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Negura Bunget
BiographyNegura Bunget originally formed at the end of 1994 under the name Wiccan Rede, as a duo of Negru (Gabriel Mafa) on drums and Hupogrammos Disciple (Edmond Karban) on guitars, vocals, and keyboards.
Both musicians had previously been members of Makrothumia.
Wiccan Rede released one demo, 1995's From Transilvanian Forests, before changing their name to Negura Bunget.
In a 2004 interview, Negru explained the symbolism of the name:The band's debut album, Zîrnindu-sa, was released in 1996.
In 1997, guitarist Sol Faur (Cristian Popescu) joined the group.
As a trio, they released a demo, several EPs, and three more full-length albums - Maiastru Sfetnic, 'N Crugu Bradului and OM.The success of Maiastru Sfetnic (2000) secured the band a three-album contact with the Code666 Records label.
Reaching a wider audience, they undertook their first European tours.N Crugu Bradului (2002) included four songs spanning a total of nearly an hour.
The band described the album as:In 2006, Negura Bunget released OM, garnering significant attention from the extreme music press; for example, it was ranked as the second best album of 2006 by the writers of the British Terrorizer Magazine.Drummer Negru began a side project, Din Brad (meaning "from the fir tree"), in 2008., although their first (and to date, only) album Dor was not released until 2012.In 2009, Negura Bunget splintered due to unreconcilable disagreements between the three members.
Both Hupogrammos and Sol Faur left and formed Dordeduh, while drummer Negru continued under the name of Negura Bunget with an array of new lineups.The band's first new album since the lineup change, 2010's Vîrstele Pamîntului, was also released in a limited special edition version.
Each of the 555 copies, handmade to order, consisted of a handcrafted, roped wooden box with a burned finish containing an undisclosed amount of genuine soil from Transylvania, a poster, pin and deluxe digipack edition of the CD itself.Also in 2010, the band released Maiestrit, a newly rerecorded version of Maiastru Sfetnic.
They released an EP, Poarta De Dincolo, in 2011, as well as Focul Viu, a live DVD and album recorded and filmed in Bucharest in January 2008 with the classic trio lineup and backing musicians.Negru reshuffled the band's lineup completely again in 2013.
He explained the band's structural arrangement thusly:Preceded by the two-song 7" single Gînd A-prins in 2013, Negura Bunget's latest album, Tau, is set for release in spring 2014.
It is the first part of a planned "Transilvanian Trilogy".Negru is also the chief editor of the Central European ideological magazine Negura Music.
