ULVER · Neverland | BLACK LP

Black bio vinyl in standard cover with inside-out print, printed and polylined inner sleeves and protection sleeve.

Background information about 'Neverland'

Ulver returns with "Neverland", their fourteenth studio opus that feels like stepping through a sonic portal into uncharted territories. This isn't just another album – it's a complete sonic departure that showcases why these Norwegian shapeshifters remain one of extreme music's most unpredictable forces.

Following the more structured approach of their recent trilogy, "Neverland" embraces what the band calls a more "punk spirit" – trading discipline for pure creative freedom. The result? A largely instrumental journey that weaves together bursts of daybreak synths, whooshes of ethereal sound, and moments where ambient calm collides with anarchic mysticism. It's like witnessing late '90s IDM meet post-rock's meandering structures, all filtered through Ulver's unique prism of artistic evolution.

The ghost of premillennial sample culture haunts every groove, with echoes of classics like "Perdition City" and the "Silence" EPs emerging from the sonic fog. Yet "Neverland" stands as something entirely fresh – a collage of dreams that transforms into trippy percussive energies and lush, vibrant soundscapes that occasionally venture into exotic territories.

For fans of:
Boards of Canada, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Autechre, Sigur Rós, Tim Hecker

Track listing

A1. Fear In A Handful Of Dust
A2. Elephant Trunk
A3. Weeping Stone
A4. People Of The Hills
A5. They're Coming! The Birds!
A6. Hark! Hark! The Dogs Do Bark
B7. Horses Of The Plough
B8. Pandora's Box
B9. Quivers In The Marrow
B10. Welcome To The Jungle
B11. Fire In The End

Manufacturer: ProMedia GmbH, Im Gartenfeld 1, 54516 Flußbach, Germany, Contact: www.houseofmythology.com