A Quick Fix of Melancholy

The End Records

A Quick Fix of Melancholy is the fourth EP by the Norwegian band Ulver. She appeared in 2003 Jester Records The End Records.

Creation and publication

In the years 2002 and 2003, Ulver worked mainly in film music, appeared between A Quick Fix of Melancholy. The EP was recorded in Oslo Ambassaden Studio and mastered by Audun Strype. For the third piece of a poem by the Canadian poet Christian Bök has been used. The fourth piece is a re-arranged version of " Nattleite " which was published in 1996 on Kveldssanger.

Viva Hate Records and flame Noire released the EP in 2007 on red and white 10 -inch record.

Title list

Style

As the Silence EPs is A Quick Fix of Melancholy rooted in minimalist ambient, but also has influences from neoclassicism and film music. The compositions are varied. There are again various electronic effects and samples used synthesizer sounds are usually in the foreground. Rygg puts his variable singing again more than the previous releases. The title of the EP is programmatic, as the mood of the pieces is melancholy. On metal.de A Quick Fix of Melancholy is compared with works by Dead Can Dance and coil.

Reception

"The bottom line is 'A Quick Fix Of Melancholy ' is an ambiguous matter. In reality, the three completely new songs are indeed quite passable, but due to their experimental system rather difficult to digest. [ ... ] A so-called quick shot, the missing the big ideas. "

" This EP is with the exception of ' Shadows Of The Sun' the most beautiful thing ULVER have ever captured on a record. "

" Loud- soft, fast-slow, high-low, bright - dull, happy - sad, hopeful - despairing, nice - nice; on this EP is all there. Simply a wonderful slice for lonely hours alone or individually. "