A quick fix of melancholy
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Publication |
2003 |
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admission |
2002 |
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| Label (s) | Jester Records
The End Records |
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Format (s) |
CD, LP |
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Title (number) |
4th |
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running time |
23:07 |
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Studio (s) |
Ambassaden Studio, Oslo |
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A Quick Fix of Melancholy is the fourth EP by the Norwegian band Ulver . It was released in 2003 on Jester Records and The End Records.
Creation and publication
In 2002 and 2003 Ulver worked mainly on film music, with A Quick Fix of Melancholy in between . The EP was recorded in the Ambassaden Studio in Oslo and mastered by Audun Strype. A poem by the Canadian poet Christian Bök was used for the third piece . The fourth track is a newly arranged version of “Nattleite”, which was released in 1996 on Kveldssanger .
Viva Hate Records and Flamme Noire released the EP in 2007 on red and white 10-inch vinyl.
Track list
- Little Blue Bird - 6:35
- Doom Sticks - 4:40
- Vowels - 6:29
- Eitttlane - 5:23
style
Like the Silence EPs, A Quick Fix of Melancholy is rooted in the minimalist ambience , but also has influences from neoclassical music and film music . The compositions are varied. Various electronic effects and samples are used again, synthesizer sounds are mostly in the foreground. Rygg uses his variable vocals again more than on previous releases. The title of the EP is programmatic as the mood of the pieces is melancholy. On metal.de is A Quick Fix of Melancholy with works by Dead Can Dance and Coil compared.
reception
“The bottom line is that 'A Quick Fix Of Melancholy' is an ambiguous affair. In reality, the three completely new songs are quite passable, but rather difficult to digest due to their experimental nature. [...] A so-called quick shot that lacks the big ideas. "
"With the exception of 'Shadows Of The Sun', this EP is the most beautiful that ULVER has ever put on a phonogram."
“Loud-quiet, fast-slow, high-low, light-dull, happy-sad, hopeful-desperate, beautiful-beautiful; Everything is there on this EP. Simply a wonderful disc for lonely hours alone or individually. "
Web links
- A Quick Fix of Melancholy at Allmusic (English)
- Reviews of A Quick Fix of Melancholy on the baby blue pages
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Babyblaue Prog-Reviews: Ulver: A Quick Fix Of Melancholy , Babyblaue Seiten , accessed on October 23, 2012.
- ↑ Ulver - A Quick Fix Of Melancholy , metal.de , accessed on October 23, 2012.
- ↑ a b Wehrmut: Ulver # A Quick Fix of Melancholy , voenger.de , accessed on October 23, 2012.
- ↑ Captain Chaos: ULVER: Wolves Evolve - The Discography , vampster , accessed October 23, 2012.