| 1st Decade In The Machines' is a party platter, the celebration of Ulver's first 10 years of metamorphosis. Finding it hard to amass a coherent Best Of from their volatile history, the pack has invited cutting edge doctors from audio research labs worldwide to operate on the catalogue. The result is a full 79 minutes disc turning from calm to storm, sometimes simultaneously. Not another irrelevant remix release, surely, but a veritable jack box for those in want of sound ahead. Matt Elliott, ghost from the necropolis that ruined Massive Attack and Portishead, appears under the alias Third Eye Foundation for the last time here; no Bristol beat but clicks and chills. Also from the UK the sole female partner Neotropic, whose Ninja Tune albums ULVER have turned on and dropped out to while still on dope. Nowadays V/Vm is more than enough. From Aphex' Rephlex is buddy Bogdan Raczynski, the head chef of gourmet electronica, serving a spicy cut. Yummy! But wait, there is a desert. Stars of the Lid's Adam Wiltzie recites the Vangelic gospel over a deserted earth. While chief Pita of Mego and laptop maestro Fennesz mesz it all up. Before Japan's Merzbow blows it all up. Home. To the top notch north. Jester's wizz kid Upland, Rune Grammofon's arctic Information, Smalltown Supersound's Jazzkammer, Alexander Rishaug and Jaga Jazzist skull Martin Horntveth. Because wolves evolve. Few acts coming from the world of metal have taken music as far as Norwegian shape shifters ULVER. All of their albums have been hailed as classics, yet the band has always pushed themselves and their listeners further and off the borders. From the highly influential black metal Trilogie over the epic recitation of William Blake's The Marriage of Heaven and Hell to the twilit Perdition City and their recent Silence glitch gems. 2003 marks ULVER's 10 years with this remix as part of the celebration. The variety and quality of tracks and artists sum up the great impact ULVER has had on metal and tomorrow's music. Congratulations. Trackinglist: ULVER: Crack bug, ALEXANDER RISHAUG: A little wiser than the monkey, much wiser than seven men, INFORMATION: Track slow snow, THE THIRD EYE FOUNDATION: Lyckantropen remix, UPLAND: Lost in moments remix, BOGDAN RACZYNSKI: Bog's basil & curry powder potatos recipe, MARTIN HORNTVETH: Der Alte, NEOTROPIC: He said - she said, A. WILTZIE vs. SOTL: I love you, but I prefer Trondheim, FENNESZ: Only the poor have to travel, PITA: Ulvrmxsw, JAZZKAMMER: Wolf rotorvator, V/Vm: The descent of men, MERZBOW: Vow me lbrzu. |
