Ulrikes Dream Explained

Ulrikes Dream
Origin:Belgium
Genre:Punk rock, crust punk, anarcho punk, hardcore punk
Years Active:1997 – present
Label:various
Alias:UD
Website:ulrikesdreamleuven.wordpress.com
Current Members:Erik, Hans, Jochen

Ulrikes Dream is a Belgian punk rock band formed in 1997 as Ulrike's Dream. Their line-up has included members of Intestinal Disease, Cop on Fire, The Usual Suspects, Detritus and The League of Mental Men. Their music mixes metal, punk, grindcore and crust punk.

History

Ulrike's Dream played its first show on 27 December 1997 in the cellar of local youth club called Clockwork in Leuven, Belgium. The band opened for Oi Polloi, Accion Mutante and Boycot.[1] In 1999 the band did a short tour in Holland.[2] after releasing their first demo "Burn burn burn... the European Swastika".

After youth club Clockwork shut down, several bandmembers started looking for a new place. They squatted several buildings in the centre of their home town, Leuven. The song "kraken gaat door" (squatting goes on) illustrates this period in time.[3] In the summer of 2001 two bandmembers formed the anarchist ska-punk band The Usual Suspects, but kept playing in Ulrikes Dream.On 7 October 2005 the band played a last show with the current line-up and after that some band members left the band to focus on other projects. Former singer Saar died in March 2006.

The remaining band members looked for kindred spirits and started using the name "Ulrikes Dream" (without the apostrophe). On 2 April 2006 they played their first show at the Rock Café in Leuven with powerviolence band The League of Mental Men.The same year Ulrikes Dream played the "Boycot Marktrock"-festival, an anti-commercial underground festival in a local squat.

Ulrikes Dream played multiple shows in Belgium and abroad. Their first full-length album "Van 9 tot 5"[4] (from nine to five) was released in 2011 by Maloka, an underground record label from Dijon, France.

In January 2017 Ulrikes Dream has recorded a new album that is called "Anarchie in Leuven".[5] In 2019 Hans started a new wave band called Donder, Hel & Hagel.

In 2022, the band celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary at JH Sojo in Leuven with the release of a live CD called “Levend en Luid”.[6]

Influences

Ulrikes Dream started as a grindcore band that was very influenced by early anarchopunkbands like Dirt and Crass. After some line-up changes the band musically grew into a more complex style by mixing metal, punk and many other musical genres into one coherent, heavy sound. Ulrikes Dream is influenced by bands like Sepultura, Agathocles, Accion Mutante and even Body Count.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 27-12-1997 First show . UD20Blog.wordpress.com . September 17, 2016 . June 10, 2020.
  2. Web site: Official website . Ulrikesdream.net . June 10, 2020.
  3. Web site: 25 jaar Ulrikes Dream . Xavier Kruth. Darkentries.be. December 8, 2022 . December 9, 2022.
  4. Web site: Ulrikes Dream - van 9 tot 5 . Profanexistence.com . October 28, 2012 . June 10, 2020.
  5. Web site: DIY punks ULRIKES DREAM discuss 20th anniversary, announce new LP . Idioteq.com . May 10, 2017 . June 10, 2020.
  6. Web site: Ulrikes Dream: Levend en Luid! . hln.be . 2022-11-30. https://archive.today/20221130182430/https://www.hln.be/leuven/ulrikes-dream-levend-en-luid-opgericht-in-berucht-jh-clockwork-maar-25-jaar-later-springlevend-met-live-album-we-fungeerden-als-het-huisorkest-van-de-krakersbeweging~aa476c5c/ . 2022-11-30.
  7. https://www.discogs.com/Ulrikes-Dream-If-It-Leads-It-Bleeds/release/2776774 "If it leads, it bleeds"
  8. Web site: r/punk presents: Fuck Police Brutality, by r/punk. Rslashpunk.bandcamp.com. September 7, 2020.
  9. https://www.discogs.com/Various-Face-Your-Underground-12-The-Grind-Edition-Deathmetalbe-Sampler/release/4121797 FYU
  10. https://www.discogs.com/Various-Unscene-Effort-Volume-2/release/3497246 "Unscene Effort 2"
  11. https://www.discogs.com/Various-Defense/release/1509997 "Defense"

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