![]() Once again Michael Rendall (The Orb) and legendary producer Martin “Youth” Glover have taken crystalline care of the mix.Īs Caesar demonstrated, Ulver haven’t abandoned any of their obsessions, worries or nightmares as they enter the gilded palace of pop. Flowers of Evil comes across as an unfeigned progression along the course set by that album, revealing a band moving deeper into beats and grooves, hooks and choruses, synths and guitars, yet sounding more stripped back, making room for the distinctive detail. “Doom dance”, someone dubbed their last studio album, the critically acclaimed, Impala Award-winning The Assassination of Julius Caesar (2017). Have Ulver discovered new pastures under the sun? Or scoured the ruins of their own moonlit past? The truth is, they’re closer to their previous purlieu than perhaps ever before. The threads of haunted places and images entwine. Visions similar to those of Orsini come to mind, as untamed life abounds: Slowly, nature finished what he had started.įlowers of Evil, the new studio album from Ulver, finds the wolf pack exploring the fear and wonder of mankind’s fall from redemption. Soon after Orsini’s death, trees began to close in on these many peculiar beings, and green moss would eventually seize them. It’s a forest of symbols, suggesting a civilisation overrun by the beasts, demons and monsters of the primordial world. This sacred grove, near Bomarzo in Lazio, Italy, reveals the nightmare vision of Vicino Orsini, a sixteenth century nobleman. A lion sinks its teeth into the fire-breathing monster’s chest. In the midst of the forest, the floor is littered with monstrous heads and mythical figures, frozen in torturous combat or threatened by wild beasts. ![]() ![]() Ulver has undoubtedly continued on the path of creating music that is wholly their own, and ‘Flowers of Evil’ is an offering that sees an evolution in spirit and theme. Accompanying the ‘ Hexahedron’ 2xLP release from Ulver - we’re very excited to offer their 2020 ‘Flowers of Evil’ LP in two different limited edition color variants!
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