Ulvtharm – 7 Uthras (Album-Digital/CD/Vinyl – Cyclic Law)
Two years after Ulvtharm’s phenomenal debut album, Jouni Ollila (MZ.412, Pouppée Fabrikk) releases a new full length. The influences remain similar and lead the listener into an obscure, imaginary world of unease. This is a new masterpiece where Industrial sound treatments and Dark-Ambient atmospheres flow together in a tormented experience. This work sounds like the imaginary merger between In Slaughter Natives, Brighter Death Now and Raison D’Être. No real comparison is possible because this work is above all a confirmation of Jouni’s unique talent in this genre of music. (Rate:8½).
Listen to “Sinners Will Inherit The World”:
About Ulvtharm
Ulvtharm is the solo project of Swedish artist Jouni Heikki Ollila, also known for his work in the EBM duo Pouppée Fabrikk and the Dark-Ambient project MZ.412, as well as Mr. Jones Machine, Project-X, Teleskop and Burg. Ollila began the Ulvtharm recordings as demos while living in Malaysia, then re-recorded them after moving back to Sweden around 2019/2020. The project’s debut album, “Wrēkō”, was released via Cyclic Law. “7 Uthras” follows two years later on the same label, on digital, CD and vinyl.
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