Negru Voda - Vald De Luxe

Originally begun as a side project to the new defunct Megaptera, the purpose of Negru Voda was to be a more personal and expressive solo outlet for death industrial veteran Peter Nystrom. Compared to the perhaps darker, more layered sound of Megaptera, Negru Voda is stripped down, unrefined, and to the point – old school, true to form, and primitive industrial music heavily influenced by pioneering electronic artists such as Test Dept, S.P.K., The Klinik, Cabaret Voltaire, Severed Heads, and the like. Primarily built upon a strong foundation of punishing and persistent rhythms and cold, analogue pulsations, these are colossal soundscapes, where harsh, factory corrosion is met with insidious waves of distorted, electro-shock blasts streaked with highly ominous and bleak atmospherics as fueled by pints of lager, drams of Islay single malt, alienization, media wastelands, and cold Scandinavian winters.

With Vald de Luxe, Malignant presents a comprehensive 3CD overview of the complete Negru Voda sound, combining a slew of new, unpublished recordings, coupled with a collection of out of print, completely re-mastered works, including the full length Dark Territory CD (Old Europa Café, 1998), plus 3 bonus tracks, as well as the des Esseintes split 10” (Fin de Siecle, 2001) and the AVA: (dunk) picture 7” (Formosan, 2002). Also featured is the enlisted help of such notables as Magnus Sundstrom (des Esseintes, The Protagonist), Ulf Soderberg (Sephiroth), Kristoffer Oustand (V:28, K.N.O., Plague Machinery), and Christian Pallentin (P.A.L).

Few can stake claim to the immeasurable influence and legacy of Peter Nystrom, and with Vald de Luxe, it becomes immediately evident that authentic, old school Swedish industrial still reigns supreme. In 8 panel digipak, with exquisite design by Kristoffer Oustad and Marten Kellerman.

Tracklist:
CD1: Våld De Luxe
1. Våld De Luxe (25:58)
2. The Fourth Coffin (P·A·L Remix) (3:31)
3. The Sound Of Islay (Laggan Mhoullin Version) (8:47)
4. V:28 - Infected By Remix (Negru Voda remix) (4:32)
5. Kompressor (feat. Mathias Josefson) (15:15)
6. The Dobruja Virus H1N1 Mix (Negru Voda Vs. Plague Machinery) (8:10)

CD2: Dark Territory
1. Not Much Happens At The End Of A Record (2:05)
2. Radiotronik (5:37)
3. Silent Force Entry (6:21)
4. Dark Territory (5:06)
5. Apparatus (5:16)
6. A Nice Pile Of Bones (6:21)
7. Suction (2:21)
8. Petrified (3:02)
9. Analog Highland Inferno (The Komplete) (15:10)
10. The Institute (Lobotomy Drive-Thru) (5:36)
11. Please Don't Steal My Head (8:13)
12. Mono/Stereo (3:55)

CD3: Whispers From The Silent Shaft
1. The Mine Shaft (feat. Magnus Sundström) (7:01)
2. The Drill Featuring (feat. Magnus Sundström) (7:02)
3. Claustrophobic Hangover (feat. Mårten Kellerman) (5:47)
4. Television State (feat. Mårten Kellerman) (5:14)
5. The Sound Of Islay (Quarter Cask Edit) (3:27)
6. Live In Tokyo '79 (Dedicated To The Clifford Darling) (5:04)
7. The Smell Of Islay (13:12)
8. Turku (18:02)