i tend to agree. when i first heard the album (1999?) i loved it straight away obviously, but i figured due to the minimalist approach it had, and obviously due to its creation by a "black metal band" it would eventually lose its luster, or i would find something similar but superior somewhere down the road.
i can now say honestly...that i havent. and i dont think i ever will. it is a piece of music to be appreciated and maybe even studied in the future for a much larger audience than i feel the album will ever get exposure to. but im also somewhat okay with that. Ulver to me, is probably the most important band of the last 10 or so years. And if nothing else...at least the most diverse, relevant and talented band to ever come out of the metal genre. they have never been anything less than ahead of their time. and they continue to stick with that tradition and i hope to hear more from them for many years to come. end.
