Fleurety

Even among a Norwegian post-black metal scene that spawned such boundary-stretching and, at times, downright odd bands as Ulver, Arcturus, Dodheimsgard, and Solefald, the duo Fleurety stood out as especially unusual. Branching out from their origins as a more purely black metal-oriented outfit to include elements of trip-hop, jazz, electronica, contemporary classical music, and prog rock in their style, they surprised and often confounded listeners, critics, fellow bands, and even their own record labels. The duo formed in 1991 and consisted of Alexander Nordgaren (guitar, b...