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''Wars of the Roses'' is the eighth studio album by the Norwegian experimental collective Ulver. The album was produced by Ulver, with John Fryer and Jaime Gomez Arellano, and issued in April 2007 via Jester Records and Kscope, preceded by a single, "February MMX,” in February. ''Wars of the Roses'' is the first album to feature new member, British composer and multi-instrumentalist Daniel O'Sullivan (Æthenor, Guapo, Mothlite).〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Ulver )〕 ''Wars of the Roses'' amalgamates ”musical traits from its predecessors while re-shaping them with a more direct approach." SputnikMusic noted, "''Wars of the Roses''’ thoughtful conception and execution serves only for a thoughtful listen. After all this time, it still remains a privilege to bear witness to these wolves evolve once again." ''Wars Of The Roses'' was mixed by producer John Fryer (Depeche Mode, Cocteau Twins, Swans etc.), following a chance meeting outside Crystal Canyon studios, Norway, during the latter stages of recording. The album entered the Norwegian national album charts at Number 17, based on sales from one day alone, holding up for two subsequent weeks. It also entered the Finnish national album charts at Number 30 where it held up for one week. ==Background== In an interview with Puregrainaudio.com, Rygg commented on the inspiration behind ''Wars Of The Roses'', “I think the last couple of years we've been getting kind of wanting to make not only kind of cinematical () but also pictorial lyrics to accompany it, so I think that kind of an idea we've taken a bit further this time, whereas the music itself is a bit more fragmented, the songs are more of () pieces, as opposed to ''Shadows'', which was a more holistic thing. Also lyrically, it may be a bit more internalised on this one. It's kind of like painting lyrical postcards almost, touching on cultural traditions and things like that.” Rygg commented on working with Daniel O'Sullivan, “He's also very involved… and he was a very big resource this time in the live context… because there is a certain kind of method to our madness and that's something that he's had to kind of work within that kind of (). So, put it this way: The album would have sounded different if he wasn't part of it. There's a reason why we invited him to become a member, and it's not only to do with the fact that he's a big musician. It's kind of a shared sensibility.” 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wars of the Roses (album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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