Marc & The Mambas

A British music group formed by Marc Almond as a side project during his Soft Cell period. Associated with the Some Bizzare label and known for dark, experimental new wave/post-punk recordings in the early 1980s.

Torment and Toreros is a celebrated double album; the Mambas' recordings featured a loose, collaborative line-up including contributors mentioned in contemporary accounts and reviews such as Annie Hogan, Foetus, McCarrick, Matt Johnson and others. The group released the debut Untitled and the double album Torment and Toreros on Some Bizzare; the 2009 Some Bizzare reissue of Torment and Toreros is noted by the reviewer.

The available review praises Torment and Toreros as one of the most beautiful and daring double albums of its era. It highlights Marc Almond's intense performances and a loose, collaborative recording process under Some Bizzare. The reviewer recommends tracking down the 2009 Some Bizzare reissue for its remaster and b-sides.

For:Fans of Marc Almond and Soft Cell, listeners of dark new wave and post-punk, collectors of early-1980s experimental pop.