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Svidd Neger (Black Vinyl) Import, Limited Edition

4.8 out of 5 stars 4 customer reviews

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  • Vinyl
  • Format: Import, Limited Edition
  • Label: Jester Records
  • ASIN: B00FZCR4CA
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,210,127 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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_Svidd Neger_, Ulver's second project for film music, is brilliant much like the first, _Lyckantropen_. They are quite different though. The instrumentation here is less cold and overtly electronic, and the disc is also very diverse, with individual pieces being quite short. In spite of this, the album flows amazingly well, like in the smooth transitions from the jazzy "Surface" to the watery electronics and strings of "Somnam" then to the mournful, echoing pianos of "Wild Cat". All in all, it's less minimalist than the _Silencing the Singing_ or _Silence Teaches You How to Sing_ Eps or even really _Lyckantropen_. It probably leans a little closer to _A Quick Fix of Melancholy_, but one shouldn't read too much into that.
Unfortunately, the best thing about this album is something I can barely describe: its suggestive flow and its ability to evoke powerful images and emotions. As with _Lyckantropen_, I have not seen the short film for which this music exists, but the music tells its own story independent of the film. With intuitively orchestrated themes and punctuation, everything seems perfectly in place. The overall mood of the album is melancholy and an ominous futility, like trying to count raindrops before they hit the ground.
Personally, I would say Ulver's electronic music has undergone nothing but improvement since _Themes from William Blake's `The Marriage of Heaven and Hell'_. _Svidd Never_ shows the band continuing to expand their musical vision with impressive results. Now we just need the new full-length.
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This album is another soundtrack done by Ulver. Unlike Lyckantropen, it has a lot more variation and dark soundscapes, containing lonely piano melodies and ethereal strings. I'd compare it more to Silencing the Singing or even Perdition City more than Lyckantropen, but it still very much has its own new sound, because Ulver isn't going to make two albums too similar. Every track flows right into the next, giving the album a total ecliptic, solid feel, as if it was just one song. It is only about 35 minutes long, and with 16 tracks, most of them are very short. It is one of the most dark and somber Ulver works of art, in relation to most of their electronic discography.
It starts out with a soft violin melody that slowly builds up into something with more structure, with a few female hums; it definitely sounds like the "Preface" of a movie, introducing the general setting with the camera floating above green hills (I never saw the movie and probably will never get to- this is just what my brain thinks up) which transforms into "Ante Andante:" 52 seconds of very soft, delicate piano playing. That further evolves into "Comedown," which expands upon the previous track's melody, adding softly plucked strings from a variety of octaves. "Surface" adds some horns, and then some electronic beats and distortions, and also a saxophone and a jazzy, dark, smoky beat, reminiscent of Perdition City. It continues on to "Somnam" with some dark, menacing strings and sounds, slightly reminiscent of Silencing the Singing. "Wild Cat" continues on with the same memorable piano melody as before, adding a different direction of melodies and sounds, adding more of a beat and more instruments along the way.
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It is no wonder that Ulver was nominated for a Norwegian Grammy for this soundtrack. The first time I heard it, my jaw was hanging. The album is sweeping, breathtaking, melancholic, rocking, jazzy it's everything! The first three tracks flow together quite nicely. Very orchestral and lush. Track 4 has an interesting jazz breakdown in it which is very cool. Somnam, the fifth track, has traces of ambient/soundscape Ulver. Track six is melancholic and peaceful (until a woman comes in screaming...giving birth I imagine). Tracks seven and eight are really awesome. Track seven, Rock Massif Pt.1, reminds me of Hollenthon sort of because it is hard rockin and symphonic. The Waltz of King Karl painted a picture of a fat king stuffing his face with food...old and lost all his majesty...the album as a whole is very visual; it takes you to another world. I cannot say enough about this soundtrack except that it is a masterpiece and definitely one of my favorites in the Ulver catalogue. If this and A Quick Fix of Melancholy are any indication of what Ulver has to offer this fall with "Blood Inside", I cannot wait. Buy this album now.
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I gave this CD a 4 out of 5, because (1) it's not a complete album and (2) half of the songs aren't as developed as they could be. It's important to keep in mind that this is a soundtrack to a movie (Burned Negro lol), and I'm sure these songs are perfect for the movie, but, as a CD, it doesn't have much return value.
Either way, Svidd Neger is worth listening to, and it is enjoyable. Ulver's sound in this one is that artsy kind of electronic music with an orchestral flavor and the same dark emotional core that Ulver is really good for, but maybe more emphasis on the artsy part. Like a soundtrack, there are many reoccurring themes (so reoccurring that some of the songs are basically the same with structural differences and variations), so it's kind of fun to try and imagine what's going on in the movie at the time without actually having seen the movie.
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