ULVER - Wars Of The Roses (Digipak) (CD)

MID-PRICE CD EDITION OF THE ACCLAIMED 2011 KSCOPE DEBUT FROM THE NORWEGIAN PURVEYORS OF DARK MUSIC
'Norway’s most inspired avant-metal outfit' MOJO
'haunting, progressive art…anything else would pale when put alongside Ulver' Classic Rock

Ulver (Norwegian for 'wolves'), a Norwegian multi-disciplinary group founded in Oslo by Kristoffer "Garm" Rygg in 1993 are revered as the early pioneers of Norwegian black metal, who have continually evolved throughout their career and are still perceived as icons of the dark music industry, blending rock, electronica, symphonic and chamber traditions along with noise and experimental music to create ground-breaking material.

Until the release of ‘Wars Of The Roses’, their first via Kscope, the band remained uncompromisingly independent, operating without marketing, advertising or any backing from a label (except their own imprint, Jester Records) yet despite this stance the band are acclaimed around the world, have sold in excess of half a million records.

‘Wars Of The Roses’, Ulver's eighth album released originally in 2011, saw the band highly influenced by progressive rock music, whilst also incorporating elements of ambient, post-rock, and spoken word. The album was recorded at Crystal Canyon Studios in Norway and was mixed by producer extraordinaire John Fryer (Depeche Mode, Cocteau Twins, Swans) and Jaime Gomez Arellano. The album was the first to feature British composer and multi-instrumentalist Daniel O'Sullivan (Æthenor, Guapo, Mothlite). ‘Wars Of The Roses’ received critical acclaim worldwide, entering the Norwegian national album charts at Number 17, based on sales from day one alone. This new mid-price CD edition is presented in digipack packaging complete with a 16-page booklet featuring lyrics.

Kscope released two further new Ulver albums – 2012’s legendary concert recording ‘The Norwegian National Opera’, and 2013's ‘Messe I.X–VI.X’ – a 6 track album featuring music commissioned by the Tromsø Kulturhus (House of Culture) in Norway, in cooperation with the Arctic Opera and Philharmonic Orchestra cultural institution. It was composed and first performed live by Ulver, alongside the Tromsø Chamber Orchestra on September 21st 2012. The band then took the recordings back to Oslo and spent winter and spring in post-production, honing the material for its studio-equivalent.