Jalamanta
Jalamanta is Brant Bjork's debut solo album after leaving Kyuss and joining Fu Manchu. Originally released in 1999 on the defunct Man's Ruin Records label, Jalamanta was re-released on Bjork's own label, Duna Records, in 2003, 2006 and 2009. In 2019, Bjork's current label Heavy Psych Sounds 'remixed and remastered' the album with new artwork.[5]
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| Released | October 11, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | February 1999 | |||
| Studio | Rancho de la Luna, Joshua Tree, California | |||
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| Length | 57:03 | |||
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 Cover of Man's Ruin release | ||||
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 Heavy Psych Sounds release | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Hellbound.ca | 8/10[2] |
| MikeLadano.com | [3] |
| Sputnikmusic |  [4] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lazy Bones" | 1:27 |
| 2. | "Automatic Fantastic" | 6:55 |
| 3. | "Cobra Jab" | 3:19 |
| 4. | "Too Many Chiefs...Not Enough Indians" | 3:45 |
| 5. | "Sun Brother" | 4:50 |
| 6. | "Let's Get Chinese Eyes" | 4:51 |
| 7. | "Toot" | 6:03 |
| 8. | "Defender of the Oleander" | 7:58 |
| 9. | "Low Desert Punk" | 5:21 |
| 10. | "Waiting for the Coconut to Drop" | 4:16 |
| 11. | "Her Brown Blood" | 4:11 |
| 12. | "Indio" | 4:07 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 13. | "Take Me Away" (Blue Öyster Cult cover) | 5:35 |
Notes
- The original Man's Ruin album lists track #5 as "Oasis Layback", but was changed on the Duna release to "Sun Brother".
- The 2019 reissue of Jalamanta features a track listing including "Take Me Away" and "Bones Lazy", the latter being the instrumental intro of "Low Desert Punk" from the original release.
Credits
- Drums, guitars, bass, percussion, vocals: Brant Bjork
- Recorded the first week of February 1999 at Rancho de la Luna, Joshua Tree, California
- Produced by Rosa. Engineered by Tony Mason. Mixed by Tony Mason & Rosa. Mastered by Schneebie
- Additional guitars by Mario Lalli & Gary Arce. "Toot" lyrics by Mario Lalli
References
- Henderson, Alex. "Jalamanta – Brant Bjork". AllMusic. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
- Gruesome Greg (August 22, 2019). "Brant Bjork – Jalamanta (Reissue)". Hellbound.ca. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
- Ladano, Mike (March 8, 2021). "Review: Brant Bjork – Jalamanta (Remixed and Remastered 2019)". Mikeladano.com. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
- KerfuffleinaHussle (July 7, 2013). "Brant Bjork – Jalamanta". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
- "Brant Bjork – Jalamanta". Heavy Psych Sounds. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
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