Hvis lyset tar oss
| Hvis lyset tar oss | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cymophane | ||||
| Producer | Count Grishnackh, Pytten | |||
| Burzum chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
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Background
Varg Vikernes recorded the first four Burzum albums between January 1992 and March 1993 at the Grieg Hall in Bergen. However, the releases were spread out, with many months between the recording and the release of each album.
The album cover features a drawing by 19th-century artist Theodor Kittelsen named Fattigmannen (The Pauper). Vikernes dedicated the album to Fenriz of fellow Norwegian black metal band Darkthrone and Demonaz from Norwegian black metal band Immortal; however, in an interview in 2010, he expressed regret for the dedication to Demonaz and claimed Demonaz was "a rat like no other".[5][6] Promotional copies sent to fanzines included the song "Et hvitt lys over skogen" (Norwegian for "A White Light Over the Forest") instead of "Tomhet". "Et hvitt lys over skogen" later appeared on the 1998 compilation album Presumed Guilty.
According to Vikernes, Hvis lyset tar oss is a concept album, about:
[...] what once was, before the light took us and we rode into the castle of the dream. Into emptiness. It's something like: beware the
nothingness. What others call light I call darkness. Seek the darkness and hell and you will find nothing but evolution.[5]
Reception
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Kelefa Sanneh wrote, "it starts with three long and smudgy midtempo songs, with rudimentary guitar-playing and vocals that sound like screams from down the hall; the mood is grim but also rather wistful, especially during the fourth and final track, an atmospheric keyboard piece that last fourteen minutes."[7]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Count Grishnackh
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Det som en gang var" ("What Once Was") | 14:21 |
| 2. | "Hvis lyset tar oss" ("If the Light Takes Us") | 8:04 |
| 3. | "Inn i slottet fra droemmen" ("Into the Castle from the Dream") | 7:51 |
| 4. | "Tomhet" ("Emptiness") | 14:11 |
| Total length: | 44:27 | |
Personnel
- drums, bass, production
- Pytten – production
References
- ^ a b "Burzum "Hvis Lyset Tar Oss" 1994 Misanthropy Records / Cymophane Productions". burzum.org. Retrieved 2013-06-28.
- ^ Vikernes, Varg (July 2005). "A Burzum Story: Part VI - The Music". burzum.org. Retrieved 2013-06-28.
- ^ Hvis lyset tar oss (CD edition "Amazon 001/Eye 002").
- All Media Network. Retrieved 2013-06-28.
- ^ a b Flynn, Antoinette (1994-05-14). "Deprived zine interview".
- ^ "Interview with Varg Vikernes".
- ISBN 9781838855932.
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