Hlidskjalf

Burzum | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 9, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Dead Ringer
• ASIN: B0000B1A5J
• In-Print Editions: Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #340,334 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Dark ambient Scandinavian metal. Dead Ringer. 1999.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars better than i expected, January 8, 2005

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Justin "human" (New Jersey) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hlidskjalf (Audio CD)

while it is certainly too short at 33 minutes, hlidskjalf really is a good and diverse record, with a good booklet and atmosphere. some of the keys sound a bit cheesey, but i can forgive it because of the circumstance (done in jail).

the music is enirely keyboard driven, but with some good drums (electronic of course) in some parts. it isn't just a long midi rambling, there are some very different parts/songs on here, from the bombastic sounds of Ausuzgardaraiwo, to the very minimal and quiet tracks like Der Weinende Hadnur and Frijos Einsames Trauern. the entire thing is drenched with mythological themes, and comes off quite melancholy.

all in all, this record comes closer to the definition of minimal darkwave than it does to true ambient. i would recomend this as a first ambient or minimal electronic record as well, because it does have a lot of variation, and isn't as boring as some other albums i can think of (you don't have to be so much in an ambient mood to play it.) not that this is the absolute best, but it is a very good record.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A few things you should know about 'Hlidskjalf', February 20, 2010

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Edward Waverley - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hlidskjalf (Audio CD)

The second of Varg's two prison albums is richer and more textured than its minimalist predecessor 'Dauši Baldrs', but it feels more confused, not as purposeful. Darker too. Rather than the promise of rebirth implicit in 'Dauši Baldrs', here one feels only a grim sense of foreboding, of violence to come. The whole album seems watchful, and in the distance is a hedgerow of shields and shining spears, the only 'light' to be seen in a landscape otherwise harsh and obscure. Doom music, for awakening warriors.

4.0 out of 5 stars Odin's Throne, June 8, 2009

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Joseph Adams "brother" (Superior, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hlidskjalf (Audio CD)

This was recorded and mixed in jail, translating to Odin's Throne. Odin is the highest of the Norse gods and adversary to the Christian God. Varg was baptised a member of the Asatru religion. Here the black ambient soundscapes are much more accessable to casual fans.