Blood Inside
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| Studio album by Ulver | |||||
| Released | June 6 2005  July 12 2005  |
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| Recorded | January-February 2004[1] | ||||
| Genre | Experimental rock | ||||
| Length | 45:45 | ||||
| Label | Jester Records (TRICK033) The End Records (TE058) |
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| Producer | Ronan Chris MurphyUlver | ||||
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Blood Inside is the sixth full-length album by the Norwegian experimental band Ulver. It was recorded in early 2004. A video for "It Is Not Sound" was filmed by Acoustic Kung Fu Films! in mid-2004 (viewable here), which pushed the album's release to 2005.[1]
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[edit] Sound and style
Ulver's sound progresses here even more than in previous records. The music is influenced by several different genres such as rock, jazz, classical music, industrial music and electronica.[2]
It Is Not Sound is heavily based on Toccata and Fugue in D Minor by Johann Sebastian Bach. The prominent melody played with keyboards can easily be found in Bach's work, but there are other extracts in the background also.
The lyrics for "Christmas" were adapted from the poem of the same name by Portuguese author Fernando Pessoa, written in 1922.
[edit] Track listing
- "Dressed in Black" – 7:06
- "For the Love of God" – 4:11
- "Christmas" – 6:15
- "Blinded by Blood" – 6:22
- "It Is Not Sound" – 4:37
- "The Truth" – 4:01
- "In the Red" – 3:30
- "Your Call" – 6:07
- "Operator" – 3:36
[edit] Personnel
- Trine Paulsen, Kim Sølve – cover art
- Ronan Chris Murphy – production
- Audun Strype – mastering
[edit] Guest musicians
- Bosse – guitar solo on "For the Love of God"
- Carl-Michael Eide (as Czral) – drums on "Operator"
- Jeff Gauthier – violin on "Your Call"
- Håvard Jørgensen – guitar on "Dressed in Black", "For the Love of God", and "Your Call"
- Mike Keneally – guitar on "Christmas", solo on "Operator"
- Andreas Mjos – vibraphone on "Blinded by Blood" and "In the Red"
- Maja Ratkje – choir on "Your Call"
- Knut Aalefjær – drums and percussion on "For the Love of God", "Christmas", and "Operator"
[edit] Limited edition release
A limited edition CD (2000 copies) was released in a red velvet box containing a numbered cardboard sleeve. A limited vinyl version was released by Profound Lore Records. 1000 copies were made in six different colors:
- 100 transparent/red splatter
- 100 white/red splatter
- 100 red/black splatter
- 100 red/white two–sided
- 300 white
- 300 red
[edit] References
- ^ a b (2005) Album notes for Blood Inside by Ulver, 13 [CD booklet]. Oslo, Norway: Jester Records (trick033). Blood Inside at MusicBrainz.
- ^ Zachariadis, Stefanos (2005-05-03). Ulver - Blood Inside. Metal Invader. Retrieved on 2007-06-18.
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