#ulver band

[rainingmusic]

Ulver - One Last Dance

[cultureconnoisseurs]

A masterpiece! Ulver The Assassination of Julius Caesar

[borninwinter81]

Black metal battle vest update

A few more patches here - still plenty of space, but I'm getting to the point where the free spots are small and/or awkward.

Many of these are traced or stencilled and painted with black fabric paint onto white fabric.

The Greek lettering is from Rotting Christ and means "666". I don't understand Greek so I don't know how that works, but I feel like less of a teenage edgelord with this than I would a patch that just says "666".

Impaled Rektum is the band from the movie Hevi Reissu (Heavy Trip). Strictly speaking they don't belong on a BM vest as their music in the movie definitely leans more towards death metal (or more accurately symphonic post-apocalyptic reindeer-grinding Christ-abusing extreme war pagan fennoscandian metal) but I love that movie. Plus all the characters in the band represent a different genre, and Pasi/Xytrax is clearly supposed to embody BM.

Morbid is the band Per Ohlin/Dead was in before Mayhem. They only did one EP plus a few tracks that were only ever performed live, but they're awesome. Again not BM really, but with the Dead connection I felt like I could include them. Plus the shape is perfect for this spot 😁

Behemoth and Satyricon shouldn't need any introduction - those are both painted - and Rotting Christ underneath, which I bought from their bandcamp store. Seems appropriate to have those 3 together since I'm seeing them all on The Unholy Trinity tour next year.

The Alcest one is also painted. One of their logos is a little more complicated and I didn't even attempt it, but luckily they have another which is very simple and fits this spot perfectly. Alcest are a French band, and created blackgaze, a fusion of BM and shoegaze. Their music is gorgeous.

Last of the painted ones, and the first one I did using my tracing method. I got so much confidence from this that it led me to making all the others. Sarcófago, phenomenal Brazilian band who played a huge part in shaping what we think of as BM today.

As did Celtic Frost just underneath, this patch came from the Danse Macabre boxset because I'm a heathen who uses her collectible merch instead of keeping it pristine.

On that subject... two Immortal patches. Northern Chaos Gods was bought singly but War Against All was from the boxset too. I don't know whether I'm likely to get shit for this or not, but I've listened to Immortal for years, and I honestly think the last two albums (the ones since Abbath left) are their best ever, which is why I'm representing both of them here.

The War Against All box also had a pin badge but I haven't decided where on the vest I want to put it. It also came with an artcard signed by Demonaz which is exclusive to Eyesore Merch in the UK.

Backpatch. This was also homemade, but I'm not skilled enough to paint it, so it was done with printer transfer paper. Ulver are one of my favourite bands of all time, from their 90s BM, to their avant-garde, neoclassical, experimental, noise, psychedelic, and 80s synth style. All their work is absolute genius, and Nattens Madrigal is my favourite of their early material.

Lastly a couple of purchased ones, Bathory who again should need no introduction, and Agalloch who are another all-time favourite of mine, everything they've ever created is stunningly beautiful.

[princess-emesis]

Hu! det regner og det blæs; For langt nord i Fjellom Djupt under Hellom Der leikar det…

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Lo! It rains and the wind blows. For far north, in the mountains, deep under the rocks… …there, someone is playing…

[declanlikesmusic]

MusicDeclanLikes: Mar 2024

After the most tumultuous month I've had this year so far, I am finally proud to present my third monthly instalment of playlists where I showcase some of my favourite discoveries & listens of recent memory!

Yard Act – Blackpool Illuminations

The Beths – Little Death

The Smashing Pumpkins – Tonight, Tonight

Sophie B. Hawkins – Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover

Ariana Grande – we can't be friends (wait for your love)

The Blue Nile – The Downtown Lights

Everything Everything – Enter the Mirror

The Orb – Little Fluffy Clouds

TJ Mack – Comments

Jennifer Lopez – Jenny from the Block (feat. Jadakiss & Styles P.)

Porter Robinson – Cheerleader

Ride – Seagull

Muse – Plug in Baby

Ulver – The Future Sound of Music

christtt – disc utility

JPEGMAFIA – Thot Tactics

billy woods & Kenny Segal – Spongebob

Cheesy Hfj – Cold Case

Kraftwerk – Computer Liebe

Portishead – Strangers

Burial – Ghost Hardware

Madonna – Frozen

Lana Del Rey – Cruel World

ML Bush – Can't Get Over You With You

Justin Timberlake – What Goes Around… / …Comes Around (Interlude)

猫 シ Corp. – Ｗｉｆｉ＆Ａｉｒｃｏ

Tierra Whack – TWO NIGHT

Mr FijiWiji & Direct – Hysteria

Infinity Frequencies – Implanted Memories

Blur – Battle

Billie Eilish – What Was I Made For?

SEA – Broken Glass

Injury Reserve – Chin Up (Outro)

[itwasnotahamster]

This song by the band Ulver is a beautiful acoustic instrumental, devoid of lyrics. It carries a haunting and romantic vibe, making it suitable for settings like a graveyard. Highly recommend giving their songs a listen.

[moss-wizard]

@thesurielle tagged to shuffle 5 songs, cheers!!

If you think that yours was unhinged, just you freakin' wait. Never let me control the music 😇.

Taggin' anybody who wants the excuse.

edit: I just kept listening on shuffle, so I'm cheating and adding a bonus song that's several tracks deep. But you might dig it!

[sibelin]

Weird music recommendation: have you listened to any Kayo Dot? Absolute favorite album is Coffins on Io. Favorite track is The Mortality of Doves and I always come back to it after several years. Idk how to describe it other than dark synth and some experimental metal.

i had never listened to it but it's pretty good!! i checked the Mortality of Doves and a couple of songs from Choirs Of The Eye. love the contrasted change of moods between the atmospheric bits with clear vocals and the heavier parts.

[bunglecryptid]

Screw all my musician friends for doing this.

BAND I HATE: Metallica

BAND I THINK IS OVERRATED: Arctic Monkeys

BAND I THINK IS UNDERRATED: MadLove

BAND I LOVE: Ulver

BAND I CAN LISTEN TO OVER AND OVER: Zero 7, Air or High Castle Teleorkestra

BAND THAT MADE ME FALL IN LOVE WITH MUSIC: Yann Tiersen (composer)

BAND THAT CHANGED MY LIFE: Korn

BAND THAT SURPRISED ME: SpermChurch

GUILTY PLEASURE: Marilyn Manson because of him being a gigantic piece of shit but I grew up on his music. Same with Jamiroquai because of the cultural appropriation.

BAND I SHOULD HAVE SEEN BY NOW: Faith No More 😭

GREAT BAND TO SEE LIVE: Fantômas

And adding one of my own...

BAND I DESPERATELY WANT TO SEE LIVE BUT PROBABLY NEVER WILL: Trio Convulsant because I'm a broke bitch and don't foresee them travelling to Australia :( boo Trevor, I will be having words

Ummm, I just found this in my phone notes so I'm not sure who originally tagged me, sorry! If you want to do this too, be my guest :)

[divdurvart]

Sort of like “life drawings” made from concert footage of Ulver.  Made them into actual wolves.

[blueberryforestelf]

My favorite music artists 🎶:

Eartheater

Grimes

Of Monsters and Men

She Past Away

Gjallarhorn

Garmarna

Ulver

Lykke Li

Pearly Drops

IC3PEAK

Aurora

[testure-1988]

About Me

Name: Al /Ali

Age: 34

Cisgender

Sign: Taurus

Pronouns: she/her

Goth

Aromantic

Neurodivergent (ADHD, APD, anxiety)

Agnostic

-This is a SIDE BLOG. I will follow you with my main (nivekogresimp)

DNI if you're:

A TERF or SWERF (or just transphobic and against sex work in general)

racist

homophobic

a fascist/nazi

pro-police

hardcore Christian

misogynistic

TCC/a Columbiner

into pedophilia/ a MAP (or if you like Lolicon/shota or DD/LG)

Ableist

Also don’t even bother following me if you’re a zionist/Israel supporter

-I post NSFW stuff sometimes, so minors should take note.

-If you see something (artwork, a photo) that belongs to you, please let me know so I can credit you or remove it.

What I'm mainly interested in:

The Goth subculture/ trad goth stuff

Music in general (I love Industrial Music, Experimental, Noise Music/Harsh Noise Wall, Goth Rock, Post-Punk, Punk Rock, Grindcore, Doom Metal, all kinds of Electronic Music, 80s New Wave/Synthpop, City Pop, 90s/80s Hip-Hop and a whole bunch of other genres)

Skinny Puppy

The 1980s

Horror Movies

JTHM (and Invader Zim...sometimes)

Art & graphic design

Dark/horror/ gothic/religious aesthetic posts

goth fashion

Vampires

Cemeteries

Bones

Leftist/democratic socialist stuff

bats, cats & rats :D

Anime (Berserk, NGE, Cowboy Bebop, Sailor Moon, Hellsing, Studio Ghibli, etc.)

Cartoons

Batman

Little Nemo In Slumberland (the comic strip)

Mythology (Norse, Greek & Egyptian mainly)

Elvira, Mistress of The Dark

The Addams Family

Edward Gorey

Some of my favorite bands/artists:

Skinny Puppy, Godflesh, Tom Waits, Einsturzende Neubauten, Meat Beat Manifesto, Coil, The Cure, Front 242, Bauhaus, Siouxsie And The Banshees, Severed Heads, Alien Sex Fiend, Acid Bath, Throbbing Gristle, Cabaret Voltaire, Depeche Mode, Japan, Tears For Fears, Type O Negative, Clan Of Xymox, Virgin Prunes, Cocteau Twins, Aphex Twin, Boards Of Canada, Massive Attack, Autechre, Merzbow, Agent Side Grinder, The Klinik, (old) Ministry, Nine Inch Nails, (old) KMFDM, Front Line Assembly, Fad Gadget, Revolting Cocks, SPK, Clock DVA, :wumpscut:, Christian Death (Rozz only), Swans, The Sisters Of Mercy, Joy Division, Dead Can Dance, Sleep, Black Sabbath (with Ozzy only), Electric Wizard, Neurosis, Cult of Luna, Isis, Ningen Isu, Yoko Kanno, Church Of Misery, Bongzilla, Phobia, Doom, Pink Floyd, Altar De Fey, TR/ST, Boy Harsher, George Clanton, Ulver, Kraftwerk, Dissecting Table, Anaal Nathrakh, Lycia, Tim Hecker, Akira Yamaoka, Deftones, Porcupine Tree, Hello Meteor, The Devil & The Universe, Wardruna, Goldie

Current favorite bands/artists ATM:

Jim Kirkwood. Klaus Schulze. Severed Heads

[mrmethadone]

Ofdrykkja interview 2014 (c9h13ns other band and now goes by pessimisten for thoughs who dont know)

1. When and how were you formed? 

Drabbad: In autumn 2011. I was contacted by Obehag from Apati's page on MySpace, he wanted some help with getting Subutex and pills. Back then, I was - and I still am - living at an institution for the mentally ill, after an incident with Bödeln, and I had lost most contacts. So I couldn't help him, and when I replied his mail, C9H13N (Pessimisten) replied and told me Obehag had recently died. Somehow we started speaking about his band Apati and my old band Lepra, and after some months speaking, we decided to start a band. I contacted my old friend and brother The Associate and told him to join. He's a great musician and we have played together in the past, and known each other since childhood. Pessimisten contacted his old friend Arkomann who also joined, and after a while I also recruited my friend Bödeln who stole a drum-set right away. Me and Pessimisten chose the name Ofdrykkja, and so the band was formed. 

2. What band inspired you to make the kind of music that you do today? 

Drabbad: For me, personally, it's the old Norwegian black metal scene, with bands like Burzum, Ulver, Dödheimsgard, Mysticum and Mayhem. Even if we don't play black metal, this is my source of inspiration. Associate: Me and Drabbad have had our different black metal projects together for the last 15 years. Source of inspiration has always been the depressive black metal you could find during the mid 90's, when we started making music together (for example Burzum and Ved buens). I have broadened my inspiration register along the years, and I'm no longer as bound to a band or genre as before. Instead I'm attracted to and inspired by any dark or sad tones, no matter where they're from. 

Bödeln: For me it's DSBM, a genre I assume we all listen to. But also ambiance and other kinds of black metal. I'm also listening to bands unrelated to DSBM. 

3. How does the creation process look like? 

The Associate: Some kind of melancholic mood tends to help, and is almost necessary for the music not to feel completely forced. I also tend to compose alone with benzodiazepines, sometimes in combination with speed. Benzo makes you really creative. 

Drabbad: For lyrics, it's during the night I get my inspiration and ideas, and I write a few sentences from which I later make lyrics out of. What I write about is kinda dark things such as mental illness, homelessness, drugs, alcohol, misanthropy and hate against society. 

Bödeln: The Associate kind of writes all the music, and the recordings of the drums haven't really been as planned. We are all kinda free to write lyrics. I have rarely had any bad critics about what I've seen or heard. 

4. Describe your sound for those who haven't yet listened to you. 

Drabbad: It's depressive rock music with influences from black metal. The lyrics are poetic and personally I take some inspiration from Grioa when I write. We use speech in some songs and also clean vocals. We've found our own style which we feel comfortable with. The music is kinda easy to listen to, and depressive. 

5. Most bands usually have an annoying fuck who wish to control, in other words a band leader. Do you have a Hitler in the band? 

Drabbad: Hahaha! Pessimisten... yeah, if someone's a Hitler, it's him. He can say a song or a riff just completely sucks. Haha, but we never fight in, we go with democracy. We others thinks it's good he says what he thinks. I prefer that than some ass licker who agrees on everything and lies about what he thinks. We all go along well together, even though we all suffer from different mental illnesses. 

Pessimisten: Haha! I'm definitely our Hitler! I'm really a perfectionist and can't be easy to deal with all the time. But no one has more to say than anyone else in the band, and if we all disagree about something - we'll just vote. We never had any fights. The rest of the band members are really easy to deal with, and we mostly share the same view on things and are satisfied with the music we make. 

Bödeln: I don't think we have any Adolf at all, but I can feel it's sad I haven't been able to contribute much in the creation process. 

6. Tell us a bit about the purpose of your music! 

Drabbad: A part of the purpose is to enlighten people about the dark side of society. The mentally sick addicts who many people don't know. I think I speak for everyone here when I say I turned myself away from society. We aren't normal, we are affected. We do not function socially, and we fail to fit into society. We want to show you the asocial and sometimes depraved reality of ours. Personally, I'm pro suicide and I don't care if people die. 

Bödeln: I find it important to share my view of social exclusion and mental illness, in my lyrics. My purpose has so far been to play drums and contribute with lyrics about the life I live.

7. The video for 'Västerås' is nice and original, how important is the visual aspect for you? 

The Associate: What's important is that what we portray feels honest and right. If it ends up like shit, we can still rely on that we did what felt right for us. Of course everyone wants to public beautiful things, so it's an important aspect. What's difficult is to find your own touch to it, and I can now think that the 'Västerås' video is a bit out of Ofdrykkja's style, yet it has a message I still feel for. My idea to the concept with a stray dog in focus came after a conversation with Drabbad, when he described the situation when he was homeless. I can also relate to this distanced relation to what is seen as normal, but in a whole different level than someone with a home. 

The fact that the video was shot around the worthless ugly concrete which was built during the 60's includes some kind of love-hate relationship. 

Bödeln: Visual parts are good for the listeners. There is an unwritten rule that you can't have pretentious videos within black metal. I think that's sad, because I love videos in which people have put a lot of time and money, as long as there's a message and something mystical about it. 

8. We visited Västerås during a festival and afterwards we were forced to wait for hours before the night bus would arrive, and we don't feel like returning. How do you experience Västerås? You don't seem very happy about the place? 

Pessimisten: Västerås used to be a kinda big industrial town, some decades ago, but most of it has now been shut down, and the town consists of offsprings from the lower working class. There's nothing about this place that would make anyone want to go here. It was once called "powder city", and sure, amphetamine is still consumed a lot here on our grey streets, but quality is something that belongs from the past. These days it's more known as "MDPV city". No one is happy about this place. 

9. Not every city gets a bad nickname like that, but how comes Västerås is called MDPV city? Except the general dissatisfaction. Is it because you consume unusual amounts of MDPV in Västerås, or is the town unusually psychosis inducing compared to other cities you have had personal experience of? 

Pessimisten: Lately it has gotten better, but one or two years ago MDPV was consumed a lot, and it was mixed with amphetamine (you can mix out the amphetamine a lot and just add a tiny bit of MDPV to make it strong again). It really sucks when you expect an amphetamine rush and instead you get a psychosis. 

Bödeln: There are drugs in every city, small or big. I can't tell if there are more drugs in Västerås than in other cities. Here in Hudiksvall/Gävle we have a wide spread addiction of mostly amphetamine, prescribed opiates and benzo. Not much heroin, though. It's easier to see the addiction in smaller towns, than it is in bigger ones.

 10. Which band would you preferably do a split with? 

Drabbad: Ved Buens Ende, while they existed, or todays Virus would have been nice to have a split with. Abyssic hate as well. It would have been a big difference in music styles though. 

Pessimisten: If disbanded bands counts, I would definitely say Woods of Infinity. They have self distance and a humor I like, and they make it fit well together with the dark music they make. Other bands in the scene takes themselves too seriously. 

11. Do you have enough material to release a full length or EP through a label? 

Pessimisten: Yes, actually we do, but we want to make two more songs before we see the album as completed. 

The Associate: We already have contact with a few labels and things are looking bright. 

12. Except a CD release, we would like to see a DVD release with your music videos, and which maybe also could include some exciting bonus material. What are your thought about that? 

The Associate: Yeah, we've had discussions about this matter, and it's not impossible. We do like to express ourselves in different ways and it would absolutely be a possible alternative for us, if there is interest. 

Bödeln: About music videos, there are a lot to put energy on. A lot of spaced ideas I hope to express and talk about with the members. 

13. Thanks for your time, and for doing this interview. Now we're just curious about what will happen next?

 The Associate: I thank you too! What's remaining is the recording of two more songs, and we're working on it right now. 

We are looking forward to release our first album as soon as possible.

[borninwinter81]

Black metal vest update

A couple more new patches, and a possible configuration for the ones on the back:

I also added this skull guy to the collar. This was part of a buckle from an old pair of boots that I got rid of ages ago, but I always save metal hardware in case I can reuse it. The piece of metal below on the same side is another bit from the same pair of boots. On the opposite side is a Celtic Frost pin from the Danse Macabre boxset.

I haven't quite decided on the back yet, I have another patch on the way in the post so I'll probably make my final decision when that one comes.

I like this layout though. The square ones do fit where I've put them, it's just the way the vest is lying that makes it look like they overhang the edges slightly.

The new Satyricon one and the Impaled Rektum one were painted by me on white fabric using my tracing method, painting the negative space so the lettering is in white. It might have been easier to do them in white paint on black fabric, but I don't have any white and wanted to use what I do have!

Impaled Rektum is not a real band, they're the band in the comedy movie Heavy Trip, but I love that movie so I wanted to include them.

[optiwashere]

Since work is very much not on the front of my mind, I'm constructing my "NYE 2023" playlist instead of creating profit for my employer. I think ringing in 2024 with some Godflesh, Rotten Sound, Gravesend, and Hellripper will be the right choice.

Nightsongs Shadowheart prefers a playlist of modern Ulver, that new Predatory Void band, and old Katatonia albums. She sneaks in a few Lacuna Coil and Nightwish songs. "Oh, I didn't mean to put those on there," she says while never once skipping those songs. If Astarion happens to be at the same party, he gives her shit all night about it. He asks where the Birthday Massacre and Bauhaus went.

Meanwhile, Nightsongs Ash just wants to listen to some Sturgill and go home. Then she hears a Panopticon song from Kentucky and thinks, "oh, maybe I like this??? Appalachian protest black metal??????"