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Mambo Mange' is the posthumous 4th & final album by a fine NY ensemble who unfortunately imploded at the peak of their game. Originally fronted by twin femme vocalists Lizzi Bougatsos (Gang Gang Dance) & celebrated visual artist Rita Ackermann, for what would be the band's final foray the duo enlisted Anders Nilsson (Aorta), Matt Heyner (NNCK), Dave Nuss (NNCK) & Brian DeGraw (Gang Gang Dance, Cranium). Ackermann's Yoko Ono inspired freak-outs, feline growls & orgasmic yodels and Bougatsos's breathy wordless space panting over Matt "the Count" Heyner's seriously beefy power chords, Nilsson's sinewy solos, DeGraw's Bass thump & Nuss's propulsive drumming made for the most thoroughly realized vision of Angelblood's art + metal sound. Angelblood played decidedly out of bounds & ahead of the curve. It was a risky proposition to begin with but goddamn if this isn't great music.
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Cat. number: locust95lp
Year: 2003
Notes:
Sticker on shrinkwrap reads:
A posthumous art metal masterpiece from 2004 by NYCs shortlived mavericks, Angelblood, featuring members of No Neck Blues Band, Gang Gang Dance, Cranium, Aorta & Angkor Wat.
Includes lyric insert.
Originally released in a CDR edition of 25 in 2004.
