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The Trilogie – Three Journeyes Through The Norwegian Netherworlde
''The Trilogie – Three Journeyes Through the Norwegian Netherworlde'', sometimes shortened to ''The Trilogie'', is a box set of albums by Norwegian black metal band Ulver, issued in 1997 via Century Media. Limited to 1000 copies, the set collects together Ulver's first three full-length albums, '' Bergtatt'', '' Kveldssanger'' and '' Nattens madrigal'' in LP Picture Disc format, housed in a cardboard box, with a booklet & bonus posters. The set commemorates Ulver's ''black metal'' phase, before shifting styles dramatically into more ambient, electronic, and experimental music. Track listing ''Bergtatt – Et Eeventyr i 5 Capitler'' ''Kveldssanger'' ''Nattens madrigal – Aatte hymne til ulven i manden'' Personnel ;''Bergtatt'' * Garm - vocals, lyrics *Håvard Jørgensen - guitar *Torbjørn Pedersen (Aismal) - guitar *Erik Olivier Lancelot (AiwarikiaR) - drums * Skoll - bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched mem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulver
Ulver (Norwegian for "wolves") is a Norwegian experimental electronica band founded in 1993, by vocalist Kristoffer Rygg. Their early works, such as debut album '' Bergtatt'', were categorised as folklore-influenced black metal, but the band has since evolved a fluid and increasingly eclectic musical style, blending genres such as experimental rock, electronica, ambient, trip hop, symphonic and chamber traditions, noise, progressive and experimental music into their oeuvre. 1997 marked their international debut with the release of their third album ''Nattens madrigal'' through German label Century Media. However, following discord with the label, Rygg formed his own imprint, Jester Records, in 1998. In 1997, Rygg invited composer and multi-instrumentalist Tore Ylwizaker into the band, and together they changed Ulver's musical direction. Their first musical endeavour together, ''Themes from William Blake's The Marriage of Heaven and Hell'', drew from a variety of non-metal s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambient Music
Ambient music is a genre of music that emphasizes tone and atmosphere over traditional musical structure or rhythm. It may lack net composition, beat, or structured melody.The Ambient Century by Mark Prendergast, Bloomsbury, London, 2003. It uses textural layers of sound that can reward both passive and active listening and encourage a sense of calm or contemplation. The genre is said to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual",Prendergast, M. ''The Ambient Century''. 2001. Bloomsbury, USA or "unobtrusive" quality. Nature soundscapes may be included, and the sounds of acoustic instruments such as the piano, strings and flute may be emulated through a synthesizer. The genre originated in the 1960s and 1970s, when new musical instruments were being introduced to a wider market, such as the synthesizer. It was presaged by Erik Satie's furniture music and styles such as musique concrète, minimal music, and German electronic music, but was prominently named and popularized by British mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steinar Sverd Johnsen
Steinar Sverd Johnsen is a Norwegian keyboardist and composer, born 1972. Sverd plays keyboards and synthesizers in Arcturus and was also the main composer for the band. He formed the band with Jan Axel Blomberg (also known as Hellhammer) of Mayhem in 1987, originally under the moniker Mortem (where he played guitar). The band split up in April 2007, but reformed in 2011. In 1998, Sverd was recruited by the band, The Kovenant, known at the time as Covenant, along with Hellhammer. After the release of the album ''Nexus Polaris'', Sverd and the band parted ways. Sverd has also been a guest on a few releases by prominent Norwegian black metal bands, Ulver and Satyricon. Discography With Mortem * ''Slow Death'' (demo, 1989) * ''Slow Death'' (EP, 1990) With Arcturus *''Promo 90'' (Demo, 1990) *''My Angel'' (EP, 1991) *''Constellation (EP, 1994) *''Aspera Hiems Symfonia'' (full-length, 1995) *''La Masquerade Infernale'' (full-length, 1997) *''Disguised Masters'' (compilation, 1999) *' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
