A Quick Fix of Melancholy

Ulver - A Quick Fix of Melancholy

A Quick Fix of Melancholy
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Artist: Ulver
Edition: Music CD
Format: EP
CD Release Date: 2003-08-26
Music Label: The End Records
Soundtracks:
  1. Little Blue Bird
  2. Doom Sticks
  3. Vowels
  4. Eitttlane

Music reviews of A Quick Fix of Melancholy

Music Review: A Fresh new Ulver sound, again
Rating: 5 Stars

Ulver's CD's are all so diverse and always go in such unpredictable directions, that it is now predictable that their next achievement will be unpredictable. This CD mostly contains synthesized (I think) and non-synthesized violins and string instruments, and some opera vocals in addition to their main electronic sound.

"Little Blue Bird" starts off with a double string melody, one that continues throughout the whole song to paint the main atmosphere. There are some strange opera vocals that you thought you'd never find in an Ulver song in the background, until Garm starts singing his haunting and soothing vocal melodies. After he is finished, the beat picks up but the tempo stays the same, and strange electronic noises are added to the mix, until the song fades out into the main theme from which it started.

"Doom Sticks" starts with a sound I can only describe as an electronic melody, although not a monotonous beeping sound or anything - and then adds what I can only think of as distant synthesized bells, or just a general cool sounding sound that isn't supposed to sound like anything. Then there are some more synthesized trumpets, I guess, then violins... This song is entirely instrumental.

"Vowels" is my favorite on the CD, which starts off with violin or some string instrument plucking, a magical distant bell melody, and strong, male "opera" vocals - It might be Garm but I can't tell. It sounds like he is just singing random words that seem to be printed on the CD itself. This song only has vocals at the beginning and then goes into incredible layered instrumentals with all the elements I've already described. At the end, the more upbeat and layered violin playing section might as well be the local symphony orchestra playing.

The Last song, "Eitttlane" is "Nattleite" remixed, and let me tell you, it was the perfect song from "Kveldssanger" to remix. The name is literally remixed also, as you can tell. It repeats sections of this song in interesting patterns and adds a lot more percussion, melodies, instruments, and electronic sounds.

These songs keep exploring uncharted territories and moving throughout different ideas and experiments. You must not be human if they do not pull your interest in and never let go. This particular release is awfully hard to describe sound and instrument-wise, but the songs are as always, extremely interesting and unique. Ulver sure doesn't disappoint, and never gets boring. I'm so pleased with this CD, that if the next full-length is this good, (which I'm sure it will be) they will probably become my favorite band of all, which is now Opeth.

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