Ulver returns with ‘Liminal Animals’ album as download, LP and CD – Out now
Ulver returns with 'Liminal Animals' album as download, LP and CD
Out now is Ulver’s “Liminal Animals” album as download, LP and CD. “Liminal Animals” is the 13th studio album to date by Ulver and is their first in almost five years. Songs from the album have been released digitally as singles over the past 12 months, with no promotion outside their own channels. “Quite liberating in these twilight years”, the band said.
“Liminal Animals” was written and arranged by Ole Alexander HalstensgÃ¥rd, Kristoffer Rygg, and Jørn H. Sværen, mixed by Anders Møller at Subsonic Society, mastered by Vegard Sleipnes, and performed by HalstensgÃ¥rd, Rygg and Sværen with Stian Westerhus (guitar, bass, strings and backing vocals), Ivar Thormodsæter (drums), Anders Møller (percussion and choir), and with special guests Nils Petter Molvær (trumpet), Sara Khorami (choir), Astra Eida Rygh (choir), Sisi Sumbundu (choir) and Torgeir Waldemar Engen (choir).
The album was recorded and produced at Lupercal in the Old Town, Oslo. Additional recordings were done in Pitch Black Star Spangled Studio, same city, different location. The cover art features “The Senseless Seven”, a 1911 drawing by Austin Osman Spare.
About Ulver
Ulver is a Norwegian experimental music collective formed in 1993 in Oslo. The name, meaning “wolves” in Norwegian, reflects the dark, enigmatic nature of their art. Initially rooted in black metal, Ulver also incorporated folk, avant-garde, electronica, and ambient soundscapes.
They first gained recognition with their “Black Metal Trilogie” which includes “Bergtatt” (1995), “Kveldssanger” (1996), and “Nattens Madrigal” (1997) which offer a mix of folkloric themes, acoustic compositions, and raw black metal. From 1998 onward, Ulver abandoned metal and embraced electronic and cinematic elements, starting with “Themes from William Blake’s The Marriage of Heaven and Hell”. Subsequent albums like “Perdition City” (2000) and “Blood Inside” (2005) explored ambient, jazz, and experimental genres.
Ulver continued to evolve with works like “Shadows of the Sun” (2007) and “Wars of the Roses” (2011) and also collaborated on “Terrestrials” (2014) with Sunn O))).
2017’s “The Assassination of Julius Caesar” marked a shift towards synth-pop and electronic influences.
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