ULVER

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ULVER
Parkteatret
Mandag 1. Februar
Dørene åpnes 21.00
(www.billettservice.no)
ULVER skal i februar på Europaturnè og varmer opp med en førpremière på Parkteatret i Oslo.

Kommende konserter:
03 feb Brew House Gothenburg
04 feb Kulturbolaget Malmö
08 feb Volksbühne Berlin
10 feb Scala London
11 feb La Cigale Paris
12 feb 013 Tilburg
15 feb Théâtre de l’Alhambra Geneva
18 feb Teatro Espace Torino
19 feb Teatro Rasi Ravenna
20 feb A38 Budapest
21 feb Palac Akropolis Prague
22 feb Studio Krakow
23 feb Arena Vienna
26 feb Nosturi Helsinki

ULVER har i løpet av sin 15 år lange karriere solgt en halv million plater verden over. Fra å være et innflytelsesrikt Black Metal-band tidlig på nittitallet, utviklet de seg til å skape en eksperimentell stemningsmusikk som inkluderer elementer fra elektronika, jazz, trip hop, avant-garde/progressiv rock med symfoniske undertoner. ULVER har i tilegg laget musikk til flere filmer, bl.a. UNO. Den anerkjente filmregissøren Harmony Korine sa en gang: "There`s a real lineage from a composer like Wagner to a band like Ulver."

I løpet av karrieren har ULVER gitt ut 15 album, men kun holdt 7 konserter, noe som har vært med på å gi bandet en myteomspunnet og særegen historikk. Ved siden av å opparbeide seg et navn i Norge har bandet etablert seg på den internasjonale arena og har fans over hele verden. Deres to seneste konserter var i Queen Elisabeth Hall, London (utsolgt, 1000 pers) og Gagarin, Athen (utsolgt, 1400 pers). Da bandet gjorde en opptreden på Maihaugen i vår, kom det fans langveisfra - blant annet fra Australia og USA.

På scenen består ULVER av 7 musikere som serverer et helstøpt lyd-, lys- og visuelt show av meget høy klasse. 2010 vil bli et spennende år der bandet har planer om å gjøre noen få eksklusive konserter.

For mer info: pelle@rambleon.no

ULVER Wikipedia: http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulver_%28band%29
ULVER Live: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDnPMPtYNlA
ULVER Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwSjaf3aa2M
ULVER Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFdcf_XUAKM
ULVER LIVE VISUALS REEL: http://www.vimeo.com/6723392
ULVER MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/ulver1
ULVER Forhåndsomtale i forbindelse med konserten i Queen Elisabeth Hall: http://www.whatsonstage.com/tickets/theatre//L1033753198/.html
ULVER Omtale etter konserten i Queen Elisabeth Hall: www.avantgarde-metal.com

Engelsk biografi:
Once amongst the pioneers of Norwegian black metal, now living legends of dark experimental music, ULVER are today one of Norway's most acclaimed international artists. While remaining something of a secret treasure back home, a long series of strong releases, most recently the album Shadows of the Sun (2007), has earned them a unique status worldwide.

"Dark and tragic" might be fitting adjectives for Ulver's 14-year career, but "low-key" is definitely a more recent development. For even though it might be hard to believe it when you listen to the soft-spoken new album, Ulver were once a seminal black metal band. They even have the name (Ulver translates as "Wolves") and a trilogy of folklore-inspired metal to prove it.But even in a scene that sent shockwaves around the world, Ulver were outsiders. While other black metallers were "slaves to the one with horns", Ulver were inspired by Thomas Kingo, a 17th century composer of psalms.As the band matured, their influences became even more eclectic. Techno auteurs Autechre rubbed shoulders with visionary mystic William Blake. Ulver have released acoustic folk albums and instrumental techno records, raw metal and industrial soundscapes, and they have composed music for films. I'd like to say that they are equally comfortable with whatever medium they choose, but that would be a lie. Ulver never seem comfortable—they seem restless, longing for some far-off horizon or hidden world only they can see. This makes every new release from Ulver interesting because you not only have to ask "is it good?" (with Ulver, that's a redundant question) but "what kind of music is it?" So, what kind of music is this? The boys already told you it's "dark and tragic", but while being weighed down with the world, they have managed to produce their most accessible album to date. This might sound like a paradox, but Ulver thrive on such paradoxes. Their fears have been given a shapely form indeed, capable, perhaps, of bringing a little comfort to some. Soothing electronics and natural percussion provide the basis for Garm's warm vocals, singing songs of loss and disillusion. While the lyrics provide little hope, the music carries a note of quiet faith. It sees Ulver abandon many of their grand concepts, to focus on music and human emotion. Contributions by world-renowned thereminist Pamelia Kurstin help make SHADOWS OF THE SUN a piece of rare beauty.You want comparisons? SHADOWS OF THE SUN sees Ulver borrow some pigments from David Sylvian's palette, using it to transport their own visions onto the canvas. Incidentally, Austrian audio abstracter Christian Fennesz, an associate of Sylvian, also help make this album what it is.Other comparions could be made. The band are avowed fans of Coil. Nick Cave, maybe. But such comparisons only cheapen, because Ulver really don't sound like anybody you already know. They are the perfect strangers. I'd call them "lone wolves", but I've promised the band to lay off the wolf jokes.