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1993–2003: 1st Decade in the Machines
Electronic · 2003 · 14 tracks

1993–2003: 1st Decade in the Machines

April 29, 2003 · Jester Records

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This album functions as a digital autopsy of Ulver's first ten years, trading their black metal and trip-hop foundations for the stuttering, clinical aesthetics of early 2000s glitch and IDM. It is a cold, intellectual experience that feels less like a party and more like a laboratory experiment.

The sound is defined by a tension between the organic remnants of the original tracks and the aggressive digital processing applied by the remixers. It is an essential document for those who appreciate the 'Perdition City' era but want to see those noir-ish impulses pushed into even more abstract and challenging territories.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks
01
Crack Bug
3:33
02
A Little Wiser Than the Monkey, Much Wiser Than Seven Men
7:56
03
Track Slow Snow
6:33
04
Lyckantropen (remix)
4:03
05
Lost in Moments (remix)
2:42
06
Bog’s Basil & Curry Powder Potatos Recipe
5:05
07
Der Alte
4:39
08
He Said – She Said
7:03
09
I Love You, but I Prefer Trondheim, Parts 1–4
10:22
10
Only the Poor Have to Travel
4:12
11
Ulvrmxsw5
6:46
12
Wolf Rotorvator
3:31
13
The Descent of Men
2:23
14
Vow Me Ibrzu
10:01
Moments Worth Listening For
The way Merzbow's closing track obliterates the preceding silence with a wall of textured harsh noise.
Stars of the Lid's contribution stretching a brief Ulver motif into a vast, glacial drone.
The rhythmic disintegration in Bogdan Raczynski's remix where the beat seems to collapse in on itself.
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