which depending on you is a good or bad thing. perfectly good background listening for whatever honestly. this album re-recorded with top notch equipment would probably be really great but as is an interesting experiment given the circumstances it was made under.
check out: "balferd baldrs" and "moti ragnarokum"
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| 3.5 great | Hot Bowser | November 25th 22 |
and thus dungeon synth was born!! using their ultra-super powers, varg, the norwegian justice system, and diablo nerds everywhere created the ultimate medieval inspired genre that no medieval listener would ever recognize and instead burn varg at the stake for even suggesting it while forgiving him of such a common sin as murder! highlight in moti ragnarokum
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| 1.0 awful | BlitzPhoenix98 | September 11th 20 |
Sounds like listening to demos of a Nintendo/NES soundtrack. Unfortunately, that's the price you pay when you burn down multiple churches and stab one of your friends.
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| 0.0 | snowsorcerer | April 20th 20 |
Some things should stay in jail. This release should get at least 20 years in prison.
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| 5.0 classic | Isley Browne | April 16th 19 |
Dungeon synth is radical. Its especially radical when its made by a black metal guy in prison for first degree murder of a frontman of a more overrated black metal band
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| 2.0 poor | Nash J! | February 27th 14 |
Incredibly repetive and rather boring, this album takes its interesting ideas and delivers them in the most dull way possible. Most songs begin with potential, but quickly lose momentum after the first minute or so. Altogether, this album has nothing to offer.
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| 0.0 | Xenophanes EMERITUS | October 19th 12 |
I saw a vinyl re-issue of this at the record store the other day. Was there seriously enough interest in this at some point to warrant a re-issue???
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| 0.0 | Wreath | April 30th 12 |
I actually like some melodies on here but listening to repetitive MIDI sounds for 40 minutes won't be more likely to entertain you than to cause a major headache and it's ultimately just quite ridiculous to be honest.
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| 1.5 very poor | nbats | February 11th 25 |
| 1.5 very poor | doofy | June 23rd 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | Kelek | October 3rd 23 |
| 1.5 very poor | Spec | May 12th 23 |
| 1.5 very poor | Donchivo | December 12th 22 |
| 3.0 good | Bren80 | November 2nd 22 |
| 1.5 very poor | Zakusz | April 18th 22 |
| 2.0 poor | Azrael | December 1st 21 |
| 2.5 average | bSmith | December 19th 20 |
| 2.5 average | Oobaloo | December 3rd 20 |
| 3.0 good | Henry | September 24th 20 |
| 2.0 poor | dragoth | September 22nd 20 |
| 2.5 average | Suyan | June 27th 20 |
| 3.0 good | remi | May 7th 20 |
| 2.5 average | Brabiz | March 18th 20 |
| 1.5 very poor | Element | December 14th 19 |
| 2.5 average | Sarah | December 5th 19 |
| 3.0 good | kodama | October 18th 19 |
| 1.5 very poor | Dama | June 14th 19 |
| 3.0 good | Eons | June 7th 19 |
| 3.5 great | HeXa | April 8th 19 |
| 2.0 poor | JS98 | March 30th 19 |
| 1.5 very poor | kkarron | January 29th 19 |
| 2.0 poor | blou52 | December 24th 18 |
| 1.0 awful | 2ool | November 13th 18 |
| 1.5 very poor | Casavir | April 17th 18 |
| 3.0 good | tyler | April 17th 18 |
| 2.5 average | Aranox | March 1st 18 |
| 1.0 awful | Nomos | January 26th 18 |
| 1.5 very poor | orakst | December 22nd 17 |
| 3.0 good | Zamasu | December 19th 17 |
| 2.5 average | Fear | December 10th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Gary STAFF | October 29th 17 |
| 3.0 good | Rambles | September 12th 17 |
| 2.5 average | AriDoe | August 23rd 17 |
| 1.5 very poor | Kris/KJ | August 11th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Scuro EMERITUS | August 5th 17 |
| 2.5 average | Pherin | July 5th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | Strade | April 16th 17 |
| 1.5 very poor | chanson | February 10th 17 |
| 1.5 very poor | Stormii | September 27th 16 |
| 2.0 poor | Jeejee | September 26th 16 |
| 2.5 average | Dmax28 | September 7th 16 |
| 1.5 very poor | YakNips | August 18th 16 |
| 1.0 awful | Elynna | August 6th 16 |
| 5.0 classic | Dagar | July 13th 16 |
| 2.5 average | stakis | July 11th 16 |
| 1.5 very poor | Moge | July 2nd 16 |
| 2.0 poor | Sapee | March 2nd 16 |
| 2.5 average | CWBrown | February 19th 16 |
| 3.0 good | Mazarb | November 22nd 15 |
| 1.5 very poor | mEyck97 | October 29th 15 |
| 1.0 awful | trve | October 7th 15 |
| 1.5 very poor | jtswope | October 2nd 15 |
| 3.5 great | Fozzie | September 26th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | HoB | July 21st 15 |
| 2.5 average | manosg EMERITUS | May 17th 15 |
| 1.0 awful | trvvve | April 30th 15 |
| 3.5 great | CC | April 8th 15 |
| 5.0 classic | Hamed | April 7th 15 |
| 2.0 poor | Aion | March 6th 15 |
| 3.0 good | Dav85 | February 1st 15 |
| 1.5 very poor | Jeclub | January 17th 15 |
| 1.0 awful | ckssr1 | January 13th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | KOSTER | November 23rd 14 |
| 1.0 awful | "Tab" | November 16th 14 |
| 1.5 very poor | Surtur | July 27th 14 |
| 1.5 very poor | ANJ45 | July 9th 14 |
| 1.5 very poor | jmh886 | June 2nd 14 |
| 3.5 great | Crinn | March 11th 14 |
| 2.0 poor | Trey STAFF | February 1st 14 |
| 1.5 very poor | Sithese | January 2nd 14 |
| 2.5 average | Skoj | December 20th 13 |
| 2.0 poor | alarm | October 20th 13 |
| 1.5 very poor | kalki | September 25th 13 |
| 2.0 poor | SMK | September 7th 13 |
| 1.5 very poor | Smial | September 1st 13 |
| 2.0 poor | 5amue1 | August 27th 13 |
| 3.5 great | goat38 | August 17th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Chorbo | June 29th 13 |
| 2.0 poor | Thor | January 31st 13 |
| 2.5 average | Veritus | January 21st 13 |
| 1.5 very poor | Sevhead | January 13th 13 |
| 1.5 very poor | DadKungFu EMERITUS | January 4th 13 |
| 2.5 average | Deviant. STAFF | November 28th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Pho3nix | November 1st 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | kristof | September 23rd 12 |
| 1.0 awful | Wizard | August 13th 12 |
| 3.0 good | PapaH | August 6th 12 |
| 1.5 very poor | emc2691 | March 31st 12 |
| 1.5 very poor | Shuyin | February 2nd 12 |
| 2.0 poor | Sawks | January 6th 12 |
| 2.0 poor | HWBTW | December 19th 11 |
| 1.5 very poor | lintu987 | December 11th 11 |
| 2.0 poor | true | July 26th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Likferd | July 17th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Zo0lz | July 8th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Manco | June 19th 11 |
| 3.0 good | HHx66 | May 27th 11 |
| 3.0 good | Spaten | February 16th 11 |
| 5.0 classic | Noqmyr | January 30th 11 |
| 1.5 very poor | Neowulf | January 10th 11 |
| 2.0 poor | iemona | January 8th 11 |
| 2.5 average | Jips | December 31st 10 |
| 5.0 classic | Waaltz | December 21st 10 |
| 3.0 good | ACY | December 9th 10 |
| 2.0 poor | Oceans | November 4th 10 |
| 1.0 awful | Kenos | September 25th 10 |
| 1.0 awful | noisy | September 6th 10 |
| 2.0 poor | BaZaH | June 29th 10 |
| 2.0 poor | LuTo | May 3rd 10 |
| 1.5 very poor | Ramos29 | April 7th 10 |
| 1.5 very poor | Enotron | March 9th 10 |
| 1.0 awful | qwe3 | March 9th 10 |
| 1.5 very poor | Hoenir | February 14th 10 |
| 1.5 very poor | jk2two | December 20th 09 |
| 2.5 average | Mags172 | December 2nd 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Alastor | November 23rd 09 |
| 2.5 average | KILL | November 20th 09 |
| 3.0 good | kitsch | November 18th 09 |
| 1.0 awful | ferrum | November 5th 09 |
| 1.5 very poor | 72haha72 | September 9th 09 |
| 3.0 good | tomr4 | August 10th 09 |
| 2.5 average | Bleak | April 14th 09 |
| 2.0 poor | quaazi | August 20th 08 |
| 1.0 awful | Bhima | July 22nd 08 |
| 3.0 good | Zoo | June 21st 08 |
| 1.5 very poor | Kyle Ward EMERITUS | May 20th 08 |
| 1.5 very poor | DsRaMoS | April 16th 08 |
| 1.5 very poor | Valhall | December 21st 07 |
| 1.5 very poor | Rawar | December 12th 07 |
| 1.5 very poor | CeeBone | October 30th 07 |
| 4.0 excellent | disbill | October 14th 07 |
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