ULVER

Release Year: 2011
Artist Origin: NOR
Style: mesmerizing progressive rokas / experimental ambient

after four years following the uplifting emotions of 2007's opus, the legend of alternative underground returns with a hazy sense of magic, as the saga of unpredictability is extended and developed into a particularly diverse context: some tracks lean toward engaging guitar-driven neo-progressive post rock, yet slow moving, atmospheric and sonically enchanting ambient experiments firmly dominate, brimming with sound effects and poetic vocal narrative, including guest appearance by Attila Csihar [Mayhem], moving away from earlier ascetic minimalism toward more articulated, yet still subtly enigmatic framework, where fragmentary rhythmic impulses, layered textures and restrained emotional charge create a fragile balance, metaphorically enriched by British historical context; authentic UK slipcase edition comes in super jewel box