Negura Bunget Inarborat Kosmos EP
code666 Records code028 May 31st, 2005
By Jason Jordan
Theres only 734 copies of Inarborat Kosmos floating around, and Im sure theyre all gone by now. In effect, Ill wish those of you that werent able to procure the latest from Negura Bunget: happy eBaying. Inarborat Kosmos is a twenty-minute EP thatll eventually be book ended by 2002s fantastic N Crugu Bradului and the groups upcoming OM. How does the trio fare here, though? Excellent as always.
Really, this latest work from Negura Bunget is impressive in a number of ways. The artwork is stupefying, and even more so when coupled with an adequate amount of sunlight. The music within though it doesnt vary immensely from their previous masterworks is laced with the eeriness that Ive come to expect from them. The opening track, Wordless Knowledge, commences wonderfully and my mind drifted back to Burzum upon hearing the majestic, keyboard arrangements. Shortly following the requisite introduction, the song morphs into a primitive black metal soundscape. Still, the bands ability to forge an unsettling atmosphere is, basically, unrivaled. And, moreover, Hupogrammoss vox are the proverbial cream of the crop. Cint de Sursur supports the frightful ambience that Negura Bunget are so fond of implementing. Uprising Follow is back at the BM grindstone while Vaiet takes hints from Cint de Sursur and ups them with freakish wails, screams, and grunts. The conspicuous gasp that ultimately closes the MCD is climactic, but theres simply no more to be heard afterwards.
Again, just to reiterate, theres only 734 of these in existence, which means theres no time to inwardly mull over the issue. If you fancy anything that Negura Bunget have crafted in the past, the decision to hunt down Inarborat Kosmos is one that can be made without using your brain. Dont like these Romanians? Then how the hell did you make it this far?!
8/10
Official Negura Bunget Website
Official code666 Records Website
code666 Records code028 May 31st, 2005
By Jason Jordan
Theres only 734 copies of Inarborat Kosmos floating around, and Im sure theyre all gone by now. In effect, Ill wish those of you that werent able to procure the latest from Negura Bunget: happy eBaying. Inarborat Kosmos is a twenty-minute EP thatll eventually be book ended by 2002s fantastic N Crugu Bradului and the groups upcoming OM. How does the trio fare here, though? Excellent as always.
Really, this latest work from Negura Bunget is impressive in a number of ways. The artwork is stupefying, and even more so when coupled with an adequate amount of sunlight. The music within though it doesnt vary immensely from their previous masterworks is laced with the eeriness that Ive come to expect from them. The opening track, Wordless Knowledge, commences wonderfully and my mind drifted back to Burzum upon hearing the majestic, keyboard arrangements. Shortly following the requisite introduction, the song morphs into a primitive black metal soundscape. Still, the bands ability to forge an unsettling atmosphere is, basically, unrivaled. And, moreover, Hupogrammoss vox are the proverbial cream of the crop. Cint de Sursur supports the frightful ambience that Negura Bunget are so fond of implementing. Uprising Follow is back at the BM grindstone while Vaiet takes hints from Cint de Sursur and ups them with freakish wails, screams, and grunts. The conspicuous gasp that ultimately closes the MCD is climactic, but theres simply no more to be heard afterwards.
Again, just to reiterate, theres only 734 of these in existence, which means theres no time to inwardly mull over the issue. If you fancy anything that Negura Bunget have crafted in the past, the decision to hunt down Inarborat Kosmos is one that can be made without using your brain. Dont like these Romanians? Then how the hell did you make it this far?!
8/10
Official Negura Bunget Website
Official code666 Records Website
