{"title":"Mamaleek","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"vida-blue","title":"Vida Blue","description":"\u003cp\u003eCassette is also for indies only. San Francisco Bay Area-based metal desconstructionists’ latest is both inspired by the loss of a bandmate and the legacy of Oakland A’s legend Vida Blue. Time is a slippery fish. Loss has inspired Mamaleek’s latest full-length album, titled Vida Blue. This marks the San Francisco Bay Area metal deconstructionists’ eighth album and their third as a full lineup. Tragedy struck in March of 2023 when the band lost a longtime friend and member, keyboardist Eric Livingston, leaving the group, which began as a duo of two brothers and later expanded to a five-piece, now with only four members. Despite this profound loss, Mamaleek persevered, performing as a quartet at various festivals, including the 2023 edition of Tilburg. The band returned to the studio to create new material that appropriately reflects their journey through loss and honors their fallen comrade. The resulting album draws inspiration from the legacy of Oakland A’s baseball legend Vida Blue, whose former team coincidentally announced its relocation to Las Vegas that same year. The band members themselves describe this poignant chapter in their own words: “Time is a slippery fish. Maybe only someone like Vida could grasp it. Although he’s left time behind, his image and that lefty heat remain in the memories of many. Eventually they’ll be forgotten, and hopefully replaced with even more exultant ones. This musical recording is a reflection on loss and its acceptance. We explore several examples for each song, including the loss of pride, of money, of glory, of country, of sanity, of a favorite sports team, of significant others, and, every day, one’s self. It also explores various associated moods fear, panic, reverence, stoicism, and steadfastness—to arrive at a resolution: Loss is only a test, the glue that holds and erodes each memory, the connection that binds and loosens us all, pitch by pitch, inning by inning. This is your celebration.” Vida Blue is a person, moment, and memory, together the crystallization of apocalypse: “unveiling,” “disclosure.”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flenser","offers":[{"title":"Green LP","offer_id":50380083134795,"sku":"2208518","price":44.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50380083298635,"sku":"2208524","price":43.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Tape","offer_id":50380083364171,"sku":"2208526","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Mamaleek__Vida_Blue_224a26f2_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726206544"},{"product_id":"kurdaitcha","title":"Kurdaitcha","description":"\u003cp\u003eLong overdue pressing of cult band’s most sought after release. Engineered and remastered by Jack Shirly (Deafheaven, Bosse-de-Nage, Oathbreaker). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Have a Nice Life, Xasthur, and Planning For Burial. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEntirely remastered and includes a never before heard bonus track!! Mamaleek’s \u003ci\u003eKurdaitcha\u003c\/i\u003e is finally back in print! The San Francisco-based duo released their third album of weirdo black metal, \u003ci\u003eKurdaitcha\u003c\/i\u003e, on the legendary cult label Enemies List Home Recordings (Have a Nice Life, Giles Corey), and it quickly sold out. For years the LP has been a hard to find collector’s item. \u003ci\u003eKurdaitcha\u003c\/i\u003e finds the project in its initial period of creating music influenced by black metal, hip hop, jazz, and spirituals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFounded in 2008 in the Bay Area by two anonymous brothers, Mamaleek has explored a vast sonic territory on the edge of a genre renown for its aversion to change. Their expert utilization of left-field samples and unconventional instrumentation, and their insistent drive to experiment continues to set the band apart from their peers. This pressing of \u003ci\u003eKurdaitcha\u003c\/i\u003e has been remastered and features a previously unreleased bonus track with a gold foil stamped jacket. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Mamaleek are the great destroyers.” — Invisible Oranges \/\/ “An incredibly rich and rewarding experience.” —Heavy Blog Is Heavy \/\/ “Is it good, though? It’s fucking mental. It’s amazing. It’s absolutely horrible. It’s barely listenable at times and yet you can’t turn it off. The music is perfect. Like broken glass is perfect.” —Echoes And Dust \/\/ “The group cloaks its music in the kind of warm, hypnotic distortion that defines shoegaze, and underneath that haze is a style that’s conceptually abrasive yet altogether beautiful.” — FORBES\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flenser","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP","offer_id":50513387979083,"sku":"1150464","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/b6162098-03ba-4967-a3e4-d72a77b704a5_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727929690"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/mamaleek.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}