
ULVER was in town in late-September to do press for their latest album titled 'Shadows of the Sun' (on THE END RECORDS in North America) and stopped by the MetalKult.com offices. You can watch the full interview here:
http://blogs.guitarworld.com/metalkult/videos/ulver-the-metalkult-interview/
What the press are saying about ULVER...
"...Shadows of the Sun rinses all traces of the Norwegian trio's
past...an electro-tinged, classically inspired collection of dusky
ballads centered on the welcoming baritone of Kristoffer "Garm"
Rygg..." - PITCHFORK.COM
Shadows of the Sun is a patient and beautiful, timeless and modern
record ??? another classic Ulver record in a catalogue full of
surprises." - THE SENTIMENTALIST
"...a haunting listening experience that is hard to classify, but
impossible to ignore...one of the most fascinating "mood" listens of
the year." - SEA OF TRANQUILITY
"Stripped of all accoutrements, Shadows of the Sun is Ulver laid bare,
an exquisite blend of warmth and frigidity, akin to bracing yourself
against an icy Nordic wind as the sun rises in the distance." -
POPMATTERS.COM
"Somber and melancholy, Shadows Of The Sun finds Ulver exploring
mellow, subdued soundscapes worlds away from their black metal origins.
It's haunting and dark music that makes up in emotional impact what it
lacks in extremity. Their subdued interpretation of Black Sabbath's
"Solitude" is a highlight." - ABOUT.COM
???Ulver???s latest is a soothing, spectral excursion, with a disturbing
undercurrent that subtly betrays their Norse black metal origins.
Reining in the relative bombast of Blood Inside, Ulver has created
haunting, torch-lit chamber music for a new dark age. Superbly imagined
and impeccably executed.??? - DIFFICULT MUSIC
"The most intimate and passionate ULVER release yet, "Shadows Of The
Sun" is a somber and tragic masterpiece, a true reflection of the far
inner reaches of the soul and heart..." - BW&BK
"Ulver is the anti-Sunn O))); where Sunn's music makes me want to lurk
in a cave in a heavy black robe, mourning the futility of existence,
'Shadows Of The Sun' makes me want to put on white robes and frolic in
sun-dappled fields, occasionally stopping to roll in the grass. If
medieval Christians had synths, they'd have made music that sounded
like this. And the cover of Black Sabbath's 'Solitude' is one of the
most evocative adaptations of the group's music ever, by anybody." -
METAL EDGE
More info:
Website: http://www.jester-records.com/ulver/ulver.html
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/ulver1


