From Zambia, Africa, 1975. LP in an edition of 450 numbered copies, with glossy heavy sleeve, 180 gram pressing. Amanaz was formed in 1973. Three songs are in the native language Bemba, and 9 songs in English, recorded in Kitwe, the 3rd biggest city in Zambia up north. Musically, it goes in the same direction as Blo, The Witch and Question Mark, but this album is way cooler and stoned with amazing fuzz guitar all over which sounds like an African version of early Cream. The cover makes it look very traditional but after a few spins, you are aware that this one is very special. It's so cool, so tightly-produced and easily compares with UK underground albums with a touch of African beats. Still completely unknown, so this album has not been scored yet by the collectors' scene. A real surprise."
mp3s here: http://www.truepanther.com/2008/02/amanaz.html
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 25 March 2008 04:01 (eighteen years ago)
"easily compares with UK underground albums"
like Cream
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 25 March 2008 13:25 (eighteen years ago)
don't trust Shadoks label descriptions. It doesn't really sound like Blo or Question Mark or Cream. It's got shades of the 3rd VU record. It's been selling well to fans of tourist psych, but I'm not about to shell out the $45 for the LP. It's got a mostly Western sound to it IIRC.
― ian, Tuesday, 25 March 2008 14:17 (eighteen years ago)
the reissue's selling for $45?
"tourist psych"? is that what they're calling it nowadays?
― jaxon, Tuesday, 25 March 2008 15:51 (eighteen years ago)
it was the best i could come up with before my morning bong rips, forgive me.
and yeah, most shadoks LP titles are in the $40-50 range, which is one of the most common complaints against them as a label.
― ian, Tuesday, 25 March 2008 16:20 (eighteen years ago)
YSI
― moonship journey to baja, Tuesday, 25 March 2008 18:41 (eighteen years ago)
for real
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 25 March 2008 19:15 (eighteen years ago)
http://crotchbat.blogspot.com/2008/03/amanaz-africa-zambia-1975.html
― GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ, Wednesday, 2 April 2008 08:22 (eighteen years ago)
(link is the "***" text at the end of the post)
― GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ, Wednesday, 2 April 2008 08:23 (eighteen years ago)
thx dude
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 2 April 2008 08:24 (eighteen years ago)