Flowers of Evil (Ulver album)
2020 studio album by Ulver
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Flowers of Evil is the twelfth studio album by Norwegian experimental electronica band Ulver. Written and produced by Ulver, the album was released on August 28, 2020, via House of Mythology.[6] The album was recorded in Oslo from summer 2019 to winter 2020 and mixed by Martin Glover and Michael Rendall in February 2020. The album was officially announced in February 2020 with music video of the song "Russian Doll" being released on Valentine's Day.[7] The second single "Little Boy" was made available on April 4, 2020.[8]
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| Released | August 28, 2020 | |||
| Recorded | 2019–2020 | |||
| Studio | Subsonic Society, Oslo, Norway | |||
| Genre | Synth-pop, art rock | |||
| Length | 37:52 | |||
| Label | House of Mythology | |||
| Producer | Ulver | |||
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The album cover features a still image of actress Renée Jeanne Falconetti having her head shaved during her performance in the title role of Carl Theodor Dreyer's La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc, a film released in 1928.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "One Last Dance" | 5:43 |
| 2. | "Russian Doll" | 3:55 |
| 3. | "Machine Guns and Peacock Feathers" | 3:54 |
| 4. | "Hour of the Wolf" | 4:25 |
| 5. | "Apocalypse 1993" | 4:31 |
| 6. | "Little Boy" | 5:23 |
| 7. | "Nostalgia" | 5:20 |
| 8. | "A Thousand Cuts" | 4:41 |
| Total length: | 37:52 | |
Personnel
- Ulver
- Kristoffer Rygg – vocals, additional programming
- Tore Ylvisaker – keyboards, programming
- Ole Alexander Halstensgård – electronics
- Jørn H. Sværen – miscellaneous
- Additional musicians
- Ivar Thormodsæter – drums
- Anders Møller – percussion
- Christian Fennesz – guitar, electronics (track 1)
- Ole Henrik Moe – viola, cello (tracks 2, 6, 8)
- Kari Rønnekleiv – violin (tracks 2, 8)
- John Stark – bass (tracks 1, 8)
- Suzanne Sumbundu – vocals (tracks 3, 7)
- Mimmi Tamba – vocals (tracks 3, 7)
- Stian Westerhus – guitar (tracks 2–4, 6, 8)
- Michael J. York – bagpipes (track 6)
- Production
- Ulver – recording, production
- Martin Glover, Michael Rendall – mixing
- Michael Lawrence – mastering
