Nattens Madrigal (Madrigal of the Night) purports to be a concept album about wolves, the night, the moon, and the dark side of mankind, but it's difficult to tell, partly because the album was allegedly recorded outdoors in a forest. But even without the resulting sound quality, Ulver's music is so fast and ferocious and the vocals so garbled (and in Norwegian, at that) that it's best just to take the sheer sonic force as reflecting the band's concept, rather than trying to piece it all together.
Another post about Ulver. It's way past midnight but my brain is still working. I am listenning right now to Nattens madrigal and I remember that when I first heard it, I thought it was one of the most frightenning album I'd ever heard. In fact, I didn't listen to it all the way through because it made me feel ill at ease. Now, I can listen to it without any problem and I see it as another stro...
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Another post about Ulver. It's way past midnight but my brain is still working. I am listenning right now to Nattens madrigal and I remember that when I first heard it, I thought it was one of the most frightenning album I'd ever heard. In fact, I didn't listen to it all the way through because it made me feel ill at ease. Now, I can listen to it without any problem and I see it as another stro...
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