Kveldssanger

Infobox Album | Name = Kveldssanger
Type = studio
Artist = Ulver


Released = 1995
Recorded = 1995
Genre = Classical music
Folk music
Length = 35:29
Label = Head Not Found House of Kicks
Producer = Haavard, Kristoffer Rygg, Kristian Romsøe
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0sq3g4jptv6z link]
Last album = "Bergtatt - Et Eeventyr i 5 Capitler"
(1994)
This album = "Kveldssanger"
(1995)
Next album = "Nattens Madrigal - Aatte Hymne til Ulven i Manden"
(1996)

"Kveldssanger" ("Twilight Songs") is the second album by Norwegian band Ulver.

The album is quite different from the band's previous offering "Bergtatt" in that the band's vocalist, Garm, only uses choir-like chanting instead of the usual harsh black metal vocals. "Kveldssanger" abandons the black metal genre for a totally acoustic neoclassical folk approach, though various reviews claim the album has a "black metal atmosphere" Fact|date=January 2008. This album makes heavy use of strings. Although this album is often held in high regard, it has been described by the band as a failed attempt at creating a classical folk album. However, the mainman Garm said in Metalkult's interview that his dissatisfaction towards the album was pointed to the performance, rather than the content of the album.

Track listing

#"Østenfor Sol og vestenfor Maane" – 3:26
#"Ord" - 0:17
#"Høyfjeldsbilde" – 2:15
#"Nattleite" – 2:12
#"Kveldssang" – 1:32
#"Naturmystikk" – 2:56
#"A cappella (Sielens Sang)" – 1:26
#"Hiertets Vee" – 3:55
#"Kledt i Nattens Farger" – 2:51
#"Halling" – 2:08
#"Utreise" – 2:57
#"Søfn-ør paa Alfers Lund" – 2:38
#"Ulvsblakk" – 6:56

English Track Listing

#"East of the Sun and West of the Moon" - 3:26
#"Words" - 0:17
#"Mountaintop Picture" - 2:15
#"Night Time" - 2:12
#"Twilight Song" - 1:32
#"Nature Mystic" - 2:56
#"A Cappella (Song of the Soul) - 1:26
#"The Heart's Woe" - 3:55
#"Clad in Colours of the Night" - 2:51
#"Halling" (referring to a person living in Hallingdalen, a valley in Norway, or the Norwegian folk songs) - 2:08
#"Exodus" - 2:57
#"Drowsiness on the Faerie Mound" - 2:38
#"The Black of a Wolf" - 6:56"Note: English track title translations are unofficial."

Credits

*Garm - performer
*Håvard Jørgensen - performer
*Erik Olivier Lancelot - performer
*Alf Gaaskjønli - cello
*Kristian Romsøe - co-producer, engineer, mixing
*Craig Morris - mastering
*Tanya "Nacht" Stene - album cover design