You know those compilation/best-of albums that feature mainly underground, up-and-coming bands you’ve never heard of?  Well, "My Own Wolf: A New Approach," an Ulver tribute album, is one of those, except for a couple key differences.  One, it’s available online, free to download.  And perhaps even better, the distributor has decided to give detailed information about each band on the album, including country of origin, musical influences, and year formed. 

Some highlights include contibutions by promising French black metal act Smohalla, Aidan Baker of Nadja, and Finnish dark ambient group Jääportit.  Smohalla’s recent "Nova Persei" EP, part of the Lovecraft series for God Is Myth, has sold out, but the band is currently working on a new album, to be released on Vendlus Records.