Enslaved Discography and Listening Party: Vikingligr veldi

[twosuitsluke]

Ah, gotcha.  Might start listening once we get into the real stuff.

Be great if you could join dude but think we'll struggle to find a time that will work for you. I'm looking forward to these demos as I've not heard them before, but they're gonna be rough

[King Puppies and the Acid Guppies]

Ah, gotcha.  Might start listening once we get into the real stuff.

Be great if you could join dude but think we'll struggle to find a time that will work for you. I'm looking forward to these demos as I've not heard them before, but they're gonna be rough

Funny thing is, the first actual Enslaved demo is rougher than the phobia demos  but we'll get to that.

[LithoJazzoSphere]

Ah, gotcha.  Might start listening once we get into the real stuff.

Be great if you could join dude but think we'll struggle to find a time that will work for you. I'm looking forward to these demos as I've not heard them before, but they're gonna be rough

Funny thing is, the first actual Enslaved demo is rougher than the phobia demos

[twosuitsluke]

We still on for the listening session? In like 3 hours right?

[TAC]

I should be able to get on.

[twosuitsluke]

I should be able to get on.

Hope for your families sake, they won't be in ear shot for this

[King Puppies and the Acid Guppies]

Yeah, I'll jumping in fairly soon and will queue up the tracks that are available right about 2pm PST, 5pm EST, 10pm England time 

[King Puppies and the Acid Guppies]

And for those that need the link

https://deep-cut.fm/652b54b5270237001d4c857e

[TAC]

I have a question...


Wiki lists Vikingligr Veldi as the first Enslaved album and Frost as the second, but Spotify has them inverted.

Which one actually came first?

[King Puppies and the Acid Guppies]

I have a question...


Wiki lists Vikingligr Veldi as the first Enslaved album and Frost as the second, but Spotify has them inverted.

Which one actually came first?

Vikingligr Veldi was first. There's a reason why they were released so close together. We'll get to that...

[Lethean]

I wasn't able to join the listening session - is there a link to hear these somewhere?

[King Puppies and the Acid Guppies]

I wasn't able to join the listening session - is there a link to hear these somewhere?

Here's the Youtube links for the 3 songs on the second demo.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvgmZ3Z-bHI&t=1s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uF4ah6Q8MUs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYJF5X-50xU

The other songs from the first demo are only available on the compilation called Slaughterhouse Tapes. It's available on bandcamp.
https://nuclearwarnowproductions.bandcamp.com/album/slaughterhouse-tapes

[LithoJazzoSphere]

It only lets you play "Fog of Uncertainty" without purchasing it though. 

[Lethean]

And you have to purchase a physical copy?  Or am I missing a digital only option?

[King Puppies and the Acid Guppies]

And you have to purchase a physical copy?  Or am I missing a digital only option?

Yeah, no digital only copy for some strange reason.

[TAC]

Might have to have a secondary listening session. It's only three songs.

[King Puppies and the Acid Guppies]

Might have to have a secondary listening session. It's only three songs.

I might have some more time this week to do another one. Although I plan on dropping the next update in the next couple days, since there isn't a ton to talk about with the old demos.

[Lethean]

I'm probably fine to just listen to the songs that are available.  I could do a listening session tomorrow night or late afternoon but that's it for a while.  But if that doesn't work I think I'll still get a good enough idea of the old stuff with what's there.

[twosuitsluke]

Just listened to the Phobia demo again. I know the recordings are poor and it's really raw, but I love it as a piece of history.

There is a certain atmosphere to these songs and honestly some promising moments. Listening to Feverish Convulsions, knowing the age of these kids, and what is to come, just adds a certain context that allows me to appreciate it in a way I wouldn't based on the music alone.

The scene and the era fascinates me, and even though I was just a bit too young to appreciate any of this at the time (although my older brother was getting into death metal around this time) there is an air of nostalgia that is almost out of my grasp, but not quite.

I'd love to actually hear the band rerecord these songs (I'm not sure if they ever did).

Anyway, I'm all for the next installment (which I assume will be the Yggdrasill EP).

[King Puppies and the Acid Guppies]

Just listened to the Phobia demo again. I know the recordings are poor and it's really raw, but I love it as a piece of history.

There is a certain atmosphere to these songs and honestly some promising moments. Listening to Feverish Convulsions, knowing the age of these kids, and what is to come, just adds a certain context that allows me to appreciate it in a way I wouldn't based on the music alone.

The scene and the era fascinates me, and even though I was just a bit too young to appreciate any of this at the time (although my older brother was getting into death metal around this time) there is an air of nostalgia that is almost out of my grasp, but not quite.

I'd love to actually hear the band rerecord these songs (I'm not sure if they ever did).

Anyway, I'm all for the next installment (which I assume will be the Yggdrasill EP).

Next update is the Nema Promo tape. It will be a small update, probably either tonight or tomorrow.

[LithoJazzoSphere]

It's fascinating how many of these black metal bands started out as death metal, Darkthrone's Soulside Journey being one of the more well-known. 

[Grappler]

Looking forward to reading this thread - Enslaved is a band I've never taken the time to check out.

[twosuitsluke]

Just listened to the Phobia demo again. I know the recordings are poor and it's really raw, but I love it as a piece of history.

There is a certain atmosphere to these songs and honestly some promising moments. Listening to Feverish Convulsions, knowing the age of these kids, and what is to come, just adds a certain context that allows me to appreciate it in a way I wouldn't based on the music alone.

The scene and the era fascinates me, and even though I was just a bit too young to appreciate any of this at the time (although my older brother was getting into death metal around this time) there is an air of nostalgia that is almost out of my grasp, but not quite.

I'd love to actually hear the band rerecord these songs (I'm not sure if they ever did).

Anyway, I'm all for the next installment (which I assume will be the Yggdrasill EP).

Next update is the Nema Promo tape. It will be a small update, probably either tonight or tomorrow.

[King Puppies and the Acid Guppies]

Just listened to the Phobia demo again. I know the recordings are poor and it's really raw, but I love it as a piece of history.

There is a certain atmosphere to these songs and honestly some promising moments. Listening to Feverish Convulsions, knowing the age of these kids, and what is to come, just adds a certain context that allows me to appreciate it in a way I wouldn't based on the music alone.

The scene and the era fascinates me, and even though I was just a bit too young to appreciate any of this at the time (although my older brother was getting into death metal around this time) there is an air of nostalgia that is almost out of my grasp, but not quite.

I'd love to actually hear the band rerecord these songs (I'm not sure if they ever did).

Anyway, I'm all for the next installment (which I assume will be the Yggdrasill EP).

Next update is the Nema Promo tape. It will be a small update, probably either tonight or tomorrow.

I'm working on it. One of my employees has been sick with covid, so I've been covering for him, in addition to the million other things I have to do 

[twosuitsluke]

It's alright dude, just ignore my over eagerness. Get to it when you can 

[King Puppies and the Acid Guppies]

So this will be a small update, since there isn't much information on this era of the band. It's a short era, encompassing only 5-6 months.

Nema

After Enslaved formed in roughly June of 1991, they rehearsed together for about 6 months and after playing their first gig together on November 30th in Haugesund, they entered the studio in December of ‘91 to record a Promo to get their name out there and try to get some gigs outside of their hometown. The Promo consisted of 2 songs, plus an ambient intro and outro. It was recorded over 2 days, but the quality turned out so poor that they didn’t even bother mixing it, let alone releasing it. The band has stated that they ended up making about 30 or so copies, some of which still exist.

The sound here is starting to get closer to a more Black Metal style. You can even start to hear glimpses of what the band would really become in just a couple short years. This also showed how the band wanted to go their own way in Black Metal, unlike all their contemporaries. This would become even more apparent on the next demo. Overall, this promo has a very gloomy and atmospheric sound. It’s also very lo-fi once again. I mean, if you thought the Phobia demo was bad, you ain’t heard nothing yet!






I plan on doing another quick listening party for this demo on Deep-cut.fm. Again, this is another short one, only about 16 minutes. Hopefully I can do that Friday around the same time we did the last one.

We'll start getting into the real meat and potatoes with the next update.

[twosuitsluke]

I haven't listened to this demo but when I downloaded some of their earlier albums last week I was able to download a copy of Nema. I'll give it a spin today and post some thoughts.

Edit: Yea, it's rough   there are some definite flashes of what is to come and as I kinda already said previously, I'm impressed by the atmosphere that a young Ivar (who I think plays all the keys right?) is able to create. Most kids at that age, and older, would just want to emulate their idols. It seems these guys had a vision and set about achieving it, from day one. You gotta love that.

[twosuitsluke]

We doing this tonight?

[King Puppies and the Acid Guppies]

Yeah, that's the plan. It will probably be somewhere between 6 and 7pm EST.

[twosuitsluke]

Yeah, that's the plan. It will probably be somewhere between 6 and 7pm EST.

Not sure I'll be awake, but if I am, I'm in.

[TAC]

Listening to the two songs now on youtube. I can't promise I can make the DJ thingy tonight, but if I can, I will.

The vocals are horrendous, but I find the guitar playing really cool for a basement tape. I think VDO is better then the other one. It's actually really good. Did these sings make it onto an album of some sort. Yeah, this second song is awesome.


It says it was done on 12/6 & 12/7 of 1991.
To let you know where I was, on 12/6/91, I was at the second of back to back Guns n Roses (with Soundgarden opening) shows at the Worcester Centrum. They were the first two dates of the second leg of the UYI tour.

[LithoJazzoSphere]

It says it was done on 12/6 & 12/7 of 1991.
To let you know where I was, on 12/6/91, I was at the second of back to back Guns n Roses (with Soundgarden opening) shows at the Worcester Centrum. They were the first two dates of the second leg of the UYI tour.

What did you have for lunch that day?

[twosuitsluke]

It says it was done on 12/6 & 12/7 of 1991.
To let you know where I was, on 12/6/91, I was at the second of back to back Guns n Roses (with Soundgarden opening) shows at the Worcester Centrum. They were the first two dates of the second leg of the UYI tour.

What did you have for lunch that day?

Save it for Deepcut.fm session, it'll really help set the scene.

Impressive you can remember that Tim, I tried really hard to remove the only memory I have of seeing (some) of Guns N Roses.

[TAC]

Impressive you can remember that Tim, I tried really hard to remove the only memory I have of seeing (some) of Guns N Roses.

They were great back in the day.



I remember a lot of concert dates. I mean, I have them on a document, but my memory of dates is pretty good. In fact, today, November 17.....on 11/17/87, I saw Alice Cooper at the old Boston Garden. I had a backstage pass and have pic with some of his band, including Ken Mary, and one with Kane Roberts putting me in a head lock.

[twosuitsluke]

Impressive you can remember that Tim, I tried really hard to remove the only memory I have of seeing (some) of Guns N Roses.

They were great back in the day.

To be fair, I bet they were. The year I caught part of their set was Download Festival 2006. I'd actually tried to catch Prodigy playing in the tent (3rd stage) but it reached capacity and they stopped letting people in.

I caught a bit of GNR with friends, but Axl through a hissy fit because you could hear the Prodigy set/crowd over the mainstage. He walked off and refused to come back on until Prodigy finished their set