Messe I.X-VI.X
by Ulver
- Type: Album
- Released: 18 August 2013
- Label: Jester Records
- Country: Norway
- Length: 44:49
- Community rating: 4.11/5 from 8 ratings
Artists on this release: Stein Paulsen, Anders Melhus, Katrina Brown, Eira Bjørnstad Foss, Mario Machlik, Ørnulf Lillebjerka, Ole Henrik Moe, Kari Rønnekleiv, Skoll, Sigrid Lien Schulerud, Aelita Osadchuk, Jens Christian Kloster, Tore Ylvisaker, Ole Alexander Halstensgård, Ingrid Eliassen, Jørn H. Sværen, AiwarikiaR, Arne Bjørhei, Inga Raab, Kristina Nygaard Walsnes, Garm, Yuko Kawami, Brynjar Lien Schulerud, Aismal, Torbjørn Ingvaldsen, Snorre Holmgren, Mari Giske, Martin Romberg, Haavard, Sari Martinussen, Berit Fonnes, Kristoffer Rygg
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Commissioned for the Tromsø Culture House, 'Messe I.X-VI.X' is a somber and cinematic blend of modern classical orchestration and dark ambient electronics. The album features sweeping string arrangements and solemn electronic pulses that construct an expansive and deeply reverent soundscape. It stands as one of the ensemble's most sophisticated works, bridging the gap between high-art classical composition and underground electronic depth.
Genres
Descriptors: orchestral, experimental, conceptual, electronic, minimal, ambient, atmospheric, choral, avant-garde, ensemble
Tracklist
- As Syrians Pour In, Lebanon Grapples With Ghosts of a Bloody Past (11:51)
- Shri Schneider (05:35)
- Glamour Box (Ostinati) (06:11)
- Son of Man (08:24)
- Noche Oscura Del Alma (05:25)
- Mother of Mercy (07:23)
Credits
- Garm - Member
- Aismal - Member
- AiwarikiaR - Member
- Haavard - Member
- Skoll - Member
- Kristoffer Rygg - Member, musician [ulver were]
- Tore Ylvisaker - Member
- Ole Alexander Halstensgård - Member, musician [ulver were]
- Jørn H. Sværen - Member, musician [ulver were]
- Inga Raab - cello [cellos, trømso chamber orchestra]
- Mario Machlik - cello [cellos, trømso chamber orchestra]
- Ørnulf Lillebjerka - cello [cellos, trømso chamber orchestra]
- Ingrid Aas - cover [front cover], photography by [concert photo by]
- Trine + Kim Design Studio - design [design by]
- Stein Paulsen - double bass [double bass, trømso chamber orchestra]
- Tomas Pettersen - drums [drums by]
- Martin Romberg - grand piano [grand piano, trømso chamber orchestra], score [scored for orchestra with considerate input also during development]
- Alex Kloster-Jensen - guitar [guitar by]
- John Stenersen - hurdy gurdy [hurdy-gurdy]
- Jaime Gomez Arellano - mastered by
- Ulver - mixed by [mixed and "made to be played loud" by]
- Tore Ylwizaker - musician [ulver were]
- Kristin Bøyesen - photography by [video stills]
- Jens Christian Kloster - trombone [trombones, trømso chamber orchestra]
- Torbjørn Ingvaldsen - trombone [trombones, trømso chamber orchestra]
- Arne Bjørhei - trumpet [trumpets, trømso chamber orchestra]
- Ingrid Eliassen - trumpet [trumpets, trømso chamber orchestra]
- Katrina Brown - viola [violas, trømso chamber orchestra]
- Mari Giske - viola [violas, trømso chamber orchestra]
- Sigrid Lien Schulerud - viola [violas, trømso chamber orchestra]
- Aelita Osadchuk - violin [1st violins, trømso chamber orchestra]
- Brynjar Lien Schulerud - violin [1st violins, trømso chamber orchestra]
- Kristina Nygaard Walsnes - violin [1st violins, trømso chamber orchestra]
- Snorre Holmgren - violin [1st violins, trømso chamber orchestra]
- Yuko Kawami - violin [1st violins, trømso chamber orchestra]
- Anders Melhus - violin [2nd violins, trømso chamber orchestra]
- Berit Fonnes - violin [2nd violins, trømso chamber orchestra]
- Eira Bjørnstad Foss - violin [2nd violins, trømso chamber orchestra]
- Sari Martinussen - violin [2nd violins, trømso chamber orchestra]
- Kari Rønnekleiv - violin, viola
- Ole Henrik Moe - violin, viola