we had plans to have this colossal Ulver announcement go out yesterday, but alas, the streets are on fire:
#theshowmustbepaused
For those of you who were meaning to see the Ulver Grieghallen 'live stream' yesterday – in particularly dark and seductive form, from Bergen International Festival in 2018 – we are happy to let you know this now legendary concert is showing tonight at 21.00 (CET) here. Facebook event here.
In our opinion the quality of the filming and audio mix is a breath of fresh air in these times of iPhone-straight-to-YouTube capture. Enjoy!
So, to the pièce de résistance:
Flowers of Evil is Ulver’s 14th studio album, and finds the fabled wolf pack exploring the fear and wonder of mankind’s fall from redemption. Tracklist:
1. One Last Dance
2. Russian Doll
3. Machine Guns and Peacock Feathers
4. Hour of the Wolf
5. Apocalypse 1993
6. Little Boy
7. Nostalgia
8. A Thousand Cuts
And wait, we have more:
Wolves Evolve: The Ulver Story
Edited by Tore Engelsen Espedal with Ulver
House of Mythology 2020
336 pages
18,9 x 24,6 cm, colour print, design paper
ISBN 978-1-5272-6217-1
150 pages of conversation with the band, conducted and framed by Tore Engelsen Espedal, alongside textual detours by Phil Alexander, Nile Bowie and Torolf Kroglund, plus a wealth of photographs from the private archives of the band and others.
“Wolves Evolve follows Ulver through the dark woods of their infancy and into the dead city centres where they would shift between their many shapes to come. It’s a labyrinthine tale of musical evolution on a grand scale. Some may be confused. Others will follow the band through their pantheon of friends and associates, obsessions and affinities. And while there, they will get a glimpse of the shapes and mis-shapes that have made up the alternative cultures of the past three decades, rescued from the iniquity of oblivion.”
You may now read all about the new album and book here, and pre-order here.
